>BC-TEENS-HOTLINK:MCT – youth, lifestyle, entertainment (250 words) Web site of the week: Total Beauty Makeover (NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR MCT NEWS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION. See purchase information below.) By Maura Dieringer McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) Have you ever wondered what you would look like with blonde hair, glasses or even with tattoos? Now you can find […]
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Man spots Jesus, lamb, lion on guitar A biblical lineup on that six- string, eh? All I could make out after squinting at the painted guitar for a half-hour was what looked like a spaceman stuck in wet tar. Sort of. Or possibly Jacques Cousteau descending into the Black Sea in a football helmet. Somewhat. […]
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Tranny Roadshow
By T. S. Chamberland Staff writer You will laugh. You may dance. And hopefully, says the co-creator of The Tranny Roadshow, you will leave with a more positive understanding of what it is to be transgender today. Those are some of the goals of the Roadshow, a self-described show for all ages that rolls into […]
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Eats: China Flavors
I’ve long had certain restaurants that I frequent when I want Chinese food around Lewiston-Auburn, so trying a new place was both exciting and worrisome at the same time. Lucky for me, China Flavors at 119 Center St., in Auburn was worth the trip. Located next door to Cumberland Farms, this eatery opened just a […]
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Get your bike ready to roll
It doesn’t matter that the sun is shining and the birds are singing. Don’t take your bike out until you get it ready to roll. When you head out ready for the wind on your face, only to be forced to push your bike many miles back to your home or your car, it ruins […]
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Adventure Web: Besthike.com
Online adventure site of the week: besthike.com If you are a hiker looking for the best hiking spots, check out besthike.com. The site’s mission is to “list the best, most memorable hikes, long and short, in the world. Hikes that can change your life.” Aspiring hikers can find recommended locations in Asia, Africa, Australia, North […]
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CD reviews
BC-NXT-SOUNDAFFECTS:MCT _ lifestyle, entertainment (1550 words) Sound Affects: Music reviews and ratings (NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR MCT NEWS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION. To subscribe to What’s Next, see purchase information below.) (EDITORS: Credit story to PopMatters.com, not McClatchy-Tribune or McClatchy Newspapers) PopMatters.com (MCT) Depeche Mode: “Sounds of the Universe” (Capitol/Mute/EMI) (rating: 5 out of 10) “Sounds of […]
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Face Time: Roberta Hill
Roberta Hill knows Maine lakes. As the program director for the Center for Invasive Aquatic Plants, headquartered in Auburn, she also knows what can kill a lake — Eurasian milfoil, for instance — and what can save it — lake monitoring volunteers. The center is part of the Maine Lake Monitoring Program, the longest-standing citizen […]
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Viral Video: Charlie the Unicorn’ returns
(MCT) I didn’t start writing about Viral Videos in time to get in on the original “Charlie the Unicorn” excitement, so I’m just catching up. But the third installment in the oh-so-weird saga is online. And it’s weird. Watch it and the previous episodes here: www.youtube.com/user/SecretAgentBob
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Top movie rentals, game downloads
BC-PLG-NETFLIXLIST:MCT – lifestyle, entertainment (100 words) Netflix top 10 (NOT INCLUDED IN YOUR MCT NEWS SERVICE SUBSCRIPTION. See purchase information below.) Netflix (MCT) The Netflix top 10 national rentals for the week ending April 11 are: 1. “Doubt” 2. “Bedtime Stories” 3. “Slumdog Millionaire” 4. “The Day the Earth Stood Still” 5. “Seven Pounds” 6. […]