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Oregon's "Virility Television"

8:33 AM Sat, Mar 08, 2008 |
Aaron Weiss

The NY Times reviews the History Channel's "Ax Men," starring loggers from Oregon.

The narrator's inflection and cadences sound like those in nature documentary voice-overs, making you feel as if you’re watching hyenas and not people. The unseemliness of shows like "Ax Men" comes from this sense of exploitation. Workingmen are served up as untamed beasts, a thrill ride for a world full of bored cubicle Joes who take risks wh...

Little people, big drinks?

8:40 PM Mon, Jul 30, 2007 |
Aaron Weiss

We're not sure why the press release just came across now, but the Washington County Sheriff's Office tells us that Matthew Roloff, the dad from TLC's "Little People, Big World" was arrested for driving under the influence last month.

Obligatory celebrity mug shot, soon to be featured on The Smoking Gun and TMZ, I'm sure:

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