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Since it’s been rather cold here in Los Angeles, hitting lows of about 68°, I felt it was imperative that I cook myself a hearty meal for dinner last night. Plus, it was the perfect opportunity to use my new food mill. The menu: red wine braised sausage over a celery root puree. Needless to …
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Many friends and readers on this site have wondered why I seem to harbor a certain disdain and hatred for Sugar, the sweet pinup model who could find herself walking away with a million dollars this Sunday on Survivor. Even more so, people wonder how in the world I could ever root for the likes …
“I’ll show Padma who’s Padma.” This was the episode of Top Chef, or as I like to call it, The Pad ‘n’ Gail Show that I’d been waiting for: a whole competition based on GAIL. And even better, it was supersized! Would Gail have it any other way? Yes, our dear friend Gail Simmons is …
I’m very pleased that my one solitary journey out of the apartment today resulted in a close encounter with none other than Survivor: Gabon’s chief strategical mastermind, Sugar. Yes, I was in the presence of The Great Brain, and only a few blocks from my pad. The exciting brush with extreme intelligence happened at a …
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Take one part Edward Albee, one part nouveau riche excess, and two parts squealing poultry at the abattoir, and that pretty much sums up last night’s episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County, which followed the loud duo of Vicki and Tamra as they took their husbands up to Napa Valley for some old …
I think we can all agree that Ed Westwick, a.k.a. Chuck Bass on Gossip Girl, is universally awesome and one of the best young actors on television right now. That being said, his melodramatic turn as the grieving, embittered son of Bart Bass on last night’s episode was a bit much. Not a single line …
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“Just gotta dance! WITH MY GIRLFRIEND.” Today, The New York Times caught up with Nick Spangler, one half of this season’s winning Amazing Race team, to chat about globetrotting, prize money, and his off-Broadway starring role in The Fantasticks. Said Nick, “[The Fantastics] is a brilliant piece of work and I love singing the music. …
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In an attempt to spur on continued growth, I aim my parsley in the direction of a man next door who’s tending to a rooftop garden. Hopefully this glimpse of homegrown horticulture will inspire my sprouts to grow faster. Developing…
One of the criminal oversights of this blog has been my total lack of Survivor coverage this season. This does not reflect the quality of the season, but merely my middling work ethic, which has waned a bit in the post Big Brother months. Nevertheless, Gabon has been a solid addition to the franchise, with …
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