
OK, I’m about to get deep. About The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
I know. It seems ridiculous, but just stay with me, OK?
Like most people, I love the drama of reality TV. I know a lot of it is staged and I know a lot of it is edited, but I also know that James Frey’s “A Million Little Pieces” was a lot of bullsh*t and I found it entertaining nonetheless. Watching “normal” (read: crazy) people interact in situations that were set up by TV executives is fun, there’s no doubt about that.
Which is why I have watched every episode of every season of The Real Housewives and know far too much about all the women. I know what Vicky Gundelson’s daughter does for a living (ER nurse), I know that Taylor Armstrong’s daughter is allergic to dogs, and I know that Kim Zolciak likes to eat pizza while she has the cellulite sucked out of her ass.
God, I’m embarrassed that I just admitted that. Read More »

And the future of New Jersey housewife/sex tape star/crazy ass, Danielle Staub? Well, this isn’t surprising at all.
November 26, 2010
- 5:00 pm
By Charlsie - Hollins University

We live in a social media obsessed world. There’s Facebook, Myspace, (although I wonder if anyone actually still uses it), Twitter, and many blogging platforms such as Tumblr, WordPress, and Blogger. Although we upload our pictures to Flickr and Facebook all the time or write about our weekend experiences in personal blogs, there could be a possible downside to all of this internet exposure: According to the Wall Street Journal, 85% of hiring managers Google a candidate before or after an interview. This fact, which is becoming more and more well-known, brings up the question: To blog or not to blog?
While I’m not saying that anyone who publicly posts pictures of themselves puking into a fraternity bathroom shouldn’t be a cause for concern, I am posing the question of boundaries and what and when a company should base their decision on hiring someone because of what comes up when they use Google. For example, take all the CollegeCandy contributors. Should our future bosses decline an interview with us, even though our resumes may be well qualified, simply because we once wrote an article that mentions sex or highlights the importance of birth control?
Personally, I think keeping a blog of any kind is a worthwhile venture. As a writer, I like to post things I’m interested in, things that drive me crazy, and of course, continuously write about things that matter to me (this includes everything from literary theory criticisms to the correct usage of the Real Housewives of New Jersey’s infamous phrase “prostitution whore”). However, I often worry that if I post liberal-sided articles or a picture of me enjoying a glass of wine that someone may use those things against me and blow them out of proportion one day. Despite more and more social media outlets being introduced to society on a regular basis, it seems like the idea of censorship or hiding oneself (at least the internet brand of oneself) is becoming a constant battle. Read More »
Tags: birth control, blogger, bloggers, blogging, boundaries, censorship, changes in media, christian louboutin, College Candy, compounding interest, employment, facebook, flickr, fraternity bathroom, google, international trade, internet exposure, job candidates, jobs, liberalism, myspace, negativity, online platforms, opi nail polish, personal judgment, post-grad, public access, public/private, publicity, rachel zoe, real housewives of new jersey, recession, recruiters, Sex, social media, to blog or not to blog, tumblr, twitter, unemployment, wall street, wall street journal, wordpress, writers
September 8, 2010
- 10:00 am
By CC Staff
Tags: Back to School, celebrity role models, college, college life, cute clothes, danielle staub, drunken hook up, funny video, hook up, lindsay lohan, marc jacobs, paris hilton, real housewives of new jersey, school supplies, social pressures
September 3, 2010
- 12:00 pm
By CC Staff

Labor day is all about spending the day thinking about how you don’t have work…if you’re a million years old. For those of us still in school, it’s all about going out hard on Sunday (ugh how strenuous was syllabus week, huh!?) and spending the day in your pajamas watching marathons all.day.long. And don’t even think about taking the effort to reach for that remote. Today is all about doing absolutely nothing. So that’s why we’ve put together this amazing list of every single marathon happening on Labor Day. Enjoy.
Oh and make sure not to get too many chip crumbs on your roomie’s Snuggie. She’ll never let you borrow it again.
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Tags: Anthony bourdain: no reservations, baggage, beverly hill 90210, bones, dirty jobs, ghost whisperer, hoarders, house hunters international, i love lucy, labor day, Labor day marathons, little people big world, NCIS, pawn stars, real housewives of new jersey, secret life of the american teenager, semi-homemade cooking, suite life on deck, the game, the nanny, The Office, The t.o show, TV Marathon, two and a half men

Okay, when did the Jersey Shore become about heartfelt “feelings” and “emotions” instead of bar fights, beating the beat and smushing? SERIOUSLY. Thank goodness we had MVP running a very serious game plan last night about how they were going to maneuver three girls and a grenade to get us through the hour. The Situation stepping up to the role as commander and directing his men to deal with the “hippopotamus” was disgusting, yes, but also the heart of why we love the Jersey Shore.
Let’s step it up a bit, though; even the Real Housewives of NJ have more fire in their bellies than the J. Shore kids these days. We need more excitement. More humor. Come on! Don’t make me put JWoww and Teresa Giudice in the same room.
Not that there wasn’t a lot going on last night. There was that (connived?) drama caused by Sam and Ron and a little type-written note by JWoww and Snookie. (Or, as Ron likes to refer to her, Shnookie. How does he still not know her name?) The girls wanted to tell Sam that Ron’s being a dirtbag but they don’t want to upset the house dynamic so, you know, they decided sneaking around and lying was the way to go. Because Sam will never turn on the TV find out, right? Of course, when the bomb (read: Scary Sammi and Roid Rage Ronnie) blew up, the only one who owned up to Ron doing everything listed on the note was The Situation, imparting the great wisdom, “It’s funny because it’s true.”
Which pretty much sums up why we all watch this terrible, trainwreck of humanity. And we just can’t look away. every. single. week. Read More »
Tags: dj pauly d, jersey shore, jersey shore and the hills, jersey shore mvp, jersey shore recap, jersey shore season 2, jwoww, Lauren Conrad, real housewives of new jersey, ronnie, sammi, smushing, snooki, spencer pratt, the situation, vinny, Whitney Port
August 10, 2010
- 6:00 pm
By CC Staff
July 15, 2010
- 10:00 am
By CC Staff
Tags: audrina patridge, bastile day, bastille day, broke, broke student, christina milian, clothes during sex, french kiss, Heidi Montag, no money, real housewives of new jersey, Sex, teresa giudice, the dream, the hills, the hills is fake, the hills series finale
June 11, 2010
- 5:00 pm
By Angela - Syracuse

Poor Lindsay. With all the cheating scandals behind us, we celebrity-obsessed gossip hunters had nothing to do this week but focus our attention on Lilo’s first week of “sobriety.” Which, if you aren’t living under a rock, we all know didn’t go so well. But it did go better than Lady Gaga’s trip to the Mets game. And life in general for those Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Oh, celebs. Let’s review this week’s biggest and baddest gossip stories.
Muy Importante
1. Beep Beep goes Lindsay Lohan’s SCRAM bracelet! It went off less than a week after it was strapped on. Color me shocked. Actually, color me the opposite of shocked…what is that, gray? Apparently, Lilo’s claiming that she did not drink and alcohol was “spilled” on her SCRAM bracelet. Because everyone is going to believe cracked out Lindsay over a highly scientific piece of equipment. And let’s be real: how on earth could vodka soak through a sequin pantsuit?
2. Globe Magazine publishes Gary Coleman’s final days. Why someone would have the audacity to do this I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure his gold-digging ex-wife, Shannon Price, needed the moolah. R.I.P Gary. Read More »
Tags: attempted suicide, controversy, cory monteith, gary coleman, glee, Globe Magazine, heidi montag spencer pratt, january jones, lady gaga, larry king, liam hemsworth, lindsay lohan, Michael Lohan, miley cyrus, paparazzi, real housewives of new jersey, SCRAM, teresa giudice, Walk of Shame
March 26, 2010
- 6:00 pm
By CC Staff

Who knew Heidi Montag could write?!
Conan O’Brien isn’t coming back to TV just yet.
Women don’t like models who look like them.
Jesse James is mad at his mistress.
Why do these people exist?
OMFG. The Real Housewives of New Jersey are comin’ back!