2015 Recap & Hopes for the New Year

{Source} You never really know what the New Year will bring until it’s December 31st and you’re trying to piece 12 months worth of memory. 2015, undoubtedly, was a year that flew right by. But that’s not without a laundry list of events we’d like to forget about or remember for the rest of our lives.…

Yet Another Blog Post About Body Image

Whether it really is that we are constantly bombarded with advertisements and movies telling us to be thinner, curvier, etc., or just that we have too much time on our hands in 2015 to NOT obsess over our appearance (plus, so many mirrors! Mirrors everywhere), the fact of the matter stands: a lot of people, especially teenagers,…

2015 VMA Performances: Hits & Misses

{Source} There was no rhyme or reason behind what went down during last Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. From host Miley’s bizarre costume changes to Kanye West’s presidency announcement, something both unexpected and unforgettable happened every minute. But all attempts to garner views aside, let’s focus on what this award show was really about: the music.…

Bored? Series to Watch

I recently only discovered the TV series world about this time last year in grade 9. Now in grade 10, taking advanced programs and with homework to complement the courses, how do I create time for series? It’s simple, I can’t go back to a life without them. Gossip Girl was the starter for me,…

5 TV Shows You Should Watch

  The Big Bang Theory follows the lives of Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, two physicists working at Caltech as well as their friends, Penny, Howard, Raj, Amy and Bernadette. It features witty references to comic books and films that keep you laughing. Whether or not you’re into comic books, I recommend you check this show out.…

A look at history’s youngest Oscar winners

This past weekend the victor of the Best Actor category, Eddie Redmayne, age 33, was one of the younger actors to prevail throughout Oscar history and be recognized for their art and talent. Young actors and actresses continue to prove that immense depth of emotion portrayed can be reached at any age. To celebrate the youthful heart…