In remarks to the National Urban League today, in describing America as a land of opportunity, President Obama suggested that America's youth were spending too much time doing frivolous things to grab hold of those opportunities.

I used to work in Southie.

Good news for former White House party crasher Tareq Salahi: his wife, former "Real Housewives of D.

Thanks to my Y-chromosome and a fully developed cerebral cortex, I'm immune to the various different "Real Housewives" franchises, so I didn't watch last night's Season 2 premiere of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

Two weeks ago, Russell Armstrong committed suicide by hanging himself.

This is the state of television in the year 2011: aging women of privilege who are not professional or even skilled actresses are filmed arguing with other aging women of privilege in scenarios staged by producers.

Below is the trailer for the second season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills," and Warming Glow readers outside the United States can finally enjoy the fact that I'm embedding a Hulu player, as you're better off not watching this.

As if we needed further proof that devout Christians are terrible at making quality entertainment, here's "The Real Housewives of the Bible," a DVD that you can purchase online if you find Tyler Perry movies too racy.

The "Real Housewives" franchise is getting its first Canadian spin-off: "The Real Housewives of Vancouver" has been greenlit and will air on Canada's Slice network.