http://dir.salon.com/topics/mtv/?source=rss&aim=mtv en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT By Thomas Rogers Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/11/nycprep_parody/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/11/nycprep_parody/index.html?source=rss How cartoonish are Bravo's reality TV shows? A series of animated parodies lets us laugh with (and at) them By Amy Benfer Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/23/16_pregnant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/07/23/16_pregnant/index.html?source=rss And while TV often bungles what it's like to be a teen mother, MTV's reality series got it (mostly, movingly) right By Thomas Rogers Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/19/lauren_conrad/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/19/lauren_conrad/index.html?source=rss The "Hills" star puts reality TV behind her -- with a novel about a reality star who just wants to be a normal girl By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/31/summer_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2009/05/31/summer_tv/index.html?source=rss Soothing summer TV, coming right up! A handy guide to some televised offerings to sedate you as the mercury rises. By Caitlin Shamberg Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/04/01/ryan_conklin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2009/04/01/ryan_conklin/index.html?source=rss As he prepares to return to Iraq, the MTV reality show star discusses how it feels to be redeployed -- and to learn about it on camera. By Baz Dreisinger Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/03/31/road_to_redemption/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2009/03/31/road_to_redemption/index.html?source=rss As blockbuster rapper T.I. heads for prison, his reality series prompts the nagging question: Can you really scare kids straight? By Thomas Rogers Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/08/real_world/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/01/08/real_world/index.html?source=rss MTV's reality dinosaur (finally!) gets a trans cast member. How painful is this going to be? By James Hannaham Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/08/04/gs_to_gents/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/feature/2008/08/04/gs_to_gents/index.html?source=rss 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 Heather Havrilesky Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/06/29/dance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2008/06/29/dance/index.html?source=rss 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 Joy Press Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/05/13/the_hills/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/05/13/the_hills/index.html?source=rss Never mind the sex-tape rumors. "The Hills" ends another soapy season with a nod toward love. By Carol Lloyd Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/28/boxers_briefs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/02/28/boxers_briefs/index.html?source=rss Us Weekly hits Barack Obama with the hard question: Boxers or briefs? By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/11/04/phenomenon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/11/04/phenomenon/index.html?source=rss NBC's "Phenomenon" makes mincemeat out of magic. Plus: Whose acting is more skilled, Lauren of "The Hills" or Flower of "Meerkat Manor"? By Rebecca Traister Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/12/britney_vma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/09/12/britney_vma/index.html?source=rss MTV hired Britney Spears to make an ass of herself and she sadly complied. The humiliation continues. By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/03/11/weddings/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/iltw/2007/03/11/weddings/index.html?source=rss What's more American than cocker spaniels, doomed marriages and David E. Kelley? Plus: "Battlestar's" dark turn. By Bill Maher Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/10/13/foley_kids/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/10/13/foley_kids/index.html?source=rss 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 Tracy Clark-Flory Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/10/mtv2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/08/10/mtv2/index.html?source=rss A cartoon depicts black women collared, crawling on all fours and defecating on the floor. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/08/04/mtv_25/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2006/08/04/mtv_25/index.html?source=rss We don't mean to be a downer on your 25th birthday, MTV, but when will you grow up? An open letter. By H.H. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2006/01/10/boyband/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2006/01/10/boyband/index.html?source=rss MTV leads a former boy band member to the slaughter By K.L. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2005/12/14/whittles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/realitytv/2005/12/14/whittles/index.html?source=rss The race to become MTV's teen queen. By Heather Havrilesky Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/08/02/current_tv/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2005/08/02/current_tv/index.html?source=rss Al Gore's TV network serves up compelling topics at a brisk pace -- there's just not enough to go around. By Mark Follman Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/02/10/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/right_hook/2005/02/10/media/index.html?source=rss 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 Eric Boehlert Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/23/gop_rap/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2004/04/23/gop_rap/index.html?source=rss 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 Heather Havrilesky Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/09/09/newlyweds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/09/09/newlyweds/index.html?source=rss 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 Neal Pollack Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/08/29/vma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/feature/2003/08/29/vma/index.html?source=rss 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 Bill Maher Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/08/20/maher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/08/20/maher/index.html?source=rss Now that MTV has made pimping a cool lifestyle, is it surprising that suburban teenagers are turning tricks for mall cash?