MTV
Green Felt Journal
The Palms’ Big Break
March 22nd, 2012
The casino has had a decadelong relationship with MTV. When George Maloof invited MTV to film the 12th season of The Real World at the Palms in 2002, it put the new resort on the map, changed the public perception of Las Vegas and opened the city up to a different generation. And in 2007, the Palms hosted the network’s annual Video Music Awards. So the spring-break partnership fits the well-tested marketing strategies of both the network and the hotel. Read more »
My Object of Affection
Ricardo Laguna
Star of MTV Tr3s’ The Ricardo Laguna Project and creator of Extreme Thing Pro BMX Dirt Jump Challenge; age 29
March 1st, 2012
“My bike (DK Bicycles flux frame) is my better half. I just can’t seem to get enough of her, whether I’m riding the trails, out in the backyard or at a contest, she’s always right there with me. Read more »
Arts & Entertainment
‘World’ on Their Shoulders
Meet the new Real World cast, who may or may not save Las Vegas
February 3rd, 2011
After months of seeing cameras every time I went to the Hard Rock—filming at Mr. Lucky’s during breakfast; shutting down Rare 120 once for dinner; panning the crowd at The Joint—I finally encountered the Season 25 cast of The Real World: Las Vegas at the Center Bar. The “seven strangers” looked quite friendly with each other, and they were busy doing what most reality stars do ... Read more »
Arts & Entertainment
Kid’s Play
Skins courts censors with youth-gone-wild—so why does it feel so bland?
February 3rd, 2011
I hate to break it to you, but teenagers sometimes have sex. And do drugs. And behave like hedonist narcissist jerks. OMFG, right? In a world in which reality TV stars defecate on camera and sex tapes are traded for stardom, horny high-schoolers shouldn’t be headline news. But Skins, MTV’s hyper-hyped, over-sexed remake of the hit British teen drama, makes no bones about the fact that it’s courting controversy. It’s ubiquitous ads, featuring the comely young cast draped over each other like a sweaty human Jenga game, might as well bear the caption “Not your mother’s Gossip Girl.” Read more »
