MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin at Madison’s Kohl Center was transformed into an elaborate game show set this weekend, as “Jeopardy! America’s Favorite Quiz Show” taped the 2008 College Championship.

ATLANTA — In 2004, MTV introduced the world to the uber-rich but morally bankrupt kids of “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.” Within weeks of the first episode, teens around the country were referring to Kristen, LC and Stephen as if they were their best friends — or at least making a connection between them and the drama-riddled cliches at their own high schools.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The scene outside Assembly Hall Sunday looked more like a tailgate party before a football game than a concert.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Sarah Marshall, a Texas Christian University senior advertising/public relations major, was eating dinner with her boyfriend about three weeks ago when a friend came up and asked if they were OK.

OXFORD, Ohio — You’ve seen the ads, you’ve seen the press and you know controversy is brewing. Real cadavers. Dissected bodies. Organs framed perfectly in the human skeletal system. All on display in eerie and lifelike positions.

NEW YORK — “Some directors think that it is better to have straight men in gay porn,” said Jeffrey Escoffier, who writes about gay culture, politics and history. “They have less trouble getting erections.”