American Pickers, Picking and Grinning
American Pickers is of particular in my household, a working-class family with parents/contemporaries who lived through the Great Depression.
Tagged: Reality TV
Tuesday questions, Bravo edition
Bethenny Frankel is famous. Won’t someone please help me understand why?
How To Give Advice
A guilty pleasure of mine is the reality show “Wife Swap”. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, the basics are as simple as the name implies: two families swipe wives/mothers* for two...
The Genealogy of Reality Television
Those looking to confirm their view that everything is, in fact, going to pot should read this history of reality television.
No Condescending Voyeurism Here!
Seriously, read The New York Times on Jersey Shore. Do you think the paper’s audience is on the verge of imitating the show’s participants? Or are they tuning in for cheap mockery?
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