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America loves train wrecks. They try to look away, but their eyes stay fixated on the explosions and crashes. This is exactly why Jersey Shore is popular.  In possibly the most hilarious twist to a reality show ever, these eight castmates intentionally play into and embrace the “Guido” stereotype. They fist pound, blow out, spray tan, and do things viewers at home say they will never do. But will they watch other do it? Oh, hell yeah. Reality shows are normally just dreadful, but Jersey Shore has a great appeal that is nearly indescribable. The mixture of personalities and activities ...

Chad Ochocinco has an eccentric personality, and everyone knows it. He’s clearly athletic, and has everything a girl could ever want. That’s why VH1 thought it would be good to give Eight Five his own dating show. But have you seen the contestants? When did Spearmint Rhino let all its employees go on leave? These women would make Susan Boyle proud of her looks. One of my friends says VH1 does less for black people than Jim Crowe. And he is right. Again. The saying goes that there are many fish in the sea. Ocho must know this because I can’t imagine he’d ever give ...

Celebrities live way too well. They roll in the dough, do whatever they please, and only a sex scandal can bring them down. They apparently can even come out in public with blue hair and a gap tooth, and no one hassles them. America’s star-centric culture makes celebrities more visible at sporting events than the hockey puck or baseball itself. It’s a shock Mario Lopez doesn’t pop out of nowhere when I turn on ESPN. Many of these celebrities like sports the way Rex Ryan likes dieting. They get to fulfill every die-hard sports fan’s dream of sitting next to his favorite player, ...

When real fans watch sports, they want to feel like they are part of the crowd, even while relaxing in the La-Z-Boy at home. They want to smell the guy who hasn’t showered next to them, feel the piping hot bleachers, and see the waterfall of sweat during the rookie’s first appearance. But the most underrated sense for a sports fan? Hearing. The athletes need it, the coaches need it, the analysts need it and so do the ravenous followers. Sounds in sports can illuminate so many things, and without it, you can miss half of the game. Except for golf. From the buzzer sounding during ...

Whenever I go to the airport, my favorite thing to do is laugh at people who look like they’ve never seen a plane or terminal before. Unless I’m at LAX, because then I always hit Chili’s To-Go. I don’t know about you, but diarrhea during a four-hour to flight to Chicago is so good, I’d take it every time over watching the Clippers. Athletes fly constantly, whether on private team jets between games or in the off-season going home. Most superstars collect more frequent flyer miles than Mark Sanford got for his “hikes in the Appalachians.“ So it comes as a bit ...