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CGM interviews “My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding” designer Sondra Celli!

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CGM interviews “My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding” designer Sondra Celli!

Boston clothing designer Sondra Celli is catching her breath between prepping 30-plus blinged-out bikinis and an army of matching accessories for an upcoming gypsy luau and waiting for the UPS guy to arrive. “Thursdays are a little suicidal,” she chuckles. But it’s now 4pm and most of her loyal contingent of Traveller customers is in church, so I’m the only person calling. At least for the moment. As the longtime couturier of choice for America’s widespread gypsy and Traveller communities — and the unflappable star of TLC’s new Sunday night hit, My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding — Celli finds [...]

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Ron Ben-Israel is Food Network’s sincerely “Sweet Genius”

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Ron Ben-Israel is Food Network’s sincerely “Sweet Genius”

Fans of Food Network’s most fantastical dessert competition Sweet Genius couldn’t help but notice a few intriguing changes when the multi-sensory sensation debuted its second season debuted a few weeks back. Most notably, the show’s “Dr. Evil of Dessert,” celebrated Big Apple-based pastry chef Ron Ben-Israel — AKA the Sweet Genius — finally gets to be … well, sweet. In other words, himself. The Israel-born former professional modern dancer  — who shot to fame when Martha Stewart noticed his amazing confections displayed in the window of Fifth Avenue’s Mikimoto store — laughs when I tell him that the show’s discussion [...]

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Channel Guide picks winner of Marquette University’s TV spot competition

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After a full month’s worth of voting by you, our beloved online community, a winner from the Marquette University competition to create a Channel Guide Magazine TV spot has been chosen. After receiving 84% of the votes, the winner is Team Casey, whose spot “Plan Ahead” focused on Channel Guide Magazine’s ability to help plan your busy lives around the shows and specials you don’t want to miss. We’d like to congratulate Team Casey for their effort and dedication to this project; they are certainly deserving of this honor. This TV spot will be considered as our top choice to [...]

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“Dance Moms” returns to Lifetime January 10

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From Lifetime: Ever since it wrapped its hit first season shrouded in sequins, costumes and fiery catfights, die-hard fans have been clamoring for more of Lifetime’s fast-rising docu-series Dance Moms. Last summer’s most talked about show, featuring infamous dance instructor Abby Lee Miller, her world-class students and their mothers, Dance Moms will take its long-awaited leap back into the world of competitive dance on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 9pm PT/ET. • MORE: Read Channel Guide’s exclusive interview with Dance Mom Christi Lukasiak! Dance Moms will debut prior to the premiere of Lifetime’s new fashion competition series 24 Hour Catwalk, [...]

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“Everyday Health” takes on breast cancer

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“Everyday Health” takes on breast cancer

By Athena Voulgaropoulos Follow @ChannelGuideAV In the toxic reality-television climate of name-calling, finger-pointing negativity, one little weekend ABC series is like a deep breath of inspirational fresh air. Hosted by a trio of health ambassadors — world-class athlete Laila Ali and Survivor champions Ethan Zohn and Jenna Morasca — Everyday Health profiles people who are either facing a health crisis or close to someone facing a life-altering health event, and who waste no time trying to help others in similar situations live healthier, happier lives. Ethan, himself a cancer survivor, and Jenna travel the country to meet local heroes who [...]

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“Real Housewives Of New Jersey” Keeps It In The Family — Mostly — Beginning Tonight On Bravo

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“Real Housewives Of New Jersey” Keeps It In The Family — Mostly — Beginning Tonight On Bravo

By Lori Acken I’ll admit it. I enjoyed a deliriously happy 2-season relationship with Bravo’s Real Housewives of Orange County — until my fellow thirty- and fortysomething ladies bid their goofy little twentysomething pal, Jo, adieu and summarily had their turf invaded by a parade of giggly bleach-blonde trophy wives and earthy, defeated-looking brunettes who seemed to render Gina, Vicki and Lauri as disdainful, annoyed and territorial as I was. We stopped talking about the gall of our overprivleged children and the cluelessness of our never-present husbands over backyard barbecues, and started getting pissy about Botox and nightclubs. I didn’t [...]

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