Cara gets married to Dr. Scott Fudemberg with Kyle in attendance; E! interviews Tyler

Congratulations to Cara (Chicago) on her wedding. The following was posted in a local St. Louis newspaper, the Post Dispatch:

MIDDLE AISLE: More than 250 friends and relatives toasted just-weds Cara Kahn Nussbaum and Dr. Scott Fudemberg at Westwood Country Club on Saturday night. For those who may have forgotten, Cara is the Wash U. grad who starred as the big dater on MTV's "The Real World: Chicago" in 2002. Her dad is former BJC honcho Dr. Sam Nussbaum, who now works as executive vp and chief medical officer at Wellpoint Inc. in Indianapolis, while Mom, Rhoda Kahn Nussbaum, is a lecturer in communication disorders at Fontbonne. The groom's parents are Annette and John Fudemberg. He's prez of Imperial Paper Stock Co. of Bridgeton, and she works at Temple Israel. Among those enjoying the nupts were Kyle Brandt, one of Cara's "Real World" roommates, and the bride's brother, Jeff Nussbaum, who was a speechwriter for Al Gore when Gore was vice president.

Also, Tyler (Key West) did a phone interview that has been posted at E! Online. Check it out.

Fresh Meat Challenge premieres on Monday May 29

For those of you looking for a confirmation, the Fresh Meat Challenge will premiere in less than two weeks on Monday, May 29 at 10PM. Don't forget to watch!

Jake wants to live in your house for a while; Philadelphia house is hosting parties

Jake Bronstein of Road Rules Season 4 (Islands) and TooMuchInformation (jakebronstein.com/5/toomuchinfo.html) is setting out on a cross-country road trip with two friends. They're leaving New York sometime over the weekend and—get ready for this—they're looking for places to crash along the way! "Nothing fancy," insists Jake, "a couch, a bed, whatever, we're just trying to take our time, see as much of the country as possible and, well, spend as little cash possible."

Think you'd be willing to put them up? Jake swears they won't steal anything, they'll be polite to mom and dad (if need be) and, if you're lucky, he might even cook pancakes on your griddle in the morning.

He's asked that anyone interested, serious, and non-creepy drop him a line at jakecancrashatmyhouse@gmail.com. Be sure to include a picture, phone number, address (including state and nearest city so they can find you on a map) and anything else you'd like to include.
Get on it, they're getting in the car soon, but keep 'em coming—the emails will be going to Jake's Blackberry and he says they might change course at the drop of a dime depending on the response.

And in other news, find out what happened to the Philadelphia house by checking out this article.

Denver businesses are preparing themselves for the whirlwind of the Real World

The Denver Post is reporting that the local businesses in the Denver area are preparing for The Real World's eighteenth season are gearing up for the whirlwind stay of the seven strangers. In addition to contacting local bars and nightclubs to make special arrangements to host the cast, businesses are approaching production to have the cast work for their respective businesses. Check out the article here.

The website for the Fresh Meat Challenge finally opens up and confirms cast

The website for the Fresh Meat Challenge has finally been posted. Although there are pictures and bios, that's pretty much it. The website doesn't even confirm who is partnered with who, but it finally confirms the 24-member cast:

Coral (Back To New York)
Danny (Austin)
Darrell (Campus Crawl)
Derrick (Extreme)
Johanna (Austin)
Katie (The Quest)
Melinda (Austin)
Shane (Campus Crawl)
Theo (Maximum Velocity Tour)
Tina (South Pacific)
Tonya (Chicago)
Wes (Austin)

Aviv, 21 - Columbus, OH
Casey, 18 - Houston, TX
Chanda, 21 - Huntington, NY
Diem, 25 - West Hollywood, CA
Eric, 23 - Nicholasville, KY
Ev, 18 - Harrison, NY
Evan, 20 - Ithica, NY
Jesse, 19 - Albuquerque, NM
Johnnie, 24 - Brooklyn, NY
Kenny, 22 - Cedar Grove, NJ
Linette, 21 - Palmetto, FL
Ryan, 24 - New York, NY

Hosted by: TJ Lavin

Also, on yesterday's news, you can see a picture of the reconstructed Austin house at the website of the restaurant.

The Rio Grande Restaurant finally opens in the old location of the Austin house

The Rio Grande Restaurant has finally opened in the space that once housed the Austin cast. Since the cast moved out, there has been extensive million-dollar renovations done to the building, some which are detailed by this article. If you're ever in Austin, have lunch in the Real World house.

The New York Times criticizes production for casting Paula

The New York Times has published an article about Paula (Key West) and the controversy surrounding her issues. While Paula claims to have ultimately been helped by the show in the end, the Times questions the responsibility of the program in casting Paula on the show. Paula even mentions that she may have been brought on the program in order to stray from the partying atmosphere of the last few seasons. The article reveals that tonight's episode will feature Paula's visits to a clincal psychologist. Check out the article here.

Yes has graduated from UC Berkeley and is living in Chicago; Coral no longer a host on radio show

Here's a quick update on some alumni: Yes (Semester At Sea), who recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in architecture, has been spotted living in the Chicago area in the Wicker Park neighborhood. Yes is allegedly living with his girlfriend in the area. You can check out his website here.

Coral (Back to New York), who had been roommates with Melissa (New Orleans) only until recently when Melissa moved to Long Island with her boyfriend, had been hosting a radio show in San Francisco on Energy 92.7. The show, Fernando and Greg in the Morning, was retooled, and Coral, who had served as the entertainment reporter, had mysteriously been dropped from the lineup and the website with no explanation. No word on what happened.

Randy does an interview with a Boston University news show

Check out Randy's (San Diego) interview with a Boston University news show. Check it out here

Updates seem to be slow with no shows in production lately

So, yes, there has been no updates for ten days. Things are slow. and especially with no shows in production, it's hard to get information in, but we've drummed up a little something for those of you thirsting for news: Svetlana (Key West) will be posing in May's issue of FHM Magazine. Also, a small reminder: if you haven't checked out the boss' blog lately (Ricky Croft, the Mystic Tan VP), it's updated alongside every new episode, with several posts with small tidbits of information on the cast. Keep sending those news tibdits to us if you have them.