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A Word From Our Sponsors: Indigo
February 9, 2015 – 10:17 AM | No Comment
A Word From Our Sponsors: Indigo

Nothing against flowers and/or chocolate for Valentine’s Day — but why not go with a lasts-forever, zero-calorie book from Indigo instead?

A Word From Our Sponsors: CP Toys
December 3, 2014 – 3:04 PM | 4 Comments
A Word From Our Sponsors: CP Toys

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A Word From Our Sponsors: eBags
June 2, 2014 – 2:08 PM | One Comment
A Word From Our Sponsors: eBags

Need a new bag for summer, a purse for a wedding, or a suitcase to get the hell out of Dodge during that first heat wave?

A Word From Our Sponsors: Skechers
April 15, 2014 – 2:27 PM | 2 Comments
A Word From Our Sponsors: Skechers

One of these days, sandals weather will come back to stay (“…she says, angrily stuffing her fleece-lined boots back on with a predicted low of 35”). Check out all the wedges, t-straps, and sneakery sandals …

A Word From Our Sponsors: Canvas People
February 11, 2014 – 5:52 PM | 8 Comments
A Word From Our Sponsors: Canvas People

A canvas version of your loved one(s) is a fantastic Valentine’s gift: check out Canvas People’s deals today!
And no, Canvas People does not make people out of canvas (as far as I know). It turns …

A Word From Our Sponsors: The WB Store
December 17, 2013 – 6:30 PM | 4 Comments
A Word From Our Sponsors: The WB Store

 

From LoTR to Looney Tunes, Gossip Girl to Gilmore Girls, Batman to Vampire Diaries, the Warner Bros. store has many of your favorite movies and shows on DVD and Blu-Ray — not to mention mousepads …

A Word From Our Sponsors: Bleached Blonde Betty
March 18, 2013 – 11:02 PM | No Comment
A Word From Our Sponsors: <I>Bleached Blonde Betty</I>

Looking for a different theater experience, a walk on the noir side? Or…a risque-but-not-too play at which to stash the visiting relatives who got shut out of Book of Mormon again? Bleached Blonde Betty‘s world-premiere run is …

A Word From Our Sponsors: Audible.com
March 17, 2013 – 5:23 AM | No Comment
A Word From Our Sponsors: Audible.com

Audible.com is a great way to take the TN Read-Along books with you — or get caught up on the classics. Listen to the great books on your iPod: Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Dickens, and more …

A Word From Our Sponsors: Hulu Plus
March 10, 2013 – 5:58 PM | 2 Comments
A Word From Our Sponsors: Hulu Plus

Oh, Sunday nights…you having-six-things-on-at-once scamp, you. Looking to catch up on shows that bit it in the DVR face-off, or stuff like Golden Boy that Couch Baron may or may not be making you watch?
Maybe …

A Word From Our Sponsors: Adidas
September 14, 2012 – 1:22 PM | No Comment
A Word From Our Sponsors: Adidas

Need new kicks? Great timing! The end-of-season sale at Adidas is on: up to 40% off, and free shipping! (My advice: shop the men’s section for the Gazelles and shell-toes and the sweet hightop action.) …