Tag: jennifer mulson
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Pikes Pick: Tony Award-winning Broadway musical ‘Shucked’ offers catchy soundtrack
The soundtrack to “Shucked,” the newly anointed Tony Award-winning musical, is making me most happy. Set in fictional Cob County, the show revolves around corn and America’s collective love for the yellow and white varietals. But what happens when the corn starts dying? The music is joyful, catchy and full of puns. You can find…
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Pikes Pick: British game show ‘Taskmaster’ heavy on laughs
“Taskmaster,” the British game show, is making me laugh like nothing has in quite some time. Greg Davies and his sidekick, Alex Horne, task five contestants, all comedians, to complete ridiculous tasks, like season 15’s task of driving a barge down a waterway and collecting five rubber rings on the bargepole. It’s fair to say…
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Pikes Pick: Rebecca Makkai’s latest novel uplevels murder mystery genre
I don’t read many murder mysteries, but Rebecca Makkai’s February release, “I’ve Got Some Questions for You,” is making me reconsider the genre. Now a film professor and successful podcast host, Bodie Kane returns to the scene of the crime — the boarding school she attended for four years before college, where her one-time roommate was…
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Pikes Pick: Pikes Peak Library District’s summer program helps motivate kids to read
Help your kids maintain and grow their brains and reading skills over the summer months by joining Pikes Peak Library District’s Summer Adventure program. Kids 0 to 18 can read books or participate in activities for prizes. It runs Thursday through July 31. Call 531-6333 or register online at ppld.org/summer-adventure. — Jennifer Mulson, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: New Paramount+ series ‘Fatal Attraction’ rewritten into murder mystery
While the new TV version of “Fatal Attraction” will never replace the classic 1987 film, it still sucked me in. The eight-part limited series, starring Joshua Jackson as Dan Gallagher and Lizzy Caplan as Alex Forrest, has been rewritten into a murder mystery. New episodes drop every Sunday on Paramount+ through May 28. I’ve been…
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Pikes Pick: Nonprofit will offer its annual plant sale to support popular Colorado Springs garden
Horticultural Art Society will hold its annual Spring Plant Sale from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m-4 p.m. Saturday. Choose from a selection of perennials, roses, shrubs and much more. All proceeds will support the nonprofit’s care of the Demonstration and Heritage Gardens in Monument Valley Park. Head to the HAS Cottage Backyard, 224…
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Pikes Pick: Loop Earplugs cut out irritating sounds
Life is noisy, especially during the summer, so I combat the decibel intrusions with Loop Earplugs. I’m an earplug connoisseur and these little guys are some of my favorites, particularly if you don’t want to shut all sounds out. They eliminate some of the more irritating noises, like the hum of an A/C unit, but…
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Pikes Pick: Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ new podcast features wisdom from older women
Funny lady Julia Louis-Dreyfus took the catchall advice to listen to her elders seriously. In her new podcast from Lemonada Media Production, “Wiser Than Me,” she does just that, focusing exclusively on older women and how to live a full and meaningful life. Her first episodes give us deep dives with Jane Fonda, Carol Burnett,…
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Pikes Pick: Search engine helps you find good book deals
Dear bibliophiles, there exists a magical search engine that will plow through every major online catalog, encompassing more than 150 million books, including new, used, rare and out of print texts, and spit out who’s selling what and for how much. Which means you can find some pretty sweet deals. You’ll then buy the book directly…
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Pikes Pick: Online houseplant company offers self-watering pots
This here wannabe horticulturist loves a houseplant, though sometimes they don’t love me, which I can take very personally. Easy Plant seems like a good option if you’re not great about remembering to water or get overzealous with your watering can. These indoor plants arrive potted in their own self-watering pots. You fill up a…