http://negroplease.vox.com/library/posts/tags/utne+blogs/page/1/ rumor has it, a blogger once lived here. en Vox Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:46:08 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss utne blogs http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-like-the-fall-of-rome.html?_c=feed-rss-full nobody@vox.com(Jason) http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-like-the-fall-of-rome.html?_c=feed-rss-full http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-like-the-fall-of-rome.html?_c=feed-rss-full Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:46:08 -0700 <blockquote><p><span id="ctl00_defaultmaster_Blog1" style="width: 752px;">My husband and I look forward to [Rock of Love 2] every week, sometimes going as far as to privilege it over catching up on “The Wire.” We’re not alone in this guilty pleasure. Conan O’Brien&#160;admits his writers are oddly enamored with the program. And the folks at SNL must be too, given Tina Fey’s pitch-perfect impersonation&#160;late last&#160;month of Bret’s blubber-lipped suitor Daisy. Despite the safety in numbers, though, as the credits rolled last night, I dissolved into shamed giggles, simultaneously revolted and delighted by this pageant of excess and debauchery. “Why do we watch this?” I asked my husband. His response: “To witness America <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark" target="_blank">jumping the shark</a>.”</span><br /></p></blockquote><p>- <a href="http://www.utne.com/2008-03-18/Politics/Clips-of-America-Jumping-the-Shark.aspx">Clips of America Jumping the Shark</a>, Utne Blogs, 03.18.08<br /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://negroplease.vox.com/library/post/speakeasy-like-the-fall-of-rome.html?_c=feed-rss-full#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c10e0f6f1fd3b400e398eaa2c30004?_c=feed-rss-full">Send to a friend</a> </p> america speakeasy jumping the shark rock of love 2 utne blogs