While I was in Florida with my family I saw Divergent, a new action film holding one of the top box office spots for the third weekend in a row. The movie is based on Veronica Roth’s bestselling young adult novel about a dystopian post-apocalyptic…
I’m always on the lookout for new books to read. Whenever I’m at the library or in a bookstore, I treasure the antique feel of old books and handle new books with extreme care. I find the act of reading similar to an adventure; when…
Well it’s that time of year again, ladies. And no I don’t mean the holidays. Were you one of the over ten million people who tuned in to watch the Victoria Secret Fashion Show last week? If not, you didn’t miss much – just a…
One of the most beautiful things about being human is the ability to translate your emotions from the attic of your brain to audible sounds called words. We speak words everyday – silly words, smart words, even bad words. The gift of being able to…
Instead of doing research for my homework assignment last night, I found myself reading an article about Madonna. Apparently, she blurted out, “Has anyone seen Molly?” at the recent Ultra Music Festival in Miami. I don’t think she was referring to a lost girl; it’s…
When Miley Cyrus first appeared as Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel, she was every girl’s favorite teen sensation. People couldn’t get enough of America’s girl-next-door, and because of it, she quickly rose to stardom. Over the years, however, her image has changed into something…
Last week, Lady Gaga starred in performance artist Marina Abromovic’s Kickstarter video for her own “Abromovic Method,” which inspires similarly minded artists to be present and in the moment. In case you didn’t know, Marina Abromovic is a sixty-six year old Serbian performer and self-titled…
When I’m away at college, most of my time gets eaten up by homework, essays, tests, and my job. Even though I love my school and my classes, what I miss most during the school year is reading for fun. Between all of my other…
There’s nothing I love more than escaping to the movies on a sticky summer day to beat the heat. Getting caught up in a story in an air-conditioned room with a bucket of popcorn is my kind of afternoon. Whether it’s a comedy, drama, or…
One of my guilty pleasures is reading Fantasy/Sci-Fi novels. My older brothers got me into them when I was just starting to read, and some of the first books I ever read were 600+ page epic fantasies because I was trying to be like them….