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Sex on the Wire: Jane Austen Boys

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:30 AM PDT

• Good news: the male contraceptive pill is on its way to becoming a reality. Would you use it? (The Frisky)

• Twelve reasons why men wish they were women. One and two are both “boobs.” (College Candy)

• A guide to the bad boys of Jane Austen. Dreamy! (The College Crush)

• Is casual sex harmful to you, emotionally? Nope! Hooray! (YourTango)

• Being sexually versatile can help your relationship. So says a doctor! (Betty Confidential)

• Jennifer Lopez has blocked the release of her honeymoon sex tape. Aw, man. (Celeb Dirty Laundry)

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Sex on the Wire: Jane Austen Boys

What Happens to ‘Real World/Road Rules Challenge’ Kids the Rest of the Year?

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:45 AM PDT

When I was little, I always thought teachers hibernated in the summer and lived in the teacher’s lounge, because I couldn’t comprehend that they had a world outside of rchool. And when I watch the biannual Real World/Road Rules Challenge series full of familiar faces, I assume that the contestants from the shows make enough money that they can just keep hanging out on MTV in a sort of perpetual spring break state. But that isn’t the case. Many of the Challenge regulars act so crazy and cutthroat on the show because their lives actually do depend on it – there are too few slots and too little prize money at stake, and it’s almost impossible to hold onto a grownup job when you want to take off two months at a time to go film a reality show in Tijuana.

One Challenge regular, whom we’ll call A, works at a bar in New York City that happens to be quite close to Crushable HQ. She’s the mayor of the venue on Foursquare, but when someone else took over the bar’s mayorship it happened to coincide with when A was filming her most recent Challenge appearance. Sure enough, taping ended and A was back behind the bar – and in control of the mayorship.

Another familiar Challenge face, B, recently worked behind the bar at a party in TriBeCa. The event, which was held in a temporary space, was staffed by a catering company, so it’s pretty safe to assume that B is working for the catering company when he’s not showing his mug on MTV. Even though he was won money from being on Challenges, it must not be enough to maintain his lifestyle offscreen.

As for the others? There’s a rumor that Cameran Eubanks, who originally appeared on The Real World: San Diego, asks to be voted out early on in every Challenge because she has a real job and enjoys letting MTV pay for her to take off two weeks while she drinks and hangs out with her friends. Many MTV alums try to stay on good terms with the network and get more permanent gigs there – Kenny Santucci, who is a staple of Challenges, also hosts the Jersey Shore web aftershow. David Burns, who old people like me will remember from The Real World: Seattle, now works for MTV in the casting department (which is ironic considering that one of his major storylines was that he hooked up with an MTV casting staffer, who got fired for dating a cast member). And Kelley Limp from The Real World: New Orleans also became a TV executive – although not for MTV – and has since married former Party of Five star Scott Wolf. Other cast members have grown up and retreated from the spotlight entirely. Melissa Howard (now Beck), who was on The Real World: New Orleans and also appeared on some Challenges, is now a Long Island wife and mother who has a Tumblr where she writes about everything from her favorite TV shows to her struggles with infertility.

The people who have been the most successful following their stints on The Real World or The Challenge are ones who move on. Yes, Sean Duffy was on a Challenge – which is how he met his wife, fellow alum Rachel Campos – but he did well, had a good experience, and then went on and did something else. Now, he’s a member of the House of Representatives from Wisconsin. Jamie Chung appeared on The Real World: San Diego and on one Challenge, which her team won. Now, she’s a steadily working actress who appears in The Hangover 2. It seems that doing one Challenge is fun and a cool life experience, but the time spent doing the show is inversely proportional to the amount of legitimate success afterward. Will MTV open a retirement home for former Challenge stars who never managed to land a job with health insurance?

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What Happens to ‘Real World/Road Rules Challenge’ Kids the Rest of the Year?

Video: Woman Loses Her Mind While Watching the ‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’ Trailer

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:19 AM PDT

Here is a video of an adult woman having a full-on emotional breakdown while watching the Twilight: Breaking Dawn trailer. Yep, just a woman utterly losing her shit to a teaser trailer of a movie made for children. “I’m so not ready for this.” Neither are we, sweetie, nether are we. (There is some swearing and also some shrieking.)

(via)

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Video: Woman Loses Her Mind While Watching the ‘Twilight: Breaking Dawn’ Trailer

Snap This: Fox News Can’t Tell Tina Fey and Sarah Palin Apart

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 10:00 AM PDT

I love Tina Fey‘s impression of Sarah Palin. And apparently I’m not the only one – Fox News ran a photo of Tina in costume from Saturday Night Live to accompany a story about Sarah Palin. Oops!

[Via Buzzfeed]

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Snap This: Fox News Can’t Tell Tina Fey and Sarah Palin Apart

Former ‘Bachelorette’ Ali Fedotowsky Thinks JP Is Going to Win Ashley Hebert’s Heart

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT

The most recent Bachelorette, Ali Fedotowsky, is staying true to the show that made her a star. She has been watching Ashley Hebert‘s season of The Bachelorette and, although it’s early, she already has her eye on a winner: JP. Ali tweeted, “Calling it now – JP wins. It was SO clear in their rose ceremony interaction.” She added the hashtag “Reminded me of my time with Roberto,” a reference to her fiance (and final rose recipient) Roberto Martinez. Ali isn’t the only one who is Team JP – spoiler blogger Reality Steve has stated that JP makes it to at least the final four, and our very own Andrea Seigel has dibs on dating him if Ashley doesn’t pick him. Ladies, the line forms to the left.

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Warmongering With ‘Game of Thrones’: Stick ‘Em With the Pointy End

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:50 AM PDT

This week on Game of Thrones, Westeros finds itself on the brink of war as the Lannisters prepare to face off with the Starks, while meanwhile, zombies are attacking the Wall. Who’s leading the charge? Read on to find out!

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Warmongering With ‘Game of Thrones’: Stick ‘Em With the Pointy End

Fan Service: ‘X-Men: First Class’ the Latest Prequel Movie to Include Meta Jokes for Fans

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:24 AM PDT

This’ll be another week where you see two Fan Service columns, because scheduling kept me from writing this one last week. Part of the fun of a prequel film like X-Men: First Class is the in-jokes that reward viewers for having seen the movies that were released years ago but, chronologically, take place after the prequel. It’s almost like we can see into the future: We know the fates of a lot of the characters profiled, which allows us to better connect with them in the prequel. I won’t be able to get into any more detail without mentioning spoilers, so beware.

First Class does a pretty great job of inserting subtle nods to canon that longtime fans already know. There are two bald jokes made at James McAvoy‘s expense, and it wasn’t until the second that I realized, Oh, right! Professor X (played by Patrick Stewart in the later movies) is bald. Speaking of headwear, the moment that villain Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) puts on his iron telepathy-blocking helmet, you know that it’s the one that Magneto dons. (Though the little horns he fashions for his final appearance are just laughable.)

And of course, the Rebecca Romijn and Hugh Jackman cameos are fantastic. I hadn’t heard about either one before I saw the movie last week, and for that I was really grateful. In the age of getting accidentally spoiled on your Facebook or Twitter feed, it’s exciting to still have unexpected moments in a movie. (That’s why I’m trying to keep purposely vague in case someone stumbled across this and got half the surprise ruined.)

That said, a lot of serious groundwork gets laid in this move. After all, we know from seeing the three modern X-Men films that several things have to happen, or at least be put into action, in this movie:

1) Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and Xavier have to turn against each other.

2) Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) has to also abandon the X-Men.

3) Xavier becomes a paraplegic.

4) The mutants have to find one another without the world knowing about their existence.

5) Beast (Nicholas Hoult) gets all blue and hairy.

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Fan Service: ‘X-Men: First Class’ the Latest Prequel Movie to Include Meta Jokes for Fans

Hear a Preview of Selena Gomez’s New Song ‘Bang Bang’

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:13 AM PDT

Omg, is this song about Justin Bieber? “Bang Bang” is a tune about a new lover who really gets Selena. We can’t wait for the whole song to be released so we can go over every single word with a fine-tooth comb for hints about the Biebs.

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Hear a Preview of Selena Gomez’s New Song ‘Bang Bang’

Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed Announced Their Engagement at the MTV Movie Awards

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 09:00 AM PDT

Lost in the sea of red carpet outfits and preshow interviews last night was one really important piece of gossip: Twilight star Nikki Reed and American Idol alum Paul McDonald are engaged! Nikki was wearing a sparkly engagement ring on the red carpet for the MTV Movie Awards, and when asked admitted that she and Paul are tying the knot.

Though they’ve only been together for a few months, the couple has been inseparable and have been spotted house-hunting in the Los Angeles. “I’ve never met anyone like him,” Nikki told People magazine. “I’ve never met anyone who has such a good solid heart and comes from such a good solid family and is just a genuine person. We have the exact same sense of humor. I’ve never laughed so much with anyone as I do with him.”

Can you imagine that wedding? I’m already visualizing Robert Pattinson dancing with Pia Toscano or Kellan Lutz trying to make small talk with Scotty McCreery. How do I crash the reception?

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Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed Announced Their Engagement at the MTV Movie Awards

The Daily WTF: Middle Schoolers Are Harsh

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 08:47 AM PDT

Wow, this is one harsh breakup letter. It’s even worse than that time on Sex and the City when Carrie was broken up via Post-It. But only because a Post-It doesn’t offer enough room for a full discussion of another middle schooler’s “tet tets.”

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