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Vicki and Brooks have split! Color me surprised. Hmmm. Hope this isn't connected to Brooks' cancer. http://www.realitytea.com/2015/08/16/vicki-gunvalson-brooks-ayers-split-pair-issue-joint-statement-regarding-break/ And Peter & Cynthia are facing eviction of Bar One which apparently has never reopened since they moved locations?? http://www.realitytea.com/2015/08/14/money-woes-cynthia-bailey-peter-thomas-bar-one-gets-eviction-notice/

They might as well give Petal Thomas [(c) RealityTea] a peach at this stage. And Apolline once he steps out of the state pen. Yay for that pot-stirring escort girl Marlo, tho! I personally cannot wait for her to show off her wardrobe (Battle of the Dresses -- Cynthia vs Marlo). RHoOC: LOL Tamra. Only you could equate pot-stirring with "honesty" and "laying things on the table." She basically stirred the pot with #HashtagCoolStepmom on the boat, then with Heather. Now #Hashtag proclaims that she "loves" Tamra and "has her back." #Hashtag has clearly decided that Shannon is the weakest link on this show and that Tamra is the one to align herself with. If only she knew that Shannon is actually pretty popular with OC viewers and that aligning herself with Tamra is like swimming with sharks. #Hashtag is such an awful HW, she actually makes Alexis look like an actual, complex human being instead of a walking posterbot for breast augmentation. lol can you tell I can't stand that Meghan creature?! I can't even feel sorry for her when, in the previews, her husband basically tells her he doesn't give a sh*t about her feelings as he licks bbq sauce off his fingers in a totally gross Jim Bellini way. Tamra making sure we all saw her Bible For Dummies.

Just coming on here to post this! http://www.realitytea.com/2015/08/10/sheree-whitfield-marlo-hampton-both-return-to-real-housewives-of-atlanta-season-8/#/slide/1

I thought so too. The London trip was glory for me, not just because I live there, but because it dealt with an emotional subject very beautifully. Anybody who has ever lost a loved one can relate to the grief and even the odd quirks and gallows humor of being in such a situation. The episode never white-washed a thing and it really felt like closure/a celebration of what these women had once cherished with their husbands. I loved how well Doris (lol) and Carole bonded on a meaningful level. And I wondered if you caught Dorinda greeting Goddess Trinny! What I would give for Trinny to show up on RHoNY. Good luck with your nail line, Kristen, but time to make room for a true clotheshorse and an actually interesting diva. Bethenny is glory and if she decides not to continue RHoNY next season, it really just will not be the same without her. Ramona is back to her old tricks, I see. As Heather (who I have criticized in recent episodes) said, Ramona is bad-mannered, and that is not funny anymore, it is just rude. On another note, I'm glad Sonja's fashion show went well. And I'm glad she was invested in every detail, even though it threatened to ruin the show. It was nice to see the ladies pulling for her instead of cackling over her failure, but I did wonder just how many of them showed up to watch Sonja fall. The business people she surrounds herself with seem suspect at best, though. That business manager unable to give a straight answer to Heather and Bethenny... Lord JESUS. That is some smoke he is blowing up Sonja's ass. My worry is that Sonja tends to have her head turned by people who flatter her the most, and that's a recipe for getting ripped off.

Are you talking about Eddie? I am feeling a little underwhelmed by this Tahiti trip on OC. I don't want violent fights or nasty toxicity, but I just feel it's been particularly contrived. Before, I never felt that Vicki's need to whoop it up was a fakery, nor her friendships (or lack thereof). But on this trip it has felt forced and desperate. I didn't buy for one second that Vicki was drunk (and neither did Heather from the looks of things). Shannon is apparently part of Vicki's posse but their hugs and interaction have been awkward. I love Sophia Loren aka Lizzy, she brings a nice, fun dynamic to the group (and plus she is so [!@#$%^&*] gorgeous), but that pregnancy test bit was kinda mandated by production, it felt like. On the whole it's been a fun trip but a little lacklustre. Speaking of fakery, that Meghan creature better not be holding her breath for acting jobs in the future. Her attempt to squeeze out tears was SO painful. I believe she cares about her stepdaughter but I don't believe for one second that she is this bereft about that kid not being 'her's.' What a dumbass SL. She's such a whiney thing too: "Vicki and Tamra don't understand the DEEP LUV I HAVE FOR MAH STEPCHILDREN" Lord Jesus. Of course they understand. They are mothers. All the HWs are mothers. They understand what it means to love kids. They're just telling you to stop wasting their time with the crocodile tears and stop competing with your husband's dying ex-wife. One thing I will say about Meghan: her ass and legs are on point.

Don't worry. Actually not a whole lot has happened (it's summer after all) and it's good to take a vacation break from kpop imo. Ooooo you are in France! Hope you are enjoying yourself. I just came back from a few days in Paris. It was so hot on Monday! LOL welcome to my life. It has been over a year since I discovered it and I am still obsessed. I love the 90s RnB and hip hop sound the genre produces. Please let us know which groups you are enjoying right now.

Whomp! There it is! Crazy but I'm feeling it.

I especially love Key's head being kicked across the room. LOL. What on earth have SHINee been smoking. What is cool about SHINee is that unlike a lot of SM artists (YG is a bit different and allows their idols more autonomy) they have a lot of say in the music and sound and concept. Jonghyun writes songs for just about everybody in SM (CHangmin of TVXQ does too), he and Taemin already had solo albums where they included their own material (you can really hear Taemin's sound in Odd Eye imo). I just think their sound is so cool and fun and retro but not too retro. Also I never ever paid attention to Minho much but OMG he is really kind of hot and charming in that mv! Speaking of Minos.... I miss Song Mino of Winner! I want to see some Winner! Here is Tao's solo effort. I don't know. I mean, it looks very pro, very SM-in-a-box. But I find it ungracious of him to dismiss his time with EXO as meaningless (apparently the lyrics to this song make reference to that). Quite apart from SM being a ruthless company which ties these kids to slave contracts, I thought he was close with some members of EXO, namely Kris (before he left), Sehun, Suho and Baekhyun. I also think that without the EXO training in singing, dancing and wushu, the TV opportunities and the EXO name, Tao would have found it near impossible to make a name for himself in entertainment. Oh, well. I guess it's done now. Hopefully SM will learn to treat their Chinese trainees better after this mess but I doubt they will change anything at all. By the way, do you remember Red Velvet? The girl group that did Happiness last year? Ice Cream Cake? I had a listen to their Ice Cream Cake mini album and they have some decent songs. I like Something Kinda Crazy (ICC is good too). August is going to see GD and TOP do a "duet" lol. Apparently August 5th (tomorrow! Well, tonight for us) is the release day, and it is going to be full hip hop). http://www.kpopstarz.com/articles/224474/20150728/gd-top-fantastic.htm In other news I am listening to Nicki Minaj and Pink Print and strongly considering posting on the Minaj thread. I already lurk, lol. Don't worry, kpop is still my obsession!

SHINee released their repackage Married to the Music and a new mv/comeback! It's so weird but I love it.

That's how I felt about last week's NY episode. It was badly needed 'calm after the storm,' but other than liking what Bethenny was saying about Luann being mad at Carole and Heather because they were hoping to find her in an embarrassing situation, warming to Heather, Carole and Kristen just being normal, and liking Dorinda and Carole's conversation about their first husbands... I got nothing. Still have to catch up on OC last week and yesterday's epi. ETA: I just realize OC is on tonight (US time). My bad.

Oh gosh wow. Her poor family. May she RIP. And I know she was struggling with a terminal illness but she looked good on OC to the point where I thought there was a chance she could beat this. Honestly, it makes me so sad to see cancer claim peoples lives.

Well I'll wait to hear what this album of Tao's sounds like but it's hard for me to believe that it wasn't in the works before he departed EXO... OMG that Beast song Gotta Go to Work is hilarious. That is called "making the most of a tiny mv budget" ! I love Dujun leaping over the turnstiles. I think with Super Junior, one of them is doing his military service, hence why they are only 9.

Oh have fun at Pride! It will be an even bigger blast this year, I'm sure! And yeah, I know how it is with work. I caught up on 3 episodes of RHonY and 2 of OC just this past weekend. LuAnn's speech was epic. And back in NY she really called Heather and Carole out on the way she felt they were LOOKING to catch her in the act (when it was Ramona Singer's ONS all along, not hers!).

Reading your post, I think Heather is making the right decision, too. For her business, also, of which she is not just the face but the CEO. She has gotten the bitch edit this season and is not always coming across in a flattering light, so I'm sure she and her advisors realized that this would be a good time to step back. Heather is one of those rare HWs where her business was there before RHoNY, it is her full-time job and it is her priority over the show. Having said that... I think she didn't come out smelling of roses in this week's episode. As usual, DF, so concise and the shade is so perfectly thrown! RHoNY is one of those few franchises where you can often see both sides of any issue or squabble. As a female, I can understand Heather's concerns about bringing home strange men and not knowing who the hell they are or what their motives might be. OTOH Heather milked this drama, poured herself a glass and churned the rest into butter. Let me put it this way. If Carole brought home a one night stand, do you think there would be all this whooping and hollering? No of course there wouldn't. It really illustrates the divide between the OG's and the 'new' girls. Aviva was always the most vocal in accusing Ramona, Sonja and Luann of being classless and trashy. Just because Aviva was the loudest and craziest (and had a vile, repellant father) doesn't mean that Heather, Carole and Kristen did not disagree with her original premise. They have always looked down on the OGs and considered themselves above the "reality show is my job" fray. LuAnn finally realized it She thought she was one with the Heather, Kristen, Carole posse; now she's starting to wonder if they are just friends with her so that they can catch her out when she's being a little drunk and naughty and point fingers at her and snigger. In a way, it is a form of Mean Girlism although Heather probably hand-on-heart does not see it that way. As Dorinda says, she's here to teach and impart her wisdom on everyone. Ugh. Not her finest VT moment. Carole OTOH... oh boy. I used to love Carole so much, but now it's so clear how slippery she is, running between different sides, playing one person against the other. She did it with Bethenny & Kristen and with Heather & LuAnn in this week's episode. I absolutely believe LuAnn when she said Carole came to smooth things over and stay on her good side. I think it's very interesting that when [!@#$%^&*] blows up when Bethenny is not around, Carole is her only relay of what is going on. Pinot-mona was being shady about dropping LuAnn in it with NakedManGate. LuAnn OTOH decimated everyone with her "Don't be, like, uncool" speech, in dark shades and flashing that AMAZING body. She's not here to be judged about what she, a grown adult, does with her life. I also appreciated that she called out everybody upfront. But now that she's accused Carole of being shifty, I see in the previews that Carole is out for blood now. Dorinda is looking for screentime with this ridiculous 'fight' with Heather. C'mon now. Why is she eroding my goodwill for her?? Kristen thanks she is so gangster with Bethenny but the fact is she just wants to be acknowledged by the HBIC. And she got caught out on badmouthing Bethenny to the PRESS. [!@#$%^&*] dumb as a box of rocks. P.S.: Sorry for this long-ass post. I know your eyes must have glazed over when you zipped over this.

CL... you look different. I know she has a new make-up artist called Pony who is completely amazing so hopefully that isn't a new nose she's sporting but just some artful shading.

YAWN. These girl groups concepts bore me to tears! I'm already mad that girl groups the most boring choreography and songs at the best of time. Now we have the opening credits to 90210 as the theme? Bye. Although I hear Vanity Fair gave SNSD's Party song of the summer status on its website. Um. OK. Junho is always doing his thing. And yes I saw about the Beast comeback. Hope it slays! In other comeback news, remember Super Junior? Sexy Siwon? Mamacita? They have a new song out. It's called Devil: It sounds fun and they obviously put some money in the mv. But it ended kind of abruptly for me lol And her is TVXQ's Spellbound. It came out in 2014 but I wasn't listening to kpop then. Still, I thought I would post it because I really like the song and the mv. The long-haired female backup dancer is so fun to watch, she should actually become part of the group. P.S.: Changmin is the name of the hot dark-haired one.

Wow. Heather is out. I'm surprised to be honest.

Lol I haven't seen this week's episode yet. It looked a hot mess in the previews.

I would agree with many of you guys and say that RHoA was the show that really galvanized a lot of talk around here. And that this last season was lacklustre compared with the previous one and that cooled everybody's momentum a little bit. Also it is summer and I guess people are outside more and watching the shows less. I certainly have been busy and have been catching up with OC and NY in recent days. RHoNY: Bethenny is the lynchpin of this entire show and if Andy Cohen cannot entice her to continue next season, I have to wonder if it will continue. Her reactions in Turks & Caicos have been stellar because she is manic, as Ramona says, and carries you along with her quickfire reactions. Ramonja are ofc [!@#$%^&*] nuts but in a way they are damned if they do, damned if they don't. Heather, Carole and their posse egg them along to be their most extreme just for their own amusement, so they can point a figure and laugh at how drunk they are, how slutty they are. Although Ramona trying to wedge that patio door shut in her Hawaiian Tropic banana bikini and stripper heels [ © Bethenny ] was so amazing, I pray somebody has done a gif of that so it is preserved forever. Dorinda is kinda nuts and looking for a fight when she drinks but there was a moment in her fight with Heather where Heather turned extremely condescending and patronizing, and I get why some of the women are fed up with her holier than thou attitude. Watching her lapdogs Carole and Kristen pull their "Ew ermahgurd so tacky" faces of disdain really summed up what kind of mean girls they are masquerading as the voices of reason on this show. Although it looks like Carole is already laying the groundwork for jumping ship so she can be Bethenny's new BFF and extricate herself from her best friends should the producers decide to dump the 'new' girls next season. Ugh. Looks like Kristen is not so smart and trying to act gangster with Bethenny in the previews. Girl whatever. Bethenny is hardly worried about you bringing down her empire, you dolt. On a superficial level, Bethenny, Carole and Kristen have the asses of 18 year old supermodels. Does Yoga give you an ass like that? If so, I need to drop my "Yoga is just pretentious stretching" attitude and hop on the Namaste train. Ugh PLEASE no more Meghan. If I were Bravo she would be the first I would cut. She's awful. Lol! I agree about cutting Alexis and Gretchen though. I haven't missed them a second.

So BtoB wins Album of the Year for you, huh? I understand your logic -- SHINee had some great songs but also songs you don't really care about, while BtoB is consistently solid all the way through. Although when SHINee gets a song right, imo they get it REALLY right. Kind of like EXO for me -- Exodus is not perfect and not as good as XOXO imo, but I listen again and again to a couple of songs (What If, My Answer, Call Me Baby) and they are perfection for me. Lady Luck otoh I don't care if I never hear again. And I hope BtoB get some more music show and chart wins under their belt. Right now it seems to be Attack of the Girl Groups with all the Girl's Day, Miss A's and SNSD's having their comebacks. I'm still not as enamoured with kpop girl groups as with the boy bands tbh. In Scandal News, Tao has definitively (well as definitively as possible since SM still won't officially acknowledge it) cut ties with EXO, releasing a new album next week and unfriending all the EXO guys on social media. Baekhyun was the last to unfriend him. The rapid timing suggests that a Chinese entertainment company was likely waiting in the wings to snap him up because goodness, that was quick. Scandal #2 involves my beloved Song Mino of Winner. As you may know, Mino is currently participating in Show Me the Money, a TV rapping contest. He says he is doing this to prove to YG and the fans that he has what it takes, and the street cred etc. I personally figured he already had it after his solo song and the collaboration with Epik High but whatever. Seems like YG has pitted Winner against iKON and blatantly favours the latter group, especially Bobby, iKON's Face and Lead Rapper who has been featured in a bunch of other collaborations. So maybe Mino feels pressure as the Face of Winner to match up to Bobby. Anyhoo, all this to say that on one of the shows, he rapped out some mess about wanting to be some woman's gynecologist or something and the Korean gynecologocal association got involved and Mino had to apologize. I can't even explain this mess adequately so here's perhaps a link that might shed better light on all this: http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/16177422.html And yeah speaking of YG I don't know wtf is going on over there. 2NE1 are NOWHERE to be seen (Minzy's IG doesn't even mention the group by name anymore), Bom has been missing in action since mid-2014, lord knows where YG buried her, Daria is... around, I guess, and CL is in the US, tied to that awful Diplo and making shitty songs about Dr. Pepper. I guess Big Bang are touring? Meanwhile IKON are nowhere to be seen and Winner are grounded. I don't even know what is up but Boss Man YG needs to get off the crack pipe and start figuring out some kind of strategy for his company. You know things are bad for YG when its biggest rival SM -- which is hopeless in managing its artists, losing all its major Chinese stars (and some Korean ones) in steady succession -- is still releasing back-to-back comebacks and its (remaining) artists are scoring high in sales and wins. In fact, SM has a new boy band it is getting ready to debut later this year, as yet unnamed, but they sure are leaking their dance practice videos and interview segments. Probably because they know IKON is going to be tough competition, and probably because they can see that YG is dropping the ball. Here are two short videos featuring the new group's dance skills: https://www.youtu.be/JHPIG1DgvtU?list=PLA91TLEzZINvopb2EdZadIW6-yhL94ta2 https://www.youtu.be/7hSQGm-YMWc?list=PLA91TLEzZINvopb2EdZadIW6-yhL94ta2 There are other sandals out there featuring groups you probably don't follow (and neither do I), so I will leave it at that. Thank goodness BEAST are relatively unproblematic and letting the material speak for itseld! I really like Dongwoon's songs, and To Become a Star is especially good. LOL at that picture though. Hyunseung looks possessed!

So wait is this a case of Kim being a lazy ass or Nene thinking she's too good for Bravo? ETA: went to tamaratattles.com, can see that this was all Nene. Dammit Nene! Why are you being such a stubborn old bitch? RHoOC: After last week's emotional meltdown, this episode felt more sad/cathartic. Vicki, for all her faults, continues to be utterly real in her emotions and reactions. 10 seasons in, and she remains one of the most watchable people on this franchise, if not THE most watchable. Not sure how I feel about roping in her brother and having the medium conjure up her mom next week, though. David and Shannon Bedor's marriage continues to tremble like a tiny little palm tree in 100 mph hurricane winds. When David had to shut the door on the cameras just to give himself some breathing time, I actually felt for him for the first time. It can't be easy to do penance so publicly. Though Shannon talking about her fears and mistrust of him is heart-wrenching, right down to her not wanting to go to the restaurants where he might have taken his affair. I really feel this marriage is going to implode at any second, if it hasn't already. Heather was so real last week reacting to Vicki's heartbreak and calling Terry about it. I much prefer this Heather to the one constantly itemizing her ridiculous spending of that ridiculous house she is having built. Didn't really care about Tamra's story, though I see Ryan hitting his mom up for "help" to move back to the OC now that the granddaughter has been born and Tamra is momentarily a soft touch. Saving the worst for last: Meghan. This shark-eyed opportunist. She must be the most unlikeable newbie of any RH franchise. I can't with her endless self-promotion, this week at the expense of her husband's ex-wife and children. Talking about Vicki to teenage Hayley while that poor kid's own mother appears headed for terminal illness was the most horrendous thing. That fake-ass bitch sniffling and whining about Vicki's devastation and how it made her (Meghan's) inconsequential ass feel SO SAD because she was seeing what Hayley was going to experience in a few months... what the !@#$%^&*], you insensitive cow? That poor teenager was literally battling tears while we cut to Meghan's smug VT about how she is the only one Hayley can communicate with -- unlike Hayley's own mom -- because Meghan knows about stuff like Twitter and SNS? Really?? I can't with this smug ho's piss-poor attempts to pretend she is some kind of saint. I am so ready for someone to serve her up her just desserts. Shannon, it's all on you now.

OMG I love Odd Eye so damn much. That song is close to perfect and I love the live version. Key rocking the English and the eyepatch (nice touch considering the song title) and being super alien fabulous with his blue eyes. Taemin moving like a cat and FINALLY they gave that poor maknae some decent hair. Jonghyun and Onew slaying those high notes. Gosh I really love Onew's voice particularly. But you know what? Visual Minho holds his own in the vocal department because his deep voice is a nice contrast to all the high notes from the other guys. Also, on a superficial note, his torso and hands are exquisite! Taemin shading BigBexo is EVERYTHING. And I am looking forward to the repackage. Wow BtoB. Way to surprise me! They were under pressure last year and being written off but it looks like they went into the recording studio and decided to step it up! I'm really thrilled for them that they got a #1 spot and that it wasn't all the major bands stealing everybody's thunder. I like My Friend's Girlfriend too. And can I say that those photos are the best I have ever seen them. Did we already post this 2PM track My House? It came out in mid-June.

I haven't seen the episode yet but judging from the past few, I can only concur. Meghan has been angling for a spot on RHoOC ever since she managed to finagle an engagement ring out of Jim Edmonds (a name I'm supposed to be familiar with but am not). She's trying to play the midwestern charm, but she comes across as so shark-eyed and opportunistic and HARD. Even the stepdaughter she trotted out for "happy family" purposes was giving her the stank-eye. IMO she is the worst new HW which is saying something because, hello, Kristen on NY. But at least Kristen comes across as a basically kind human being sometimes. This Meghan person is an ice robot and thoroughly unlikeable. I can only imagine her husband married her ass because she'd look young, blonde and pretty on his arm and he's not getting any younger himself, but the looks he shoots her suggest that they'll be lucky if their marriage makes it through the next 18 months. In fact, he looks like he is regretting his decision to get hitched with this trader-upper by the day. At least with the car wreck that is David & Shannon's marriage, you can sense that there was once love there. Not so with Barbie & Baseball.

Wow. Nene leaving is a blow to the RHoA franchise. I think it will still pull in viewers on a par with the other franchises, but Nene was loved and loathed, and when you have a polarized audience like that, you tend to have an invested audience and people do watch. I have been watching RHoA all the way up to S5 (or is it S6? Pillow Party season) very recently, and while it is clear Nene was beyond checked out in later seasons, especially at reunions, she still brought energy to the show. She had a great turn of phrase and even completely hypocritical was basically the big personality of RHoA. I know people will say Kenya does too but Kenya's shenanigans exhaust me. She works so hard to stir the pot and cause some drama, but sometimes it backfires. Like her face-off with Phaedra and Apollo. Apollo is a thug and Phaedra is so corrupt and shady, but when you look like you are messing with a marriage, even if it's just for laughs, it's time to step back and reassess. Pillow Party will never be Kenya's fault (imo) as she was horribly wronged and none of the other HWs had her back, which was horrendous. However, instances where she appeared to be flirting with Apollo just to show up Phaedra (followed by VTs where she kept mentioning how unattractive Phaedra was) made her look so bad. I think that's why I still cannot warm to Kenya and why I don't think she will be able to replace Nene in the shade stakes on this show. (Sorry if that is an unpopular opinion. Phaedra and Apollo were so gross with her on Reunion though. "Dirty toenails" ugh. Keep it classy, felon). OTOH, Reality Tea is saying that Nene quitting is just a tactic to get more money: We may see her again! http://www.realitytea.com/2015/07/01/nene-leakes-already-teases-return-real-housewives-atlanta-quit-pr-stunt-negotiate-money/

I am about one episode behind you guys on RHoNY and OC -- I had an exam this week. But I just had to share how much I ADORE Dorinda. I can't get enough of her realness and her... humanity I guess? When she talks with Ramona, it sounds like a friend talking with a friend. She sounds like a real human being and not necessarily somebody trying to appear a certain way on TV *cough*HeatherCarole*cough* Carole is so shady. I used to love this woman but I find nothing likeable about this smug people-user who is already throwing her supposed chums Kristen and Heather under the bus so that she can score points with Bethenny. Let's face it, Bethenny is kind of the person these ladies are trying to impress, even while they hate how little she thinks about them or wants to spend time with them. On the OC, I cannot stand that fake Meghann chick. If her clearly-over-it husband doesn't divorce her within two years, I will be shocked. He obviously picked out a younger model to replace his previous wife, and she obviously made a beeline for his wealthy ass. Ultimate trophy wife wannabe who has clearly been gunning for a spot on RH since the moment she got engaged to Mr. Baseball. Jeana is sorely missed and it was SO GREAT to see her at Vicki's party, especially the side-eye she gave Tamra when Tamra ignored her and went straight for Shannon. Tamra should be outright scared of Jeana -- this woman knows where the bodies are buried. I don't know whether to applaud Shannon for letting it all hang out regarding her marriage or whether to hate her for the way she is using it as a SL this season. The 'apology' and forgiveness David asked of his daughters made me cringe and should have been done behind closed doors. At the same time, Shannon's misery and hurt at being betrayed is so real. Heather is annoying with the money spending and porte cochère business. But I'm surprised DaytimeFan you dislike her. I know you liked the Dubrows once upon a time (I still like Terry btw). Also on WWHL the other day Heather came across a little better.