Lewis, Tania,

Smart living : lifestyle media and popular expertise / Lifestyle media and popular expertise Tania Lewis. - viii, 169 pages ; 23 cm. - Popular culture & everyday life, v. 15 1529-2428 ; . - Popular culture & everyday life ; v. 15. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-162) and index.

Introducing the lifestyle expert : Zen and the art of spot removal -- From manners to makeovers : a history of modern lifestyle advice -- Eating expertise : from nutritionists to TV chefs -- 'He needs to face his fears with these five queers!' : Queer eye for the straight guy, makeover TV, and the lifestyle expert -- Honey we're killing the kids : producing lifestyle TV in Australia -- DIY lifestyles? : health, lifestyle media, and the reflexive consumer -- Lifestyle, Inc. : celebrity, branding, and ordinary expertise.

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Lifestyles--United States
Popular culture--United States
Makeover television programs--United States
Television--Social aspects--United States

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