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MTV Announces Masculinity-Policing New Series Called “Guy Court”

Jessica WakemanApril 26, 2013 //

Gosling on his macho role in "The Place Beyond The Pines." Read More »

What Is Manhood?

Times Of India respect women newspaper ad

Indian newspaper ad implores men to respect women. Read More »

On Men and Guns

Why owning a gun doesn't make you even more of a man. Read More »

Just in case you weren’t clear why we still need feminism to break down the sexism of culturally-prescribed gender roles: MTV announced yesterday it greenlit a new reality TV show called “Guy Court” which will straight-up judge bros on their bro-itude. Explains Yahoo:

In the half-hour comedic courtroom series “Guy Court,” which will premiere in fall 2013, the laws of manhood will be upheld as some familiar MTV2 faces will determine the guilt or innocence of a variety of cases in accordance with Guy Code. Each real life case will be judged, defended and prosecuted with the perfect combination of comedy and justice. Keep reading »

The End Of Brooklyn: Reality Show Producers Casting For A “Real-Life ‘Girls’”

Julie GersteinJanuary 21, 2013 //

Dating Don'ts: "Girls"

You shouldn't do these things with your ex. Read More »

"Girls" On HBO

All of our posts about the TV show "Girls." Read More »

Lena's Book Proposal

Gawker posted the whole thing online for your enjoyment. Read More »

Attempting to wrest their laurels on the “Girls” juggernaut, a bunch of reality TV producers have come up with the hideous/genius idea of casting a “real-life” version of the hit HBO show. Reads the producer’s Craigslist pitch:

Ever feel like life in the big frantic city is just too much? Are you a twenty-something young woman seeking fame, fortune, love or even a hookup with potential? How do you get from here to there when you can’t even get a seat on the L train! [Ed Note: Nobody gets a seat on the L train because people on the L train don't know how to ride the subway] Come to a casting call with our Emmy-winning production company and tell us your dreams and woes, your highs and lows, your tales of *** in the city and the outrageous opportunities that have come your way. Is your circle of friends bound together by not just the parties, fights, and brunches but frequent bouts of commiserating over your struggles? It isn’t easy taking the road less travelled [sic], but making it as a writer, designer, entrepreneur, actress/model or glorified dog walker never is! Keep reading »

Irony: MTV Airs “Mean Girls,” Bleeps “Vagina” But Not “Whore”

The Mary SueDecember 13, 2012 //

Okay, you might want to be sitting down when I tell you this, but I watched “Mean Girls” for the first time a couple weekends ago. I was pretty well acquainted with… well, nearly every single line in the movie from having read the internet, although I got a good laugh out of “Four for you Glen Coco, you go Glen Coco,” as it was just about the only quote in there that I hadn’t known was from “Mean Girls.” But I decided it was probably time to actually experience the movie, and stop trying to absorb it only from cultural diffusion.

So yeah, I knew next to nothing about “Mean Girls” other than that a lot of parts of the internet that I respect and enjoy are obsessed with quoting it and that it’s about high school, not, for example, that it was written by Tina Fey. Rest assured, these gaping holes in my knowledge have been filled, and so now I completely understand how against the message of the film it is for MTV to bleep a wide swath of non-curse-words, including “vagina,” when it aired on the network this weekend… but not “whore” or “slut.” Read more…

Catelynn Lowell From “16 & Pregnant” Is An Anti-Abortion Extremist

Jessica WakemanDecember 3, 2012 //

Engaged!

Tyler and Catelynn from "Teen Mom" set a date. Read More »

Get Off "Teen Mom"

Catelynn gave her baby up for adoption. Why is she on the show? Read More »

Catfight: College Fund

Is Jezebel's college fund for Tyler and Catelynn a sucky idea? Read More »

Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra from MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” have been, surprisingly, one of the more controversial couples on the two shows. Catelynn was the only teen mom in the first season to carry her pregnancy to term and put the child up for adoption; the little girl, Carly, is now a toddler and the adoptive family is still in touch with the birth parents. Over the years, some people have wondered why Catelynn and Tyler are even on “Teen Mom” anymore, since she is not a day-to-day parent like the others on the show. Some have even suggested MTV might be exploitatively harming these two for keeping them on a show that’s sole focus is the child they gave up for adoption.

Catelynn and Tyler are in the news less now that younger casts of “Teen Mom” are in the limelight. To their credit, they haven’t had public battles with drug abuse, domestic violence and mental illness quite like Amber Portwood, another teen mom from the first season. They seem like basically good kids with solid heads on their shoulders; last year the two even got engaged and set a date for 2013.

But lately Catelynn’s been making headlines recently for another reason: she’s an anti-abortion extremist. Keep reading »

MTV Explains Why They Don’t Play Music Videos Anymore

Ami AngelowiczNovember 12, 2012 //

Celeb Cameos In Music Videos

28 celebs who popped up on MTV. 1 Photos »

Umlauts In Music

Lady Gaga and others who've used umlauts. Read More »

90s Musicians You Forgot About

Where are they now? Click here to find out! 11 Photos »

"Ask A Network Head"

RIP music videos.

I wondered for a looonnnggg time why MTV stopped playing music videos. But then I got bored of wondering and just stopped watching MTV. Except for “Jersey Shore” because sometimes I like reality shows about vapid people. This installment of “Ask A Network Head” is a spoof, but with a very healthy dose of truth. Fine. We get it. The past is over and we need to move on. Music videos are no longer profitable and therefore, irrelevant. [YouTube]

The Good, The Bad & The WTF At The 2012 MTV VMAs

Julie GersteinSeptember 7, 2012 //

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MTV VMAs: WOrst Looks

Check out some of the most terrible fashion at VMAs past. Read More »

Last night was kind of stressful. Between Fashion’s Night Out, the DNC Obama speech and the MTV Video Music Awards there were not enough hours in the night to get it all done. So much TV to watch! So much shopping to do! Bad timing aside, the VMAs did deliver their usual round of well choreographed dance/lip syncing performances (um, I never thought I’d actually like a Taylor Swift song) and host/audience hijinks (Kevin Hart, such a tiny weirdo!). That said, what we really care about is the fashions. And there were so many! Let’s see what the stars wore, shall we?

9 Things I Know About The Backstreet Boys That I Don’t Know About One Direction

Winona Dimeo-EdigerSeptember 6, 2012 //

Letter To AJ

An open letter to AJ McLean on his wedding day. Read More »

NKOTBSB Style

Lessons from the Backstreet Boys/NKOTB concert. Read More »

2011 VMA Red Carpet

See what the stars wore last year! 13 Photos »

Tonight, the boy band One Direction will take the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards for a much-hyped performance. This fact is making me feel very old, because all the young people on the internet are freaking out about it and I’m like, “Wait, what is a One Direction?” This stands in stark contrast to my lifestyle in the ’90s, when my love for boy bands–namely the Backstreet Boys–was so intense I spent all my time talking about them, listening to them, watching their music videos, going to their concerts, writing them semi-desperate letters, making artful collages of their headshots, buying behind-the-scenes DVDs, and planning my inevitable BSB wedding. Yep, I knew–and still know–pretty much everything there is to know about the Backstreet Boys, but I know pretty much nothing about One Direction. Here are nine specific discrepancies that my 14-year-old self would be ashamed of… Keep reading »

JWOWW’s Engagement Means The Double Wedding Of Our Dreams May Come True

The StirSeptember 6, 2012 //

Word has it that Jenni “JWOWW” Farley of “Jersey Shore” fame is engaged to her long-time boyfriend Roger Matthews. Don’t bust out the champagne just yet though because it’s all hush hush for now, as MTV reportedly wants her to save the big news for filming of season two of “Snooki & JWOWW.”

That’s a little anticlimactic, but congratulations to them if it’s true. Their relationship has been beyond tumultuous, but they truly seem to love each other, so I’m not surprised to see them take this next step, especially with her BFF Snooki settling down with a baby and getting engaged herself. It tends to happen like that with friends — when one jumps on the marriage-and-baby bandwagon, it starts a whole string of events.

And you know what the best possible event that could happen next is? A double wedding of course. Read more …

The Snuggie Kid Returns For The VMAs

Julie GersteinSeptember 6, 2012 //

"Countdown," Snuggie Style

Watch this amazing rendition of Beyonce's "Countdown" and be amazed. Watch »

Sex in a Snuggie?

Oh yes, it's possible. Read More »

2011 VMA Red Carpet

See what the stars wore! 13 Photos »

Adorably Snuggie

Nevermind that I’ve never heard any of the songs in this clip because I’m approximately 100 years old, all you need to know is the Snuggie Kid is back, and he is better than ever. The be-Snuggied preteen — who stole our hearts with his pitch perfect rendition of Beyonce’s “Countdown” video — returns to offer his stellar dance moves for the VMA’s “Best Choreography In A Video” award. Is that a thing? Cool, dude. [YouTube]

MTV’S “House Of Style” Returns, Sort Of

Julie GersteinJuly 26, 2012 //

Style Inspiration: Books!

Style Inspiration Taken From The Books Of Four Very Famous Literary Ladies

Steal the style of 4 famous literary characters! Read More »

Jeremy Scott's Style

Jeremy Scott shows us supermodel style. Read More »

'90s Anthems

These '90s songs will cure any bad mood. Read More »

Todd Time!

Who didn’t absolutely love the awkward-as-hell Cindy Crawford on the ’90s fashion show “House of Style”? Cindy was less than comfortable actually speaking on camera, but that didn’t stop the execs at MTV from capitalizing on her supermodel popularity. While the original “House of Style” is long gone, MTV has decided to reboot the show as a web-mostly series. The new host will be announced during the MTV Video Awards on September 6. Our guess is Alexa Chung, but either way, we’re stoked to see a comeback. We managed to dig up this vintage video of Todd Oldham interviewing designers Andre Walker and John Galliano, plus two more amazing clips after the jump!

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