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Housewives: They're Just Like Us

An excited tipster got a pleasant yet sobering view of the world last Friday, when she spotted someone so peculiar, so beguiling that it changed her very idea of reality TV celebrity. There, on the 6 train just like everyone else, was Ramona from Real Housewives of New York City. She looked tacky and desperate of course, but also a bit more human, rumbling through the tunnels with the masses. Full Stalker report after the jump. More »

8:19 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Richard
8,824 views, 19 comments

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Life Is Not a Fairytale

Sure, it may seem like a good time, but the laissez faire minor-celebrity party scene doesn't always do wonders for one's psyche. Take the sad (but maybe hopeful!) story of Marc Jacobs' former paramour Erik Rhodes. The successful and eager porn star was recently all over the place; enjoying Fashion Week and fancy celebrity-packed dinners, dating a famous designer, etc. He seemed a little dim, yes, but that only made him a more enjoyable character in the Jacobs saga. Dopey guy makes big (for a moment). And yet just a few short months later, Rhodes seems to be having something of a meltdown. More »

1:53 PM on Wed Mar 26 2008
By Richard
8,466 views, 66 comments

Latest by BeRightBack: @Richard: And yet the heartbreaking yet hilarious perfection of the FANTASIA BARRINO tag goes unremarked. more »