brain candy


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brain candy

n
informal something that is entertaining or enjoyable but lacks depth or significance
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If it's not verboten to say this in the current climate, she's the thinking man's thinking woman and provides not just eye candy, but ear candy and even brain candy too at times.
But his book is brain candy for anyone who loves the Bible and wants to learn all there is to know about the sacred text and the man who knew it better than anyone else.
Comedian Ron White, jazz musician Chick Corea and the tour of "Brain Candy Live!" are coming to the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan.
She also co-runs the popular web show "The Brain Candy Podcast."
With its blend of brain candy and eye candy, it's easy to compare Adult, a magazine "of contemporary erotics and experience," to early Playboy.
Zane has written comedy material for The Eleven O'Clock Show (Channel 4), Smack the Pony (Channel 4), Brain Candy (BBC Three), and The Sketch Show (ITV1).
Hence, Killer Tune is a very quick, but not especially deep, reading experience--a combination which makes it perfect brain candy for a heavy-duty reader, solid mystery for the reluctant reader, or a safe choice for the precocious younger reader.
Each chapter explores a specific journalistic topic such as, the new nonfiction: brain candy and beyond, and alternative broadcasting, which, in 1974, meant underground radio and public access TV.
The last time The Kids in the Hall performed for the cameras was their 1996 feature, "Brain Candy."
His television appearances include Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow on BBC1, E4's Skins, For One Night Only on ITV1, Channel 4's 8 Out of 10 Cats, ITV2's Comedy Cuts and Brain Candy on BBC 3.
He did this for three series and has written and performed comedy on one episode of Brain Candy for BBC3.