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Crosswalk Audio Warning Announces Risks of Crossing the Street — Duh

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Sometimes things don’t work out they way they should. And now children in Salem, MA are learning that lesson every time they come and go from school. Right near the Carlton School, the state installed a new light with an … Continue reading →

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A “Proactiv” Last Minute Christmas Gift

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

  When you’re shopping 48 hours or less before Christmas, you’ve already put yourself in the “it’s the thought that counts” category. Last minute shopping (LMS) is more about getting yourself in and out of stores without losing your sanity … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Not Buying my Husband Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for Christmas (and you better not either)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

When my husband made his Christmas list, I checked it twice to make sure Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 wasn’t on it. He’s not on the naughty list. But if he gets MW3 he will be, because it will … Continue reading →

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Hanukkah Decorations: Where to find the best and worst end caps

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Decking the halls for Christmas is easy—just walk into to any gas station or department store and you can purchase enough red and green flair to compete with the North Pole. Decorating for Hanukkah, however, is a challenge. In order to burn candles for eight … Continue reading →

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How to Stop Occupy Boston: The antidote

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

For the Wicked Witch of the West, it was water. Finding the antidote for Occupy Boston has been more difficult. Very little will keep the 24/7 protestors from their tent city– not rain, not cold, not snow, not violence, not … Continue reading →

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Blue Laws Hurting Retailers or Saving Thanksgiving in Mass?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Thanksgiving is on the endangered holiday list. It’s been steamrolled by Halloween, and now it’s merely a day of carbo-loading for a glitzier American affair—Black Friday. But leftover Puritan era laws might save the fading Puritan era holiday. Yesterday the … Continue reading →

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Smartphone App Helps Drivers Find Parking: Fear for your lives

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Make way for more Boston drivers looking at their cell phones instead of the road. According to the Boston Herald, Beantown is piloting a new app to help drivers find parking spaces—a commodity even harder to find since Mass Ave … Continue reading →

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Sex Toys Sold on TV: Trojan Vibrating Twister

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

“As Seen on TV” isn’t just for the Slap Chop and ShamWow anymore–now sex toys are sold on television too. I recently saw this commercial for Trojan’s new vibrator, eh I mean personal massager. And to think, when I was a kid I thought … Continue reading →

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Hasbro Pours Some Sugar on Candy Land, Sexes-Up Characters

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Something’s going on in Candy Land, and it’s not very sweet. Although the board game is a childhood staple, it didn’t stop Hasbro from pouring on the sexy. The 2002 version got a major makeover in 2010—including skinnier characters and … Continue reading →

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Abercrombie PSA? Adults Should Not Wear Teen Clothing

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

Life is full of transitions: high school to college, student to employee, single to married. But there’s another transition that people don’t talk about– graduating from the kids clothing department to the adult section. It’s taking Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino … Continue reading →

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