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For many years I had a rather snooty view of reality TV. Not for me were "Keeping up with the Kardashians," "American Idol" or "The Bachelorette." I had better things to do than watch "Big Brother," "Survivor" or "So You Think You Can Dance?" Then I joined a gym. Boredom had always been my primary barrier to engaging in regular exercise. Planet Fitness is a low-key place where ordinary folks, an encouraging number with gray hair and imperfect bodies, can exercise while watching TV with ha ...

Bill Watterson isn't just the creator of the world's best comic strip. According to the book Looking for Calvin and Hobbes, a biography of the elusive and reclusive cartoonist, Watterson is also a world-class introvert. Watterson refuses to make public appearances, give interviews or talk to fans, although he sometimes responds to fan mail and occasionally corresponds or collaborates with fellow cartoonists. Family and friends have been instructed not to reveal where he lives. (For years, ...