Archive for February 2011

Local Mom Blogger Gets a Makeover on TLC’s ‘What Not to Wear’

February 28, 2011 | by gweiswasser
What Not to Wear's Clinton Kelly & Stacy London

WNTW's Kelly & London

Have you ever watched TLC‘s What Not to Wear and wondered what it’s like to be in the shoes of the person being made over? On tomorrow night’s episode of What Not to Wear, Stacy and Clinton meet a local DC mom blogger, Amanda of Parenting by Dummies, and give her the chance to spend a week in NYC buying a new $5,000 wardrobe and getting a hair and makeup makeover. (I’m a DC mom blogger myself, and I can’t wait to see the episode! I am hoping to pick up some tips to apply to my own tired wardrobe.)

Tune in Tuesday at 9pm ET/PT to watch Amanda’s experience on the show. Also, Amanda’s hosting a Twitter party during the episode — follow her at @thenagainphoto and RSVP at her site.

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‘DC Cupcakes’ Returns to TLC Tonight

February 25, 2011 | by gweiswasser

Are you in the mood for a sweet treat? Tonight at 10pm ET/PT on TLC, DC Cupcakes returns for a second delicious season. The series follows sisters Sophie and Katherine, the founders of Georgetown Cupcake, as they operate several busy cupcakeries and meet daunting deadlines for clients of all types.

This season, they will bake 10,000 cupcakes to be shipped to Afghanistan for our troops, create a giant pink bra out of cupcakes for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, cater a cupcake birthday party for two gorillas at the National Zoo and make a couture wedding dress out of cupcakes for DC Fashion Week. Phew.

To learn more about the show, like DC Cupcakes on Facebook, find out more about Sophie and Katherine, and take a peek at Season 2:

If this post has gotten you in the mood for cupcakes, you can order Georgetown Cupcakes to be delivered to your house or, if you’re feeling ambitious, make some at home with this TLC guide to cupcake recipes.

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Sons of Guns! Test Your Skills with ‘Cannon Challenge’

February 23, 2011 | by aharris

Discovery Channel‘s Sons of Guns is introducing viewers each Wednesday night to the creative craftsmen at Red Jacket Firearms. Will Hayden and the team are among the best in the business, tackling everything from customizing and improving weapons used by law enforcement to refurbishing classic weapons that have a place in military history.

Building these feats of engineering is one thing. Having the skill and accuracy to use them is another. If you want to test your skills in the online world, check out Cannon Challenge on the Sons of Guns fansite. Cannon Challenge has millions of online and iPhone users taking aim at virtual targets and the leaderboard… are you game?

Cannon Challenge on Sons of Guns Fansite

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Discovery Channel Unearths ‘American Treasures’ Tonight at 10pm ET/PT

February 22, 2011 | by gweiswasser

American Treasures' Anthropologist Dr. Kirk French

Do you have any historical artifacts sitting in your basement or attic? Have you ever wondered if they are worth anything? Tonight at 10pm ET/PT, Discovery Channel premieres American Treasures, a new series in which two professors hit the road to meet with people who’ve called them to find out whether they are sitting on a national treasure or a worthless dust-gatherer.

Dr. Kirk French, a professor of anthropology at Penn State, and Dr. Jason De Leon, a professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, are used to doing ethnographic and archeological research across remote parts of the U.S. and Mexico. But how will they handle working out of their truck as they confirm — or dash — the hopes of these owners?

Meet the guys behind American Treasures, check out the episode guide, and catch a sneak peek at the series below:

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Animal Planet Takes Viewers to the ‘World’s Deadliest Towns’

February 18, 2011 | by gweiswasser

World's Deadliest Towns“Premiere Week” continues here on the Discovery Blog today with World’s Deadliest Towns, a three-part series premiering Monday, February 21,  at 8pm ET/PT on Animal Planet.

Hosted by animal trainer and behavior expert Dave Salmoni, World’s Deadliest Towns takes viewers to places where people and animals remain locked in mortal conflict. From man-eating tigers and homicidal elephants to hippos from hell, Salmoni investigates wildlife war zones where wild animals are pushing back and people are eaten for breakfast.

In the clip below, Salmoni tags along as farmers try to get hippos — which are potentially very dangerous to humans — off of their crops.

Get behind-the-scenes commentary about the three episodes — elephants, hippos and tigers — and check out Dave Salmoni’s photos from his travels to these deadly spots. And then tune in to Animal Planet for all of the danger on Monday night.

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Discovery Channel Delivers Armchair Adventure with ‘Man vs. Wild’ & ‘Out of the Wild’ Tonight!

February 17, 2011 | by aharris

Man vs. Wild GetGlue StickersI generally consider myself adventurous — a world traveler, scuba diver and roller coaster fanatic. However, there are some things that make me happy to be an armchair adventurer, like Discovery Channel’s Man vs. Wild and Out of the Wild: Venezuela.

Tonight, Discovery Channel is serving up a health dose of real-world survival, as Bear Grylls takes to Arizona’s Sky Islands to demonstrate how to survive in scorching deserts and on freezing mountains. Following Man vs. Wild (Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT) is a new season of Out of the Wild, as nine ordinary people are dropped off in a remote corner of Venezuela with only the most basic supplies. Their mission? To travel across 70 brutal miles of uncharted terrain back to civilization. The living room couch sounds like a good location to join both of these adventures (check out previews of tonight’s episodes below).

Discovery Channel has also launched its newest set of stickers on GetGlue in conjunction with Man vs. Wild. Check-in while watching tonight (and each Thursday) to earn your own Man vs. Wild merit badges and brag to your friends that you’ve earned “parasite removal” or “advanced frostbite” distinction.

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