If you’re looking to spend some cash today (and even if you’re not), then I have a suggestion for you: purchase the novel Bought by Anna David, author of 2007’s Party Girl. It’s her new novel that arrives in bookstores and online outlets (a.k.a. Amazon) today, and with Memorial Day weekend coming up, what better …
Category Archives: Shilling
SHILLING: Rage + Cooking = Fun Times!
My friend Heather started up a new blog recently called Eat Your Feelings, and quite honestly, it’s sort of tailor-made for this audience. Basically, it’s a cooking blog, but these aren’t just your typical recipes. They have some backstory to them, such as the “Chicken with Mushrooms for When the Bitch Deserved It,” which features …
FRIEND BRAGGING: My Friend Is On The Cover Of Serbian Maxim!
I’m always super excited when my friends do something cool, and as such, I like to brag about it and fulfill my favorite social psych theory: basking in reflected glory (which, as defined by Wikipedia, is “a self-serving cognition whereby an individual associates himself with successful other such that another’s success becomes their own”). Anyway, …
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Oscar Cake!!
As you all know, I’m a huge fan of my friend Mark and Leslie’s cakes (they run the bakery Mark Joseph Cakes). They are most famous on this site for their R2D2 Cake, which still draws two hundred new readers a day, and now Mark has sent me this photo of an Oscar cake he …
SHAMELESS SHILLING: Check Out Pop Hangover!
Hey everyone. I was just interviewed by Pop Hangover for a segment they’re launching called “The Ten Question Quiz.” Be sure to check it out and peruse the site, which has all sorts of fun snarky pop culture stuff! Heck, click on some of their ads while you’re over there too! Shillingly yours, B-Side • …
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And Now A Message From Someone Else's Sponsors
My friends at WhateverHollywood shot a spot for Pop Chips, and this should be of note to you because a) they’re hot, and b) Brian from Amazing Race 7 somehow wound up in it (to be fair, he pops up in a fair number of commercials, most of them involving beer). Anyway, the point is …
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Would You Be A Lamb And Vote For Me Please?
This could be me. Except white. And male. Last year, I fared pretty decently in the Blogger’s Choice Awards, coming in seventh overall for “The Blogitzer” (best writing) and ninth overall for Best Pop Culture Blog. (Thank you all again for voting!). Now it’s time for the Bloggies, and I’m determined to get a nomination …
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Another Achievement for the R2-D2 Cake!
Last June, I brought you images of an R2-D2 cake baked by my friend Mark Randazzo (with help from his wife Leslie), and within a few days, the thing had gone viral. Well, now I’m proud to announce that according to Starwars.com â€â€Ã‚ the official Star Wars website of Lucasfilm â€â€Ã‚ Mark and Leslie’s cake has been …
And The Winner Is…
Just under eight weeks ago, as part of a Hills promotional tie-in, I posted a contest imploring people to state their worthiness to win $25 of free Sonic fast food. I really didn’t expect much of a response, but I must have vastly overlooked the draw of free food and perhaps underestimated the quality of …
Fast Food? Videogames? Sign Me Up!
In case you haven’t seen the commercials, KFC and Guitar Hero are teaming up to help promote each other with a nifty box of Kentucky Fried goodness. I’m hazy about the details, but basically, if you buy KFC, you could be in the running for something awesome like a free Guitar Hero game or something. …