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Garnish: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
If you’ve seen the trailers for The Odd Life of Timothy Green, you know the deal – cute, simple Midwest couple (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) are told to give up on having a child, as one or both of them is incapable of procreating progeny. Despondent, they decide it’s best to lay the matter to rest; but first, one last night where they wallow in the fantasy, writing down on scraps of paper what their nearly perfect off-spring would be like if they had been lucky enough to conceive. Papers go in box, box gets buried in garden. Thunder, lightening, wind, rain and leaves produce magical child from buried…
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The Twilight Saga: A Franchise to Sink Your Teeth Into
One thing you haven’t seen me write about on Tinsel & Tine is the Twilight Movies and I can’t tell you why. I’m not one of those that hate things just because they’re popular. I love eerie, romance, science fiction, fantasy, magical type stories. I’ve always enjoyed The Harry Potter franchise and Chronicles of Narnia, so it’s not as if I feel Twilight is aimed at too young a demographic. Kristen Stewart gives off this persona of being ultra self-conscience and at the same time, judge & jury of what is cool or uncool. Which is annoying to me, but certainly wouldn’t keep me away from a movie. I know…
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Philly Restaurants Garces Trading Co & Village Whiskey
It takes me a while, however, slowly but surely, I try to get around to all the Stephen Starr Restaurants and all the Jose Garces Restaurants in Philly. This post features two from Garces: Back in April for a belated Easter meal, I took my Aunt to dinner at Garces Trading Company (1111 Locust Street). And 2 weeks ago, I was treated to a belated birthday dinner at Village Whiskey (118 South 20th Street). See below slideshow for descriptions and Tine Ratings: You know me, I’m happy just to be out there dining and taking in the atmosphere. However, my overall impression of Garces Trading Co. – the tin roof…
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Partaking: A Polite Bribe
Was invited to a screening of a biopic on the Apostle Paul called A Polite Bribe by filmmaker Robert Orlando. For as long as I can remember, I’ve attended bible study classes; not continuously and never formally at a University or College, but regularly through a church. Sadly and disgracefully, I retain very little and can regurgitate nothing. In recent years, I tend to go not for religious instruction, or spiritual learning, but more for historical interest. Which is the perspective of A Polite Bribe. Told through chiaroscuro animation, a style which features a single light source, Orlando focuses on a man who possessed unwaveringly resilience and determination. Paul’s mission…
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Philly Restaurant Highlight: King Tut
King Tut Restaurant & Hookah Bar Visit Tinsel & Tine’s Facebook Page for full size photos.





