Last weekend I went to a screening of Black Swan with my dear friend Sly, and I gotta admit that I kind of loved the film. The whole movie was an amazing mess: borderline campy, intensely freaky, frequently disgusting, and 100% overwhelming. Its symbolism was obvious, and its scares sometimes manipulative, but by the end, …
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DINING OUT: Rush Street in Culver City
Last week, the upscale gastropub Rush Street in Culver City opened its doors to bloggers to sample its fall menu as well as a nifty prix-fixe Thanksgiving menu, and I was lucky enough to be invited. I’d never been to Rush Street — nor had I really ever been to any of the restaurants in …
The Real Housewives of Atlanta Go Hunting For Ghosts. For Real.
Someone had the genius idea of sticking The Real Housewives of Atlanta on SyFy’s dumb Ghost Hunters show. The result is the clip above, which isn’t really as hilarious as I’d want it to be but still quite funny, if only because it’s Nene, Kim, and Shereé looking for and at times communicating with ghosts. …
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REAL HOUSEWIVES PHOTOCAP: Doctored Situations
Last night’s episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta was all about medical intrigue. On the one hand, we had Phaedra finally giving birth to her oversized preemie (a.k.a her full term baby), and on the other hand, we had Dr. Tiy-E Muhammad explaining the merits of his alleged doctor title. Needless to say, both …
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What Happened To J-Woww’s Face?
Something happened to J-Woww’s face. She looks slimmer — that’s for sure. But that’s not all. Celebrity Magnet nabbed this photo of the Jersey Shore starlet over the weekend at Snooki’s birthday party, and from what we can see, it appears as though J-Woww’s face is more angular (and tanner) than ever before. Mere weight …
SURVIVOR PHOTOCAP: It’s Getting Hot In Herre
It’s been a few weeks since I did a Survivor photocap, and quite frankly it’s only because I’ve been lazy. Utterly lazy. That being said, Survivor Nicaragua has been heating up lately. I’ve had some discussions with friends recently who have derided this season, with some going so far as to say it’s been one …
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OOPS: Local News Tries To Cover Bridge Implosion, Fails
It may be time for WGN to invest in picture-in-picture technology.
Angelina Releases A Song
It’s starting to become tradition that the most awful, runtiest, and/or deplorable woman on a reality show now has to release her own single in hopes of expanding her career beyond the confines of whatever basic cable network she’s stuck on. Of course, these ploys never work. It started with Heidi Montag, and was followed …
Did Lady Antebellum Plagiarize The Alan Parsons Project?
File this one under “Scandals involving musicians I don’t care about.” I may not be a fan of Lady Antebellum nor a particular devotee of The Alan Parsons Project, but I do love catching musicians in the act of improper acts — particularly in regards to intellectual property. Turns out that Lady Antebellum’s big hit, …
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ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: Strange Flavored Chicken Edition
I recently purchased Fuchsia Dunlop’s Sichuan cookbook Land of Plenty and have been slowly working my way through various recipes (see pics from my first few tries here). So far I’ve been happy with the results, but it wasn’t until I took on Strange Flavored Chicken that I felt I had truly hit a home …
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