Television and film writer Greg White offers an insider’s perspective on why great television can suddenly go so bad.
My Fascination with the Amish Mafia
January 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
No matter how beautiful the garden appears from the outside, the serpent still finds its way in.
Before You Cheat: 14 Things You Need to Know
January 15, 2013 By 24 Comments
Advice on the high price of infidelity, from a man who’s paid.
Open Thread: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West Are Expecting
December 31, 2012 By 3 Comments
What is it about celebrities that make an announcement like a baby international front-page news?
Accept That He Cheated
December 31, 2012 By 5 Comments
Seeing clearly what is within one’s power to change is the key to taking action after infidelity.
The Ethics of Reality Television: Kant and Bentham on the Jersey Shore
December 21, 2012 By 1 Comment
As Jersey Shore builds to a not-at-all climactic conclusion, Jim Jividen discusses what we’ve learned about ethics from watching Snooki, JWoww, the Situation, Ronnie, and all their gym/tan/laundry pals.
Man Up / Man Down
November 7, 2012 By 10 Comments
Hipster Sexism doesn’t serve humanity any better than the Classic variety.
Over the Rainbow
October 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Donald D’Haene finds the spirit of the original Dorothy in a Canadian reality TV show contestant.
P.T. Barnum, Honey Boo Boo, and Trolling as a Business Model
October 19, 2012 By
In which Noah Brand requests, without any actual hope, that everyone please shut up about how stupid reality TV is.
Should Parents Spank Their Kids? – Reflections on T.I. and Tiny
September 13, 2012 By 12 Comments
Showtime comments on the way things used to be when he was a kid, and how an episode of T.I. and Tiny’s Family Hustle reminded him of how much discipline has changed.
Why I Forced My 7 Year Old Son to Watch The Kardashians
August 28, 2012 By 12 Comments
Joanna Schroeder admits to tricking her son into watching a scene from The Kardashians so they can talk about why it’s important for men to cry.
Fast N Loud: Best New Show on TV
July 21, 2012 By 28 Comments
Station wagon-driver Joanna Schroeder doesn’t care about automotive repair, but is crazy about Discovery’s reality show about transforming rust bucket classic cars into one-of-a-kind works of art.
Casting Calls: The Reality of Being an At-Home Dad?
July 6, 2012 By 9 Comments
A reality show is looking for at-home dads who are funny, burn their child’s high chair and forget their kids at the park.
“Thanks for Arresting Me!” DUI Convict Reunites with Cop
June 19, 2012 By 1 Comment
Jamie Reidy comments on a rare story: a perp thanking his arresting officer for sending him to jail.
Don’t Touch That Dial: New Reality TV Show “7 Days of Sex”
April 26, 2012 By 3 Comments
Jamie Reidy discusses Lifetime’s “7 Days of Sex” that is designed to save marriages.
“You would never know from sex ed classes that people actually enjoy sex.”
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