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Major drama looks to be heading our way tonight on The Real Housewives of Orange County. As we all remember from last week’s episode, Vicki had planned out a whole girls’ weekend in Florida, but alas, Simon and Jim decided that they wanted to crash the party, lest their untrustworthy wives veer from the straight …
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It’s just too easy to mock the Real Housewives of Orange County for all the cosmetic surgery and enhancements that they undergo, but really, shouldn’t we applaud these women for being so open and upfront about their physical alterations when so many others refuse to ‘fess up to such similar modifications? Eh, probably not. Proving …
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In what may prove to be one of the duller hours of the year, Bravo is gathering all the “cheftestants” from Top Chef: Las Vegas for a reunion where we’ll finally get the answers to our burning questions such as… um… uh… what’s it like to get an AWFUL tattoo? (That’s basically the only pressing …
The anti-phenomenon continues. MTV aired yet another thought-provoking episode of Jersey Shore last week, despite controversy swirling around the series left and right. The big news was that Italian-American groups were upset that the show portrayed Italians in an unfavorable way. This, of course, was coupled with death threats to MTV — which may not …
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As a friendly reminder, please don’t forget to vote for jash’s appetizer in Food2’s latest contest. Today is the last full day for voting (polls close on Tuesday), and he’s currently in second place by just a few votes. Help him win the competition. As an added bonus, if you vote for jash, you can …
Last week, I received a very exciting and random email. I had been officially invited to a party hosted by Dr. Mick Trimming of Survivor: Samoa fame, and as readers of this site know, there’s nothing I enjoy more than hobnobbing with Survivor cast members. Turns out that Mick and I have mutual friends — …
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With thirty-four thousand contestants still left on Survivor: Samoa, Mark Burnett & co. decided to speed things along last night and axe not one but two players over the course of the hour. Yes, there were two Tribal Councils, and while such a double-header of ejection is usually awesome, I have to admit that it …
Well, Top Chef: Las Vegas drew to a close last night, but I won’t spoil the results here. I’ll just say that the winner was a male with bad tattoos. HAVE I GIVEN TOO MUCH AWAY? I have to admit that this season capper wasn’t totally exciting. I actually dozed off at one point and …
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Once again, it is time for me to call upon my legion of readers to mobilize for the greater good of mankind. My old friend jash has entered into a contest and desperately needs your help in order to procure success. Here are the details: jash submitted to Food2’s “Party App-titude Challenge” which invites users …
Jersey Shore has arrived, and it’s just as awful as you’d expect… and of course I’ll be watching every moment of it. It’s full of the “guido” and “guidette” stereotypes you’d expect, and what’s most surprising is that all the cast members seem to be shockingly self-aware of the image they’re participating in and purveying. …
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