Oh no. I have quite literally the sh*ttiest news for lifelong “Dawson’s Creek” fans (I know you’re out there! Hi! I’m a total Pacey. You?).

Last summer, 442,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into the creek used for the show, which is actually called Hewletts Creek, located in Wilmington, North Carolina. A lighting strike hit one of the main sewage pumps, taking out both the station and its alarm system — and for seven hours raw sewage spilled into the creek faster than Joey-induced tears from Dawson’s beautiful brown eyes.

It seems that nobody reported on the creek’s TV connection at the time, because they were too busy holding their noses. But today, Salon.com has a great piece by local writer David Gessner (originally titled “Up Sh*t Creek”) about living in this town that we all imagined living in at one point:

“When sewage spills into a marsh, you get an immediate increase in the levels of nitrogen and phosphorus,” [research professor Mike] Mallin said when I went by his office. That allows microbes to live longer, he explained — the kind that can cause illness and even death from eating contaminated shellfish. “But within a day or so of the Hewletts Creek spill, the levels really decreased,” he said. [...]

As resilient as marshes are, Mallin’s team did discover something disturbing. “The problem comes when the fecal bacteria sink to the bottom, in the dark with plenty of nitrogen and phosphorus to feed on,” he said. “While ...

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Now that True Blood‘s finished shooting its seventh and final season, Anna Paquin is no longer contractually obligated to retain Sookie’s blonde hair. The 31-year-old actress celebrated by changing up her hair in a big way. Red? Nah. Dark brown? Nope. Purple? Yep. Dark blue? Mmhm. Seafoam green? Check. She’s got it all.

Why? Simple: Anna’s teen dream was to be a mermaid. And now, it’s a reality.

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Her husband (and True Blood costar) Stephen Moyer’s response is predictably adorable:

Anna’s the latest hair chameleon to join the purple-hued trend. She’s joining the ranks of Nicole Richie, Kelly Osbourne and Demi Lovato among others. And while we’re loving the look, we gotta wonder, why were no mermaids worked into True Blood? We’ve already seen vampires, werewolves, witches, fairies, and other mythical creatures. No mermaid love? No matter, we’ll be #TrueToTheEnd.

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Michael B. Jordan is at a crossroads in his career. The talented actor is about to break out big for the first time, playing The Human Torch in FOX’s reboot of the Marvel superhero franchise “Fantastic Four.” But he’s appeared for years in critically acclaimed dramas like “Friday Night Lights” and “Parenthood,” and onscreen in “Fruitvale Station” and “That Awkward Moment.”

And with that wealth of experience behind him, Jordan is giving back. He’s teamed up with Sprite for the Sprite Films Challenge, a program that saw Jordan mentor young filmmakers, offering a wealth of advice from his experience while they compete in an Instagram contest to show off their filmmaking skills.

While on a short, much needed break from the set of “Fantastic Four,” Jordan talked exclusively to MTV News about why he’s taking on this mentoring project — and also gave out plenty of info about how reteaming with his “Chronicle” director Josh Trank has yielded a completely new interpretation of Marvel’s first family:

MTV News: This Sprite Films thing is definitely something different for you… How did you get involved, and how did it all get started?

Michael B. Jordan: I got involved a few months back. [At] CinemaCon in Las Vegas, I [was] encouraging first time filmmakers to be ambitious and take chances and risks, because you never know where your career is going to go. The fact that Sprite launched this program really encouraged filmmakers, basically from conception: write a pilot, write a script, giving them ...

Fifth Harmony are full-on freaking out right now because they just got their very first Video Music Award nomination.

Some of the girls took to Twitter shortly after the 2014 VMA nominations were announced on Thursday (July 17) to share their excitement — and their tears! — over the “CRAAAAZZZZYYYY” news that they were up for a Moonman for their video “Miss Movin On” in the Artist To Watch category.

Camila Cabello let all the Harmonizers know that she was “sobbing” in the car upon hearing the news they were nominated.

Twenty minutes later, she gave a tearful update:

Ally Brook also couldn’t contain her “overwhelming happiness”, saying that she was in a state of “shock and joyful disbelief” and can’t seem to process the news.

But 5H weren’t the only ones that couldn’t contain their excitement, their Harmonizers took to Twitter to congratulate the “Bo$$” singers on their big nomination.

2013’s VMA Artist To Watch winner, Austin Mahone, did the honors and announced the nominees for this category via Snapchat, which has Fifth Harmony going up against some fierce up-and-coming musical acts. The girls will take on pop-punk rockers 5 Seconds of Summer, hip-hop newbie Schoolboy Q, “Boom Clap” singer Charlie XCX and British breakthrough artist Sam Smith.

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Marvel and Netflix’s “Daredevil” series has added a key character straight from the classic Matt Murdock books.

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that “True Blood” star Deborah Ann Woll will play Karen Page, Daredevil’s greatest romantic interest from the books, dating all the way back to 1964, in “Daredevil” #1.

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Ellen Pompeo previously played Page in the feature film starring Ben Affleck, but that movie paired Daredevil and Elektra.

Woll joins Charlie Cox, who will play the title character, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D’Onofrio and Elden Henson, who have already been cast in the series.

“Daredevil” is expected to debut on Netflix sometime next year.

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If you’re heading down to the Pitchfork Music Festival this weekend you’re probably aware that it is in Chicago, because that is what your plane ticket says. However, are you aware that this makes Pitchfork a fest that is different from all other fests (it’s like Passover that way)? [Insert rousing rendition of Frank Sinatra's "Chicago" here.]

As someone who has attended Pitchfork many, many times (and resided in Chicago for half a decade) I have compiled a handy list for first-timers below that highlights why it’s a wholly unique experience to attend a fest in The Second City the city that still haunts my dreams with its storied streets and pervasive chocolate smell. But I’m getting ahead of myself…

1. You Can Have A Cheezborger, Cheezborger, Cheezborger

A famous “Saturday Night Live” sketch, seen here, was inspired by Chicago’s iconic Billy Goat Tavern. One of the outposts of said tavern is walking distance from Pitchfork’s Union Park location. You know what you have to do.

2. You Might Just Hear ‘The Super Bowl Shuffle’

“The Super Bowl Shuffle” is a bizarre sports novelty song recorded by the Chicago Cubs in 1985. It exists on many Chicago bar jukeboxes. At the beginning of the year, a cadre of Pitchfork-esque bands (including Man Man, My Morning Jacket and Les Savy Fav) recorded their own version of the jam. Hearing said song on your trip to ...

Daniel Radcliffe is coming to the end of his latest stay on Broadway in Martin McDonagh’s “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” but just because the former “Harry Potter” actor has played through the same scenes dozens and dozens of times, that doesn’t mean he’s completely mastered the part.

As Radcliffe told us when we recently sat down with him, his last few shows of “The Cripple of Inishmaan” have come with the added difficulty of thinking that he no longer has to think about his role.

“I screwed up a line the other day for the first time weeks,” Radcliffe said. “When you’re doing a play for a while — and I don’t mean this to sound like you get terribly lazy and complacent — there comes a point where you’re just going on muscle memory, so you’re not really thinking about it overly and too consciously. When something does go wrong, you just hear the line, and you hear it come out wrong. You’re like, ‘That’s not right.’”

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By Lauren Mann of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

For the past few weeks, the teens from this season of “16 and Pregnant” have been using their experiences and educating others on what they’ve learned — and doing their part to help prevent unplanned pregnancies.

And now it’s time for one final pop quiz! Why are young women more at risk for unintended pregnancies? Can jumping up and down after sex help prevent pregnancy? Can certain sex positions prevent pregnancy? Can Dustin say “vagina” without his girlfriend giggling? During the test, powered by Bedsider.org, the girls and their boyfriends (or, in one case, aunt!) face off and test their knowledge about contraception.

+ Did you do better than the “16 and Pregnant” cast members? Watch the video and visit Bedsider.org to learn more about all the different methods available.

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It’s beach season, and dudes are out there trying to look as alpha as possible on the boardwalk — but that doesn’t mean you should reverse-Pinocchio yourself into a human toy just to compete with the biggest, best-looking guys on the pontoon boat this summer. (Also: Don’t spend over $100,000 to look like Bieber, OK?)

If you must change your body, do it naturally at the gym — uh, y’know, like Carrot Top. Otherwise you might end up like these experiments of science…

1. The Guy Who’s A “Human Ken Doll”

Proudly calling himself “The Human Ken Doll,” Justin Jedlica has undergone 149 cosmetic procedures to look like a Mattel toy. You’ve gotta give it to him: He’s got the look down (especially the hair, which shines gloriously). But the real problem with chasing the “Ken doll” dream is that it leads, inevitably, to the removal of your genitals.

2. The Guy Whose Man-Boobs Can Dance

We hate to dredge this guy up after Brazil received such a shameful shellacking last Tuesday, but the Brazilian bodybuilder known online as “Synthol Man” (who reportedly claims that his body is natural) makes us appreciate a leaner physique.

If you do get muscle implants or injections, they’ll look weird, like you’re smuggling mangoes, subcutaneously. Oh yeah, and this might happen…

3. The Guy Whose Man-Boob EXPLODED From Bacteria

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Before “Guardians Of The Galaxy” hits theaters on August 1, Disney Interactive has a special treat for you: “Guardians of the Galaxy: The Universal Weapon,” a companion game to the film that also has ties to Marvel’s comic book and video game universes.

Fans familiar with other Marvel games like “Avengers Alliance” and “Avengers Initiative” will know the drill: “Universal Weapon” uses elements of the movie-verse (costumes and plot points in particular), while tying into the overall story of the gaming universe.

“[We created] an original story that has some parallels both to the film, in terms of leading characters, and parallel to what stories have already been told in the comics that creates something new,” Aaron Norstad, the producer of the game, told MTV News over the phone. “This isn’t necessarily a spoiler persay, if you play the game first before seeing the film or if you see the film first before playing the game, the two complement each other.”

In order to strike that delicate balance between movie, comics and gaming, Disney went to an expert: Dan Abnett, who wrote the “Guardians of The Galaxy” comic books the movie is based on, also wrote the game.

Another little item of note that probably helped, Marvel Studios snuck their Disney Interactive cohorts a copy of the “Guardians” movie script, so they could properly prep. However, in this case, knowledge wasn’t necessarily power. Once they found out what was happening in the movie, the developers needed to promptly push those plot points ...