The wonderful people at OXO were kind enough to send me a complimentary food scale to try out, and I can already tell you that I love it. Compared to my old scale (a rickety, plastic thing that did the job, but was difficult to read), this new electronic one is a breeze. The display …
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Tournament of Cham 2012 Anoints A Winner!
After a hard fought battle culminating in Kentucky winning the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, the Tournament of Cham finally has a winner too. Results after the jump!
VIDEO: B-Side Blog Turns Zombie
My ol’ podcasting buddy Lisa Timmons is currently taking a filmmaking class, and for one of her assignments, she had to direct some manner of a chase scene. At least, that’s what she told me when asking if I would play a zombie in her pièce de résistance: Walkers. Naturally, I couldn’t resist. I always …
5 Best ‘Call Me Maybe’ Tributes
Since Los Angeles Top-40 radio stations are perennially six weeks behind the rest of the country, I’m only now discovering the pure joy of a pop confection known simply as “Call Me Maybe.” The song, which is in iTunes’ top ten (and notably #74 on KIIS-FM Los Angeles’s playlist), might be described by the casual …
BANTER WITH BEN AND LISA: Ep. 34 – Hunger Games, Lenny Kravitz, and Crazy Old Lady Gymnasts
Well hello, everyone. This week on Banter with Ben and Lisa, we tackle the Hunger Games yet again with some impressions about the movie, including the casting of Lenny Kravitz. From there we address some of the crazy racial controversies surrounding the film and then move onto Rick Santorum’s own seemingly racist flub from Friday. …
SURVIVOR PHOTOCAP: One World Again
Survivor: One World returned to its One World premise at the end of last week, and on Wednesday, we had our first post-merge episode, which sadly was about as full of scheming as a nap time at the local Retirement Home. I thought there’d be lots of scrambling — would people align themselves with their …
Ranking The P90x Supporting Cast From Worst To Best
Anyone who’s been within earshot of me in the past several months knows that I’ve taken the plunge and joined the P90X craze, which has been a journey unto itself. P90X, as many of you probably know, is a workout-at-home program that has users cycling through about ten DVDs repeatedly over the course of ninety …
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And Now A Message From Reza from ‘Shahs of Sunset’
Ladies, I know you’re lining up to have Reza from Shahs of Sunset be your main gay. But please know that he has many stipulations before he takes on a new bestie. Some of them I can get behind, but his hatred of cheap food (specifically menus that “end in 99”) means that he’ll never …
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WATCH WHAT CRAPPENS: Ep. 10 – Talking Camille Grammer, Atlanta, OC, and Shahs
This week, Matt Whitfield and I are joined by Lisa Timmons to discuss a large variety of Bravo gossip, including Camille Grammar’s recent departure from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. We also discuss the upcoming NJ season, Bravo upfronts, and Kim Zolciak’s pregnancy before recapping four shows this week: Real Housewives of Atlanta and …
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RHOATL PHOTOCAP: Kim and Cynthia Wig Out
Black Baby Gate is the gift that keeps on giving, except it’s one of those gifts that no one really wants — like some cheap vase from World Market. Still, the BBG was in full force on Sunday’s Real Housewives of Atlanta, with Kim interacting with Cynthia since the whole mess first began. Maybe it’s …