My old school chum Cormac made this nifty little video that consists of nothing but him playing the ukulele. Not only is it charming, but totally safe for work! Huzzah!
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Camille Grammer Talks About Her Future on The ‘Housewives’
The Camille Grammer publicity tour (for nothing in particular) continues! In the clip above, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star sits down with Access Hollywood’s Shaun Robinson to talk about the show, her portrayal, and what she plans to do next. It’s ENTHRALLING. (Actually, I’m just putting this up because I’m not done with …
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The Most Charming Video You’ll See Today!
Do I really need to say anything else?
THAT’S PRETTY COOL: Insane Last Minute Backwards Basketball Shot
“That’s pretty cool.” You know, these crazy basketball videos always surface every few months: some kid in a high school (it’s always high school) makes a crazy shot at the buzz, and wouldn’t you know it? It goes in! After the jump is the latest video, and to quote Vanessa Bayer’s Miley Cyrus, “That’s pretty …
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Is Camille Grammer Leaving ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills?” Maybe. Maybe Not.
Not even the best, drunkest medium will be able to figure this one out: the future looks murky for Camille Grammer and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. According to reports on Wednesday, the polarizing former Club MTV dancer is negotiating a deal with Bravo to leave the hit series, citing an unhappiness with the …
ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Espresso Chocolate Caramel Bars
Once again, CSN Stores has furnished me with a lovely gift certificate on the condition that I review whatever purchases I make with it. This time around I nabbed four items: a hand blender, a candy thermometer, a cooking sheet, and a four-cup angled liquid measure. I decided I would test out the candy thermometer …
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Mango Splitter vs. Knife
Because the mango splitter has proven to be something of a curiosity for the readers here on this site, I decided to make another video that would further demonstrate the glory of the device. This time around, I removed the stone from two different mangoes. With one I used a splitter; with the other a …
ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Banana Crunch Muffins Edition
Well, it’s January 3rd, and everyone is slowly getting back to real life after a heady December full of parties, wassail, and poor food choices. There wasn’t much TV to watch over the past week and a half; so I focused on more unhealthy endeavors: eating and drinking. The result is a small backlog of …
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THE QUAFF: Thai Boxer Edition, Featuring An Epic Feat of Strength
About a week ago, I saw an intriguing cocktail book on sale at Williams-Sonoma. It was called Artisanal Cocktails and written by Scott Beattie, who apparently is a big time mixologist up in the Bay Area. I figured it would be a nice change of pace from Paul Abercrombie’s Organic, Shaken, and Stirred, which I’d …
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NOT COOL: Oprah Hates ‘The Housewives’
No she DOESN’T! Oprah Winfrey has crossed the line. She hates The Real Housewives.. “I think that there are people who want to be fed just a little more,” she tells Parade magazine in the most recent issue. The assumption, of course, is that Oprah has so much more to offer. Perhaps she does, but …