• Posted The rise and (possible) fall of Hulu to BG News Culture Shock
  Hulu may begin charging users for content as soon as 2010, News Corp Deputy Chairman Chase Carey announced at an industry summit in New York City on Oct. 21, according to an article by industry magazine Broadcasting and Cable. While the announcement has come before most of the formal details have been ironed out, this is likely to cause an uproar among its most dedicated viewers. And as unpopular as this may make me, I'm about to make my own announcement: it's their right to do this.
• Posted Talk about brand loyalty to BG News Culture Shock
  Apparently, Keiko Awaji, a famous 73-year-old Japanese actress, commented that she hopes she will be able to play at least two more "Dragon Quest" games before she dies. (For those who don't know, "Dragon Quest" is a traditional role-playing...
• Posted Welcome to the 'Real World' to BG News Culture Shock
  I'm doing something I haven't done in years: I'm watching "The Real World." The current season, which airs on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on MTV, is set in Brooklyn, and features eight cast members instead of the normal seven, including an Iraq War vet, a virginal Mormon, a gay dolphin trainer, a dancer, a former lesbian who is now engaged to a man, a former beauty queen with aspirations in entertainment and a fitness-obsessed model wannabe. Which, of course, sounds like your typical "Real World" cast. Except for the last housemate, Katelynn. Katelynn is transgender. Specifically, she is considered "post-op," which means that she has gone through all of necessary operations to complete her transformation from male to female. And after 20 seasons, she is the first transgender housemate to ever grace the landmark MTV reality series.

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