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Snooki Makes the SATs: Students Fret Over Reality TV Question

Students who blew off studying for the SAT may have Snooki to thank when their acceptance letters arrive this spring. On the March 12 college admissions exam, students were asked to write an essay about reality TV and the concept of authenticity, leaving nervous teens to wonder whether Lauren Conrad is as good of a source...

Filmmaker Defeats Depression by Faking Intervention

As it was for many people, the 2008 recession was a bad time for filmmaker Steve Moramarco. "My life was literally in the toilet for about a year, personally and professionally," he told AOL News. "Everything was dead. As an actor, I had no auditions and there was basically no work. I was so underwater on my mortgage, I...

How an MTV Reality Show Sparked a Crime Wave

(July 28) -- The point of reality shows is for their stars to behave badly, if not for outright criminal enterprises to develop. Now a study to be released Aug. 2 in the journal Economics Letters argues that reality shows may not only breed delinquents but attract them off camera as well. Its key finding is that crime...

Little People Grapple With 'M Word' on Wrestling Show

(June 3) -- Spike TV's newest reality show, "Half Pint Brawlers," is causing a big debate among America's little people. The show follows a Chicago-based wrestling troupe called the Half Pint Brawlers through their on- and offstage antics. The hook is that all six members are under 4 feet tall. Spike TV Spike TV's...

Sarah Palin Plans Second Book, Shops TV Show

(March 4) - Sarah Palin's first book, "Going Rogue: An American Life," was a runaway best seller, so it's no surprise that the former Alaska governor and one-time vice presidential candidate already has a follow-up title in the works.

Background on reality show

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded.

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