Oh, those pesky Whammies. Sure there was the whole ‘answer-some-trivia-questions’ bit on Press Your Luck, but seriously, who really cares that stamps (not coins or antiques) are America…
Every Wednesday, I explore the linguistic origins of one word in different languages I speak. Listening to a podcast about two of Steven Soderbergh’s recent films while crossing a bridge near…
Game shows came of age toward the end of the Great Depression, and for good reason. People were so hard up for money that the lure of cash and prizes drew in audiences like nothing else. In some ways, the game show can be seen as the precursor to the reality show, taking ordinary folks
