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The City – "Mingling With The Commoners"

10 Feb 2009, Posted by Irem Mertol in Playground, Television, 0 Comments


Olivia Palermo (left) views The City as an opportunity to launch her serious acting career. Courtesy MTV.com

Olivia Palermo (left) views The City as an opportunity to launch her serious acting career. Courtesy MTV.com

This week on The City, the latest episode, “Mingling With The Commoners,” revolved almost completely around the uptown-downtown divide that has been alluded to in previous episodes. Whitney had the brilliant idea to invite Olivia to Jay’s upcoming concert. Why does Whitney insist on being so nice to Olivia when Olivia is such a huge bitch? And after talking to her obnoxious cousin Nevan, Olivia decides to go to the concert as Nevan claims it will be her “good deed for the day.” Right.

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The City – "He Never Said He Had a Girlfriend"

27 Jan 2009, Posted by Irem Mertol in Playground, Television, 0 Comments


Allie. Courtesy mtv.com

Allie from The City. Courtesy mtv.com

So for those of you just joining us, The City is the new, addictive spin-off of The Hills that follows Lauren Conrad’s ex-coworker, Whitney Port, as she tries to discover love and success in NYC. In the first few episodes, we’ve been introduced to her new life which seems to revolve around cheating boys, bitchy co-workers and the “uptown-downtown divide.” In the latest episode, we find out whether or not Jay’s best-friend, Adam, will stay with his girlfriend, Allie, after she hears the rumors about him making out with another girl.

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