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My fair gangsta My fair gangsta
MTV's "From G's to Gents" pits thugs against one another to see who can become the most refined. But what does it take to be a gentleman, anyway?
By James Hannaham Aug 4, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
TV's dance marathon rages on, from the inspired kids of "So You Think You Can Dance" and "America's Best Dance Crew" to the inspired jackasses of "Dance Machine"!
By Heather Havrilesky Jun 29, 2008
Finale wrap-up: "The Hills" Finale wrap-up: "The Hills"
Never mind the sex-tape rumors. "The Hills" ends another soapy season with a nod toward love.
By Joy Press May 13, 2008
The presidential package The presidential package
Us Weekly hits Barack Obama with the hard question: Boxers or briefs?
Carol Lloyd Feb 28, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
NBC's "Phenomenon" makes mincemeat out of magic. Plus: Whose acting is more skilled, Lauren of "The Hills" or Flower of "Meerkat Manor"?
By Heather Havrilesky Nov 4, 2007
Hit her, baby, one more time Hit her, baby, one more time
MTV hired Britney Spears to make an ass of herself and she sadly complied. The humiliation continues.
By Rebecca Traister Sep 12, 2007
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
What's more American than cocker spaniels, doomed marriages and David E. Kelley? Plus: "Battlestar's" dark turn.
By Heather Havrilesky Mar 11, 2007
The real menace to American kids The real menace to American kids
We demonize Mark Foley but ignore the industries medicating children and making them fat, and even open our schools to people trying to kill them -- military recruiters.
By Bill Maher Oct 13, 2006
MTV2 "satire" puts black women on leashes MTV2 "satire" puts black women on leashes
A cartoon depicts black women collared, crawling on all fours and defecating on the floor.
Tracy Clark-Flory Aug 10, 2006
Quarterlife crisis Quarterlife crisis
We don't mean to be a downer on your 25th birthday, MTV, but when will you grow up? An open letter.
Aug 4, 2006
Loser TV Loser TV
MTV leads a former boy band member to the slaughter
H.H. Jan 10, 2006
Edge of "Seventeen" Edge of "Seventeen"
The race to become MTV's teen queen.
K.L. Dec 14, 2005
Caught up in the Current Caught up in the Current
Al Gore's TV network serves up compelling topics at a brisk pace -- there's just not enough to go around.
By Heather Havrilesky Aug 2, 2005
Right Hook Right Hook
Secret memo reveals NBC's Brian Williams is GOP's new "go-to anchor." Tony Blankley's plan to make L.A. liberals spew their lattes. Plus: Still brooding over Janet Jackson's boob, Brent Bozell now discovers shocking depravity of MTV!
By Mark Follman Feb 10, 2005
GOP "playa hatas" GOP "playa hatas"
Rush Limbaugh and other angry conservatives mock John Kerry and the Dems for hanging with hip-hop stars. But they're dissing a key (and mostly white) bloc of youth voters.
By Eric Boehlert Apr 23, 2004
Can this marriage be saved? Can this marriage be saved?
MTV's "Newlyweds" serves up a riveting spectacle of jealousy, cluelessness and raw onions with its running battle between popster Jessica Simpson and boy-band hubby Nick Lachey.
By Heather Havrilesky Sep 9, 2003
MTV's spontaneous night of crazy fun
Two hours into the Video Music Awards -- watching Madonna tongue-kiss Britney, Christina ape Cher, Eminem beat up a puppet -- I entertain a dark thought: Could this all just be an excuse for entertainers to shill their products?
By Neal Pollack Aug 29, 2003
Your daughter's a ho!
Now that MTV has made pimping a cool lifestyle, is it surprising that suburban teenagers are turning tricks for mall cash?
By Bill Maher Aug 20, 2003
It's talk-show gridlock! It's talk-show gridlock!
Watch as bastions of alterna-Jays and wannabe-Daves try to out-snark each other! Thrill as Tom Green battles the late-night TV glut, armed only with a pair of googly eyes and a mile-wide sociopathic streak!
By Heather Havrilesky Jul 19, 2003
Reality rapture Reality rapture
Want the dimwitted fun of reality TV without wasting hours of your life watching crap? VH1's "Reality Wrap-Up" is here to save your day!
By Heather Havrilesky Jun 12, 2003
"The Real World," with beer bongs "The Real World," with beer bongs
MTV's "Fraternity Life" brings back all the boneheaded bluster and enforced insularity of campus Greeks and their semi-anarchic pack mentality.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 17, 2003
The Madonna video you can't see on MTV The Madonna video you can't see on MTV
A bootleg copy of her bomb-throwing "American Life" video proves provocative -- but not nearly as disturbing as her decision to yank it.
By Heather Havrilesky Apr 3, 2003
Stardom hasn't spoiled "The Osbournes" Stardom hasn't spoiled "The Osbournes"
America's fave TV family is back -- and ready to prove they can survive George W. Bush, Greta Van Susteren and whatever other horrors fate may bring them.
By Carina Chocano Nov 27, 2002
Men who hurt themselves for a living Men who hurt themselves for a living
Whimpering existential wimp-thug David Blaine lays his cojones on the scales against cackling, criminally irreverent feces-diver Johnny Knoxville. Knoxville's have more heft.
By Cintra Wilson May 21, 2002
Herman Munster, rock god Herman Munster, rock god
In MTV's smash hit "The Osbournes," George W.'s favorite Satan-worshiping metal maniac is just a frazzled, law-abiding dad.
By Carina Chocano Apr 11, 2002
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