The X Factor

Entertainment

In 2021, Reality TV Finally Became All Spectacle

12.15.21

By Lauren O'Neill
Entertainment

Life as a Reality TV Star: Stevi Ritchie On Being An ‘X Factor’ Novelty Act

08.11.21

By Sean Cole
Life

RIP ‘X Factor UK’, You Should Have Been Axed Years Ago

07.30.21

By Sean O’Neill
Entertainment

The Re-Making of Cher Lloyd

11.01.19

By Hannah Ewens
Entertainment

‘The X Factor: Celebrity’ Is Actually Good, Sorry

10.22.19

By Lauren O'Neill
Entertainment

The Sneaky Ways ‘X Factor’ Producers Manipulate Us

10.14.19

By Joshua Schot
Music

How Little Mix Mastered the Pop Machine in Seven Years

10.11.18

By Daisy Jones
Brian Molko Used to Piss On His Finger Before Meet and Greets

10.23.17

By Tom Connick
We Need to Talk About Simon Cowell’s Jeans

08.30.17

By Joel Golby
Music

Being Louis Tomlinson

07.18.17

By Daisy Jones
Music

How Leona Lewis Ushered in The X Factor’s Brief Golden Era

05.16.17

By Yusuf Tamanna
Music

‘The X Factor’ Needs to Stop

03.14.17

By Daisy Jones

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Life

Missouri Sex Offenders No Longer Have To Post ‘No Candy’ Signs on Halloween

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News

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10.07.24

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