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Bookworm Reviews: Angel Sometimes and Austin Author Helen Ginger
By Shelby We here at Chickster have all dreamed of hitting it big as novelists, so when I was introduced to local author Helen Ginger, I...

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May 8, 20145 min read


Chick Flick Picks: The Other Woman
By Shelby Last summer, we raved about the buddy-cop comedy The Heat, which was the only studio movie release over those prime summer...

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Apr 25, 20142 min read


Beautimous: Beauty Subscription Boxes
By Shelby Beauty subscription boxes first popped up on my radar a few years ago with the rise of Birchbox, and from the get-go, I was...

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Apr 20, 20142 min read


Chick Flick Picks: The Machine
By Shelby With The Machine, newcomer Caity Lotz looks poised to join the ranks of ass-kicking sci-fi/action-movie babes like Milla...

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Apr 8, 20142 min read


End Credits: 2014 SXSW Film
By Shelby See 30 movies in nine days, and it’s only natural that some of the movies start blending together in your head. (Especially...

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Apr 7, 20144 min read


The Chickster Guide to Getting the Most Out of Your Cruise Vacation
By Shelby Cruises tend to get a bit of a bad rap for being either for the old or those stuck with the very young (read: parents), but the...

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Jan 31, 20145 min read


Netflix Instant Pick Round-Up: Mommy Issues Edition
By Shelby When it comes to Netflix viewing habits, I fall more into the camp of TV binge-watcher instead of movie viewer. Part of the...

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Jan 27, 20142 min read


Netflix Instant Pick of the Week: Don’t Trust the B— in Apartment 23
By Kelly and Shelby Recently, we discussed a show on Netflix Instant that we both enjoyed more than we expected: Don’t Trust the B— in...

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Jan 13, 20143 min read


Christmas on Lifetime and Netflix Instant
By Kelly I’ve started watching the slew of newish Christmas movies available on Netflix Instant and I’m happy to report that my first...

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Dec 4, 20132 min read


Skip Town: 22 Hours in NYC
By Shelby As a lady who likes to travel on the cheap, I’ve found that one of the best ways to reduce those massive international airfare...

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Nov 22, 20133 min read


Chick Flick Picks: Paradise
By Shelby It’s not an understatement to say that Diablo Cody burst onto the scene with a splash as the screenwriter of the 2007 indie...

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Oct 17, 20132 min read


Underwhelmed By the “Ends”
By Kelly I went to see two movies I was convinced I would love, and though I didn’t hate or even dislike either, I wasn’t blown away like...

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Sep 5, 20133 min read


Chick Flick Misses: The Wolverine
By Shelby Expectations can weigh against a movie just as easily as they can work for it. The Wolverine draws its inspiration from a...

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Jul 30, 20132 min read


Netflix Instant Cherry-Pick: Samantha Who?
By Kelly I recently decided to give Samantha Who a try after reading some really positive things about it. Apparently—in addition to Jean...

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Jul 28, 20132 min read


Chick Flick Picks: Turbo
By Kelly and Shelby Sometimes you want to take a break from all the explosions and sci-fi and comic book heroes and go back to a simpler...

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Jul 18, 20133 min read


A New Seat in Town: Moviehouse & Eatery
By Shelby With the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar shuttered for renovations for the past six months (and seemingly interminably if you’ve...

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Jun 29, 20133 min read


Chick Flick Picks: The Heat
Kelly and Shelby One of my favorite pop-culture blogs, Pajiba, had a post earlier this week titled, “A Complete List of Major Studio...

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Jun 28, 20133 min read


Netflix Instant Pick: Teen Wolf
By Kelly I can’t believe I’m saying this but…I’m really liking the new Teen Wolf. Hear me out! Yes, it’s a remake of a movie that I loved...

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Jun 27, 20132 min read


Chick Flick Picks: Summer Non-Blockbusters
By Shelby Forget football in the fall or baseball in the spring. The best action can pretty much always be found during summer movie...

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Jun 22, 20134 min read


Chick Flick Pick: Burning Love
By Kelly I kept hearing that Burning Love on Yahoo, was hilarious. I always make an effort to try anything described as hilarious, but...

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May 5, 20132 min read
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