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    January 3, 2012

    The Five Weirdest Reality TV Shows Coming This Season

    ​Is it just us, or is tv getting more bizarre by the day? Five years ago, if you'd asked us if a show about storage facilities would be successful, we'd have yawned in your face. Today, of course, Storage Wars is just the tip of the "watch these weird people with unorthodox jobs" genre iceberg. Th ... More >>

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    August 15, 2011

    Strange Food Addictions: Chalk, Cigarette Ashes, Drywall, and More (Video)

    TLCGuess our secret addiction to cave-aged Gouda with cheap wine isn't so bad, after all.​Once upon a time, a cable television network called TLC stood for The Learning Channel. It promised to bring educational and scientific programming designed to elevate our lives with the light of knowledge.Pr ... More >>

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    August 10, 2011

    Weight Loss Surgery Is the Easy Way Out

    ​US News & World Report recently noted that gastric bypass surgery not only cuts your appetite but also might reduce your desire for high-fat foods. Over the years, I've had friends who have suffered through gastric bypass or lap band procedures. They've all shed weight as if they had made a ... More >>

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    April 13, 2011

    To Eat or Not to Eat... the Couch

    via Flickr walknbostonLooks like somebody threw up on the sidewalk.​Yum. Look at that plump, juicy... sofa?You might be familiar with pica -- the disorder that leads people to eat stuff like soap, chalk, batteries, coins, hair, and dirt -- from watching the show My Strange Addiction on T ... More >>

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    April 29, 2010

    Celebrity Chef Curtis Stone: Interview, Part One

    Chef Stone: an Aussie with American spirit​Maybe you've never eaten his food, but now that Curtis Stone has managed to hang on for seven Celebrity Apprentice episodes, much of America hungers for whatever he's willing to cook up. This Aussie chef known as much for his talent as his spiked, blonde ... More >>

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