MABLETON, GA — Like most of us, Leanda Newman and her son Alex love the taste of crispy potato chips. But because they’re loaded with salt and fat – this Mom steers clear.

“A mom of two, almost about to hit 40,” she said, “needs to watch the potato chips.”

For just $20, the Topchips gourmet microwave chips maker claims it can make fat-free, crispy, delicious potato chips in just three minutes.

“I think that’s going to be fun,” said Alex.

“If they’re healthy,” Leanda said, “game on!”

The kit comes with a mandolin slicer to make the chips nice and thin.

“The mandolin itself is really great,” said Leanda. “I would not use this with kids.

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Even as she defends her divorce filing, an Iranian woman says of her spouse, “He is a good, decent person.” But A Separation—the Iranian contender for Oscar’s Best Foreign Language Film—tests its every proposition, from the wisdom of the couple’s separation to the ethical rectitude of the spurned husband.The opening scene of writer-director Asghar Farhadi’s knot-tightening drama lets wife Simin (Leila Hatami) and husband Nader (Peyman Moadi) vent their sides of the dispute that threatens to end their marriage. Having secured visas, Simin refuses to let go of an opportunity to leave the country, with a better life in mind for eleven-year-old daughter Termeh (Sarina Farhadi). Nader will no

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For my Spokane Public Radio movie review this morning, I discussed “Hugo.” Not a big fan, for reasons that I enumerate, mainly involving director Martin Scorsese’s inability to follow a fairy-tale rendering of fantasy the way he does so naturally with hard-edged stories such as “Mean Streets,” “Goodfellas” or “The Departed.”

One thing I didn’t mention, however, was his use of 3-D. Not that impressive. Oh, it’s OK, as is the whole visual package. But it’s just cu

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It doesn’t matter if you have “Thriller” on vinyl or the 25th anniversary CD of Michael Jackson’s hit album. You’ll be thrilled with Cirque du Soleil’s take on Jackson, beyond his music with “Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour” that hit Sacramento’s Power Balance Pavilion earlier this week.

From “Dralion” to “Allegria” and more, Cirque du Soleil is a well-oiled machine, producing mesmerizing shows that meld music, dance, acrobatics and visuals into a spellbinding production, featuring a crème de la crème of international performers. T

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ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Within hours of hearing the story about a mom and her three children on the verge of homelessness, 11Alive viewers have responded with unbelievable generosity.

Our newsroom has been swamped with calls and emails from people in metro Atlanta offering help to Anna Marie Tchouaffe and her three children.

As of Saturday night, viewers had paid for her current accomodations at a local extended stay hotel through February 1st,  donated money, food, a useable computer and presents for Christmas.

A state worker tipped off 11Alive News, saying he was trying to help the Tchouaffe family get back on its  feet, but couldn’t find any government agency or private charity that could help them.

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