Chicago Tribune | by Tempo | Tue, Jun 17
Tue, Jun 17
How often can you say you admire a reality TV star?
Even fans of the shows sometimes grow tired of the continual emphasis on the dangers the men face (a loose cable, narrator Mike Rowe warns on “Deadliest Catch,” “could slice a deck hand in half!”).
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