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He's one of Germany's biggest celebrities; beauties come to him for advice on style, walking, and dramatic effect; multimillion-dollar companies look to him for taglines, hoping thereby to exude his mix of boyish charm, sex appeal, playful nonchalance, and charisma; and the media has gladly put him in the spotlight in a bid to cash in on his personality. In short, American-born Bruce Darnell is Germany's fashion icon. Oddly, though, most Americans have yet to have heard of him.

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Call it the "Fear Factor" factor: send a regular guy out into the vast world and see what kinds of crazy foods these other societies cook up and force Joe Blow to eat it. Hilarity ensues! Ratings skyrocket! A new star is born and foreign countries will be endlessly mocked for being so unsophisticated as to eat... guinea pig. The cultural agoraphobia Americans have enjoyed so much becomes abundantly well founded and we can all rest easy knowing that we only eat burgers and steaks on U.S. soil. Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern began with a promise to expose television viewers to the exotic foods of the world and the beautiful countries and cultures that cook these dishes. Instead, we are treated to extended footage of Zimmern pussyfooting around before eating something unusual.

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