This week on “Banter with Ben and Lisa,” we revisit “Gravity” as Lisa weighs in on the space thriller. Spirited debate ensues. Then it’s on to Halloween and tales of Ben’s costume woes. This leads to a major update on Operation: Seduction (a.k.a. Ben’s continued efforts to seduce NBA player Jason Collins). Next Lisa discusses …
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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #101: My Mouth is Literally Everything To Me
Ben Mandelker (bsideblog) and Ronnie Karam (TrashTalkTV) join forces to hate watch the premieres of Vanderpump Drools and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. And don’t let the Real Housewives of Atlanta slip by, cuz those bitches crazy this season. RHOM came to an end, and more old ladies with plastic faces found happiness. Oh yeah, …
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BANTER WITH BEN AND LISA #72: Halloween Banter Spook-tacular! With Special Guests Ronnie Karam and Marcos Luevanos
It’s Halloween, and this week’s “Banter with Ben and Lisa” is chock full of spooky topics: Patricia Arquette, Nicolas Cage, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, and of course, Guy Fieri. And that’s just the tip. Making things even more fun is that Lisa and Ben are joined by special guests Ronnie Karam (Watch What …
Watch What Crappens #100: Spooky Suffrage and Moose Marriages
Lisa Timmons (Banter With Ben and Lisa Podcast) joins Ben Mandelker (bsideblog) and Ronnie Karam (TrashTalkTV) again to mock Bravo this week. NeNe finally finished up her fake wedding, a little white boy Vietnam expert got smacked on Top Chef, and the women’s movement cried on The New Atlanta. Plus, complaints about Real Housewives of …
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BANTER WITH BEN AND LISA #71: Scary Halloween Mazes, Childhood Pets, ‘Bridegroom’
Lisa Timmons is back in LA, y’all! And to celebrate, we’ve got a brand new episode of “Banter with Ben and Lisa” for you. This week, Ben Mandelker (bsideblog.com) and Lisa (twitter.com/timmonslisa) get into the Halloween spirit by talking about all sorts of scary things. For Lisa, that means going to Halloween Horror Nights at …
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THINGS I ATE: Pretty Much Everything at The Corner Door
It’s Autumn in Los Angeles. Well, actually, it’s Autumn everywhere. Except the Southern Hemisphere. It’s Spring down there. I think. The point is that we — as a global community — are in a different season than we were, say, two months ago, and to celebrate the leaves changing color from green to slightly less green, The …
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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #99: Bathroom Bitchslaps and Hot Guy Eliminations
Lisa Timmons (Banter With Ben and Lisa Podcast) joins Ben Mandelker (bsideblog) and Ronnie Karam (TrashTalkTV) to laugh about the ridiculousness on Bravo this week. We discuss Lea Black’s trip to Texas on Real Housewives of Miami, hot guys getting eliminated too soon on Top Chef, and the bathroom brawl on The New Atlanta. Plus …
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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #98: RHONJ Ends, RHOM Drags, Top Chef Kills a Hot Person
Who says hot people have it easy? Not on Top Chef, they don’t! Plus, Real Housewives of New Jersey ends and we get to say goodbye to Jacqueline, Kathy and Caroline. We do it with giant shrugs. Real Housewives of Miami had the wedding from hell this week, and it managed to be incredibly painful …
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THINGS I ATE: Sausage and Beer at ‘Berlin Currywurst’
It’s October, and among the fall pleasures in Los Angeles is Oktoberfest, that German celebration of the harvest or beer or who knows what. The point is that I have Germany on the mind, which means this is a great opportunity to revisit a restaurant my friends and I dropped by over the summer: Berlin …
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How To Fold A Fitted Sheet — It’s Totally Foolproof!
My friend Leah sent out a plea to Facebook this morning: how do I fold a fitted sheet? It’s been one of mankind’s most pressing questions, up there with “What’s the meaning of life?” and “Where have all the cowboys gone?” I mean, it’s a lowly linen. Surely it can be folded! But the fitted …
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