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TV show invites five Pacific tribesman to the UK. What they find strange: homelessness, artificial insemination of pigs, the time spent cleaning and washing … gulfstream/2326

Good piece on how reality TV shows choose contestants, how the shows are run, and how contestants and failed contestants are affected by the experience. … gulfstream/1946

“A researcher uses his understanding of the human brain to advance on a popular quiz show.” gulfstream/2193

Malcolm Gladwell on one the inventors of television: “Philo Farnsworth's travails make a rather strong case for big corporations, not against  … gulfstream/803

Michael Kinsley: “Nevertheless, watching on television, I found myself feeling, briefly, that politics mattered to me and I, as a citizen, mattered … gulfstream/1222

On the trend towards more and more product placement in TV. “ That means we’d end up with two tiers of television—pay TV and free TV—with … gulfstream/1687

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... they started pouring normal glasses. And I said. "What are you doing? I am not a little girl! Fill it up! I drink vodka!" They started filling them … quotes/394

What (Sex) Boys (Sex) Think (Sex) About -- NY Times Headline, 2004-10-07, E7 (article by Virginia Heffernan) http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/07/arts/television/07heff.html quotes/353

I gather from your note that this is a poor book season. According to Mr. Maugham (Somerset Maugham) the American public has ceased to read and now spends … quotes/31

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Freeview on Crystal Palace TV transmitter | ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
details of the freeview transmitter at crystal palace (serves london). what stations are available on which channels, etc.

Seed: Who Wants to Be a Cognitive Neuroscientist Millionaire?
cognitive neuroscientist uses various memory techniques to come up with answers as a contestant on who wants to be a millionaire