How the friendship in the HBO comedy Insecure is a response to reality TV
Issa Rae, the creator and star of HBO’s new comedy Insecure, says her show presents a different version of black female friendships than reality shows do.
Issa Rae, the creator and star of HBO’s new comedy Insecure, says her show presents a different version of black female friendships than reality shows do.
One-seventh of the speakers at the Republican convention this week are people who’ve been on reality television shows. A full list, and when to watch them.
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Men read real tweets directed toward two female sportswriters.
These truly are #MoreThanMean—they’re just unspeakably cruel, yet also so important to watch.
What happens when you take a 1980s cartoon and add new voices to turn it into a reality show? Nostalgic reality TV magic, that’s what.
Publications that have reported on research connecting reality TV viewing to narcissism have left out some critical facts from their headlines and articles.
On Friday, two writers known best for their fiction both died: Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird, and Umberto Eco, who wrote The Name of the Rose.
Here are their surprising connections to reality television.