Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino

Hunter Moore Makes a Living Screwing You

The hated revenge-porn profiteer says he wants to teach a lesson with his web site. How long before the 26-year-old learns one himself?

Jersey Shoresical Is Not A Boresical

​The raucously low-class reality show Jersey Shore tends to spoof itself, so a musical mockery of it seemed to me like a bad idea. But the production I just saw at the Actors Playhouse--which was a hit at the Fringe Festival--was a winner, because it's fast-moving, with nonstop music and raun ... More >>

Live: LMFAO Cause Panda-Monium At Pier 36

​ LMFAO w/Swizz Beatz Pier 36 Thursday, August 11 Better than: Watching the new episode of Jersey Shore. It was a beautiful coincidence that LMFAO, holders of the No. 1 song on Billboard's Hot 100 for most of the summer of 2011, headlined the trade publication's end-of-summer blowout at Pier ... More >>

Meet the Original JWoww and Snooki, Would-Be Stars of Bridge & Tunnel

Brianna and Gabriella almost escaped from Staten Island. But MTV pulled the plug on the original Jersey Shore

People Still Think New Jersey Is OK, Despite Jersey Shore

​A new poll has found that people either don't really care about the negative aspects of the Jersey Shore when evaluating the Garden State. Conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind, the poll revealed that 43% of people who have seen the MTV show have a "favorable opinion" of Je ... More >>

Reality-TV Porn

When their reality-TV star fades, some male contestants turn to gay porn

New Jersey State Senator Mulling 'Snooki's Law'

​Okay, we're going to present a couple facts that will probably anger you, but they need to be introduced in order to report this story. 1) Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was asked to speak at Rutgers University. 2) Over 2,000 students attended the lecture. 3) She was paid $32,000 by the state-funded ... More >>

Snooki Appearance Controversial Among Everyone Except Toni Morrison

​Boy, are parents mad about Snooki's recent appearance at Rutgers. Both about the concept of it, and the cost (almost $10,000 more than they pay in yearly tuition). And everyone else is freaked out by the fact that Shnickers was paid $2,000 more than what Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison is being ... More >>

Jersey Shore's Season 4 Italy Trip Is A Huge Mistake

​MTV has just announced that the cast of Jersey Shore will be heading to Italy for season four of their show. We're exporting our greatest national treasure to a country filled with a much more sex-fueled and corrupt government? This is a huge mistake. Here are five countries better suited for ... More >>

Snooki to Own World, One Fuzzy Slipper at a Time

​Following in the plush footsteps of any double/triple/six-packed threat (what's with the Situation these days, anyway?), Snooki, who already, obviously, has a book out, not to mention her special limited edition New Year's Eve pendant, is set to unroll an unprecedented array of new "Snooki-br ... More >>

The 20 Most-Read Village Voice Stories of 2010

​This really felt like a breakout year at the Voice, with our big NYPD investigative series, the Runnin' Scared, Sound of the City, and Fork in the Road blogs blowing up, and, um, you know, we're still in print and stuff. Can you guess which Voice story made the biggest splash this year? Befo ... More >>

Bristol Palin and the Situation Star in Most Cringeworthy PSA in Human History

There are many, many problems with this pro-abstinence and, yet, also pro-condom public service announcement, for which we can thank the Situation, Bristol Palin, the Americans who watch Dancing With the Stars, the Candie's Foundation, and the devil. This is precisely the sort of televised experienc ... More >>

Live: Deadmau5 Lights Up An Already Lit-Up Crowd At Roseland

Clearly reaching for Daft Punk-ian heights. Pics by Chris, more below.​Deadmau5/Erol Alkan/Afrojack Roseland Ballroom Friday, October 29 In the 1920s, the Roseland Ballroom was known as "the home of refined dancing," playing host to the likes of Louis Armstrong and Count Basie. These days, De ... More >>

Greg Nice Is for the Kids

An old-school MC warms himself in slightly trendier clothing

FUNNY OR CRY

Is it possible to get a laughing hernia?

The Blonds Say "Nuh-uh" to Snooki

​The big sceney fashion show of the week is tonight's spectacle by The Blonds, the sparkly duo who create glittery things for pop divas, but wisely draw the line at a certain reality star. Publicist Mauricio Padilha graciously tells me:

Jersey Shore's The Situation Now Has a Workout Video "Situation"

​Here's a good one to file under Things You Knew Were Bound To Happen But When They Do The Only Proper Response Is "This Is Actually Happening," as Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino of Jersey Shore fame has finally released his workout video.

Obama-Beating Boardwalk Game Faces Public Stink-Eye

​If George Bush was the butt of all jokes, Barack Obama is the outlet of choice for pent-up anger -- or at least his plastic "likeness" is. A boardwalk game in Sea Side Heights -- the city with the probable highest amount of testosterone per capita and the summer home of Snooki, the Situation, ... More >>

"Guido is Good": New York Post Aimlessly Plugs Jersey Shore Again

​Saturday's New York Post dedicated its entire cover to Snooki's arrest on the Jersey Shore, turning a few line gossip item into an overlong feature that read more like press release than even a puff piece. On Sunday, the cover was unfortunately occupied by huge news, leaving Jersey Shore only ... More >>

Jersey Shore and the New York Stock Exchange: The Guido Effect (Updated!)

Image via NPR/Getty.​"Is nothing sacred?" asks NPR today of the picture you see to your right. Because -- if you haven't heard -- the creatures of MTV's Jersey Shore (and Village Voice cover models!) rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange today. At the half-way mark of the day, h ... More >>

Jersey Shore's Guido Effect on the New York Stock Exchange: The Results!

​This afternoon, we published our own theory on the potential financial voodoo that would ensue after the cast of Jersey Shore rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange: The Guido Effect. "Brilliant!" noted the New York Observer. Flavorwire wondered if it was "too late to invest" in ... More >>

Jersey Shore Cast Played Hardball, Will be Back for Season 3

​We were getting nervous for a minute there. The cast of the Jersey Shore was, up till today, on strike (everyone except Snooki and The Situation, that is). The status of Season 3 was unclear. Things were scary. Good news! Our favorite guidos, who had been holding out for more than their allot ... More >>

Jersey Shore Cast On Strike: Season 3 Status in Question

​The cast of Jersey Shore may be getting a little big for their True Religions. TMZ is reporting that everyone except Snooki and The Situation are on strike just as shooting is supposed to start for Season 3. Ronnie, Vinny, Pauly D, Sammi, and JWoww are all holding out for more money, it seems ... More >>

Jersey Shore's The Situation, Gay Pride Advocate, Speaks on BP Oil Disaster "Situation"

​When we last caught up with Village Voice Queer Issue cover model The Situation of Jersey Shore fame, he was speaking for the cause he'd inadvertently appeared in front of: advocating "Guido" acceptance of gay lifestyles. It now appears he's speaking out on other issues of the day as well.

Jersey Shore's Snooki Takes Vajazzling to the Masses on Lopez Tonight

​This was inevitable. Last night, the Jersey Shore cast played a game of "I Never" on Lopez Tonight with Kathy Griffin and George Lopez, drinking to things they had done with prompts like, "I never had a girl sleep over who left orange streaks on my sheets" (Ronnie and the Situation drank). Bu ... More >>

Snooki 2012: The Guidette's Political Platform via Meghan McCain Interview

​Meghan McCain took a break from having an opinion this week and sat down to interview Jersey Shore starlette, Snooki Polizzi. The interview was embedded with political insights that make us think Snooki could really give Sarah Palin a run for her money. Below, a comprehensive guide to the Sno ... More >>

The Faces of the Tan Tax's So-Called Reverse Racism: A Photo Gallery

​Don't you just get all riled up when politicians impose on the rights of our population's most discriminated demographic, Pale People? The Washington Post reports that, in fact, some people actually do. Cries of "reverse racism" are ringing in response to Obama's tax on cancer boxes because, ... More >>

Jersey Quadruple Threat "The Situation" Launches Bizarrely Successful Brand of Self

​Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, one of the Jersey Shore stars on our recent cover, is ready to help you look more like him. Think you can handle it? He's launching NoX Edge (on Twitter), a pre-workout tablet designed to help people get the most out of their gym time. Publicizing his new supp ... More >>

Jersey Shore Star Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Gets His Abs Cake and Eats it, too.

The icing on The Situation.​Jersey Shore star Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, who graced the cover of The Village Voice's Queer Issue last week -- much to his own surprise -- celebrated his 28th birthday with a bevy of ladies at Tenjune in the Meatpacking district. People reports that the rea ... More >>

DJ Paulie D, Fourth Jersey Shore Guido, Approves of Colleagues' Voice Queer Issue Appearance

​Remember last Wednesday's Village Voice, The Queer Issue, featuring three of the four male cast members of MTV's Jersey Shore on the cover? It caused quite a stir! Maybe this is because the 'Guido' community's homophobia has been well-documented, and we documented some of its closeted gay co ... More >>

Reactions to Village Voice's Jersey Shore Queer Issue Keep Coming; Ronnie Still Silent

​On the day of the 2010 Gay Pride Parade in New York City, it seems worth checking in with our unwitting Queer Issue cover stars, the boys of Jersey Shore -- Vinny Gaudagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino -- who had no idea they were posing for anything other than ano ... More >>

Jersey Shore Continues to Respond to Queer Issue Cover-Status With Pride, Silence

​Putting the boys of Jersey Shore on the cover of The Village Voice's Queer Issue is apparently a big deal! I mean, we didn't think anything of it when it happened, and given those now-classic So Gay They Make You Go "Hmm" photos, we didn't think anybody would think much of it, either, other t ... More >>

Another Steamy Season of MTV's Jersey Shore

The Guido Ideal Goes On The Down-Low in Jersey

The Execution Tweet, and Eight Other Questionable Announcements Made by Twitter

​Late last night, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff informed the world that he gave the go-ahead to execute Ronnie Lee Gardner via firing squad ... via Twitter. Minutes later, Gardner was shot, but it was Shurtleff's Tweet that was heard around the world. Twitter often lends itself to off ... More >>

Jersey Shore's Snooki and Senator John McCain Confront Tanning Tax and Other Things That Are Totally Ruining America

​Okay, so this reality television personage known as "Snooki" (a/k/a Nicole Polizzi, you probably know her as "the girl who got punched in the face on the Jersey Shore") said some things about President Obama's proposed, totally bogus tanning tax during the second season's first episode. Well, ... More >>

Almost Famous

Reality TV spawns spin-offs: Wannabes compete for spots and hope to become Mega Stars