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Annabelle Gurwitch Actress Annabelle Gurwitch is best known to television audiences from her numerous years hosting the cult favorite Dinner and a Movie on TBS. She has appeared in numerous TV series and films, including Life With Mikey, Daddy Day Care, Seinfeld, Suddenly Susan, Charmed and the remake of the Disney chestnut The Shaggy Dog.
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Where Do the Recyclables Really Go?

Actress Annabelle Gurwitch wondered whether the stuff she put in her recycle bin was actually recycled. So she followed her garbage, riding in her neighborhood recycling truck to the processing center and eventually to a landfill.

Where Do the Recyclables Really Go?

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Across the Tracks from 'Richistan'

A number of current book releases could be characterized as "money porn": Rich Dad, Poor Dad, about what the super-rich teach their kids; Mergers and Acquisitions, about love among the super-rich; and Richistan, about super-rich high society. Our commentator is reading them all, in the bath of her modest 2,300 square-foot bungalow.

Across the Tracks from 'Richistan'

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Opinion

Myth-Busting in the Journey to Save Our Planet

Many people are gaining awareness of the realities of climate change, and looking to do their part. But when our contributor investigated how to save the planet, she found that a lot of her pre-conceived notions were full of hot air.

Myth-Busting in the Journey to Save Our Planet

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Opinion

America's Weight Obsession Goes Both Ways

Just as Americans worry that too many of our citizens are overweight, we also worry that pop culture pushes young people, especially girls, to be too skinny. Are we too fat, or too thin?

America's Weight Obsession Goes Both Ways

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Opinion

The Impact of War

Cell-Phone Soldier, Come Home Safe

Writer and actress Annabelle Gurwitch took her cell phone in to be repaired recently. While there, she met a young soldier, and found a little something to be grateful for.

Cell-Phone Soldier, Come Home Safe

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Opinion

Oprah, Your Half-Caf Nonfat Latte is Ready

Writer and actress Annabelle Gurwitch believes she may have found the last place in America where you can be whomever you want: Starbucks. She has been ordering her coffee under fake names for years.

Oprah, Your Half-Caf Nonfat Latte is Ready

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Games & Humor

Monopoly Gets a 21st-Century Makeover

A brand-new edition of the popular board game Monopoly is on store shelves, and the game's distributor says the new version -- dubbed the "Here & Now" edition -- reflects life in the 21st century.

Monopoly Gets a 21st-Century Makeover

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Pop Culture

The iPod, an Electronic Fountain of Youth

Actress and Day to Day contributor Annabelle Gurwitch has discovered an electronic fountain of youth -- it's called an iPod. But like most miracle elixirs, Gurwitch found that the personal music device has some nasty side-effects...

The iPod, an Electronic Fountain of Youth

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Opinion

Getting Parents Interested in Science

Comic actress and writer Annabelle Gurwitch is worried that America is losing its technological edge because fewer U.S. students are studying science. She offers an unscientific survey indicating that perhaps the best way to get kids interested in science is to teach their parents some basic scientific knowledge.

Getting Parents Interested in Science

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Diversions

Hey Alex -- Make Millions in Your Downtime!

Comic actress and writer Annabelle Gurwitch recently attended one of those get-rich-quick seminars, and shares what she learned with Alex Chadwick. As it turns out, Alex has a good deal of downtime during the broadcast -- the time between interviews and during musical breaks, for example. She shows him to use that time to generate a substantial second income!

Hey Alex -- Make Millions in Your Downtime!

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Opinion

Parents Suffer More from 'Admissions Angst'

Commentator Annabelle Gurwitch gauges how high school seniors are dealing with "admissions angst" as they wait for college admissions letters. She found that parents are often more nervous than the kids.

Parents Suffer More from 'Admissions Angst'

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