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Your Weekly "Ryan the Real World Homophobe" Update

Matt Cherette · 07/21/10 11:00PM

Oh, Ryan. Sweet, self-loathing closet case Ryan (examples here). What homophobic hogwash do you have for us this week? Answer: a lot. Tonight, Ryan stepped up his homophobic game tenfold, and things got ugly (and real). Videos inside.

Meet the Courageous 18-Year-Old with a Brand New Bionic Hand

Matt Cherette · 07/21/10 02:55PM

Michael Waldron was born with a congenital malformation that left him without four fingers on his right hand. Struggling to fit in—and function—his entire life, 18-year-old Waldron found new hope with a brand new bionic hand. Video inside.

The Hills Series Finale Will Blow Your Mind With Reality

Zach Mack · 07/13/10 10:37PM

Tonight, an entire era of pointless, vapid reality television ended when The Hills signed off for forever. After four years of drinking, fighting, crying, breaking up and making frienemies, the girls examined their futures and it all ended for reals.

Jon Stewart Blasts Fox News for Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

Matt Cherette · 07/07/10 10:20PM

Tonight, Jon Stewart put America's favorite insanity-ridden network in its place when he decried Fox News' anti-Muslim biases regarding NASA's recent foray into diplomacy, as well as the controversy over the construction of new mosques across the country. Video inside.

The Daily Show Examines the Troubling Lack of Racism in South Africa

Matt Cherette · 07/05/10 10:29PM

Tonight, John Oliver continued his World Cup-related Daily Show segments with an examination into the lack of racism in formerly apartheid-ridden South Africa as the World Cup continues. That said, Oliver found one racist to conquer them all. Video inside.

Bachelor Jake and Vienna Reunite, Fight Dirty in Post-Breakup Interview

Whitney Jefferson · 07/05/10 10:14PM

Accusations of "fame-whoring" and emotional abuse flew, but in the end Jake was "just not that into" Vienna. It makes sense: hot dude—with perfectly-groomed eyebrows—moves to LA, begins an acting career, and forgets about his possibly cross-eyed fiancée.

Did Real Housewife Danielle Staub Just Come Out as a Lesbian on Live TV?

Matt Cherette · 06/21/10 10:51PM

Andy Cohen's self-indulgent train wreck, Watch What Happens Live, contained two surprises tonight. First, Real Housewife Danielle Staub performed her new single—a duet with Lori Michaels—and was... good? Then, Staub kinda/sorta/maybe came out as a lesbian. Videos inside.