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‘Real World Seattle’ returns — to a city that stopped being polite the last time the MTV show came calling

by Kurt Schlosser on September 16, 2016September 16, 2016 at 1:59 pmComment

Even if so-called “new Seattle” isn’t your thing, you didn’t really want to go back to a time in the city when the “Real World” was a cultural touchstone, did… Read More

A crumbling Space Needle? MTV’s ‘Shannara Chronicles’ is TV’s latest fictional vision of Seattle

by Melanie McFarland on January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 at 5:15 pm 14 Comments

Four decades ago, when author Terry Brooks published the first novel in his incredibly successful Shannara series, readers probably didn’t know that the story’s otherworldly setting, the Four Lands, is… Read More

Kurt Cobain was into virtual reality way before the rest of us

by Molly Brown on May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 at 11:44 amComment

Kurt Cobain was into virtual reality way before most of the world. In this MTV interview from 1993, Cobain introduces us to the “Dreamer,” a device with six settings, which does… Read More

When bad things go viral: MTV’s ‘Unfriended’ is the first horror film to happen online

by Molly Brown on January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 at 2:29 pm 2 Comments

In the grand tradition of “Scream,” MTV has discovered a new way to torture and kill teenagers — and instead of a landline, the filmmakers are using Skype. The story… Read More

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First Reddit app built for a console arrives on Xbox One

by Taylor Soper on August 18, 2014July 1, 2017 at 11:45 amComment

Microsoft announced this evening that a new app called ReddX will debut on Tuesday morning, giving Xbox One owners a way to scan Reddit threads on their TVs. ReddX lets Xbox Live members… Read More

MTV and BET’s fake Twitter hack PR stunt wasn’t funny and raises serious questions

by Taylor Soper on February 19, 2013February 19, 2013 at 1:34 pm 6 Comments

MTV and BET just fooled us all, and I’m not sure if it was funny, stupid or scary. Yesterday, Burger King’s Twitter account was hacked and the same hackers did… Read More

‘Real World Seattle’ returns — to a city that stopped being polite the last time the MTV show came calling

A crumbling Space Needle? MTV’s ‘Shannara Chronicles’ is TV’s latest fictional vision of Seattle

Kurt Cobain was into virtual reality way before the rest of us

When bad things go viral: MTV’s ‘Unfriended’ is the first horror film to happen online

First Reddit app built for a console arrives on Xbox One

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