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What message is the SEC sending about celebrity crypto endorsements with Kim Kardashian fine?

by Matt Levin
Oct 4, 2022
The fine aside, crypto companies have less money these days to advertise.
Kim Kardashian has to pay $1.26 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Why reality TV is like a “funhouse mirror” of our culture

by Danielle J. Lindemann
Feb 9, 2022
A sociologist's case for taking shows like “The Kardashians” seriously.
The Kardashian-Jenner clan attends the Kardashian Kollection launch party in Hollywood in 2011. The family’s 14-year reality TV run transformed them into superstar celebrities and helped them launch numerous business ventures.
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An empire built on fame reaches a 10-year milestone

by Marketplace Contributor
Oct 13, 2017
The Kardashians have amassed wealth through social media use.
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The art of keeping — or spoiling — a TV secret

by Eliza Mills
May 22, 2015
Spoiler alert! Sometimes we enjoy knowing the ending in advance.
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Should U.S. GDP count 'The Bachelorette'?

by Gigi Douban
Jul 31, 2013
The government changes the way it calculates the country's economic growth.
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