The Morning Dump: Medical Drama For Realsies, Canadian politician refuses to read, Is white the black? and a 90s blast of Aaliyah and Krakauer

Posted by theashcan in Morning Dump on 10. Apr, 2010 | 1 Comment

Would you care if your real-life doctor was just like Gregory House — the fictional M.D. with a television show named after him? Well, you should, because if House was really looking after you, you’d probably be dead. TIME investigated the affect of medical shows such as House and Grey’s Anatomy on actual medical personnel, [...]

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I Will Miss You, Olympics

Posted by Simon in Pop Culture, Television on 28. Feb, 2010 | 4 Comments

I don’t know what I’m going to do with myself now that the Olympics are finally over. The closing ceremony is flickering on a little screen in my room but is overshadowed by the massive elephant that can’t be ignored: what did I do with all my free time before I watched Olympic coverage 15 [...]


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