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March Madness is upon us! That’s right people, it’s time to fill out college basketball brackets with the hopes of being the most bestest team picker of the year! I have once again created an online group for such activities, and this time it’s being hosted at ESPN.com. I have yet to decide what the …
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Our five finalists on Top Chef: All-Stars headed down to the Bahamas Wednesday night for the first of several final challenges. After last week’s strong showing, it was hard to imagine who might go home next. But alas, a new country brought on new challenges, and whereas once these chefs soared, they now seemed barely …
It was a return to the Ron and Sam show on last night’s Jersey Shore. For three-quarters of the episode, everything was fine and dandy between the two idiots; although, clearly drama was on the horizon — and I’m not just saying that because I saw the previews. The two slowly began to fall into …
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Last night was the first night of finals for American Idol, and overall, the kids are alright. Once again, while some performances disappointed, we didn’t have any outright Antonella Barba / Sanjaya Malakar disasters; although, we did have one fairly grim moment courtesy of the girl who I vociferously noted yesterday shouldn’t be in the …
Big things happened on last night’s Survivor, which has continued its run of strong episodes. Tribal Council may not have been a doozy, but the showdown at Redemption Island Arena (which is less an arena and more of a dirt-patch) was rather epic. It featured a battle between good and evil — and I’ll let …
Video streaming by Ustream In case you missed it today, we taped another edition of Housewives Hoedown, the online web series that’s all about what’s going down with those ho’s on the Housewives. Once again, Flipit from TVgasm joined me in the studio, and we discussed everything from the new New York season to the …
A shouting match at Adriana’s gallery provides the first fight of the season, but is it enough to save this beleaguered set of Housewives?
A few weeks ago I attended a comped media dinner at Le Saint Amour, a charming French bistro in the heart of Culver City. I’d never actually heard of the restaurant before, but that’s also because I tend to focus mainly on the spots that open in Hollywood and east. Culver City is like one …
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Photo via LAist This past weekend I had the supreme joy of judging the Southwest Regional Barista Championship, which saw baristas from California, Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado descend on Hollywood all with the hopes of advancing on to the U.S. Championships. Some of you may have read my tortured account of getting certification for this event, …
Can Russell pull another rabbit out of his hat? Or is he out of tricks?
