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So You Want to Be on Jersey Shore?

Brian Moylan · 05/28/10 12:36PM

If you want to join MTV's ongoing reality madness, you're in luck: Open casting calls for Jersey Shore are scheduled for Sunday in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. Getting on the show won't be easy though. Here are some tips.

Olivia Palermo Is Bad at College

Brian Moylan · 05/18/10 01:24PM

MTV reality star and socialite Olivia Palermo is 24 and still a sophomore at The New School. We hear she doesn't pay much attention in class. Maybe that's why she's still in school! Oh, and she hates us.

Dutch Artists Bring the Rainbow to Rio Slums

Brian Moylan · 05/17/10 01:48PM

After an assignment filming a hip-hop documentary in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn (better known as Haas&Hahn) decided to add their own flair to the neighborhood and help the community at the same time.

Will the Constant Attention Ruin Jersey Shore?

Brian Moylan · 05/11/10 05:18PM

Jersey Shore turned out to be a major cash cow for MTV, club promoters, photo agencies, and any innocent bystander who a cast member happened to attack. But now that everyone wants a piece, will they bleed it dry?

Look at All the Sexy People, Doing Sexy Things

Richard Lawson · 05/11/10 09:33AM

People like Kellan Lutz, Channing Tatum, and Jessica Biel are going places. Also today: a new MTV show sounds frustrating, you'll have to wait a while for Simon Cowell news, and TBS figures some stuff out.

Snubs and The City

Brian Moylan · 05/05/10 01:01PM

We were too busy crying while watching Lost last night to even bother with The City. It's a good thing fictional freelancer Betsey Morgenstern was there to fill us in on all the details.

Jersey Shore May Be Declared Criminal

Brian Moylan · 05/04/10 10:01AM

Jersey Shore has always been guilty of being a guilty pleasure, but now the producers of the MTV show are being sued for supposedly running a "criminal enterprise," because they're "profiting" off of castmembers' fights.

MTV's Balanced Challenge Meal: Meatheads and Potato Fights

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 04/29/10 04:16PM

On Real Road Rules Meaty Challenge 2: vs. The Fresh Gauntlet (or whatever), some drunk beefy-armed guy stole some potatoes, threw cheese at an even beefier-armed dude, then attacked a beefy bystander. Tempers flared! Words were had! Starch was tossed!

Let's Never Watch The Hills Again

Richard Lawson · 04/28/10 02:15PM

Forget Arizona. We're going to boycott The Hills this season, because it's managed to go from mildly amusing horrorshow to something far more sinister. It's a dark and ugly show, with no redeeming value. Don't watch it.

The City: Walk of Shame

Brian Moylan · 04/28/10 01:39PM

We were too busy paying good money to see Courtney Love sleepwalk through a 45-minute set at Terminal 5 last night to watch the season premiere of The City. Luckily fictional freelancer Betsey Morgenstern was on the job.

The Hills: A Face Not Even a Mother Could Love

Zach Mack · 04/27/10 11:03PM

Heidi Montag made headlines and drew criticism months ago when she underwent massive plastic surgery that severely altered her appearance. Tonight's premiere of the final season of The Hills saw Heidi coming home for the first time since her transformation.

True Life's Champagne Bitches and Caviar Dreams

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 04/27/10 01:38PM

I'm Hustling in the Hamptons could have served as commentary on extant racism and subtle class divisions within Long Island's honkey haven's upper echelon. Instead, MTV worked its magic and gave the world a brand new horrible bitch to love.