
Keeping elephants in zoos is controversial. Some people say they shouldn't be in captivity, others say allowing people to see endangered animals makes them care about their continued survival. I don't know enough about it to say, but I do know that it's touching to see this tiny (by elephant standards!) baby elephant finally bonding with his mother, Rose-Tu (who had been a little rough with him at the beginning).

A show with a name like Boogie Woogie sounds like it should be nothing but harmless fun right? For the tidal wave of kids clamoring to get onto the Indian reality TV show, perhaps not. After one
young girl collapsed on the dance contest show after she lost, the pressure is starting to get noticed.

Hey, I watched Joe Millionaire, I'm no reality TV snob, but crushing medical diagnoses? Is this entertainment? Millions of viewers will get to decide that for themselves when they watch British reality star Jade Goody find out she has cancer on the Indian version of the show Big Brother (called Bigg Boss.)
The 27-year-old star received the diagnosis that she had cervical cancer from her doctor and broke the news to her housemates, in tears of course, all on camera.

It's the reality television cliché of the century, and this clip makes you wonder who said it first. Best variation: "I ain't here to make no friends." Runner up: "This isn't America's Next Top .
Oh, wait. Whew! It's just a novelist's strike.
In case you've been hiding under a rock like I have, the object of Rock of Love With Bret Michaels is to win a date with the front man of once-hot metal band Poison. The chicks competing for this thing are scary. Even scarier, though, are their opponents in this episode.

These days, you can't turn on the television without catching some oddball reality show. Some folks love these programs, others disregard them as "trash," while I just consider them crazy fun. From the untouchable Tyra to those kooky Kardashians to Sleeza Tequila, the idiot box lives up to its name.

I was initially surprised to hear that a
"Real World" cast member would take the time out of his self-involved, wannabe-celebrity schedule to actually apologize for something. I tuned in only to discover that this dude's apology douche-pology required heavy-duty censoring and made the gal on the receiving end burst into tears-- all over again.

This premise stinks in probably more ways than one, but I'm still intrigued. In 1975, Nick Nolte, Gary Busey, and Kris Kristopherson were tricked by a leprechaun into signing at 52-year lease on a house in North Hollywood. This is their story...