Watching “The Real Housewives of Orange County” in its 19th season, I’m increasingly reminded of the writer Gertrude Stein’s famous quote about her childhood home of Oakland.

“There is no there there,” Stein wrote in her autobiography nearly 90 years ago, a line often misinterpreted as a dig at Oakland when it actually reflected a kind of sad nostalgia for what once was but is no more.

I don’t know if anyone is sadly nostalgic for the glory days of RHOC, such as they were, but as a recapper, it sure was more fun to write about before the reality gossip industry seemed to become the unseen hand guiding so many of the show’s storylines.

“The Real Housewives of Orange County” march in the Barkus Parade, a doggy parade to promote rescue pets, during their visit to New Orleans. Seen here,

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