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Bethenny Frankel Talks About the Real Housewives Marriage Curse, Still Hates Jill Zarin

Tonight marks the second season premiere of Bethenny Frankel's (now better-named) spinoff Bethenny Ever After, so to promote the big event Bethenny participated in a media call to address baby Bryn, the Real Housewives marriage curse, why she decided to come back for Season 2 and, of course, Jill Zarin. Read on for highlights after the break.

Today's TWoP News: February 28, 2011

by F. John Rickert February 28, 2011 2:33 PM
Today's TWoP News: February 28, 2011

With the Oscars finally over we can get back to talking about the people who are actually winning, like Charlie Sheen!

Oscars 2011: The Liveblog!

by TWoP Staff February 27, 2011 7:41 PM
Oscars 2011: The Liveblog!

Greetings, faithful awards show enthusiasts! Tonight we wrap up the 2011 awards season with the biggest, fanciest, loooongest of them all with a blow-by-blow liveblog of the Academy Awards. Mindy will start things off, swapping with Zach every half hour until the bitter end. Let's hope for some surprises, some wardrobe malfunctions and as many mercifully short acceptance speeches as humanly possible. Either way, we'd love to hear from you in the comments. Let's go!

Today's TWoP News: February 25, 2011

by Nic Dris February 25, 2011 6:00 PM
Today's TWoP News: February 25, 2011

Nothing could upstage the Oscars except... Charlie Sheen's career suicide.

TWoP 10: Worst Schools on Television

by Angel Cohn February 25, 2011 6:00 AM
TWoP 10: Worst Schools on Television

There's been a lot of debate recently about whether MTV's Skins actually represents "real" teenage life and what sort of supposedly terrible example it's setting, but judging by the rest of the television landscape, there could be a lot worse places to send your fictional children to school. Here's our ranking of TV's least educational institutions of learning:

Parks & Recreation: Why Ann Perkins Should Leave Pawnee

Starting somewhere in its second season, Parks and Recreation became one of the best sitcoms on TV. Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson and the whole department went from being vague ideas of characters to fully realized people, each with their own stories and agendas. Everyone, that is, but Ann Perkins.

Today's TWoP News: February 24, 2011

by Nic Dris February 24, 2011 6:00 PM
Today's TWoP News: February 24, 2011

R.I.P. short-lived TBS sitcom Glory Daze. Not enough viewers knew thee well.

Shedding for the Wedding: Less Offensive Than Bridalplasty, But Far Tackier

Before I start in on the actual review of this new show, can someone please explain to me the sudden proliferation of theme weddings? I really don't get them at all. Why do people think they need a theme for their wedding that isn't just "Hey, we're getting married and I like the color green"? It never ceases to be mind boggling that someone would want to incorporate mini trucks or The Wizard of Oz into their special day. Clearly, I've been watching too much of My Fair Wedding with David Tutera, which is fascinating and horrifying at the same time, but at least he finds a way to make mini-trucks look somewhat classy. Anyway, the reason I bring this all up is that each couple on Shedding for the Wedding -- which is the inevitable melding of the weight-loss and wedding reality TV subgenres - has a very special tacky theme for their wedding, which in turn inspires their team nickname.

Songs Christine O'Donnell Should Dance to on Dancing With the Stars

The Dancing With the Stars rumor mill is churning and it's saying that vocal Tea Party member Christine O'Donnell will be one of the next season's celebs. Given the success they've had with Bristol Palin, another Tea Party-friendly competitor seems like a safe bet for the ratings. And we just can't wait to see what on-the-nose songs the lame band will be playing while O'Donnell's dancing. Given that she's reportedly anti-masturbation, was against gays serving openly in the military, believes in creationism and dabbled in Wicca back in the day, we've got a lot of ideas.

Today's TWoP News: February 23, 2011

by F. John Rickert February 23, 2011 3:09 PM
Today's TWoP News: February 23, 2011

It's the middle of the week and people are suddenly popping up in places you might least expect them to.

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