POP EATER.COM - The cast of MTV's 'The Jersey Shore' is reportedly ditching Seaside Heights for Italy next season, and Italian-American groups are fuming, according to FOX News. MTV has begun scouting locations in Italy for the hit reality show's fourth season, according to reports, and the move has upset Italian-American groups, who have previously denounced the show for its portrayal of young Italian-Americans.

Joseph Del Raso, president of the National Italian American Foundation, had some choice words about the show. "We are disappointed that this irresponsible programming will be brought to Italy because it affects the image of all Americans, not only Italian-Americans," Del Raso told FOX News. (Read the article)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE.  In a speech Tuesday at a college in Naperville, filmmaker Spike Lee said the criticism of his visit by two local Italian-American groups is a clear example of a double standard. (Read the article)

GOTHAMIST. The Villager reports the vote was 20-13 in favor of letting the feast continue up to Houston, but it came with a number of concessions from the organization that runs it. Meanwhile some local Italian-Americans are starting to ask big questions about the direction the feast has been going in the past decade. (Read the article)