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Snooki Makes the SATs: Students Fret Over Reality TV Question
By Ben Muessig - AOL NewsStudents who blew off studying for the SAT may have Snooki to thank when their acceptance letters arrive this spring. On the March 12 college admissions exam, students were asked to write an essay about reality TV and the concept of authenticity, leaving nervous teens to wonder whether Lauren Conrad is as good of a source as Joseph Conrad. "Most people believe that the reality these shows portray is authentic, but they are being misled," the prompt begins, according to The New York Times. The question alludes to shows like "American Idol" and "The Biggest Loser" before asking, "How ...
Filmmaker Defeats Depression by Faking Intervention
By David Moye - AOL NewsAs it was for many people, the 2008 recession was a bad time for filmmaker Steve Moramarco. "My life was literally in the toilet for about a year, personally and professionally," he told AOL News. "Everything was dead. As an actor, I had no auditions and there was basically no work. I was so underwater on my mortgage, I might as well have been a scuba diver, and my girlfriend left." In better days, Moramarco had worked with Jack Black on films like "School of Rock" and was an associate producer on "Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny." He also had the honor of appearing on the flip side of ...
How an MTV Reality Show Sparked a Crime Wave
By Paul Kix - AOL News(July 28) -- The point of reality shows is for their stars to behave badly, if not for outright criminal enterprises to develop. Now a study to be released Aug. 2 in the journal Economics Letters argues that reality shows may not only breed delinquents but attract them off camera as well. Its key finding is that crime seemed to rise in Laguna Beach, Calif., precisely because "Laguna Beach" was filmed there. Lesley Chiou and Mary Lopez authored the study. (The briefest of abstracts can be found here.) They're assistant professors of economics at Occidental College in L.A. -- and, yes, admit to ...
Little People Grapple With 'M Word' on Wrestling Show
By David Moye - AOL News(June 3) -- Spike TV's newest reality show, "Half Pint Brawlers," is causing a big debate among America's little people. The show follows a Chicago-based wrestling troupe called the Half Pint Brawlers through their on- and offstage antics. The hook is that all six members are under 4 feet tall. Spike TV Spike TV's "Half Pint Brawlers" chronicles the often absurd, astonishing and wild adventures of one of the most extraordinary performance groups in the country. The show, which debuted June 2 and airs at 11 p.m., follows a recent trend of reality shows focused on little people -- the term ...
Sarah Palin Plans Second Book, Shops TV Show
By not in system - AOL News(March 4) - Sarah Palin's first book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," was a runaway best seller, so it's no surprise that the former Alaska governor and one-time vice presidential candidate already has a follow-up title in the works. ...
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