The Real Repercussions of Reality TV
Categories: Pop Culture
Like the morbid intrigue of a car accident, watching peers’ happiness can’t compare to nitty-gritty drama, and these days spectators can’t seem to look away.
Drag King: What Gaga’s Male Alter Ego says about Gender and Ethnicity
Categories: Pop Culture
Gaga’s recent choice of appearance – and gender – sparked a lot of questions and comments from fans and critics.
Down the Tubes: Please Stop Watching ‘Jersey Shore’
Categories: TNGG Weekly Columns
Lindsay pleads with the country to please, please stop watching this show that turns our brains to mush.
Cocaine Is (Still) a Helluva Drug
Categories: Pop Culture
Despite it’s mid-2000s disappearance, celebrities and music artists continue to flaunt their infatuation with blow, bringing cocaine’s popularity back with a vengeance.
Is Jersey Shore the Id to Society’s Super-Ego?
Categories: Pop Culture
We all wish we could go crazy once and awhile, but the cast of Jersey Shore actually do. That’s why we can’t stop watching them.
Hump Day Celeb Gossip Roundup
Categories: TNGG Weekly Columns
Chelsea Handler admits to dating 50 Cent. The Situation’s dad calls him out on YouTube. Nicki Minaj used to be way hotter. The Shrivers are breaking up. And Bristol got work done. Too bad she’s still a Palin.
Down the Tubes: The Best of Sex on T.V.
Categories: Sex Week
Amidst all the delicious, dishy stories coming at you this weelk, a little fictional sexploration is in order. And so, I bring you 2011’s “Sex on T.V. Awards.”
We’ve Got a Situation Here
Categories: Technology
I think it’s pretty safe to say that all things Jersey have taken their place at the forefront of pop culture–for now. Not only is there now a whole Jersey genre on reality TV, including, of course, The Jersey Shore, Jerseylicious and the Real Housewives of New Jersey, but this hot topic has reached the zenith of popularity and has even been “featured” on its very own South Park episode.
Celebrity “Undorsement” and Negative Product Placement
Categories: Business
We pay attention to celebrities. What they eat and drink and where they shop and what they wear. But the celebrities we pay most attention to aren’t exactly what you’d call classy. In a brilliant turn, brands have begun using reality TV stars to show their competitors’ products in a negative light.
Gen Y’s Guilty Pleasure
Categories: Lifestyle
By Julie Jaenicke: “I am a Southernish (Kentucky) transplant who has been surviving New England for 7 years. Playing the piano, making jewelry, and hiking are a few of my favorite distractions. And, as an avid animal lover, tofu and spending time at local shelters are of similar importance. I am a TV buyer at [...]
