Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

Yes, Editing Two Women Kissing Out of a Movie is Problematic

a woman in a fur coat and red hat looking at another woman in a purse

The movie Carol is being shown on Delta’s IFE.  The storyline involves an affair between two women, and it’s pretty groundbreaking. There’s been a lot of controversy over Delta’s version of the movie.  The kissing scenes (along with some more explicit scenes) were cut out of the movie for Delta’s …

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Strategic Board Games Sale on Amazon (Today Only!)

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Amazon’s Deal of the Day features a large selection of strategic board games today–five pages of them! I was surprised (and excited) to see a lot of highly rated games I haven’t played before.  I’m also currently on a yearly trip I take to play board games with my friends, …

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Fly to Tokyo for $400

Apologies for the short poorly formatted post but I’m at intermission at a play and this deal just popped up on my feed.   From slick deals,  $400 to Tokyo from LA. http://slickdeals.net/f/8991127-singapore-airlines-roundtrip-flight-los-angeles-to-tokyo-japan-from-398?utm_source=rss&utm_content=fp&utm_medium=RSS2   It’s on Singapore Airlines.   If I weren’t here,  I might be booking!

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Uber Upgrades Driver App, Making Navigation Better

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Whenever I take an Uber, I try to chat with the driver about Uber, how they like their job, and anything new they like about it. Lately, I’ve been hearing about Uber’s native navigation. Uber’s native navigation has been notorious for being difficult to use.  It gets people from point …

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Get a Free Air Filter for Your Home ($20 value)

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While doing my “spend only $100 a week” challenge, I became acutely aware of how much every single item I buy costs.  At one point, I needed to replace the air filter in my house, and was floored by the prices on Amazon.com. I ended up driving to Home Depot …

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Trip from US To London AND Iceland for Only ~$350

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This airfare is incredible and includes two checked bags. You can travel directly to London or travel to London after taking a trip to Reykjavik, Iceland.  Either option would cost around $350.  Which is amazing. The Flight Deal, as always, has the details. From their page: Valid for travel from late October …

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