Barack Obama is hosting some town hall for the youths tomorrow on their favorite channel, MTV. He asked for free time, MTV said "okay." But what about the Republicans? Why won't MTV give them time to interact with stupid tweens?

There's a rumor that "Justin Bieber", a Smith performance art major's well-received senior thesis, will host a rebooted version of MTV's hidden-camera series Punk'd. So he'll be the new Ashton Kutcher. Meaning he'll marry the new Demi Moore, Demi Moore.

In your underwater Friday media column: soljournalists love porn, Tina Brown rumor watch, MTV's programming head departs, Connie Schultz salutes Connie Schultz, and Bill Keller hates the Twitter.

We were very let down that last week's episode of Jersey Shore was a repeat. Absence didn't make our hearts grow fonder, it just made us miserable. Since misery loves company, lets wallow together in this live blog!

Guess what, people! Tonight, the Real World reunion episode aired, and that means only one thing—you get a bonus "Ryan the Real World Homophobe" update! The show was drama-filled, obviously, and all the best Ryan-related moments are inside.

We thought it was bad when we learned that cell phones will work in the subway, but now another of our commuting nightmares has been realized. There are currently functioning televisions on the subway. Great, one more thing to ignore.

Tonight brought us the Real World finale, and—even though he was forced out of the house weeks ago—Ryan was back! Inside, video of all of the psychotic stupidity from tonight's episode that you've come to expect from him.

When she's not snookin' the night and snookin' for love—or starring on Jersey Shore—Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi can be found... making videos with her webcam? Here's one that Snooki uploaded just yesterday, of her lip-syncing Britney Spears' ballad, "Sometimes."

Following her big night at last night's VMAs, Lady Gaga—and her controversial meat dress—visited Ellen DeGeneres for today's season premiere. Gaga and DeGeneres discussed "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the hoopla over the aforementioned dress, and more. Video inside.

PETA's surprisingly reasonable complaint about Lady Gaga's meat dress: "After time spent under the TV lights, it would smell like the rotting flesh that it is and likely be crawling in maggots." That's why I prefer mink stoles.

[Rapper Nicki Minaj readies herself for internet meme status posing for press photographers backstage at the MTV Video Music Awards. Lady Gaga won best video, and young songwriter Kanye West performed some kind of a "rap." Pic via AP.]

I can't even begin to explain how odd—and, yes, pathetic—this was. I can't! Here's Taylor Swift performing at the VMAs with a ridiculous song she wrote about Kanye West's interruption of her during last year's show. Video inside.

The 2010 MTV VMAs are currently underway (live chat here), and they opened with a bang, as host Chelsea Handler was accosted by a cameo-making Lindsay Lohan in a bit that spoofed Lohan's recent troubles. Video of the intro, inside.

Come one, come all, and join us as we live blog the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards! The white carpet special starts at 8:00 PM ET and the show itself begins at 9:00. Inside, more information and your open thread.

MTV has ordered two additional installments of their guttural, sweat-stinked reality success. No, not seasons. Not yet. They're doing a post-season-two reunion, then a behind-the-scenes special. Then there's season three next year. Then more until they all die. (Season five?)

Watch the gentle mother of Teen Mom's Catelynn help her daughter pick out a prom dress at Deb. It's mother-daughter bonding that will warm your heart—or not.

Tonight's Real World was chock-full of Ryan-related drama. As the house turned on him, Ryan's brother and cousin visited/annoyed. Ryan also lost the car, drank at a drug abuse class, and got sent home by his fed-up roommates. Videos inside.

Warren The Ape's debut season has been hilariously inappropriate—so why not finish off the season with a rock opera about Warren's ridiculous life? Watch him battle his vices, fight robot aliens, and lose his Father—played by Corey Feldman.

As AIDS death and syphilis blindness aren't incentive enough for sexually active youngs to get STD tests, MTV and stalker enabler Foursquare have teamed up to create a GYT (Get Yourself Tested) badge for anyone who "checks-in" at the clinic.

Rob Dyrdek is a hero- from building new Safe Spot Skate Spots to helping Big Cat by getting him an awkward intervention. The most noteworthy clip from tonight's episode, as always, is inside.