SHILLING: New Song By Someone I'm Tangentially Linked To

So back in the day, I used to work for an executive in the film industry, and from time to time, he would mention his younger brother who was an up and coming hip-hop music producer (or engineer or superstar or something like that). I don’t remember specifics, but I can say that over the …

Male Model Seeks The Assistance of B-Side Blog Readers

Not so long ago, I posted about my friend Chris, who’s in the running for something called Model Survivor. I implored you all to vote for him to win, not realizing that the cruel webmaster behind this game was not content to have merely one round of voting or even two, but apparently THIRTY. Overkill? …

Need An Extra $50 To Shop With? You've Come To The Right Place

Free stuff alert! In an effort to promote their new Lauren Conrad line of clothes, Kohl’s has given me a $50 gift certificate to be used in their stores. You know what that means: time for a giveaway! If you want to win the gift certificate, send me an email at bsideblog at gmail dotcom …

SHILL TIME: Fun For The Ladies (And The Gays)

Time to shill for a friend (as if I don’t do that enough — btw, check out my friend Heather’s book, Eat Your Feelings: Recipes for Self-Loathing. On sale now and beloved by the New Yorker!). Anyway, my buddy Chris models, and apparently there’s a website out there which is attempting to crown “the hottest …

Get Your Tats Off For Free with Dr. Will!

Hey, girl with fifty-six stars on her face — this news might be perfect for you: I just received a text from Dr. Will, famously of Big Brother and Dr. 90210. He has this news to share: My Irvine clinic is doing FREE tattoo removal all day today (until 8:00 pm). If you know anyone who …

SEEK THIS OUT: The Howie Sandwich @ Artisan Cheese Gallery

The other day, my friend Howie announced that the Artisan Cheese Gallery would be serving his self-created sandwich vision, simply titled “The Howie.” I had no idea what the Artisan Cheese Gallery was, but after some thorough investigation (ie. reading more than the first line of his email), I discovered that it was a neat …