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Cosmetic Surgery Can't Go Unmentioned

TV critic decries 'new—and wrinkle-free!—elephant in the living room'

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 14, 2008 2:07 PM CDT

(Newser) – Cosmetic surgery is out of control, TV critic Mary McNamara contends in the Los Angeles Times, and it's time to break the taboo of talking about it in mainstream criticism. TV reviews shouldn’t descend into blogospheric dissections of cosmetic work, but obvious surgery not... Read full story »

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TV critic decries 'new—and wrinkle-free!—elephant in the living room'

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