Mark writes:

 From a cultural perspective, I was wondering if you had any thoughts worth sharing about the whole Jon and Kate plus Eight  phenomenon (which for all I know is just about played out). My wife & I are usually way behind the curve on these things; since we don’t have a TV, our only familiarity with the Gosselin family was based on what we could gather from cover shots on the magazines you glimpse at the grocery checkout. My initial impulse was one of mild contempt, in that I find the whole reality show concept creepy and exploitative.

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