Seven Reality Programs We'll Actually Watch

By Adam Vitcavage at 8:15 AM on March 20, 2012

We're firm believers that reality programming has dumbed down television. But we also recognize that not all reality shows are Jersey Shore. Hidden among Wife Swap and The Swan are programs with a more documentary sensibility or competition shows that manage to be gripping. Here are seven worth watching.  read more

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Josh Homme to Appear on No Reservations

By Andrea Kszystyniak at 11:50 AM on August 1, 2011

Hard rock superstar Josh Homme is paying a visit to Anthony Bourdain on the Aug. 8 episode of No Reservations. A recently released preview shows the pair meeting up somewhere in a United States desert, complete with signature Bourdain snark and of course, Homme on guitar....  read more

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Anthony Bourdain Hired as Treme Writer

By Wyndham Wyeth at 1:32 PM on March 1, 2011

Culinary/travel badass Anthony Bourdain was recently recruited to write one of the many complex, intertwining plot lines on David Simon’s Treme. The host of the popular Travel Channel show No Reservations was a consultant for a few details of the show’s first season. For the second season, Bourdain will be writing a thread of the show focused on a woman in New Orleans, struggling to keep her small but acclaimed restaurant going during the wake of Hurricane Katrina....  read more

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The 20 Best Non-Fiction TV Shows of 2010

By Josh Jackson at 7:42 AM on December 15, 2010

So much "Reality" programming represents the lowest common denominator of our culture, but the abundance of non-fiction programming has also produced some surprisingly great TV.  read more

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The 10 Best Food TV Shows of the Decade (2000-2009)

By Paste Staff at 7:00 AM on November 11, 2009

It says something about America, no doubt, that we've reached a point where eating food is no longer enough—we now must be entertained by it...  read more

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