Helen Millson
Helen Millson
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‘Confetti’ litters Anglo comedy with pallid humor, bums
With “Bridezilla,” the Pandora’s box of the reality-marriage industry was successfully, and lamentably, pried open. Debbi Isitt’s “Confetti” follows in mock-suit.
Petit Cafe offers French kiss to the palate
Le Petit Cafe will give you a reason to beg your parents to visit. Just a mini-van excursion away, Branford's own French bistro is well worth the twenty-minute ride in the family Privia. The culinary delights of this truly petit cafe more than...
'Ivy' soap leaves YTV viewers feeling dirty
Anyone who finds themselves routinely screaming obscenities at the aggravating decisions of their favorite small-screen characters will find YTV's newest offering provides ample room to vent frustration. "Ivy U," Yale's first interactive soap opera...
2006 Olympics luge in Kwan-esque oblivion
"Passion lives here." In Torino, that is. With this motto in mind, the saccharine Feb. 9 opening ceremony wowed audiences with skating "Sparks of Passion" -- a cross between a blowtorch and an extraterrestrial speed skater -- and a maudlin...
The OC: the odious cyst on primetime TV
It began with a bang, literally, when Orange County's heroine Marissa Cooper shot Trey, Ryan's ex-con brother and the latest beneficiary of the Cohen family outreach program. Marissa's plummet from adolescent alcoholic to resident gunslinger typifies...
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"Life is too short to wait in line." That is the mantra of Mobo, of Koffee Too? banner and facebook.com group fame, the newest entrant to the technological revolution sweeping the service industry. Mobo joins the ranks of Netflix and campusfood.
A tantalizing taste of expanded cable
Everyone has their guilty pleasures, and "Laguna Beach" parties on Monday nights are no exception. Thanks to Comcast Cable, all Yalies can now indulge in the privacy of their own suites. With free cable connected into practically every room at Yale...