The Real Housewives of New York are returning to a television near you on April 7th, and cast member Countess Luann de Lesseps is making the press rounds (did you see her on Law & Order: SVU?). Recently she delivered some anecdotal gold to the Brick Underground; for the most part she discusses New York City real estate (she'd love to move into Gracie Mansion and give it a fresh coat of paint!), and then... she talks about that time six years ago she was nearly forced to ride the subway with the commoners. Oh what an adventure she had! more ›

Like it or not The Real Housewives of New York are getting air time every Tuesday, and each week they invite the rest of New York (and the world) into a little bubble they call home. Touring private schools for their French-speaking children, toting their kids off to auditions, getting away to the Hamptons and presumbably being "fabulous" at whatever else fills their social schedule. more ›