Cue The Sun! Analyzes Reality TV For The New York Intelligentsia, Not True Fans

In Cue the Sun!, Emily Nussbaum covers reality TV’s rise from cultural oddity to cultural dominance over the past 80 years.

I’ve Had It With The Compulsive Virtue Signaling On The ‘I’ve Had It’ Podcast

The 'I've Had It' podcast went from airing petty, lighthearted grievances to venting a seething hatred of conservatives.

Secular Media Is Getting ‘Scandoval’ All Wrong

The raw emotional wreckage of Scandoval points out that prioritizing sex, booze, and work in your twenties and thirties is not a healthy cultural norm for America’s young professionals.

Jenny Nguyen Dust-Up Is Bravo’s Latest Battle In The War Over Its Soul

Bravo just fired Nguyen, the network's first Vietnamese Real Housewife, over anti-woke memes she posted in 2020.

4 Big Takeaways From ‘The Real Housewives’ Ultimate Girls Trip’

'Ultimate Girls Trip' brings a collection of A-List housewives from top franchises together at a ridiculously posh Turks and Caicos compound.

Bravo’s ‘Below Deck’ Flips The Script, Focuses On The Servers And Not The Served

I couldn't get through more than three episodes of Bravo's 'Vanderpump's Rules' -- but I couldn't stop watching 'Below Deck.'

‘Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City’ Premiere Propels Bravo’s True Crime Trend

The long-awaited return of Bravo's 'Real Housewives of Salt Lake City' underscores the creeping true-crimeification of the network's popular reality fare.

Does Wokeness Explain The RHONY Ratings Slide?

This is Bravo's clear strategy to fend off critiques from lefty Instagram fan pages and Barnard graduates writing for The Cut. It's making their product worse. It's making race relations worse, too.

How The ‘RHOD’ Racism Controversy Reflects Our National Divisions

The controversy roiling Bravo's 'Real Housewives of Dallas' reflects two of our country's broader conflicts.

After 15 Years Of ‘Real Housewives,’ Bravo’s Wokest Fans Are Unintentionally Canceling The Network

Fifteen years after the first "Real Housewives" franchise appeared on March 21, 2006, some of Bravo's biggest fans are rendering the network's brash reality fare impossible.