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Famous By Association - 2004-01-17
Whenever I express my fondness of reality television in the circle of sarcastic, knowing, not-as-smart-as-they-think-they-are crosspatches that I'm cursed to call friends, I often do so defensively, as if I am promoting Satan-worshipping or kid-touching. No more. From its earliest dawn, when MTV's "Real World" debuted in 1992, I have been there for reality TV, and it has been there for me.

For those who watch television, it is a pointless exercise to pose as a television snob, for the simple reasons that even the most cerebral shows are generally accessible to the average seventh grader. The traditional narrative television vehicles -- the drama, the comedy, the dramedy -- have basically exhausted the possibilities with their endless parade of wacky neighbors and poker-faced detectives.
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Monkey suit - 2004-01-17
Once-popular paintings led us to believe dogs were the only four-legged creatures who enjoyed an evening of five-card stud.

But not long ago we learned that Calgary gazillionaire Phil Sprung is suing the Alberta government for the return of his poker-playing monkey.

Wildlife officials took Tarzan the macaque and three other exotic pets during a 2001 raid at Sprung's ranch. Tarzan and Jane, another macaque, were sent to an Ontario wildlife park. A female moose named Murray now lives at the Calgary Zoo, but Rascal the raccoon has since died.
Read the full story at Toronto Star