Black Hiker with Blair Underwood from Blair Underwood We love Blair Underwood here at B-Side Blog — mainly because he’s the only celebrity to follow me on Twitter (aside from a few reality stars here and there). Here’s a video he did for Funny or Die. Enjoy…
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A Trip To The Grammy Museum!
I spend a lot of time writing about TV and food, but every now and then, I like to escape the confines of my apartment and take in one of Los Angeles’s many activities and offerings. Conveniently, my friends Jen and Hannah provided such an opportunity to me this past weekend. You see, Jen works …
Paula Deen Gets Hit In The Face By A Flying Ham
Ever want to throw a giant ham at Paula Deen’s face? Of course not! She’s so lovable (even when she is embarrassing America on her trips to Paris). Nevertheless, Paula took a ham to the face at some random event earlier this morning, and conveniently, cameras were there to capture it all! Fear not though …
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HOUSEWIVES PHOTOCAP: Out With The Old, In With The Boobs
And then there was one. This past episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County saw our favorite sad-sack, Jeana Keough, bid adieu to the show, leaving just Vicki Gunvalson as the only remaining original cast member. It was a bit unclear what had truly motivated this move — was Jeana under financial distress? Did …
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SURVIVOR PHOTOCAP: One Of The Best Episodes Of All Time?
Survivor is nineteen seasons old, but you wouldn’t know it based on how fresh and exciting it still is. In fact, I don’t think I’m being too hyperbolic when I say that last night’s episode might very well rank up there with some of the all time best. It was so thrilling, so entertaining, so …
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ADVENTURES IN DOMESTICITY: A Barefoot Contessa Potluck Thanksgiving!
Next week, most Americans will be gathered around a table of some sort to celebrate Thanksgiving, and by “celebrate,” I mean stuff their faces until a button or four pops off any variety of shirt, pants, blouse, or skort. And when it comes to gut-busting food, no one does it better than Ina Garten. That’s …
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TOP CHEF PHOTOCAP: Going For Gold
The stakes for last night’s Top Chef: Las Vegas episode were so high, it’s hard to imagine the casting directors ever seriously thought half the contestants this season could ever viably compete in it. In what proved to be one of the most imposing challenges ever, the cheftestants had to participate in a scaled down …
THE CITY PHOTOCAP: Whit-Whit Goes on a BD with a DB
It’s Wednesday afternoon, which means it’s time for me to once again praise the TV gods for delivering me yet another delightful episode of The City. This show is fast becoming one of my favorites of the year, and I’m not ashamed to say so. The mix of simmering female tensions, career ambitions, and late …
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HILLS PHOTOCAP: Baby, Baby, She's Taken With The Notion…
From the moment we saw the triumphant return of Dr. JORDANA MANSBACHER on last night’s episode of The Hills, I knew we’d be in for a treat. It’s not to say the episode was anything wonderful, but it certainly was hilarious. I guess we can thank the twin psychos of Heidi and Jayde for keeping …
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GOSSIP GIRL RECAP: xoxo, Gagassip Girl
There have been many strange Gossip Girl episodes, but probably none as bizarre as last night’s installment, which somehow hinged on a combination of cabaret, Lady Gaga, Snow White, and, of course, a threesome. None of it really should have made sense, and I’m not saying that it really did, but the end product was …