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Could Unionizing Protect Contestants From The Reality Of Reality TV?
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Rachelle Hampton
December 20, 2024
Arts And Culture
‘Culinary Class Wars’ Is A Tribute To Getting Your Reps In
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Rachelle Hampton
November 5, 2024
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Arts And Culture
‘The Golden Bachelorette’ Is Like A Wildlife Cam But For Old Dudes Who Rock
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Rachelle Hampton
October 9, 2024
TV
‘Survivor’ Should Bring Back Jon Lovett Just So He Can Bomb Again
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Rachelle Hampton
September 26, 2024
Arts And Culture
What Exactly Happened With The Fruity Pebbles?
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
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Kelsey McKinney
September 17, 2024
Under The Influence
Talent Has Never Been Enough
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
September 9, 2024
Interviews
Anxiety, Injury, And Constipation: An Executive Producer Discusses The Toll On ‘Alone’ Contestants
109
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Alex Prewitt
August 28, 2024
Arts And Culture
The Surreal Life Of ‘Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show’
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Israel Daramola
April 4, 2024
TV
The ‘Squid Game’ Reality Show Is A Brutal Adaptation Of Its Source Material
192
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 29, 2023
Arts And Culture
Reality TV Won’t Fix What’s Broken About Hollywood Economics
167
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Alex Sujong Laughlin
May 4, 2023
Life's Rich Pageant
‘Keys To The VIP’ Unlocked The Modern Manosphere
145
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Conor McKeon
April 6, 2023
TV
‘Physical: 100’ Asks What A Body Is For
97
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Nicholas Russell
March 15, 2023
The Fights
Dana White’s ‘Power Slap’ Is An Abomination
450
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Patrick Redford
January 27, 2023
Podcasts
Real Housewives For Boys, With Jemele Hill
100
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David Roth
December 15, 2022
TV
Which Sports-Adjacent Physical Challenge TV Show Is Right For You?
148
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Tara Ariano
September 24, 2021
TV
‘Drive To Survive’ Cracks Open The Narrow Reality Of Competition
127
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Felix Kent
September 8, 2021