The New York Times

By MANNY FERNANDEZ
Published: May 7, 2006

It's tough being a drag queen. It's even tougher being a drag queen in the Bronx. You're outnumbered. You get no respect. You can count the gay-friendly bars on one hand. But at least one night a week, at precisely 11 p.m., you have one thing to call your own.

A soap opera.

Every Saturday ( Read more... )

A tension-filled reality TV show, "Black.White.", takes on the sticky subject of race as two families swap the colors of their skin ( Read more... )

I've never heard of this show before ... has anyone seen it?

Original Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/06/arts/television/06dig.html?ex=1139461200&en=04f7eebc026b06b3&ei=5070

An Ivy-League educated guy who ( Read more... )

I found this to be very interesting.
So different from Western Gay culture.

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?fl20060117zg.htm

And for the Link Phobic the same article in here.

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By ANTHONY MITCHELL, Associated Press Writer ( Read more... )

I just emailed my professor and he informd me that they actually contacted him about doing a show on the island he studies. He said that he tried not to encourage them, but ultimately it will be up to the islanders to decide if they want them there. He also told me numerous Oceanic anthropologists have recieved similar requests and forwarded me a ( Read more... )

I want to put this out there to get some feedback. Has anyone seen this show on the discovery channel? Has anyone read any criticisms among the anthropology community ( Read more... )

By Jeffrey Goldfarb ( Read more... )

Dutch Talk-Show Host to Take Heroin on Air

By TOBY STERLING, Associated Press Writer Wed Sep 21,10:10 AM ET

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A television presenter on a new Dutch talk show plans to take heroin and other illegal drugs on air in a program intended to reach young audiences on topics that touch their lives, producers said Wednesday.

The ( Read more... )