Unless you live in Houston, (or you lived in London in the late 80s), you know Vanessa Riley from her brief but shining appearance on Project Runway: She's the smart, funny Brit whose brief moment of nobility on the runway cost her the competition in a week where other, significantly more deserving drama queens (I'm looking at you, Nora), should have been booted off. Project … [Read more...] about PG Interview: Project Runway’s Vanessa Riley
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Blind Date or Dream Job?
Reason 1,000,010 why I am ashamed to be me and feel a professional should be called in to evaluate my taste in television and intervene if necessary: I have become addicted to Blind Date. I can't explain it. I am aware that it is a horrible show. I used to hate it. I only know that lately I find myself eschewing The Simpsons for this poorly produced juvenile show. Okay, so … [Read more...] about Blind Date or Dream Job?
Reality Shines in American High
I know Michelle hates it, but there is something to be said for reality programming-when it is showing us actual reality and not some farce dreamed up by greedy producers in search of the Next Big Ratings Gimmick. Not that this should in any way be taken to mean that I do not approve of, say, Survivor. Because, um, I do. A lot. I am nowhere near approaching Old, not really, … [Read more...] about Reality Shines in American High