As you may’ve heard, something is going on in the state of Wisconsin.
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Protests in Wisconsin
The State of Reality TV: When Reality Worlds Collide
What does the rumored union between Pauly D and Farrah Abraham “mean” to us, and what does it tell us about the state of contemporary reality television?
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What Are You Missing? Jan 30-Feb 12
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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The State of Reality TV: How Joel McHale and Chelsea Handler Saved My Life
Much as with the celebrated film Showgirls, a lot of reality TV is unintentionally funny, and the comic framings of both shows aim to make you laugh at even the most serious moments.
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The State of Reality TV: When in the World is Project Runway?
While the basic format of Project Runway has made its way to other countries, its scheduling model has been lost in translation.
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America Needs Historical Comedies Now
It's Like Mad Men, Only Funny!
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The State of Reality TV: The Pain of Watching The Bachelor
This season is painful to watch, but not in a fun, carnivalesque way. Rather, the pain seems to be much more serious and reveals the emotional trauma that we can experience when we blindly submit ourselves to normative ideas of patriarchy and the nuclear family.
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What Do You Think: Protests in Egypt
Antenna asks for your take on the place of media in the events in Egypt.
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What Are You Missing? January 16-29
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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The State of Reality TV: Kidding Around with Reality
Though not the most popular or influential entry in the genre, Kid Nation appropriately offers an elementary school primer both on the conventions of reality competitions and their negotiation of social structures taken for granted in the "real" world.
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Late to the Party: Dirty Dancing
With a title like that, it was bound to either be more dirty or less dirty than I expected.
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Late to the Party: Let’s Get Small and A Wild and Crazy Guy
In the latest installment of Late to the Party, I familiarize myself with Steve Martin's classic stand-up comedy albums.
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What Are You Missing? January 2-15
Ten (or more) media industry stories you might have missed recently.
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Late to the Party: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
As a games studies scholar, I risk my gamer credibility to admit that I have never played a single Zelda title.
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Late to the Party: It’s a Wonderful Life
For me, Jimmy Stewart and my hometown became one. As a teenager, I hated my hometown and small-town life in general. Why on earth would I watch the film on which my town based its image?
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