Kathy Landin

The PBS series ‘Downton Abbey,’ produced and set in the UK, has become a runaway hit. This means everyone now wants to hitch a ride on the ‘Abbey’ bandwagon. Or, in this case, the ‘Abbey’ band-waggin'.

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Do you know someone who is really into the ‘Twilight’ series? Well, if you’re not, but they are, be their best bud today and send them a link to the trailer that just started making its way around the ‘net. The ground is officially rumbling with the sounds of the next installment in the ‘Twilight’ juggernaut.

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The ‘Jersey Shore’ gang is famous for (and because of) their collective ability to party hard. But, after the most recent season of the show, it was clear one member was partying harder than usual. Yesterday, a source told TMZ that Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino had entered rehab for substance abuse. Looks like The Situation has a bit of an actual situation for once.

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We all like to share our opinions and “likes” all over the internet, so the geniuses at Pinterest created a way for us to just clip, collect and post the things we see and love, and then share them with the world.

Seems simple, right? Well, not really. There are a few things you need to know to make your Pinterest experience very pinteresting. (Sorry, couldn't resist.) 

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Everyone enjoys putting on their best green clothes on March 17th and being Irish for a day. We’ve all heard there was a saint and something to do with snakes in Ireland and now we have parades and drink green beer. But what do we really know about St. Patrick’s Day?

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Everyone knows that St. Patrick’s Day is the one day out of the year when we’re all Irish. And, apparently that translates into wearing anything green and silly we can get our hands on and having as much to drink as we can carry at one time. But, there’s another strange tradition that has developed in celebration of this day. We can't explain it. Are Irish people really that into unnaturally green food?

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Barbie, that lovely yet absurdly, uh, generously proportioned princess of the doll kingdom, was introduced to the world on March 9th, 1959. She has sparked imaginations for more than 50 years, so of course she gets her own day.

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A car is easier to clean than a house, and the insurance is less expensive, but is it really wise to trade your house for a minivan? A Detroit woman thought it was the best thing for her family.

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Women make the world go ‘round. Ok, we need men too, or the world would be lopsided and there would be no one to open jars, but it’s International Women’s Day, so we’re focusing on the fairer sex and how they make the world a better place.

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The silly people who brought us the revamped (and now Oscar-winning) ‘The Muppets’ movie have created something even more fun. To promote the release of the movie on DVD and Blu-ray in a couple of weeks, Disney and The Muppets offer up their own mash-up spoof of ‘The Hunger Games.’

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Today, Taco Bell unleashed on the public its brilliant mash-up of late night munchies. Starting at midnight, Facebook fans of Taco Bell, and anyone else who was in the know, could stop by to try their new Doritos Locos Tacos. It’s like the walking taco you don’t have to DIY and you can eat without a fork.

The ingenious fast food is all part of Taco Bell’s new Live Mas campaign, which was introduced at the end of February with the “Pockets” commercial. So what’s the song in the ad?

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Everyone is afraid of something. A lot of people are afraid of clowns, or spiders, or bears, or spending a long weekend with their mother-in-law. But, in this day and age, some very unfortunate people are afraid of computers. And with good reason -- there are a lot of creepy evil computers from pop culture.

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Some museums preserve our history and cultures. Other museums provide interesting entertainment at bargain prices. And still other museums merely give you somewhere to duck into when it suddenly starts raining and you have no umbrella. You can decide which categories these rather strange museums fall into.

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For the most part, iconic movie characters become indistinguishable from the actors who played them on the big screen. But what if the actors who were originally approached to play the roles had said “yes” instead of “no?” With Jennifer Hudson’s revelation in her new book that she turned down the title role in ‘Precious’ that put Gabourey Sidibe on the map, it’s a good time to take a look at some other actors who changed the faces of movie icons.

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Mazda takes us back in time a bit, even as they show us how they’re moving into the future, with their new ‘Revolution’ commercial. They plan to take the Mazda we’ve known and loved all our lives and make it into the Mazda we’ll continue to love for years to come. But the song in the ad is really gaining buzz. So what’s the song?

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