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  • El_Phenomenal Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:20PMCredit goes to the WWE creative team for seizing the opportunity to go against convention and, for at least one night, embrace the chaos theory that makes wrestling so special when pulled off so flawlessly. We were outwitted time and time again, just in the span of five minutes.
  • Why Punk should not appear on Raw! Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:05PMCredit goes to the WWE creative team for seizing the opportunity to go against convention and, for at least one night, embrace the chaos theory that makes wrestling so special when pulled off so flawlessly. We were outwitted time and time again, just in the span of five minutes.
  • Russian Sex Slave Saga: The Ballad of Viktor and Olga Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:45PMSince Tuesday, I have blogged about a story making the rounds on the Internet, and even in some legit media outlets, about a man who broke into a hair salon in Meshchovsk, Russia, was overpowered by the female salon owner, who was a karate black belt, and subsequently tied to
  • Woman thankful to survive 'not uncommon' tumor Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:40PMBeth Celley was determined to keep the Christmas spirit flowing by placing gifts under the tree in December 2008, despite the tenuous situation looming behind the scenes."I wanted them (my children) to know that there would still be Christmas," Celley recalled. "Everything would still be the same as...
  • RIDGERUNNER REPORTS: Insect transformation never fails to be amazing Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:34PMOne of the more amazing phenomena in nature is the process of metamorphosis in the insect world. Some insects go from egg to nymph and then to the adult stage, while others take four steps: egg, larva
  • Sticky Fingers, Hidden Hams: A Shoplifting History Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:54AMIn The Steal, Rachel Shteir examines the cultural history and economic impact of shoplifting, an activity that 10 percent of all U.S. citizens admit to trying at one point or another.
  • Ridgerunner Reports: Insect transformation ... real and unreal Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:29PMOne of the more amazing phenomena in nature is the process of metamorphosis in the insect world. Some insects go from egg to nymph and then to the adult stage while others take four steps: egg, larva,
  • Vail Daily columnist Jack Van Ens: Revolutionary patriots sacrificed much Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 1:18AMThe Fourth of July parades, fireworks and flag-waving sometimes mask sacrifices that patriots endured. "A romantic haze has settled down over the whole affair," observed the late historian Bruce Catton, "and when w Copyright 2011 Vail Daily. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Vail Daily Vail Daily columnist ...
  • Actions on social media can bring real-life pain Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 1:45AMThe case of Rep. Anthony Weiner, who sent inappropriate messages to women and then tried to cover it up, appears to be another case of a politician engaging in risky behavior without regard for the consequences. How would a person of faith try to avoid such behavior?
  • 'Islamophobia on rise in West' Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 11:48AMThe acquittal of Right-wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders of charges of inciting hatred against Muslims by an Amsterdam court indicates that Islamophobia is on the rise in the West, an analyst says.
  • Meet the Made in Chelsea players Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 10:21PMWhen Ollie Locke first came to London he remembers stepping out of Sloane Square tube station, standing at the foot of the King's Road and thinking 'This is it. This is Chelsea'.
  • Walk a mile in their shoes Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:00AMA CONFRONTING new SBS series brings Australians face to face with asylum-seekers on their own turf.
  • US Rep. Giffords released from Houston hospital Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 3:28AMHOUSTON (The Arizona Republic) - The first photos of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords since she was shot in the head in a mass shooting in Tucson about five months ago were released early Sunday.
  • Cop sues 'Real Housewives' cast over bar fight Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 7:34AM"Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast members beat up and injured a Chicago-area police officer and his cousin during a brawl earlier this year at a posh Dominican resort, two lawsuits filed today allege.
  • N.J. 'Housewives' stars sued over bar brawl Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 5:18PMTeresa Giudice apparently never retracts the claws, even while on vacation.
  • Cop Sues NJ 'Real Housewives' Cast Over Bar Fight Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 2:36PM"Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast members beat up and injured a Chicago-area police officer and his cousin during a brawl earlier this year at a posh Dominican resort, two lawsuits filed today allege.
  • 'Real Housewives' sued over bar fight Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 1:09PM"Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast members assaulted a Chicago-area police officer and his cousin, two lawsuits allege.
  • Rupert Penry-Jones: Still waiting for his Colin Firth moment Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 4:20AMRupert Penry-Jones is standing in a sea: of daisies, admittedly, not water. And his shirt, generously unbuttoned, is flapping in the breeze rather than clinging, damp, to his torso. But that doesn't stop memories of that Mr Darcy moment, when Colin Firth emerged dripping from the lake, from flooding into my mind as I watch him gamely sniff away, ignoring his hayfever for the good of our photo ...
  • The Whale Wars Season Premiere Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 9:37PMUpon the premiere of the fourth season of Whale Wars, Animal Planet’s reality-TV series about anti-whaling activists, the show’s star tells Andy Dehnart, "We've actually won.”
  • In a Fit of Jeff Zucker Nostalgia, NBC Decides to Reboot Fear Factor Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 2:33PMHere's another sign the reality-TV genre may be running out of ideas: An NBC spokeswoman tells Vulture that the network is reviving Fear Factor , the Jeff Zucker–era game show in which contestants performed all manner of gross stunts in order to make bank. News of the revival first leaked this morning when several websites, including Reality Blurred , noticed that the Peacock and producer ...
  • 'Fear Factor' returns to NBC Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 12:48PMBy James Hibberd EW exclusive! Reality competition classic will rejoin NBC lineup at a yet-to-be-determined time
  • Bo Burnham: 'I'm a complete hypocrite' Saturday, May 28, 2011 @ 6:19PMThe American comedian Bo Burnham is writing and starring in a new mockumentary for MTV. "It's about a kid who hires a crew to film his own life," he says, "because he wants to be famous." Burnham turned the camera on himself too, when he was 16 – and his recordings of comic songs, performed in his bedroom and beamed to the world, remain among the biggest YouTube hits of all time (88 million ...
  • Hey Merkel, leave the Greeks alone Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 2:52AMA year ago, a month ago, perhaps even a week ago, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s comments about Greeks needing to work more would have gone down as badly in Athens as a joke about room service in the Strauss-Kahn household.
  • A teaching moment Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 7:01PMHigh school play seizes power from the N-word.
  • The latest Survivor season, part 2 Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 3:43PMAs promised, here is part 2 of my epic email chat with our new Survivor correspondent Scott Preston, as we discuss Survivor: Redemption Island . In this week's final instalment, we tackle the psychological aspect to playing the game, the best strategy for winning, and where we'd like to see the show go next.
  • 'The Only Way Is Essex': Did it deserve a BAFTA? Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 11:30AMReality Bites debates the merits of BAFTA winner The Only Way Is Essex .
  • A MOUNTAIN VIEW: Real connections Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 3:39PMThe fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. He who knows it not and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is as good as dead, a snuffed-out candle.
  • Hey Merkel, leave the Greeks alone Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 10:49AMA year ago, a month ago, perhaps even a week ago, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s comments about Greeks needing to work more would have gone down as badly in Athens as a joke about room service in the Strauss-Kahn household.
  • Hey Merkel, leave the Greeks alone Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 10:49AMA year ago, a month ago, perhaps even a week ago, German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s comments about Greeks needing to work more would have gone down as badly in Athens as a joke about room service in the Strauss-Kahn household.
  • Taxis Now Spoiling Your Favorite TV Shows (Or Just Celebrity Apprentice) Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 11:41AMAs if we needed one more reason to hate those television screens in cabs: they're now airing spoilers! According to Reality Blurred , last night's Celebrity Apprentice ended with just two final contestants, but those final two had already been revealed in New York City's fleet of yellow cabs! (If you DVR'd the show and haven't watched it yet, consider this your spoiler alert for what's below ...
  • Usufruct Is Not a Dirty Word (in Tyee Books) Sunday, May 15, 2011 @ 10:57PMIt's right to use the city's empty lot if you don't harm it. Fertile grounds for urban farming!
  • Florida Woman Found Guilty Of Hiring Hit Man To Kill Her Husband Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:44PM(CNN) -- A Florida jury on Friday convicted a woman of hiring a hit man to kill her new husband, rejecting the defense's contention that she and her spouse concocted the murder-for-hire plot in order to get on reality TV.
  • Jury rejects made-for-TV murder defense Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 7:27PMA Florida jury on Friday convicted a woman of hiring a hit man to kill her new husband, rejecting the defense's contention that she and her spouse concocted the murder-for-hire plot to get on reality TV.
  • The Way We Were Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 7:01AMThe Marked Man, by Diane Arbus. “The human beings in her squirmy images puzzle over us as much as we puzzle over them.” The atrium at the Museum of Photographic Arts offers an essay on what we thought we were as a people during the ’50s and ’60s.
  • Editorial: The Need forForeign Intelligence Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 10:02AMInternational news is crucial, as is finding time on the schedules to air...
  • The Need forForeign Intelligence Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 8:47AMOsama bin Laden is dead. We’re guessing many of us will rememberwhen and how we first heard...
  • Katie Price: 'Paradise' Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 7:02AMWe read the paperback version of Katie Price's latest novel Paradise and let you know what we think.
  • The Anti-Princess Movement Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 9:05PMThe royal wedding last week was a fairy tale moment come true. But some families are wondering if their young girls are too caught up in princesses. The controversial book "Cinderella Ate My Daughter" is part of what's fueling an anti-princess movement.
  • Jeff Wagenheim: Georges St-Pierre remains atop SI.com's May pound-for-pound ratings Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 3:12PMIf you're one of those fans who live for the TV sportscast highlight reels -- reverse dunks and upper-deck homers and 60-yard bombs to in-stride receivers -- Georges St-Pierre is not the mixed martial artist for you. You'll find much more satisfaction in watching Anderson Silva, who has put exclamation points on three of his past four fights with sudden and spectacular finishes.
  • Obama: Politics distorted by reality TV Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 5:58AMUS President Barack Obama has bemoaned what he sees as the infiltration of reality television into the national political debate in America.
  • Obamas on 'Oprah': Your take? Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 5:57PMEpisode taped before strike against Osama bin Laden airs; think it changed how chat will be perceived?
  • Obama tells Oprah politics distorted by reality TV Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 4:11PMCHICAGO (AFP) - US President Barack Obama bemoaned what he sees as the infiltration of reality television into the national political debate in America in comments on the Oprah Winfrey Show airing Monday.
  • High school play seizes power from the N-Word Sunday, May 1, 2011 @ 9:11PMWATERBURY, Connecticut—No way, Larry Ward thought to himself, emotions boiling. There is no way that my grandson should have anything to do with that word.
  • Murder for hire or made-for-TV drama? Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 10:21PMProsecutors say a Florida woman tried to hire a hitman to kill her new husband, but the defense says the couple was trying to get on reality TV.
  • Murder for hire, or made-for-TV drama? Friday, April 29, 2011 @ 9:51PMProsecutors and police say a Florida woman tried to hire a hitman to kill her newlywed husband, but the defense says she and her husband were using the murder-for-hire pretext to get on reality TV.
  • Releasing birth certificate, Obama acknowledges it's a whole new ballgame Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 4:01PMPresident Barack Obama's appearance Wednesday in the White House briefing room to present a documented rebuttal of suspicions that he was not born on U.S. soil was more than just a surprise. It was a decisive new turn in the centuries-long American history of political accusation and innuendo.
  • Erdogan’s Turkey Turns Top Jailer as Rivals See Power Grab Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 5:55AMTurkey’s jailing of 17 journalists since September is fuelling accusations that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s changes to the legal system are designed to eliminate opponents rather than harmonize laws with the European Union.
  • A new era of accusation and innuendo Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 4:47AMPresident Barack Obama’s appearance Wednesday in the White House briefing room to present a documented rebuttal of suspicions that he was not really born on U.S. soil was more than just a surprise. It was a decisive new turn in the centuries-long American history of political accusation and innuendo.
  • Erdogan’s Turkey Becomes Top Jailer as Opponents See Power Grab Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 3:35AMTurkey’s jailing of 17 journalists since September is fuelling accusations that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s changes to the legal system are designed to eliminate opponents rather than harmonize laws with the European Union.
  • Erdogan’s Turkey Becomes Biggest Jailer With Opponents Alleging Power Grab Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 3:30AMTurkey’s jailing of 17 journalists since September is fuelling accusations that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ’s changes to the legal system are designed to eliminate opponents rather than harmonize laws with the European Union.