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Topic: Real Housewives

Luann de Lesseps attends Frederick Anderson Fall 2026 Collection Fashion Show on February 11, 2026. (Photo by Paul Bruinooge/Getty Images)

Real Housewives fight for HIV care

Orion Rummler - The 19th
(l-r) Angie Katsanevas, Andy Cohen, Lisa Barlow and Heather Gay during "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City" reunion episode (Clifton Prescod/Bravo)

Trump stole the "Housewives" playbook

Coleman Spilde
Sutton Stracke and Garcelle Beauvais in "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" (Griffin Nagel/Bravo)

A thorny Southern drama revived "RHOBH"

Coleman Spilde
Harry Hamlin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Harry Hamlin on impact of "playing gay"

Coleman Spilde
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One Pan Chicken Prosciutto Parmigiana (Photo courtesy of Rao's Homemade)

Melissa Gorga's spin on chicken parm.

Michael La Corte, Melissa Gorga
Melissa Gorga (Photo courtesy of Rao’s Homemade)

How "Real Housewife" Melissa Gorga cooks

Michael La Corte
Lisa Barlow (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

"The Real Housewives" hit the drive-thru

Michael La Corte
Kathy Hilton, Meredith Marks and Erin Lichy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dear "Housewives," caviar is not a snack

Michael La Corte
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Top Chef, Love Is Blind and Survivor (Netflix/Bravo/CBS)

Reality TV is not our new reality

Melanie McFarland
People gather with balloons for a vigil in memory of Breonna Taylor on June 6, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)

Celebrities among 87 Louisville arrests

Roger Sollenberger
"Real Housewives of Beverly Hills;" "Real Housewives of Atlanta;" "Real Housewives of New Jersey;" "Real Housewives of New York" (Getty/Bravo/Photo Montage by Salon)

Dying the death of 10,000 "Housewives"

Bob Hennelly
"Odd Mom Out" (Bravo)

Fine line between snark & mean

Silpa Kovvali
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(Hachette/Bravo/Salon)

Reality TV is good for America

Silpa Kovvali
Two "Ladies of London" cast members

Reality shows go royal

Daniel D'Addario

Adios, Benham brothers

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(Anna Gunselman)

Daniel D'Addario
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Camille Paglia (Michael Lionstar)

Paglia: What has Hillary done?

Tracy Clark-Flory
(Bravo/Andrei Jackamets)

We are all "Real Housewives"

Ryan Leas
(Bravo/Joe Pugliese)

Do you need a new vagina?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Real Housewife Ana Quincoces and Camille Paglia hanging at the Bravo Clubhouse with Andy Cohen, Thursday. (Bravo TV)

Carmen Garcia
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The girls of MTV's "Jersey Shore"

Is reality TV good for girls?

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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