The Keating Hotel is located in the Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego, California, a premium destination in one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. Eddie Kean, the owner of this ...

Over at the Millionaire’s Club, Patti Stanger’s underling assistant Marisa introduces Justin Ross Lee who, we’re told, “sells pocket squares all over America.” Also: “He’s huge in Sweden.” We then see ...

Now that all the pats on the back have been made, let’s dive into the show. Mike, in your review you mentioned that you were excited about the possibilities that the serialized television show format ...

When I was a kid, TV made sense. That’s not to say that television was better back in the day – far from it. What I mean though is that TV shows included ongoing series which may or may not be ...

The Applegate River Lodge, owned by Joanna and Richard Davis, is located in “beautiful Applegate, Oregon,” which makes sense. I’ve passed through the general area several times while driving back and ...

In the opening segment, “Robby Love” of “roller skates are my ride’ fame (see: The Millionaire Matchmaker episode, “Robby/Brendan,” which is one of the most hilariously cheesetastic episodes of ...

I’ve re-embraced audiobooks lately, which has lured me back to the pursuit of The Dark Tower. I spend many hours weekly listening to audio media, and for the last few decades podcasts have soaked up ...

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Welcome to Pop Thruster’s guide to The Millionaire Matchmaker, the Bravo reality series where tough-love matchmaker and Millionaires’ Club CEO Patti Stanger wrangles millionaires into opening their ...

Key is a loving father cooing back to his infant child (who is strapped to himself via baby harness) while walking around a public park. When he accidentally brushes by a taciturn basketball player ...

When people call ska or ska punk a fad, it genuinely annoys me. The implication is that it’s something that “everyone” thought was a good idea at the time – hey, pet rocks are rad! – and then ...