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Film
,
Small Screen
May 18, 2020
Trade real life for reality TV
What streaming show should you watch based on your quarantine status?
By Rima Parikh
Tags:
Small Screen
,
reality TV
,
COVID
,
Vanderpump Rules
,
Blackfish
,
Terrace House
,
Property Brothers
,
The Bachelor
,
The Real Housewives
,
The Great British Bake Off
,
Too Hot to Handle
,
90 Day Fiance
Arts & Culture
,
Festival
Apr 26, 2018
Getting ‘Graphic!’ at the Chicago Humanities Festival
A preview of four talks this weekend
By Julia Thiel, Brianna Wellen, Tanner Howard, and Jordannah Elizabeth
Tags:
Festival
,
Chicago Humanities Festival
,
Thi Bui
,
Vietnam war
,
The Best We Could Do
,
graphic novel
,
Patricia Nguyen
,
The Bachelor
,
Amy Kaufman
,
Ali Barthwell
,
Bachelor Nation
,
UnReal
,
reality TV
,
Alex Lichtenstein
,
Andrew Lichtenstein
,
Marked Unmarked Remembered
,
Harriet Tubman
,
Haymarket Martyrs’ Memorial
,
Clemantine Wamariya
,
The Girl Who Smiled Beads
,
Elizabeth Weil
,
Claire Wamariya
,
Oprah Winfrey Show
,
Rwanda
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 15, 2017
Binge-watching
The Bachelor
and Netflix’s
Love
makes me happy to be single
Why is everyone on TV so desperate to couple up?
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
Small Screen
,
Television
,
Love
,
The Bachelor
,
Netflix
,
ABC
,
Vanessa Grimaldi
,
Nick Viall
,
Gillian Jacobs
,
Paul Rust
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jan 10, 2017
Bachelor
strategist (and former Chicagoan) Nick Viall is being outplayed by this season’s villain, Corinne Olympios
The veteran
Bachelor
star has met his competitive match in the 24-year-old from Miami.
By Brianna Wellen and Jake Malooley
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
Nick Viall
,
The Bachelor
,
ABC
,
Chris Harrison
,
The Bachelorette
,
Bachelor in Paradise
,
Corinne
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jun 14, 2016
UnReal
on Lifetime takes a real look at reality TV
The scripted series exposes the dark side of
The Bachelor
-like shows.
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
Small Screen
,
Television
,
UnReal
,
Lifetime
,
The Bachelor
,
reality television
,
Shiri Appleby
,
Constance Zimmer
,
Everlasting
,
Sarah Shapiro
,
Gina Fattore
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 16, 2016
The Bachelor
needs to give its final rose
After 20 seasons and 14 years, the matchmaking reality-television show is running out of steam.
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Arts
,
Small Screen
,
Television
,
The Bachelor
,
Chris Harrison
,
ABC
,
The Bachelorette
,
Ben Higgins
,
reality television
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 2, 2015
Five things we've learned from this season of
Bachelor in Paradise
Arbitrary rules created by maniacs—let's learn them, shall we?
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Small Screen
,
Television
,
bachelor in paradise
,
season two
,
dan cox
,
ashley ioconetti
,
jared haibon
,
clare crawley
,
ashton kutcher
,
joe jonas
,
backstreet boys
,
juelia
,
the bachelor
,
the bachelorette
,
chris harrison
Blogs
,
Bleader
Feb 11, 2015
I'm ready to talk about
The Bachelor
now
This season is finally good—thanks Kelsey! Oh bye, Kelsey!
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
the bachelor
,
chris soules
,
kelsey poe
,
sanderson poe
,
chris harrison
,
the bachelorette
,
jillian
,
megan
,
new mexico
Blogs
,
Bleader
Sep 23, 2014
Turn yourself over to
Love Prison
A new A&E dating series makes incarceration scarier than ever.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
love prison
,
reality tv
,
dating
,
the bachelor
,
the bachelorette
,
bachelor in paradise
,
ABC
,
A&E
Blogs
,
Bleader
Aug 13, 2014
Bachelor in Paradise
is heaven for people who enjoy cringing
The latest addition to the Bachelor franchise is the best at being the worst.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Gross
,
Arts
,
Television
,
Small Screen
,
bachelor in paradise
,
chris harrison
,
the bachelor
,
the bachelorette
,
abc
,
Marquel
,
andi dorfman
,
sarah herron
,
ashlee
,
courtney robertson
,
i didn't come here to make friends
,
sex
,
hot tubs
,
rose ceremony
,
fantasy suite
,
mental health
Blogs
,
Bleader
Jul 22, 2014
Dating Naked
needs to put its goddamned clothes on and go
VH1's new dating show is trashier than you'd even imagine a show called
Dating Naked
could be.
By Gwynedd Stuart
Tags:
Things I Hate
,
Arts
,
Television
,
dating naked
,
vh1
,
reality tv
,
nudity
,
vaginas
,
buttcracks
,
sex
,
gross
,
the bachelor
,
the bachelorette
Blogs
,
Bleader
Mar 19, 2013
The Bachelor
: A shitty reality show that actually portrays a shitty reality
On the death of modern love
By Sarah Nardi
Tags:
Arts
,
Television
,
The Internet
,
The Bachelor
,
ABC
,
match.com
,
Christian Mingle
,
Sean Lowe
,
Catherine Guidici
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