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It’s the Holidays, and I’ve officially relocated from my sunny corner of Los Angeles to the cold, windy domain of my parents’ home in New York for the week. As such, my blogging will be a bit slower for the next several days, but fear not: there will be content. On deck is a post …
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Readers have been waiting for it for years, and finally the time has come: video footage of my friend Sly dancing. This is kind of amazing. Via The Daily What
I don’t even remember what season Survivor is in now (23?), but this veteran series still has the ability to shock. Add to that the slickest production values in the genre, and it’s easy to remember why this is still one of the best reality shows around. If you haven’t watched this week’s episode, stop …
Earlier this week, my friend Bets and I enjoyed a lovely dinner at Palsaik Samgyupsal Korean BBQ, which not only afforded us copious amounts of pork, but also a lovely variety of Korean pop videos on the sizable TV overhead. I wouldn’t call myself a general fan of K-pop (heck, I don’t even know if …
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No Happy Endings tonight, but here’s a clip from season one to help you make it through Wednesday.
I was going to do a photocap of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, but Bravo’s photo gallery (from where I pull my images) seems to be broken. Instead, check out this video of a bearded dragon playing Ant Crusher on a smartphone. I’m gonna name him Nene! Via The Daily What
Every year, one of the morbid traditions of the Oscars is trying to guess who will make the Academy’s In Memoriam montage (and furthermore, who will receive the biggest amount of applause and the money-spot at the end). In recent years, the Academy has taken heat for leaving people such as Brad Renfro, Farrah Fawcett, …
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The good people at OXO have provided me with a complimentary spatula — specifically, their limited-edition “Good Cookie” spatula, which has a wonderful story behind it. The humble (and stylish) kitchen utensil is tied to OXO’s Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, a public charity founded by two OXO employees, Gretchen and Larry Witt, whose son Liam …
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Time for another podcast! On this episode of Banter with Ben and Lisa, Lisa and I vent our frustrations with driving in LA, particularly when it rains. It’s no easy feat, people. Then Lisa has a few stories about her own clumsy mishaps in the kitchen and the office, which leads to a rather unsettling …
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy A few years ago, Jenny Slate and Casey Wilson both struggled on Saturday Night Live, but now both have blossomed in their post Lorne Michaels careers. Wilson now stars on Happy Endings, and Slate has a massively successful web series called Marcel the …
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