The Apprentice

All Tied Up with Kwame Jackson of The Apprentice

Zandile Blay | Posted 08.01.2008 | Style


Zandile Blay

Kwame Jackson (of The Apprentice fame) is now the head of his own fashion label, KrimsonKwame, which primarily retails high-end handmade ties at reasonable prices.

Millions For Your Mortification

Peggy Drexler | Posted 03.04.2008 | Living


Peggy Drexler

Like so much of our culture these days, game shows are getting mean.

Shame TV: Why Humiliation Sells on American Idol and Others

Tom Alderman | Posted 02.13.2008 | Media


Tom Alderman

Our media is shaped by the content of our culture, so how do we account for this coarsening of our culture, this growth of Shame TV?

Reality Shows Breakout Hits For Networks During Strike Crunch

New York Times | Bill Carter | Posted 01.14.2008 | Media


The striking members of the Writers Guild of America may have hoped that television viewers, upset that their favorite dramas and comedies had gone da...

Spreading Media--Not Democracy

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media


Tom Alderman

Scrap the spreading democracy campaign - it doesn't seem to be working anyway. But imposing our TV values around the Middle East, now we maybe on to something.

When It's Okay Not to Network With Ivanka Trump

Michael Melcher | Posted 11.12.2007 | Living


Michael Melcher

I don't actually believe that you need to talk to everyone all the time. Networking is a vital part of career growth and discovery, but it only works if you do it in a way that's authentic for you.