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The blogosphere is still buzzing about Miley Cyrus’ risqué performance at MTV's Video Music Awards, with some people taking a step back to ask a very basic question: why is MTV honoring videos, since it so rarely plays them anymore?

People are comparing Miley Cyrus' appearance at the VMAs last night to a lot of things -- an uncooked chicken, an old Jim Carey character, naked Hank Hill, etc. But nobody is comparing her to what she really looked like -- a giraffe with its tongue sticking out.

The highlight of last night's VMAS, MTV's annual reminder that they're still tangentially related to the music industry, was easily the multiple shots of stars reacting to Miley Cyrus' super awkward performance. Oh, also 'N Sync reunited or something and provided an answer to "what does Chris Kirkpatrick look like these days"?

Clearly hoping to cash in on the hype surrounding TLC's 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,' MTV has given its 'Jersey Shore' time-slot to a new show about a bunch of rowdy, under-educated backwoods teenagers from West Virginia. Watch the promo right here!

In case you are still mourning that MTV no longer plays music videos, opting instead for the likes of 'Jersey Shore' and 'Teen Mom,' here is an MTV "executive" to explain exactly why that is. (Though seriously -- you've had more than enough time to get over it.)

Looks like signing up with Justin Bieber's manager has already started to pay off -- last night at the VMAs, YouTube sensation PSY showed up and did a pre-show performance with the Wanted, and got to pop up from underneath the stage with VMA host Kevin Hart during the show to do an entertaining little bit.

The MTV VMAs are tonight, and 'Lonely Boy' by the Black Keys has been nominated for best video of the year. It's a guy dancing by himself. And it's awesome. We love it so much we went through and found some more videos that show how awesome dancing with yourself and nobody else can be. Ironically, at no time in Billy Idol's 'Dancing With Myself' does he actually dance by himself, but these are all

After five painfully long seasons, 'Jersey Shore' will begin its sixth and final season this fall. Maybe it's because Snooki had a baby and things are starting to get real. Maybe it's because the ratings have started dropping and show no signs of stopping. Or maybe it's because this show is terrible. Regardless, we thought we'd pay tribute by reminding you of some of the terrible commercials the s

At its core, 'Punk'd,' which MTV will reboot with celebrity hosts on March 19th, may have simply been a hidden camera show that delighted in torturing celebrities. But the Ashton Kutcher-created series also jump-started the careers of a few actors who are well-known today. They might have been anonymous "field agents" on the show, but you'll definitely recognize them now. Check out five

The original 'Punk'd' went off the air in 2007, but MTV is reviving the series with the aim of pranking a whole new generation of unlucky celebs. But when it returns in March, it looks like Khloe Kardashian will be the next celebrity victim.

A lot of real bands get together for a reunion, and now it looks like fake bands are getting back together too. Or should we say '2gether.' That was the name of the semi-fake, semi-real boy band that MTV put together in the late '90s. Now the cult hit band might be coming back for another mockumentary, album and tour.

Before he was the king of the spoof news program on Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show,' Jon Stewart hosted 'The Jon Stewart Show' on MTV between 1993 and 1995. Watch a much darker-haired Stewart hone his legendary wit in a highlight real from the mostly forgotten program.

MTV released a new 'Beavis and Butt-head' trailer featuring an extended look at the return of the classic '90s duo. And this time out, they won't just be poking fun at music videos.

Students enrolled in the New York University's freshman level Storytelling Strategies course got quite a thrill when 'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone showed up during their first class of the semester as surprise guest lectures.

Most reality show participants have to sign extensive waivers and agree to terms not seen since the days of indentured servitude. Recently, the Village Voice got its hands on the 30-page contract required of the people appearing on MTV's long-running 'Real World' series and, as expected, it's positively draconian. The extreme stipulations are probably no different than those of other reality shows