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What’s On: S-P-E-L-L-D-O-W-N

Oh, hell yes. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is back, and the stakes are high. The winning middle-schooler walks off with $30,000, savings bonds, a reference library, an unrealistically expensive Encyclopedia Britannica set, and a trophy the height of a hot freshman. You won’t soon forget the sound of the bell that rings when a contestant misspells — unless you’ve built a drinking game around that moment, in which case you’ll cherish it and cackle along with me.

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What’s On: S-P-E-L-L-D-O-W-N

Real World Trailer: New Orleans! Again! Why.

I shouldn’t be surprised by MTV’ s decision to return to New Orleans for its 24th season of The Real World ; after all, if the network is going to return the lagging reality show to its addictive apex and provide an off-season fix for Jersey Shore fanatics, it’ll have to reference some of the glory of its ’90s cycles. The 2000 season of The Real World used Mardi Gras debauchery on Bourbon Street merely as a backdrop for its top-tier cast, but is the new crop of roommates good enough for Anne Rice’s jambalaya paradise? Let’s analyze the new trailer.

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Real World Trailer: New Orleans! Again! Why.