Hey everyone! Just in case you didn’t read the message on my last Big Brother post of the season, my blog is on temporary hiatus while I finish up work on another project. I hate to leave readers hanging, but hopefully I’ll be done soon and can get back to blogging. I’ll still post the …
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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #41: Stripping is OK Now, but Tweet Beating Still Isn’t
From the podcast description: “In our second of two parts, Ben Mandelker (bsideblog), Ronnie Karam (TVgasm) and Matt Whitfield (Yahoo TV) make it through the third hour of Real Housewives of New Jersey’s screeching mess of a reunion and try to decide which is worse: a whore or a stripper. Then we go over to …
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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #40: Everything Ends But Jill Zarin Still Won’t SHUT UP
In part one of our special birthday (We’re 40, y’all!) episode, Matt Whitfield (Yahoo TV), Ronnie Karam (TVgasm), and I rag on Blarin’ Jill Zarin’s desperate attempt to land another gig on Bravo. Then it’s on to RHONY’s ladies trying to pass toasting off as high drama. PS LuAnn totally banged the pirate. Enjoy! (Stay …
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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #39: Reunion Madness!
This week it’s reunion madness on Watch What Crappens as Ronnie Karam (TVgasm.com), Matt Whitfield (Yahoo! TV), and I break down all the craziness on both the Real Housewives of New York and New Jersey reunions. We then end things with our new obsession, Real Housewives of Miami, which basically results in Ronnie and I …
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BANTER WITH BEN AND LISA #42: Zombies, Insanity, and HGTV!
Lisa and I are back from the dead, and appropriately enough, we’re talking about zombies. Lisa Timmons (wherelisalives.com) describes her experience at Universal Studios’ “Walking Dead Halloween Horror Nights,” which sounds frightful for a variety of reasons. Then it’s on to the Insanity as I talk about being on an airplane with fitness guru Shaun …
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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #38: Gonna Cut Out Her Tongue!
Ronnie Karam (TVgasm.com) and I are joined by Lisa Timmons to trash talk the insanity at the Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion and try to figure out who deserves to get their tongue cut out. Then it’s off to New York and Miami for what else? Fighting over dumb shit! Come on in!
WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS #37: Aviva Berates Ramona; Also, Posche Fashion Show, and More Miami Voices
It’s been four hundred episodes, and Aviva Drescher is still pissed about St. Barth’s. On this episode of Watch What Crappens, Ronnie Karam (TVgasm.com) and I take Aviva to task for being an absolutely crazy woman on Real Housewives of New York City. Of course, there’s plenty of ridicule to share, and you can be …
BIG BROTHER FINALE PHOTOCAP: All’s Well That Ends Well
Well, the decidedly great Big Brother 14 season has drawn to a close, and while there was never really a clear-cut villain (some people pegged Frank, others Dan), the sheer amount of backstabbing, scheming, and ever-changing strategies truly put this cycle in the upper echelons. Sure, it can’t compete with the brilliance of season six, …
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Elevated Pub Fare at Tom Bergin’s
Founded in 1936, Tom Bergin’s remains one of the few classic (as opposed to “gastro”) Irish pubs east of the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, and come St. Patrick’s Day, it’s ground zero for beer swilling celebrations in Los Angeles. There’s more than just Guinness and Bass bubbling out of the taps though. Tom Bergin’s …
BONUS WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS: Ep. 36 – Miami Heat!
We had so much to discuss this week on Watch What Crappens that we split the podcast up into two episodes. On this second half (hear the first half here) we talk about the Real Housewives of Miami premiere (even though a second episode has already aired) and the latest installment of Gallery Girls. Many …
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