Click to play Tonight, Bravo airs the Top Chef: Chicago reunion, and what better way to get in the mood than by listening to the music of Padma Lakshmi. No, these aren’t original compositions. These are merely a sampling of her favorite tunes, which she shared on Los Angeles NPR outpost, KCRW. To hear the …
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COUGAR ALERT: Mädchen Amick to Join the 'Gossip Girl' Cast
Who killed Laura Palmer? That’s one secret I’ll never tell.–XOXO, Gossip Cougar. Holy umlaut! What happens if you take three of my favorite subjects  cougars, Twin Peaks, and Gossip Girl  and mix them together? You get Mädchen Amick, who according to EW.com, will be joining the buzzworthy CW teen soap this fall as …
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Obamamania Strikes Another Innocent Coffee Cup!
Yesterday, I detailed the mortifying experience of spilling an iced coffee on a reporter’s PDA while discussing the Obamas. Little did I realize that this would be the start of some sort of national trend. It appears as though merely mentioning Obama, or specifically, Michelle Obama, causes coffee cups — whether they be tall or …
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Mortifying Moment of the Day
Dramatic recreation. When it comes to coordination, I like to think of myself as having cat-like reflexes, but the simple truth is that I have the dexterity of an antiquated robot, and that, my friends, is not always a good thing. Take for example what happened to me about thirty minutes ago. I was up …
Win A Date With Constantine
Feeling desperate? Suffer from blindness? Deafness? Lacking any senses in particular? Well, if you have a few extra bucks, this might be just what you need to spice up your life: a date with American Idol’s Constantine Maroulis, the living incarnation of baklava (and just as sticky!). It’s an opportunity too wonderful/smarmy to pass up! …
Spencer Pratt Encounters David Letterman, Intelligence
In case you missed Friday’s Late Show with David Letterman, Spencer Pratt appeared as a guest, and within minutes, he managed to embarrass himself in an attempt to strut his celebrity persona. Luckily, Letterman happily put him in his place with a few dismissive chuckles and a sardonic quip or two. Leno fans, take note.
Kanye West Pisses Off Fans; Connect Four to Blame?
It was Beyoncé’s fault. What’s that old saying? You get what you pay for? Something like that. Well, epic complainer / Connect Four aficionado Kanye West finally discovered what it was like to be at the brunt of a hissy fit this weekend as thousands of fans at the Bonnaroo festival turned on the talented, …
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From the OH MY Files
Dance MTV User =About Me= Video – video powered by Metacafe This is oddly transfixing. Sort of like watching someone shaking a bowl of cottage cheese. Well… I guess shaking a bowl of cottage cheese isn’t that transfixing, but it is a fairly accurate description of this video. Via (Best Week Ever)
If Betty White and Ted Bundy Had a Love Child…
My good friend IndianJones recently issued this challenge to me: “Are there any posts tagged ‘death’ and ‘funny’? That would be more useful.” I assume he’s talking about physical death, not metaphorical death (such as the one suffered by the New England Patriots’ dreams after their near perfect but ultimately failed 2007 season). Well, the …
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DEAD CELEBRITIES: Tim Russert Edition
Talk about coming out of left field. Tim Russert, longtime anchor of Meet The Press has died at the age of 58 from an apparent heart attack. If this was MSNBC’s morbid attempt to divert attention away from its new rep as being a sexist paradise, that’s really f’d up, yo. NBC’s Tim Russert dead …