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Fact: The truth is that only some of the people in the Midwest are right wing crazies. We have our share, but let’s not pretend like the rest of the country doesn’t have its own derelicts...
...They pretend not to be scared, but they are," says Gia, 31, a local prostitute. "I give them more time than I should, just 'cause they want to talk." Though they can't say they're deploying the next morning, she can tell. "Usually one of my articles of clothing will turn up missing. I'll come back for it, and they're like, 'Teddy? There's no teddy around here.'" She lets it go. Hey, it's for the war effort, right...
...front. First, yes, we all know that there's little reality in reality TV: those "intimate" dates, for instance, are staged in front of banks of cameras and sweltering floodlights. But it's the only phrase we've got, and I'm sticking with it. Second, I don't pretend to defend the indefensible: Are You Hot? The Search for America's Sexiest People isn't getting any help from me. And finally, I realize that comparing even a well-made reality show with, say, The Simpsons is not merely comparing apples with oranges; it's comparing onions with washing...
...According to Western diplomatic officers, local police were busily cleaning up the ambush site instead of collecting evidence or interviewing witnesses. By midday, phone lines were cut in Vang Vieng, and the road around the town sealed. "They were trying to hush it up," claims a diplomatic official, to "pretend it didn't happen...
...don’t pretend to have it all figured out,” Kennedy says. “Although the laws have changed and the past forty years have seen an uptick in the amount of racial relationships, custom is particularly resistant to change...