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"Project Runway" trips and falls

The winner of Season 6 is announced, and no one cares. Did Lifetime murder Bravo's favorite pet?

By Heather Havrilesky Nov 20, 2009

The honey-baked hams of "Chef Academy"

Bravo takes one eccentric French chef, mixes in a room full of colorful show-offs and brings it to a rolling boil

By Heather Havrilesky November 16, 2009
Crazy people are the best

From "Flipping Out" to "Saving Grace," wackiness is in this summer

By Heather Havrilesky August 16, 2009
Bratty teens and slutty housewives get their comeuppance

How cartoonish are Bravo's reality TV shows? A series of animated parodies lets us laugh with (and at) them

By Thomas Rogers August 11, 2009
When summer TV goes bad

An ill wind blows in the macho stupidity of "Dark Blue" and the insipid nothingness of "Great American Road Trip"

By Heather Havrilesky July 19, 2009

Miami sociopath

Nastiness is the only thing that keeps the hot dummies of Bravo's new reality show from putting us to sleep

By Heather Havrilesky July 14, 2009
Guillotine those rich teens!

The fledgling blowhards of "NYC Prep" offer a cathartic release for that sickness inside your soul

By Heather Havrilesky June 23, 2009
I Like to Watch

Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises.

By Heather Havrilesky May 31, 2009
Finale wrap-up: "The Real Housewives of New York City"

Clash of the self-promotional titans! The "Real Housewives of NYC" end the season going head-to-head in a product-publicity death match.

By Heather Havrilesky May 6, 2009
I Like to Watch

When push comes to love: "Cupid" demonstrates the pitfalls of romance (and romantic comedies), "30 Rock" skewers love, and "Millionaire Matchmaker" presents a modern Cupid with a grudge to bear.

By Heather Havrilesky March 22, 2009
I Like to Watch

Model Rights Watch: Will TV producers continue torturing genetic mutants? "Make Me a Supermodel" and "Running in Heels" caught experimenting on good-looking humans!

By Heather Havrilesky March 1, 2009
I Like to Watch

HBO's comedy "Eastbound and Down" showcases the arrogant idiocy of a fallen baseball pro. Plus: Does Bravo make TV for idiots, or do idiots make great TV?

By Heather Havrilesky February 22, 2009
The top chef

A Renaissance man with a tireless work ethic, an aesthetic in the kitchen and piercing blue eyes.

November 20, 2008
Knife play

"Top Chef" moves to New York City for its fifth season, and the battle begins in a brutal frenzy of slicing and dicing!

By Heather Havrilesky November 12, 2008
I Like to Watch

As our fallen nation struggles to its feet, CW's "Easy Money" gets the ax and Bravo's "Top Design" fails its final challenge.

By Heather Havrilesky November 9, 2008
I Like to Watch

Shiny, pretty people work hard to keep their stuff hidden, from the tragicomic celebrity stylist of "The Rachel Zoe Project" to the sleek but suffering suits of "Mad Men."

By Heather Havrilesky September 14, 2008
Born to runway

This season's "Project Runway" hopefuls show off their collections -- pastel plaid! flashes of breast! -- at New York Fashion Week.

By Joy Press September 13, 2008
"Project Runway" at the tents

"Project Runway" finalists take on Bryant Park.

September 13, 2008
I Like to Watch

Hot-tempered vampires are running amok, from Alan Ball's new HBO drama "True Blood" to CBS's "Big Brother 10" to Bravo's "Flipping Out"!

By Heather Havrilesky August 10, 2008
I Like to Watch

Catch the Shark Week spirit! Plus: Is a "Project Runway" designer more likely to attack if you thrash about, or play dead?

By Heather Havrilesky July 27, 2008
I Like to Watch

Why "The Bachelorette" hears wedding bells while "The Bachelor" vows to honor and obey his libido alone. Plus: Why "Shear Genius" is anything but.

By Heather Havrilesky July 6, 2008
I Like to Watch

Jeff Lewis of "Flipping Out" embodies the tragicomic hothouse flower, while Nancy Botwin of "Weeds" makes the world safe for lazy, self-involved moms.

By Heather Havrilesky June 22, 2008
And they're auf!

"Project Runway" designers march their designs -- feathers! fringe! Oprah-worthy pronouncements -- down the catwalk at Fashion Week. Who will take the prize?

By Cintra Wilson February 9, 2008
I Like to Watch

Play the Blame Fame game! "Nashville" and "Gossip Girl" prove that the only thing tackier than fame is fortune. Plus: On "Top Chef," Anthony Bourdain uses words to hurt people.

By Heather Havrilesky September 16, 2007
Conversations: Tim Gunn

The "Project Runway" guru talks about his new show, "Tim Gunn's Guide to Style," and his passionate crusade to make fashion work for the masses. An interview and podcast.

By Sarah Karnasiewicz September 11, 2007