Just added 'Laodicean' to my repertoire

For one day a year, the American public forgets about reality television and embraces its nerdy side. The Scripps National Spelling Bee aired last night on prime-time with over six million viewers tuned in to watch 13-year-old Kavya Shivashankar become the new Spelling Bee Champion. The Daily Beast is featuring a list of the 7 best moments of the night which are pretty spot on.
Despite our failing education system, it's refreshing to see these talented kids who have dedicated years of their lives to memorize the dictionary. Granted, the title comes with more than just bragging rights. Shivashankar walked away with $30,000 and other prizes. But regardless, for one night, America was fascinated with some of the brightest faces of America's youth.

A quick commercial break

Although this blog's purpose is to discuss pop culture and entertainment, I thought I would delve away from television and film to focus on something even more exciting: sports. After a pretty lackluster May sweeps, save for finales from Chuck and The Office, leave it to the NBA to remind me what truly exciting live TV was.
I thought things couldn't get any better than the Celtics-Bulls first round series, but leave it to the King, LeBron James, to show me just "Where Amazing Happens." Here's hoping the NBA hasn't hit its high point just yet. I want to see a LeBron-Kobe final.

Cat Deeley, How I Adore Thee

There are plenty of things to love about summer. The lack of school work. The weather. The vacations. The graduations. But for me, the end of May marks the new season of one my favorite shows, So You Think You Can Dance. And while I can't but smile watching the dancers and their amazing stories, one person truly makes this reality show Must-See TV- Cat Deeley.
Unlike every other reality host, Cat never has an attitude as if she's above the competitors. Instead, in nearly every episode you see her joking with the contestants, trying her hand at dancing despite her four-inch heels and gorgeous designer duds. She's incredibly earnest night in and night out, as she never seems to grow bored of the dancers. In some ways, she's the biggest fan of every dancer, there to support those whose performance was subpar, or celebrate after a jaw-dropping performance.
After seeing hosts like Ryan Seacrest seep with disdain and ambivalence, it's incredibly refreshing to see someone so excited truly love going to work everyday.