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"I Love It! What Is It?"
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Pop Culture Aneurysm
Bret Easton Ellis Thinks The Hills Is "A Modern Masterpiece"
So: Bret Easton Ellis is on the cover of expensive Amsterdam-based magazine Fantastic Man, drinking a Diet Coke. In it, he calls the soul-sucking experience that is The Hills "the greatest show that I have ever seen in my life."
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generations
The Youngs Will Destroy the Hills They Created
And you thought all teens and twentysomethings were shallow wastoids. Turns out they hate The Hills and other muck same as you. At least execs at MTV are hoping that's true, as they've just completely restructured based on that assumption.
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The Passion Of The Hills: What's Next For Lauren And Speidi
While Lauren Conrad tries to leverage her Hills fame into a "writing" career, Heidi and Spencer have already found their next costar: God. [Jezebel] -
Trapezoid Of Lies
Heidi Pratt's 'Hospitalization' Is One Giant Reality TV Mess
Heidi Pratt was rushed to a hospital in Costa Rica last night for some kind of stomach infection while filming/quitting I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here. Our source calls the entire thing out. More » -
recaps
The Hills: The Death and Birth of Lauren Conrad
Well that, I guess, is it. The last we'll see of old Lauren "LC" Conrad on The Hills, the reality dynasty that she helped build with her own two well-groomed hands. How did it all go down? Well, like any good comedy, it ended with a wedding. More » -
pot texting the kettle
Paris Hilton Inadvertently Describes Self When Trying to Trash Talk The Hills
This is the biggest story yet to come rumbling out of the gate on this dreary Thursday. Paris Hilton, known reality TV empress and dater of Hills castoff Doug "the Frozen Burrito Heir" Reinhardt (LC totally dumped him!), has taken the show to task for being "fake" and "lame." Hm. More » -
recaps
The Hills: Love Means Having to Grudgingly Say You're Sorry
The pen is indeed mightier! In fact, the pen is ultimate. Which is to say, last night was the second-to-last episode of The Hills this season, calloo callay. As any good second-to-last episode is, it was all setup for the dramatic finale next week. So let's sift through the setup. More » -
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The Hills: Steve Martin Shoots Spencer Pratt In the Face
The Hills has fallen victim to the recession. Yes, a single job loss has swept the dusty mounds, and, presumably, has blown over the actual hills as well. We weep for Handbags, deprived of employ. More » -
gawker book club
Lauren Conrad's New Novel L.A. Candy: Lights, Camera, Promotion!
Sigh. We warned you this day would come. Lauren Conrad, the moon-faced star of MTV's The Hills, is set to release her first young adult novel. And her former intern haunt Teen Vogue has an excerpt. More »
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miracles
The Dark Lord of Laguna Beach Slouches Toward The Hills
I am of course referring to Kristin Cavallari, Lauren Conrad's arch nemesis. Now that LC is leaving the reality show she built with meek facial expressions, MTV has tapped the villainess to do 10 episodes. More » -
recaps
The Hills: The Trip to Satan's Dungeon
That wisp dancing up into the azure sky isn't smoke from the Fire of Santa Barbara. No, it's bits of the dearly departed soul of Spencerina, fleeting up to heaven to make handbags with God. More » -
recaps
The Hills: The Week 'Skankily' Entered the Lexicon
Richard is off tra-la-la-ing through Paris this week and for some reason MTV still decided to air an episode of The Hills. Guest recapping the MTV abomination is hero Megan Kustra. Be nice to her. More » -
recaps
The Hills: Each and Every One a Virgin
Go tell Isabella Rossellini that we've found the saddest music in the world. It's the sound of a dozen idiots chirping on The Hills. Last night, there was bible study. On The Hills. Religion! More » -
moments
The Worst Picture Ever Taken Is Also Sort of the Best One
Oh, hello. You wanted to see a picture of disgraced Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich standing in a fake forest with Heidi and Spencer from The Hills, right? Oh good, because we have one. More » -
reality tv
David Letterman's Underminey Digs at Lauren Conrad
Lauren Conrad's most recent and, let's face it, quite possibly last appearance on the Late Show was an odd cocktail of passive-aggressive barbs and ribald, lusty commentary from host David Letterman. More » -
sad things
Lauren Conrad's Fashion Line Lands... at Kohl's
Long ago, two merchandising roads diverged in Hollywood, and Lauren Conrad took the pricey one less traveled by plastic reality show dolls, while Heidi Montag went cheap. Well, now Conrad is going cheap, too. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by LedburyLongshot: so... she's a failure because's she's reacted intellegently to the media's (self-destructive, as we've seen) "DONT SPEND MONEY ON THINGS!"... 5 Responses | Other threads
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recaps
The Hills: Working Hard to Make a Better World for None of Us
In 1974, the great Studs Terkel published Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do. In 2009, Handbags Pratt, an idiot gypsy, finally went to work. More » -
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The Hills: The Long, Slow Death of Heidi & Spencer
What drama! What intrigue! What mystery! What emotion! Oh, sorry. I was just thinking about my trip home for Easter. Now where were we? Oh, right. The Hills. Yes. Spencer and Heidi are no more. More » -
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Happy Easter
[Those things Heidi and Spencer from "The Hills" film the lady thing's new music video, surrounded by paps, in LA; image via Splash] -
recaps
The Hills: Things To Do With Lauren Conrad When She's Dead
Well, here it is. It's back. The Hills swooped overhead last night—two episodes worth!—like some dark angel of the sparkly rapture. It's good to know your enemy, so let's analyze after the jump. More » -
sigh
Finally, Capitools To Get Short-Lived Unwatchable TV Show
The young rich white people of Washington are a sad and attention-starved lot, because they're not famous and attractive and "important," so every year they claim someone will make a television show about them. More »
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books
Fearsome Kelly Cutrone to Write Scariest Self-Help Book Ever
Fashion PR dragonlady Kelly Cutrone has inked a book deal with HarperOne. The impending tome will be "a real girl's guide to the real fucking world." OK! More »
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trade roundup
When TV Stars Ruled the Earth
Cannibals will soon roam the earth, as will comedians. Jennifer Aniston and dogs are Mother Nature's favorite creations. Audrina Patridge will never, ever die. Your in-town-for-pilot-season friend will never, ever leave. More »
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"Is This the Line for the Space Launch?"
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Bitchcombers
[I really did have a dream, again, about zombies. But these aren't zombies! It's the cast of "The Hills" filming on the beach in Hawaii; image via Splash] More » -
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The Hills Star Practices Her Job Interview Skills
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"You're the Only One I Can Trust, Hidden Coffee Cup Microphone."
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In Spencer Pratt fistfight, wrong person loses. [Star]
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nsfw
Devastated Whitney Port Apologizes For Bikini-Ravaging Natural Disaster
Days after nature's wrath laid waste to Whitney Port's two-piece — on camera, natch — the City star expressed regret for the tragedy's rippling cultural impact. The NSFW wreckage follows the jump. More » -
Crosspromotion
Heidi, Spencer, and Kim Kardashian To Guest Star On 'How I Met Your Famewhore'
As Fox Studios throws its enthusiastic support behind How I Met Your Mother by tripling its stars' salaries, the laugh track-enhanced CBS sitcom returns to the tabloid slophouse for some ratings-goosing stunt-casting.
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recaps
Ain't No Love in the Heart of The City
It began with a bearded Canadian gentleman playing a guitar, but that was last night's episode of The City's only resemblance to Rust Never Sleeps. More » -
the hills
MTV Finds No Ratings Gold In Them Thar 'Hills' Spinoffs
MTV recently announced that the network would emphasize shows featuring "affirmation and accomplishment." This is why it launched new programs yesterday featuring testosterone-ridden douchenozzles and a girl who doesn't work. So how did they fare? -
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The City Premiere: Welcome to New York, Whitney! Now Get the Hell Out.
What is there to say about new reality blob The City, which premiered last night? The Hills spin-off was both painful and completely unaffecting. There's a lot to say, but also nothing at all. More »
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reasons why
Three Reasons Why You Should Watch Tonight's Premiere of The City
The City, a New York-set spin-off of MTV's tremulous reality sensationNovaThe Hills, premieres tonight. I know, I know. In case you're not yet convinced, here are three reasons why you should watch: More »
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recessionomics
The Great Celebrity Appearance Fee Depression
Celebrities have fallen on hard times! They can't subsidize their sad lives with appearance fees anymore. We just received a long list of pseudo-celebs looking for work. Let us share the names with you. More » -
altered realities
How Fake Is The City, And Why Do We Care?
The Hills spinoff The City — premiering tonight on MTV — "documents" Whitney Port's new job, BF, and life in the city. As per the format, the lines between reality and reality TV are blurred. [Jezebel] -
recaps
The Hills: The Last Episode You'll Ever Watch Until Next Season
Well, last night was it! Finally the season finale of The Hills. It was, as always, a listless and sad half hour. Full of pained, vacant expressions and soaring cameras and pop-introspection muzaks. More »
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"We're Going Home. Her T-Shirt Said Something Mean About Me."
[Lauren Conrad of "The Hills" leaves club Butter in New York last night; image via Splash]
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