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“Grey’s Anatomy” makes my marriage work

Before I met my husband, my only doctor "friends" were on TV. Now the show gives me insight into his life in the ER

Wilson Diehl Wednesday, Jul 13, 2011 1:01 AM UTC
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The suicidal music I desperately needed

I began cutting again after my boyfriend dumped me. Listening to JamisonParker made me realize I wasn't alone

Lizz Schumer Wednesday, Jun 8, 2011 1:01 AM UTC 51
Life Saved By Pop Culture

How “Ghost World” made me brave

In high school, I longed to be as edgy as Enid. Then something devastating happened

Adele Melander-Dayton Friday, May 27, 2011 5:01 PM UTC 17
Life Saved By Pop Culture

Snooki cures my OCD

I'm a nervous person prone to hypochondria. Reality TV is my natural Xanax

Johanna Gohmann Friday, May 20, 2011 7:01 PM UTC 19
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The healing power of “Philadelphia”

I had just lost my partner to AIDS. I didn't expect to find solace in a cinema filled with strangers

Cleo Creech Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:01 PM UTC
Entertainment Saved By Pop Culture, AIDS, LGBT

How gaming made me social

I came to college a depressed loser. Then I found an unexpected way to make my first friends

Rowan Kaiser Friday, May 13, 2011 7:01 PM UTC 13
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How Liz Lemon inspired me to quit my job

I hated working at an uptight firm. Then "30 Rock" reminded me of the person I wanted to be

J.L. Sirisuk Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:25 PM UTC 16
Entertainment Saved By Pop Culture, 30 Rock

How I fell for the dark side of Marvel Comics

I was a bullied kid long before the explosion of geek culture. You have no idea what discovering Spider-Man meant

Steve Wing Wednesday, May 11, 2011 8:22 PM UTC 15
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Confessions of an Army “Gleek”

As an American soldier in Afghanistan, I'm tired of carnage. That's why I'm obsessed with a campy high school show

Backsight Forethought Tuesday, May 10, 2011 7:40 PM UTC
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Coming out with “Will & Grace”

I was in the closet and heartbroken. Then I found comfort in an unlikely place: The television

Kaleb B. Lawson Monday, May 9, 2011 8:01 PM UTC
Entertainment Saved By Pop Culture, LGBT

How David Bowie got me out of the psych ward

When my girlfriend dumped me, I became a self-mutilating wreck. The pop artist reminded me life wasn't all agony

Josh Kurp Friday, May 6, 2011 8:50 PM UTC 22
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The show I never wanted to watch, until I had to

I dismissed "The Biggest Loser," but after job loss and new parent anxiety, it gave me something I needed: Hope

Leslie Fenton Friday, Apr 29, 2011 6:20 PM UTC
Entertainment Saved By Pop Culture, LGBT

The Macaulay Culkin movie that broke my silence

After my dad left, I was numb with grief. I didn't think anything could move me. Then I started watching "My Girl"

Johanna Lunglhofer Granor Friday, Apr 29, 2011 1:01 AM UTC
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What “The Cosby Show” taught me about America

I was a Russian immigrant desperately missing home. Then I met the family who made me feel like I belonged

Kate O'Meara Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 10:01 PM UTC 26
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The hippie festival that changed my life

The Georgia gathering was the first place I got stoned. But what really blew my mind was Jimi Hendrix

Frank Michels Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011 7:54 PM UTC 27
Life Saved By Pop Culture

Dad always fell for the wrong women

After Mom left, his life was a string of doomed romances. I became his confidante, and films tied us together

Sarah Chandler Monday, Apr 25, 2011 3:21 PM UTC 17
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A gay boy discovers his inner Faye Dunaway

At my Filipino all-boys school, I never got cast in flashy roles -- but "The Eyes of Laura Mars" taught me to shine

Roy Cruz Friday, Apr 22, 2011 9:01 PM UTC 13
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Madonna, my partner in aging

When I was a stripper, I danced to her songs. Now, in my 40s, she's leading me into a new adventure: Middle age

Christine Macdonald Thursday, Apr 21, 2011 8:01 PM UTC 10
Entertainment Saved By Pop Culture, Music

I mocked the Beatles, and then they saved me

Generations ago, I dismissed them as fluff, but lying in a hospital bed, I understood why those girls were so moved

Jeremiah Horrigan Wednesday, Apr 20, 2011 10:01 PM UTC 57
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Rescue me from my life, Marie Osmond

As a kid, I pretended TV's richest singing Mormons were going to save me from my crazy, dirt-poor existence

Ingrid Ricks Monday, Apr 18, 2011 6:30 PM UTC
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