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Clarissa Goes from Explaining It All to “Clarissa Now”

Does anyone remember the early 90s Nickelodeon show Clarissa Explains It All? I used to watch it ALL the time, fully soaking in the witty narration of Melissa Joan Hart's Clarissa Darling, enjoying her wacky outfits and accessories, and wishing that I too had a best guy friend named Sam who would climb in through my window. I always thought that Clarissa and Sam should hook up, and was majorly disappointed when they tried to be more than friends in that one episode which turned out to be a big FAIL. I was also sad to see the sitcom come to an end after 5 seasons and wondered why Clarissa couldn't go on explaining it all in college...

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Conan’s Honest iPad 2 Promotional Video

As I'm sure the majority of my readers are already aware, last week the iPad 2 was announced with a flourish only reserved for Apple's cult products. Despite the not-too-impressive advances from the original iPad (to me, thinning the profile and slapping two mediocre cameras to the device do not warrant a significant upgrade), thousands of iPad owners are already ditching the old iPads for the newer models. Apparently, I wasn't the only one underwhelmed by the upgrade. Conan O'Brien aired a mock promo of the iPad 2 on his show last night, alongside the headline "iPad 2. You'll buy it no matter what we say." Take a look at the clip below — I couldn't help but let out a chuckle at...

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