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In case you haven’t seen this, the shadow prime minister of California has re-teamed with the Guest-McKean-Shearer core of Spinal Tap for the first time since 1984–in the cause of July 7’s Live Earth concert. The 15-minute short gets progressively funnier as it goes along, especially once Derek Smalls enters the picture. But what’s remarkable is how unremarkable the fly-on-the-wall freakshow format seems now. As inventive and absurdist as Rob Reiner and co. are, their characters are actually less outré than the real-life inhabitants of VH1’s “Celebreality” programming. For proof, look no further than the Vixen episode of Bands Reunited. May 10, 2007 More Rock Snobbery »
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Garland. Venerable manufacturer of commercial kitchen ranges, grills, and ovens that, like the SUB-ZERO/WOLF company, has transitioned into making home products. Still, some Kitchen Snobs, in emulation of JULIA CHILD, who bought a restaurant-grade Model 182 Garland Range in 1956 (now on display at the Smithsonian Institute), insist on buying the company’s commercial units, even though their heat output—up to 60,000 BTUs—is scarily hot unless a dedicated cooling and ventilation system is in place. Read more from the Food Snob's Dictionary » 
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