Wondering where the latest pop-culture blips rate on a scale of "Highbrow Despicable" to "Lowbrow Brilliant?" Well, wonder no more -- New York magazine's back-page feature, 'The Approval Matrix,' is becoming a TV series.

The New York Post reports that Michael Hirschorn, a former executive editor at New York magazine and now a TV producer, sold the show to Bravo last week. The series, also to be called 'Approval Matrix,' will feature four "rotating pop culture pundits" debating the week's "buzzworthy news items."

Interesting piece in New York mag about what happens to reality show stars after they appear on TV. Top Chef winner Ilan Hall split with his girlfriend. Project Runway finalist Wendy Pepper changed her look and left her husband. And Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll is homeless.

For some reason, McCarroll blames this on fame and the show.

McCarroll had a hard time after winning the competition. He found out that The Weinstein Company owned 10% of whatever he created if he took the $100,000 prize. He didn't take the money, and now he's broke and doesn't really do anything for the network anymore, which hurts his images and brand (the clause is no longer in the show's contract). McCarroll doesn't even have a permanent home: "I haven't been living anywhere for two years...I sleep at other people's houses. I sleep here [a studio] if I'm drunk."