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Those who fail to learn from reality TV are condemned to repeat it. One of the thrills of a long-running reality competition like Bravo's Top Chef is seeing which contestants end up making the same old mistakes. As we go into Season 6 (debuts Aug. 19), we've now seen enough aspiring top chefs rise and fall like soufflés to offer some hints for the competitors...
...episode of Bravo reality TV show "NYC Prep" that aired Tuesday night, Manhattan teenager Camille Hughes and two friends make their first-ever college visit, heading up to Cambridge to scope out the Harvard campus—considered "sacred ground" by the private school trio—paying special attention to its social scene. But the disillusionment starts early for these prospective freshmen when they meet their tour guide, Scarlet J. Marquette '93, in front of the Science Center...
...with tours of Harvard—the Admissions Office, the Crimson Key society, and Harvard Unofficial Tours—didn’t recommend or even know about Marquette. Since the prepsters' encounter with Scarlet seems to take place in the science center triangle, which is technically Cambridge property, Bravo didn’t need permission from the University to film, according to Harvard spokesman John Longbrake...
...cultivating a poker following in this part of the world. The WSOP is taking place right now, but most Asians won't have a chance to watch it. Unlike in the U.S., where the WSOP and celebrity poker tournaments have developed a sports following enabled by ESPN and Bravo coverage, poker is frowned upon - along with other forms of gambling - in some parts of Asia, and many markets ban televised tournaments and any mention of gambling in traditional advertising. In 2007, mainland Chinese censors banned a television commercial for the Altira Macau hotel and casino (formerly known as the Crown...
...Opera house and hung quivering in the air, I forgot for a moment to pay any attention to the French subtitles displayed over the magnificent stage. When the voice died away and the silence was finally broken by thunderous applause and the oddly restrained enthusiasm of “Bravo! Bravo!”, I joined in and clapped till my palms stung, only noting (with a laugh to Thibaud) the absence of any American cheering or whistles. I was studying abroad in France at École Polytechnique and having the time of my life, exploring new interests...