Reality Television – Tory Shulman

27 Jul 2011

Top 3 Movies to Have in Your First Date Arsenal

Film, Funny Stuff, Movies, Rants & Raves, Reality Television back to the future, film, movies, the big lebowski, the usual suspects

Let's be honest. These days you can go for months without having to speak to another human being. Technology has helped make things faster and easier however, it has completely depleted our social intelligence. I can no longer hold conversations more than three minutes long. I get bored in commercials and have to change the channel. I want to skip to the next song when I am listening to the radio. So I know how flipping awkward it is to go on a first date these days when all you really want to be doing is Facebook stalking or scrolling on Tumblr. What do you say to the person? What if they don't laugh or respond in the correct way?…

The Obviously Guilty

Funny Stuff, Rants & Raves, Reality Television casey Anthony, Casey Anthony trial, caylee anothony, trial

So she's obviously guilty right? I mean, even if I didn't know about her incriminating google searches, which included such harmless words as 'chloroform' and 'manual neck-breaking' the woman looks guilty as sin. Those starched, button downs she wears in different shades of Easter pastels are not helping. Her hair looks old, pulled back tight and up in the "Rachel Green clip" that was so popular in 1993. And those eyes, those two black coals always register a strange detached emotion. Could it be.? Yes. It is. It's boredom. I haven't been an avid follower. I caught snippets in the news and occasionally folded my laundry with the HLN channel in the background which ran trial coverage 24/7. I never…

11 Things To Do When You’re Sick Of Feeling Heartbroken

Buddhism, Reality Television, Relationships Buddhism, heartbroken, love, mental health, pema chodron, relationships

1) Get deep into a dramatic TV series on DVD. I’m talking The Wire, Dexter, Homicide etc. You need to have intense characters to bond with and twisting plots to gasp at. Pick something with three seasons or longer depending on how lonely you are. 2) Crosswords. They are time consuming and you look smart doing them at Starbucks. Extra points if you subscribe to a newspaper to get your crosswords since this gives you a little something to look forward to every morning. 3) Knitting. I know. Nerd Alert. But the skill is very easy to pick up and it is very meditative. The accomplishment of creating something, even a knotted scarf will give you a boost of self…