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Raise your hand if your mind was totally blown by this most magnificent Real Housewives of Orange County finale? It was a spectacular hour of passive aggression and tears, thanks in part to free flowing booze but also the boorish behavior of some of the males on this show. I just knew we were in …
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Avid readers of this blog may have noticed something curious over the past week: no content. None. Zilch. Usually when I’m preoccupied, I usually manage one or two small items here and there, but alas, it’s been a dead zone on B-Side Blog. Why? Well, I went on a family vacation, and we went to …
Google launched its new, horrific service Google Buzz today, which is basically all the fun of Facebook, but without the architecture. Or structure. Or lack of chaos. In short, it’s like a chat room with no walls. A total and complete inundation of commentary that sprawls and grows faster than the most insidious of weeds. …
I’ve always wondered what would happen should I or anyone else accidentally knock over one of the many fragile wares at Crate & Barrel. Would the staff level me with a stern eye and an unforgiving scowl? Would I be forced to pony up the dough to replace the unfortunate item I had so tragically …
You gotta admire the balls on Jimmy Kimmel to show up on Jay Leno’s talk show and then proceed to bash the host with a series of withering, passive (and not so passive) aggressive insults, veiled thinly as jokes. Watching this clip is a tremendously awkward affair, especially given the simmering disdain Jay Leno can …
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The other day, I posted a humble photo of a cooked eel on Facebook, and the response was shockingly vehement. Some people thought it looked tasty. Others wanted to vomit. Now, I know eel doesn’t sound appealing, nor is my presentation particularly appetizing, but what of the taste? People swear by eel in sushi. Why …
Well, it’s official. American Idol is back, and everything over the next five months will more or less center around it. Sure, there’ll be diversions, but it’s the same thing every year: endless pontificating about singing and style and commercial viability, leading to gradually intensifying loyalties until lines are drawn in the sand with the …
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 …
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 …