Bustle Book Club
Cue the Sun!explores the cultural impact of the much-maligned genre.
But with far too many seasons and cities!
(See: WhenVanderpumpsScandovalmade waves in 2023, it was name-checked everywhere fromCNNto theWhite House Correspondents dinner.)
Which is a shame because, like it or not, the genre has left an indelible mark.
Its essentially part of the way we view the world, Nussbaum says.
It shapes how people have relationships, how they think of their own identities.
Or in other words: how people see reality.
It also has that one Taylor Swift album,Evermore.
But I basically just re-watched the first season of the many shows I covered, likeThe Real WorldandSurvivor.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
