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Who Wants to Be a Reality TV Star?
Millions of people watch reality television each week. One of the main appeals of reality TV is getting a glimpse into the lives of people who are very different from ourselves. But why do people choose to be on shows that often show them at their worst? Azzura Lalani tries to find out.
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The tribe has spoken – reality TV’s new reality
“In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.” Andy Warhol A man with a mop of curly blond hair stood at the corner of the street next to a Los Angeles gas station, smoking a cigarette while the woman he was with pumped gas. A Volvo pulled up next to him, the brakes…
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Vacant churches born again
Londoners weary of new high-rise developments and modern box-like buildings around their neighbourhood are benefiting from a growing trend in the city: repurposing churches. It’s more of a recent phenomenon here, said Don Menard, the heritage planner for the City of London, but it’s been happening for some time in other places. “It’s … all…
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No cure for bats dying of fungal disease
Long considered scary and carriers of diseases by many, bats are falling victim to a disease they can’t battle. Their populations are being decimated in North America since a disease called white-nose syndrome arrived in New York in 2006 from Europe. It made its way to eastern Canada in 2010, and since then it has…