{"id":2506415,"date":"2026-07-17T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2506415"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:21:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:21:06","slug":"peoples-cover-on-the-real-housewives-is-good-but-is-missing-a-significant-housewife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/peoples-cover-on-the-real-housewives-is-good-but-is-missing-a-significant-housewife\/","title":{"rendered":"PEOPLE’s cover on the Real Housewives is good but is missing a significant Housewife"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This PEOPLE cover on the Real Housewives<\/a> is good and features most of the franchises (except for Rhode Island, which is new). It\u2019s the cast of Ultimate Girls Trip: Roarin\u2019 20th<\/sup><\/em> and you just know this selection has sent some of the unchosen women into a tailspin. These are the prime jobs, these are the Bravo favourites. <\/p>\n

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It\u2019s a good selection, but it is missing NeNe Leakes, who is my all-time favourite Housewife. My Housewives Mount Rushmore is four NeNe Leakes.<\/p>\n

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Hot off a report that audiences are dropping Netflix shows after one season<\/a>, its quarterly earning report talked about its expanding use of AI<\/a>. Bad week for the PR team.<\/p>\n

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Contemplating how to get a Spy<\/em> sequel made.<\/p>\n

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Sarah\u2019s opener this morning<\/a> activated me like a sleeper agent because I have a lot to say on why soccer hasn\u2019t caught on in the US and my first question is, does it need to? It\u2019s the world\u2019s game.\u00a0 Sarah mentioned baseball, and I think it\u2019s a great comparison. Travel ball, which started off as elite, is now largely a pay-for-play system that is decimating youth baseball. It\u2019s very expensive, hyper-competitive, and can lead to burnout\/injury. It encourages instant gratification: winning over developing. Many professional coaches, college coaches and players have spoken out about the system but parents don\u2019t want to hear it.<\/p>\n

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As for soccer, look at the Norway system. (Or Canada, which has a much higher per-capita participation in youth soccer than the US.) Norway has a strong youth system that is not based on winning.\u00a0 They don\u2019t keep score or record wins\/ losses for teams under 13 and there are \u201cfair play\u201d rules (meaning every kid gets to try every position). You know what else has fair play rules, is community-centred, and thrives on participation and learning, rather than competitiveness? Little league baseball, which is declining in the US because of\u2026travel ball. It\u2019s the \u201ckids shouldn\u2019t get participation trophies\u201d mentality that is ruining it.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s wrong with giving an 8-year-old a participation trophy? If they showed up on Saturday morning and played and were good sports, a ribbon isn\u2019t going to ruin them. It\u2019s rewarding effort. It\u2019s the parents\u2019 egos that are fragile, not the kids. Thank you for listening to my TED Talk. Here\u2019s Jon Bernthal talking about playing pro ball in Russia.<\/p>\n

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I genuinely believe Tom Cruise is pumped about The Odyssey<\/em>. A tentpole theatre release that isn\u2019t a superhero movie? He\u2019s got his big bowl of popcorn ready.<\/p>\n

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Photo credits: Sami Drasin\/People<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n