12 Apr 2012
Photo: (NYC Department of Cultural Affairs)

Photo: (NYC Department of Cultural Affairs)

If your thoughts have been sounding a little poetic in your head all month and you're struck by an overwhelming impulse to communicate in rhyming couplets ... do not fight the urge. Surrender to your inner iambic pentameter. It's National Poetry Month and the Mayor of NYC, of all people, is urging inner Shakespeares and Silversteins and Angelous and Seusses to shine -- to glow, even, by way of a big fat neon sign overlooking Times Square. The Poetweet contest is on.

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10 Apr 2012
Photo: Lady Gaga with her mom Cythia (EOnline!)

Photo: Lady Gaga with her mom Cythia (EOnline!)

You’ve been jamming to “Born This Way” on your iPod, but how about making a poster to represent Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation? If you’re not good at drawing, no worries! You can also do a collage, design or photograph. The poster does need to be 11x17 and the drawing/collage/design/whatever-you-want-on-it needs to say both the Born This Way Foundation name and tell what bravery means to you.

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Photo: (Facebook)

Photo: (Facebook)

Usually, in selecting your profile photo for Facebook, you go with the latest one in which your tan and pouf showed well. Or maybe you got a good photo of your "Teen Wolf" pal's reaction after you done punk'd him. Or maybe, like us, you crowd-source "Photos of Action" from youth around the globe to spotlight on your Facebook profile! Want yours to be next? Here's how to submit.

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5 Apr 2012
Photo: (Facebook/ASPCA)

Photo: (Facebook/ASPCA)

Puppies and kittens -- oh my! It’s time for animal lovers to unite, because April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. There are certainly lots of animal lovers in the celeb world, and quite a few big name stars have helped out our canine and feline companions by adopting rescue dogs and cats. Orlando Bloom, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, George Clooney, Drew Barrymore and Charlize Theron are just a few examples.

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Photo: (Adobe Youth Voices)

Photo: (Adobe Youth Voices)

MTV Act is getting ready to give an award...possibly to you! Do you love music and supporting the causes closest your heart? We’ve teamed up with the Adobe Youth Voices Aspire Awards to honor a young, talented do-gooder for creating a compelling online music video for social change. Today, we’re very proud to announce that submissions are open for the MTV ACT Award.

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4 Apr 2012
Photo: (Getty Images)

Photo: (Getty Images)

You know the little book series and movie called “The Hunger Games” -- the one where kids struggle to survive on limited resources and have to battle out with each other in a crazy arena? Well, now it’s time to tune into Water Games.

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29 Mar 2012
Photo: (Getty Images)

Photo: (Getty Images)

Like we pointed out with LouisvilleKentucky and Ohio State, it's looking like this year's NCAA Final Four teams spring from schools already rooted in a winner's mentality. KU is no exception. (Read on to find out how you can win some signed swag from DJ Pauly D below!)

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28 Mar 2012
Photo: (Getty Images)

Photo: (Getty Images)

As we tiptoe toward the 2012 NCAA Final Four face-off, Act has more evidence that the top contenders are well-rounded role models.

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27 Mar 2012
Photo: (Artisan Publishing)

Photo: (Artisan Publishing)

If “Win a Signed Book from 'The Buried Life' Boys” is #73 on your bucket list, then this is your chance! We're teaming up with the adventuresome foursome -- Duncan Penn, Jonnie Penn, Ben Nemtin, and Dave Lingwood -- to give away 20 SIGNED copies of their brand-spankin’ new book “What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?" to some lucky Tweeps!

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Photo: (Getty Images)

Photo: (Getty Images)

Kentucky is back for another round — both where the NCAA is concerned and where it matters for Act. As March Madness reaches its Final Four fever pitch, we flash back to this time last year, when those University of Kentucky Wildcats were tourney contenders who grabbed our attention with their off-the-court ethos. (Plus, find out how you can win some signed swag from DJ Pauly D below!)

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