The new season of "Jersey Shore" creeped up on us last week, bringing us right back to where and why we fell in love with the guidos and guidettes of season one, minus that dirty hamster, Angelina. We also met new housemate and fellow Snooki "meatbawl", Deena, who proved within a span of a few hours of filming that she might be the biggest shitshow of the cast. More»

• Lindsay still insists on learning the hard way, fails two drugs tests [TMZ]
• Jay-Z and Coldplay set to perform together for the opening of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on New Year's Eve [Post]
• Portland, Maine rally against the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy will have a very special guest in the form of Lady Gaga [HuffPo]
• Paris Hilton avoids jail, pleads guilty to cocaine possession charges in Vegas court, admits claim the purse wasn't hers was a lie [LATimes]
• Get ready for some guidette glory, JWoww's making her big Playboy debut [PE]

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Our favorite guidos and guidettes continued their L.A. tour with a trip to The Grove this morning looking coiffed and greased as ever. Pauly D was having a particularly awesome hair day with the sunlight bouncing from the shellac of his perfectly molded 'do. More»

With the premiere of the second season of Jersey Shore upon us, we thought it fitting to prepare ourselves for this monumental event. So, we hit the tanning booths and grabbed our favorite Ed Hardy shirts, trying to plan our very own Jersey Shore party... More»

[Photo via] Get ready for your weekly dose of the booze-infused, grammatically challenged, bedazzeled gang that left America hungry for more because "Jersey Shore" is finally back tomorrow night with a new season! It's about time MTV hit us with it, we were starting to experience Ed Hardy and pouf withdrawal. But while we spent the last six months salivating for the new season, the guidos and guidettes were busy playing entrepreneurs and expanding their GTL empire. More»

And J-Woww wore a pantsuit. And The Situation fist-pumped.  And it's officially the end of the world as we know it. [via]

Because one night wasn't enough, MTV hosted a launch party at Trousdale last night for two new original series, "Warren The Ape" and "The Hard Times of RJ Berger."  Hangovers from the night prior at Katy Perry's after party for the MTV Movie Awards More»

There must be something in the air at Las Palmas because people seem to get extra wild and loose when they're at the new Hollywood spot. Last night, Katy Perry had her after party for the MTV Movie Awards there and it was definitely the place for young stars to get down into the wee the hours. More»