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Articles Tagged with #manufacturingreality

Manufacturing Reality

Paris Hilton and the American Cannibal
by Keith Hollihan
In our continuing series, a profile of the pornographer who put Paris Hilton in your living room, and a fascinating look at “pseudo-events” in our culture and the media that can’t get enough of them.
Manufacturing Reality

The Omarosa Experiment
by Keith Hollihan
Reality TV isn’t for the weak of ego, or the merely normal; to succeed, you must be “super-normal.” Talking to some of the industry’s most infamous offspring about their lives after the show—and the psychologists who were responsible for vetting them in the first place.
Manufacturing Reality

Mirror, Mirror
by Keith Hollihan
Reality television depends on charismatic contestants, and the Ganz sisters, a pair of identical-twin casting agents, are among its chief suppliers. The first article in a series on the hidden workings of reality TV.
Manufacturing Reality

Reality’s Apprentice
by Keith Hollihan
Reality TV may seem a world away from real life, but what happens when Donald Trump’s The Apprentice moves in upstairs? Worse, what happens when it seems to be a sham?