Earlier this month it was announce that Glee star Lea Michele was named the new spokeswoman for the Candies Spring 2012 campaign, following in the footsteps of past spokeswomen such as Britney Spears, Fergie and Vanessa Hudgens.

Candies is such an iconic brand and I am so happy to be working with them, she says.

The trendy clothing amp; footwear firms new campaign is called, Hangin At Home, and Lea explains the idea behind the new ads.

She says, The concept for the new Candies at Kohls campaign is about enjoying being at home, feeling relaxed, comfortable and happy.

The new ads feature Lea in her own environment and gives fans and consumes an idea of her every...

I used to be the sort of mom who strung Mylar balloons with ribbon strings for my sons birthday parties. For each of his eight years, I handed out goody bags stuffed with candy and 99 Cents Only Store toys. I bought cakes topped with plastic decorations. I served junk food and Capri Suns. I was oblivious to the mounds of waste I was generating. I just wanted to throw the perfect party.

This year, I decided on something different. For my sons ninth, trash was the enemy. The goal: a party that generates zero garbage. There would be no Slinkies or wax candy mustaches. And Mylar? That was definitely out.

Throwing a zero-waste party was a challenge. Im not going to lie. Certain...

Oh Big Bang Theory, I love ya. Can I just say right off the top how hilarious the Sheldon/Amy Fun with Flags videos were? Particularly at the end, when they were in costume; Amy as the pretzel just cracked me right up. This is the kind of Amy I can get behind. She still had her comments about Pennys beauty and love, but it was a bit more restrained and a lot less creepy. I really appreciated Amy more in this episode.

What a great storyline this week for Raj. Hats off to the writers for finally giving him more to do. We were also able to get a glimpse of classic Raj and Howard and their weird sexual undertones when they both removed the plastic from Rajs phone. It reminded me off the episode...

Haunt, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Studios / NanaOn-Sha. Rated E, MSRP 800 Microsoft Points. Kinect Required.

I recently celebrated my 36th birthday so perhaps it was senility setting in when I not only dipped into the Xbox Live Marketplace again for a game to review but also strayed once more toward a game leaning on the supernatural in the wake of my ghastly experience with AMY. AMY, reviewed last week, is a horror-themed game that is just plain horrible.

Haunt is definitely no AMY, however not only is it a kid-friendly ghoulish adventure and not some hopeless attempt at the grotesque, but Haunt lives within its means, uses the Kinect about as well as you could hope...