When reality TV shows first hit the airwaves, most people considered them a joke. Many thought that they were nothing more than a relatively inexpensive means of filling airspace. Other celebs, like ...

TLC has become famous for its absolutely wild reality shows, but few were as shocking and bizarre as My Strange Addiction. The show, which premiered in 2010 and lasted six seasons, featured people ...

Do you have an addiction that others find strange, unusual, or shocking? Are you addicted to eating non-food items? Overly obsessed with a color? Do you have a very extreme look from plastic surgery?

Today’s post is the first of a three-part series looking at some of the stranger addictions that have been written about in the academic literature (or by academics who have tried to argue that these ...

Janelle has an extensive career as a writer, with over a decade of freelance experience, especially when it comes to pop culture. Although her first love was music, she also enjoys digging into ...