Category: TV

Speaking About the Unspeakable

On Dec. 28, MTV aired a special spin-off of its popular 16 and Pregnant program. Titled No Easy Decision, it focuses on a 19-year-old girl—pregnant

Long Live Rankin/Bass

We teach children a lot of things. Most go in one ear and out the other. After all, when you’re 6 years old, it’s hard

Fame and Compromise

Few entertainers talk candidly about the way fame and fortune can require, at times, uncomfortable compromises. Actually, scratch that. We get tell-all memoirs all the

Smell Like a Monster

Ads from Old Spice’s “Smell Like a Man” campaign have been among YouTube’s most-seen viral videos this year. And, always on the lookout for new

Worn Your Favorite Shows Lately?

While researching Grey’s Anatomy recently, I read a New York Times article by columnist Rob Walker. Walker points out that Barco Uniforms offers a top-selling

Shore-ing Up Reality TV

With the success of MTV’s Jersey Shore, it was only a matter of time before reality show makers scoped out the other 49 states to

America, Limping Toward Malaise?

You hear and read a lot of commentary on how America’s values are skidding down the slippery slope at breakneck speed. But you don’t typically

Whose Football Is It, Anyway?

A couple weeks ago I had a momentarily confusing, disorienting experience watching NFL football on a Sunday afternoon. I’d just gotten my son down for

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