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How Ozzy Osbourne Changed Reality TV: Former MTV Boss Van Toffler on the Unprecedented Success of The Osbournes

We have a theory. Popular comedic television started onstage, live audience, like a play. Then it changed. Still scripted, no audience. Then came the faux doc-style format (The Office) and the “unscripted” reality TV (The Osbournes). Today? It’s livestreams and completely unscripted podcasts. Is humanity obsessed with watching “realness” as entertainment? RIP, prince. (Variety🔺)

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Communications Expert Shares How to Confidently Interrupt Someone Who Won’t Stop Talking

Confidently doesn’t mean dismissively. Most people who can’t stop talking are just nervous. Insecure. They fill the silence because they’re afraid of it. God forbid we all sit with our thoughts for a second. So extend them the grace they’ve probably never been given. But also? Take the reins. Steer the conversation back. Politely and confidently.

50 Hilarious “How Did That Get Up My Butt?” Stories from the Emergency Room

When meeting a doctor in a social setting, first, suss out whether he/she is the type of person who takes offense to offbeat questions. If yes, move on. If no, you should absolutely ask for their best “up the butt” story. Feel free to phrase it just like that. “Oh you’re a doctor? Give me your best ‘up the butt’ story.” They all have them. Barbies, veggies, remote controls. You name it. Just don’t try this tactic on teachers.

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How a Survey of Over 2,000 Women in the 1920s Changed the Way Americans Thought About Female Sexuality

People love to study unusual sexual behavior. Which is fine. But it often distracts from a tougher truth. Normal sexual behavior still prioritizes men’s pleasure. American women have fewer orgasms than men. That’s just a fact. And it’s been a fact since the ‘20s, when this way-ahead-of-her-time scientist started a study called, “The Sex Life of Normal Women.”

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