GUILTY! (I don’t really care about this story. I just like posting this photo.)
Author Archives: Ben Mandelker
EGG-CITING: This Might Blow Your Mind
For those of you who enjoyed that Honda commercial from a few years back, here’s something else from the Rube Goldberg files to blow your mind. It’s a submission to Cadbury’s “Unleash the Goo” competition “in which entrants must find the most creative way to break a creme egg.” Some factoids about the video after …
CHAM UPDATE: Cantaloupe Wins The Tournament of Cham!
Amidst all my traveling last week, I forgot to update the results of the Tournament of Cham. I’m proud to announce that Cantaloupe has won the whole shebang on the heels of, well, the Tarheels. Not faring as well was The Love Jones, who bottomed out the pack with a paltry thirty-two points (that’s what’ll …
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FLIGHT LIVE BLOG: Flying Back To LA â€â€Ã‚ Curse of the Ginny Seat
Well, I’m back up in the air and headed back to Los Angeles, and I’m proud to report that there’s no Ginny in sight. I was a little concerned that my arch-nemesis would be returning to the Left Coast with me, but thankfully, she’s nowhere to be seen. Perhaps there’s an urgent candy cane blazer …
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Happy Passover!
Enjoy this stunning Japanese technique for splitting matzoh. Kind of makes me pine for the days of I Survived A Japanese Game Show. Then again, there’s always room for a spin-off: I Survived A Japanese Passover. Man, I KILL me!
Gloria Week Continues!
On Monday, I announced that it would be “Gloria Week” on my blog, but since I’ve temporarily halted my daily Whatnots this week (on account of travel etc), I haven’t been able to fulfill this wonderful promise I’ve made to you. Fear not though. I’ve compiled several “Gloria” clips to more than make up for …
EXCITING NEWS! B-Side Blog Called A Top TV Blog!
Super exciting news, everyone. Web 100, an online guide to the best of the web, just published an article titled “The Only 3 TV Blogs You’ll Ever Need,” and not only did they pick this site for their über-short list, but they ranked it as number one!!! I’m extremely honored by this, and I want …
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HOUSEWIVES PHOTOCAP: Jill and Simon Serve Up Some Love (UPDATED)
After last week’s turbulent, fight-filled episode of The Real Housewives of New York City, Bravo switched things up and supplied us with an hour of pure comedy last night as the much-hyped tennis match between Ramona, Mario, Jill and Mystery Man finally took place. I gotta say, it was worth the wait. Jill and Bethenny …
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IDOL RECAP: Parental Edition
Today, I could sit back and recap last night’s American Idol  you know, discuss how awesome Allison was, continue to feel disappointed with Lil, deride Danny Gokey’s trainwreck of an arrangement, welcome Matt Giraud’s return to form, bash Scott MacIntyre’s worst performance to date (time to go home), gently applaud Anoop for a tender …
The Exciting Conclusion of The Flight Blog, Or The Time I Got Yelled At By A Woman On A Plane
People. People, people, people. I just endured a horrifically awkward ninety minutes on an airplane, and admittedly it was really my own fault. I was live blogging my flight from Los Angeles to New York, and as I am wont to do, I fixated on random minutia in the cabin, particularly that which emanated from …