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When it comes to Christmas music, there are few contemporary songs better than Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which was released just a shade over (gulp) seventeen years ago. The inimitable tune (co-written by B-Side Blog friend Walter Afanasieff) has been covered many times since its release, but this Holiday season, …
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I’m thankful for so many things, and high on that list (just slightly under the chocolate peanut butter ice cream I made last night) are The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, which continue to entertain on a weekly basis. The latest episode saw Camille Grammer become officially awesome (who knew?) as she …
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Community is unfairly on the edge of cancellation, which means we may no longer have gems like the above video. Here’s the back-story on this Easter Egg: apparently the writers have incorporated the word “Beetlejuice” into the show once per season. Well, this is the third season, and we all know what happens when you …
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It all comes down to THIS (whatever THIS is) tonight on Dancing with the Stars. In one corner, we have Ricki Lake, who’s lost twenty-five pounds over the course of the season (yay!). In another corner, we have J.R. Martinez, whose latest act of derring do includes finding a house for a vet courtesy of …
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Nickelback responds to NFL Petition from Nickelback Everyone hates Nickelback. That’s a given. But good on those bland-tastic rockers for taking a few lumps and laughing at themselves in the above Funny or Die video featuring Paul Scheer. Nice work all around. Still don’t like their music though (except for like TWO songs).
Happy Endings is the funniest sitcom on TV at the moment, and one of its most endearing characters is that of Penny Hartz, played by SNL alum Casey Wilson. Chief among Penny’s quirks is her penchant for saying “amalzing” instead of “amazing,” a nifty bit of slang that is routinely rejected by the other characters …
I skipped the photocap for last week’s Real Housewives of Atlanta because honestly nothing happened the entire episode. It was a full-on snoozefest. In fact, all I can seem to remember was that NeNe looked at a house in Miami that was clearly way beyond her means. She keeps talking about all this cashola she’s …
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Muppet-mania is at full-force with the release of The Muppets tomorrow, and in honor of our felt friends, why not take a moment to remember the perfectly sweet opening moments of The Muppet Movie, which feature Kermit singing his iconic song, “Rainbow Connection?” The nostalgia overload might be enough to make you misty-eyed. And if …
Probably the most exciting restaurant I’ve been to all year has been MB Post in Manhattan Beach, and perhaps the sleeper star of the amalzing menu is the bacon cheddar buttermilk biscuit, which is quickly becoming a signature must-have item. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again — the drive down to Manhattan …
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Earlier this month, I was invited down to Chinatown in Los Angeles for a media-comped meal at the Plum Tree Inn. The purpose of the dinner was to introduce a dining alternative to the usual turkey and stuffing offerings found on most Thanksgiving tables. As such, if you’re looking for something new and untraditional (or …
