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Sunday, March 23, 2008 12:00 AM

I Like to Watch

American idle: If you can't live a life of leisure, at least you can watch one on TV, from "Big Brother" to "The Real Housewives of New York City."
By Heather Havrilesky

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  • Monday, March 24, 2008 11:32 AM

    Wharton without the eyestrain

    Any fans of Wharton or Austen MUST check out the NY Housewives. The first episode was just silly, but by week 2 it was getting seriously interesting in the interplay of personalities and class aspirations. Seriously, this show is amazing in what it says about NYC culture and quite entertaining, in a schadenfreude way.

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