MTV Loses 'Music Television' From Its Logo

Down-to-earth shows much more in tune than 'Hills' et al.

(NEWSER) - MTV is definitely hip to the recession, with the proof no further than the new season of 16 and Pregnant , airing tonight. That show, plus others like Jersey Shore, show that “audiences seem to have tired of the contrived dramas” of The Hills or The City, “and the impossibly glamorous lives led by a bunch of idiots who don’t deserve them,” Sara Libby writes. More»

'Jersey Shore' star's arrest puts town back on the map

(NEWSER) - "Snooki arrested!" screamed the headlines around the world, and the mayor of the town where the Jersey Shore star faces a disorderly conduct charge couldn't be happier, reports the New York Post . "We're getting wonderful publicity!" says Ken Hershey. "We couldn't pay a half-million dollars for this!" Details of the incident are still emerging: In the Post's account, a drunk Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, was heard saying, "Do you know who I am? I'm fucking Snooki! You can't do this!" as Seaside Heights, NJ, police took her into custody. More»

'Jersey Shore' star doesn't deserve 'condescension'

(NEWSER) - Snooki probably brushed off Cathy Horyn’s “spectacularly condescending” New York Times profile . But in case she took it to heart, Mary Elizabeth Williams begs her, “do not ever change”—no matter what “that bitch from the paper of record” says. Williams may not be a Jersey Shore fan, she writes for Salon , “but having spent my career around people who brag about their SAT scores far, far into their 40s: Screw you, Times, I'm off to do body shots off a Hooter girl's navel.” More»

Dad can't account for 'Jersey Shore' star's popularity, either

(NEWSER) - With the second season of Jersey Shore mere days away, the Snooki phenomenon comes under the scrutiny of New York Times reporter Cathy Horyn, and no one emerges unscathed. To be fair, Horyn compares the 4-foot-9 Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, to Elizabeth Taylor. But she also likens her body to a turnip and writes, "Trying to hold a conversation with Snooki is a little like getting down on your hands and knees with a child." More»

Pamela Anderson not a fan of Kate Gosselin, and more

(NEWSER) - Everyone apparently hates Kate Gosselin, and that includes fellow Dancing With the Stars competitor Pamela Anderson. In their honor, the Frisky lists the 10 best reality show rivalries:

• Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie: The rivalry that all others aspire to. After starting The Simple Life as besties, they had a tiff during Season 4 and had to film the rest of the season separately. Awkward!
• Ali Fedotowsky and Vienna Girardi: Not only did they both vie for Jake Pavelka on The Bachelor, they just plain fought with each other, too. Vienna got Jake—but Ali got her own season of The Bachelorette.