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Which brings us back to asking why a ballroom contest is so popular. Census figures quickly dispel my first theory--that the median age of Americans is actually 73. Still, there is no other prime-time show so determinedly unhip. Where American Idol has Ryan Seacrest, Dancing has Hollywood Squares' Tom Bergeron. Where Idol's Simon Cowell snipes put-downs, judge Len Goodman has such quaint British diction you could imagine him reporting from London during the Blitz. The theatrics and costumes (former New Kid on the Block Joey McIntyre jived in a G.I. outfit) would embarrass an Ice Capades...
Asked to describe his job, Corker immediately tries to dispel any misconceptions of him as a “fun czar,” a title that the Harvard Gazette first coined in January and that has since stuck...
...discourages some young scientists who are deciding whether to specialize in stem-cell work. "Students are scared to commit," says Hans Keirstead, a spinal-cord researcher at the University of California at Irvine. "They don't know if the laws are going to change, and I can't fully dispel those fears...
...Shout® from our soapbox, that the aforementioned editorial and previous Crimson coverage of the Lather have been so misguided in motivation and so lacking in accuracy that they could go unaddressed no longer. To end this Tide® of irresponsible journalism, we’d like to dispel some false rumors spread, intentionally or otherwise, by The Crimson’s coverage of the Lather. With great Joy®, we announce that, contrary to The Crimson’s allegations, no one contracted sexually transmitted diseases at the Lather (although we can’t speak to how partygoers...
Penn & Teller: B_______! (Showtime, Mondays, 10 P.M. E.T.) Penn Jillette and Teller are best known as magicians who give away the secrets behind their illusions. On their raucously funny docu-opinion show, they dispel other people's illusions, subjecting everyone from creationists to animal-rights groups to gleeful, foulmouthed scorn. You don't need to agree with their world view to enjoy their arguments and gags. This show may be neither fair nor balanced, but as provocative infotainment...