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Sights from the Airport Lounge Well, here I am, about to depart for yet another flight, but unlike other flight blogs, or flogs, this one is special. I’m not headed to the sunny climes of Los Angeles. Far from it. I’m flying off to the mysteriously inviting world that is Eastern Europe. That’s right, I’m …
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It’ll be a while before CBS posts screen caps from last night’s excellent Big Brother episode; so in the meantime, enjoy this hilariously ridiculous eviction — complete with sobs, dramatic statements, technical gaffes, and, of course, Chenbot sympathy. Bonus points for the surprise appearance of Sheila’s catch phrase: “Adam didn’t really owe me anything….” If …
How delighted was I to find Julie Chen greeting us at the beginning of last night’s Big Brother? The last thing I expected was to see her smiling face, but there she was. I should have realized that there’d be an eviction, what with the number of remaining guests left in the house. There was …
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What a glorious day.  Earlier this afternoon, I stepped out of my friend’s apartment, walked around the corner, and bam!  I came face to face with a landmark fresh out of The Real Housewives of New York City.  I’m talking about Zarin Fabrics and Home Furnishings, the fabric empire run by Bobby Zarin  a.k.a. the …
I nearly fainted when I saw that Big Brother had been preempted in New York for forty uninterrupted minutes of the Pope getting on an airplane, but luckily, CBS.com proved to be my friend again. I watched the episode online, and voila, here’s the photocap!
So there I was, sitting in my parents’ house, working on my writing when suddenly, the phone rang. I figured it was my mom or dad asking if I’d moved the chairs from the basement to the dining room; so I went over to the phone and answered it with a customary “Hello?” “Hello,” said …
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Well look at this giant video player. For years I’ve wondered what life was like for the Survivor jury. Were the castaways allowed to talk about the game with each other? Where did they stay? What did it look like? Was it fun? Well, during last week’s uh-mazing episode, I noticed an interstitial promoting something …
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It may have been several day ago, but Wednesday’s installment of Big Brother was great. We had fights in the house, squirming on the live show, drama on the jury, a tie in the voting, and an HOH competition fraught with conspiracy theories and intrigue (and a tie breaker). I loved every ounce of it. …
Well, Big Brother is wrapping up this week, Gossip Girl is coming back, there’s a Real Housewives of New York City reunion, American Idol heads into the home stretch, and The Hills… well, it’s new. And what am I doing? I’M GOING OUT OF TOWN. Yes, on Thursday, I begin an international odyssey that will …
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Fred and Jan get ready for the flight. Well, I’m back in New York for the Jewish holidays, but regrettably, I did not have time to do a flight blog because actual work deadlines necessitated that I do real writing on the plane. That’s okay though. You didn’t really miss much — you know, beyond …