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May 18, 2012
Cannes Film Festival: Did Berlusconi Turn Italy Into a Reality Show?
Today in unexpected Cannes headline news: a convicted felon turns in one of the best performances at the festival thus far (and it's not Roman Polanski -- rimshot! -- who was the subject of a softball vanity documentary which screened here earlier in the week, and isn't really worth talking abou ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 9, 2012
SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
Because Stevie is the sunshine of your life
Voice Choices
February 8, 2012
DUMB KNIGHT
Reader, do you accept this rose?
Blogs
October 14, 2011
100 & Single: The Erratic Chart Fortunes Of TV-Crowned Idols, From Kelly To Scotty
Scotty McCreery—winner of the 10th edition of American Idol, and owner of the new No. 1 title on Billboard's album chart, Clear as Day—sets a handful of chart records this week that certainly sound impressive. As Billboard reports, McCreery is the first country act to debut at No ... More >>
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September 26, 2011
Jersey Shoresical Is Not A Boresical
The raucously low-class reality show Jersey Shore tends to spoof itself, so a musical mockery of it seemed to me like a bad idea. But the production I just saw at the Actors Playhouse--which was a hit at the Fringe Festival--was a winner, because it's fast-moving, with nonstop music and raun ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
Fashion Week: Pageant Kids Go Wild West at Cicciabella
Sharyn Jackson"Wanted Dead or Alive"Last night I watched two hours of Lifetime's Dance Moms to prepare for the amazingness I knew I was going to behold this afternoon. Cicciabella, the outdoor slipper designer, showed its 2012 Cowgirl Riders line: western booties for the under-8 crowd. A gagg ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 31, 2011
A STAR IS BORN
It's time to step up to the plate and show your goods
Blogs
August 5, 2011
Radio Hits One: Reality TV Propels Aging Stars Back Into The Top 40
When I heard that Jennifer Lopez was leveraging her new position as an American Idol judge to launch her new single, premiering the video for "On The Floor" on one episode and performing the song on another, I rolled my eyes at what I thought was her hubris. It'd been less than two years sin ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Beavis And Butt-Head Return To A Racier, More Snookified MTV
MTV turns 30 on Monday. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. You may have heard by now that Beavis and Butt-Head are returning to MTV—a real comeback after years of cruel teasing rumors, none of them particularly believable. Mike Judge an ... More >>
News
July 27, 2011
Meet the Original JWoww and Snooki, Would-Be Stars of Bridge & Tunnel
Brianna and Gabriella almost escaped from Staten Island. But MTV pulled the plug on the original Jersey Shore
News
June 22, 2011
Reality-TV Porn
When their reality-TV star fades, some male contestants turn to gay porn
Voice Choices
May 11, 2011
REALITY BITES
Crystal Skillman's Cut
Blogs
April 1, 2011
Snooki Paid More Than Toni Morrison to Appear at Rutgers
Not a joke: New York Times best-selling author Snooki will be paid $32,000 by the Rutgers University Programming Association for appearing at two "student-produced comedy Q&A sessions" yesterday. This has generated great controversy, as that's $2,000 more than the amount Toni Morrison, who, y ... More >>
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March 24, 2011
The New Escapism for Men Is 'Manliness'
Let's briefly delve into stereotypes, shall we? As it goes with reality television programming, women like to watch "real housewives" get drunk and catfight in stilettos while carrying tiny dogs wearing velour jumpsuits. Women also like to watch shows in which large groups of women compete fo ... More >>
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January 6, 2011
Snooki to Own World, One Fuzzy Slipper at a Time
Following in the plush footsteps of any double/triple/six-packed threat (what's with the Situation these days, anyway?), Snooki, who already, obviously, has a book out, not to mention her special limited edition New Year's Eve pendant, is set to unroll an unprecedented array of new "Snooki-br ... More >>
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November 22, 2010
So Long, Sweetie: Food Network Cancels Ace of Cakes
foodnetwork.comThe Ace of Cakes moves on.Food Network has announced the cancellation of Ace of Cakes, the reality show that follows pastry chef Duff Goldman and his merry band of bakers at Charm City Cakes in Baltimore. According to The Associated Press, the show's upcoming season -- its 10th ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 17, 2010
'Christmas at Rockefeller Center'
foodnetwork.comThe Ace of Cakes moves on.Food Network has announced the cancellation of Ace of Cakes, the reality show that follows pastry chef Duff Goldman and his merry band of bakers at Charm City Cakes in Baltimore. According to The Associated Press, the show's upcoming season -- its 10th ... More >>
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November 8, 2010
The Death (and Comeback) of the Music Video Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
This week's New York magazine features a short article entitled "Why MTV Is Bringing Back Music Videos," which it isn't exactly. What MTV is doing is using its sizable funds to pair working directors with musicians and possibly even famous actors for a music video series entitled Supervideo. The fir ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 27, 2010
The Script
This week's New York magazine features a short article entitled "Why MTV Is Bringing Back Music Videos," which it isn't exactly. What MTV is doing is using its sizable funds to pair working directors with musicians and possibly even famous actors for a music video series entitled Supervideo. The fir ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Steven Daigle Arrested For Beating Fellow Porn Star
Big Brother personality turned big penis wielder Steven Daigle was one of the first reality show names to become a porn star, not vice versa. But now his life has gotten a little too real. According to this report (NSFW link), Daigle was arrested outside the Abbey last night after a bloody ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
The Snooki Book, A Shore Thing, is Actually Happening
Click to Enlarge.An idea for the cover.Dear Struggling Authors of America, please read the following around friends, family, or other people who can protect you from harming yourself. And Jonathan Franzen, look out. You think you wrote The Great American Novel? Think again. Star Jersey Shore ... More >>
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September 16, 2010
The Blonds Say "Nuh-uh" to Snooki
The big sceney fashion show of the week is tonight's spectacle by The Blonds, the sparkly duo who create glittery things for pop divas, but wisely draw the line at a certain reality star. Publicist Mauricio Padilha graciously tells me:
Blogs
September 14, 2010
Tuesdays With Snooki: GTL also Includes Side Trips to Barnes & Nobles, Guys!
via BuzzFeedSnooki and the gang of Jersey Shore-ists would like you to know that you are hopelessly misinformed as to their true nature, despite you watching them regularly on that "reality TV" show. Gah. On real, live talk show Ellen DeGeneres today, they expressed the existential dilemma of ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
Jersey Shore's Snooki Found Guilty of "Annoying Others"
Sometimes the headlines just write themselves. Spoiler: The Jersey Shore's embattled Snooki was found guilty of "annoying others on the beach with her antics," which included, apparently, using a beer bong, falling off a bike, and being entirely too tan (that's just our opinion).
Blogs
August 30, 2010
Top Chef, Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Win at the Emmys
BravoSmile! You won!Although its current season has so far been its worst yet, that didn't stop Top Chef from winning an Emmy last night for best Reality Competition, ending the seven-year reign of The Amazing Race. And it looks like Jamie Oliver's uphill battle with the residents of Huntingt ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2010
Jersey Shore Cast On Strike: Season 3 Status in Question
The cast of Jersey Shore may be getting a little big for their True Religions. TMZ is reporting that everyone except Snooki and The Situation are on strike just as shooting is supposed to start for Season 3. Ronnie, Vinny, Pauly D, Sammi, and JWoww are all holding out for more money, it seems ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2010
Casting Call: Want to Date a Millionaire on TV, or Be Told You're Nowhere Near Good Enough to Date a Millionaire on TV?
Single men and ladies, it's finally your East Coast chance to be taken apart and maybe put back together again by Patti Stanger, of you know, The Millionaire Matchmaker? That utterly heinous show that also, somehow, satisfies, perhaps because she's always telling the millionaire men to grow u ... More >>
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May 5, 2010
American Idol Season 9, Sinatra Week, In Which Ryan Seacrest Does a Better Sinatra Impersonation Than Any of the Actual Contestants
Hey, look, it's freaky little imp Aaron Kelly. CR: Michael Becker / FOX. Oh boy. Here we go. Sinatra Week. What a muddled and ill-conceived concept, even in a season that's attempted to grab attention by grabbing every iconic name off the shelf (Beatles, Stones, Elvis). I honestly can't imagi ... More >>
Blogs
April 30, 2010
Steven Daigle is Doing More Porn!
Big Brother star Steven Daigle is showing his daigle again. The Big Brother personality, who went on to make the immortal Steven Daigle XXXposed, is shooting Kings of New York, a Michael Lucas epic in which you'll undoubtedly see even more of his big brother. Goshers, it used to be porn sta ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 16, 2010
JERSEY WHORES
Fluff that hair high for Snooki!
Blogs
December 23, 2009
Is Brooklyn's Rachel Coleman the Worst Cook in America?
Rachel Coleman: Brooklynite, bad cookYes, friends, it's another food reality television show--Worst Cooks in America premieres on the Food Network on January 3. It turns the Top Chef paradigm on its head--instead of being covertly invited to snicker at the flailings of chefs who are meant to ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2009
'Top Chef' to Court Cavities with 'Just Desserts'
Cake WrecksJust when it looked like we couldn't possibly gorge on more competitive cooking shows, the busy little elves behind Top Chef have announced that they're planning a pastry spin-off, titled Just Desserts. The competition will adhere to the TC format, with contestants living with each ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2009
TSG: Danielle Staub Coke/Kidnapping/Escort Criminal Records
We hate reality shows and never had any interest in the gruesome-sounding Real Housewives of New Jersey, but we're a little more tempted now that The Smoking Gun has laid out Housewife Danielle Staub's criminal records under her old name, Beverly Ann Merrill. "Testing" cocaine for dealers? Involved ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2009
The Chopping Block: Only Marco Pierre White Can Save Us
The Chopping Block, the new cooking competition show on NBC with Marco Pierre White, is serious stuff. Watching it, you might wonder if you're viewing a reality show in the comfort of your own home or a post-apocalyptic thriller at the multiplex. Times are bleak, business is hard, the streets are m ... More >>
Columns
July 23, 2008
What If the Bachelorette Was Polyamorous?
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
Blogs
April 17, 2008
Top Chef: Enough with 'The Masses'
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
Blogs
October 4, 2007
Top Chef Upset: So Not Upsetting!
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
Blogs
September 28, 2007
Top Chef Mania Begins with Dale
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
Blogs
August 23, 2007
Could it be Top Chef Sara?
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
Blogs
August 2, 2007
Rocco DiSpirito on Why Hung is Just Like Him
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
Blogs
June 8, 2007
Top Chef Now has its Own Holiday
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
Blogs
February 27, 2007
The (White) Rapper Show: Grand Finale
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
Blogs
January 12, 2007
I'm From Rolling Stone and The White Rapper Show: The Progress Report
How TV shows represent open relationships—and how they could do better
NYC Life
March 21, 2006
Life After Reality TV=EMC²
Project Runway contestant opens downtown shop
Screens
March 7, 2006
Remote Patrol
Project Runway contestant opens downtown shop
Art
January 11, 2005
The Half-Life of Celebrity
Let them eat stars: Pop-culture vultures circle the flesh of the semi-rich and famous on VH1
NYC Life
November 23, 2004
Bravo's Project Runway
Let them eat stars: Pop-culture vultures circle the flesh of the semi-rich and famous on VH1
News
March 2, 2004
Blind on Blind
NY Times Editors 'Inadvertently' Fail to Mention They're Promoting a TV Show the Company Produced
Art
February 10, 2004
My Big Fat Obnoxious Prank
The Lawless and Ever Expanding World of Hidden-Camera TV
Art
January 14, 2003
Hunks and Has-Beens
Reality TV—Pop Thrills at 'Human Amusement Parks'
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