Rihanna and Eminem Tour

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Rihanna and Eminem have announced a short tour for this summer. The talented duo will be playing in New York, LA, and Detroit.

-Hayley

JLaw to Take Break from Acting

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Jennifer Lawrence, who has been in eight films in the past year, is going to take the year off from acting. You deserve it, JLaw. Enjoy your much deserved break!

-Hayley

Chelsea Handler

Quote of the Week

Via Huffington Post

"You educate a man; you educate a man. 
You educate a woman; you educate a generation."
-Brigham Young

You Know Her, You Love Her... It's JLaw!

 

At just 23-years-old, Jennifer Lawrence has a lot to be proud of.  Known best for her role as Katniss Everdeen in the popular Hunger Games series, she is the highest grossing action heroine EVER.  She also stars in Silver Linings Playbook and in Winter's Bone, her breakout performance, portraying strong female characters in both.  Her critical success cause TIME magazine to name her one of the most influential people in the world in 2013.  She has been nominated HUNDREDS of times for awards and has won many of them, including an Oscar!

Jennifer Lawrence grew up in Kentucky, where she acted locally.  Her parents and two brothers were very supportive of her acting career, and JLaw was determined to make it as an actress, so much so that she finished high school in just two years (and graduated with a near-perfect GPA!). 

Off the big screen, Jennifer Lawrence is well-loved for having very little filter on what she says (see above...), for loving food and photo-bombing other actors, for having a very friendly relationship with many fellow actors and actresses, and for her frank comments on being a celebrity and a woman in Hollywood. 

Here are some of my favorite JLaw quotes and moments! via IMDB and Buzzfeed

"There are actresses who build themselves, and then there are actresses who are built by others. I want to build myself."

"I'm really sick of all these actresses looking like birds... I'd rather look a little chubby on camera and look like a person in real life, than look great on screen and look like a scarecrow in real life."

Queen Yu-na

Kim Yuna is an Olympic figure skater from South Korea. She earned the nickname "Queen Yu-na" before the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games, where she earned two gold medals in record setting, stunningly beautiful performances. In the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games, Yuna again performed an extremely graceful piece, which earned her a silver medal. Many claim her performance was flawless and truly deserved a gold medal.

Via:The Atlantic

 

Not surprisingly, Yuna is an iconic figure in South Korea. Aside from her immense figure skating talent, Yuna starred in advertisements for products as diverse from bottled water to cars to financial services. She also recorded songs with Korean pop vocalists. All of Yuna's work earned her a spot on the Forbes highest earning female athletes list.
Yuna's 2010 performance in the 2010 Vancouver Olympic games was under an immense out of pressure, politically. The other two figure skaters who were favored to perform well were both Japanese skaters. Relations between South Korea and Japan are tense. Japan occupied the Korean peninsula during the first half of the 20th century. During this brutal occupation, the Japanese attempted to eradicate the Korean population and assimilate them into the Japanese population and culture. As a result, the Koreans fear and distrust the Japanese, which has been a major factor in the geopolitical relations. A major point of contention that still exists between the two nations is the Yasukuni shrine. The Yasukuni Shrine is a Japanese memorial site, where Japanese soldiers are commemorated. This burial ground also memorializes 15 Japanese war criminals. Thus, when Japanese prime ministers visit the Yasukuni Shrine, the Koreans get very upset. Because both Japan and South Korea are major US allies in the region, the US has significant interest in their relations. When Yuna clinched the gold medal in 2010 it was a personal and national victory.   
Though Yuna did not capture the gold medal in the 2014 Olympics, she retires having never competed in the Olympics without at least standing on the podium. No small feat.  
-Olivia O

Countdown to Scandal

Devoted fans to the hit TV show have been counting down the days until its return. Though the show has been on hiatus for two and a half months, some fans (like me) feel like it's been two and a half years. But we've almost made it -- just five more days until it's back!

The main character, Olivia Pope, plays a "fixer" in DC. She is brought in by political bigwigs to clean up messy situations and to avoid scandal. She is strong and eloquent, and it's hard not to want to embody some of her characteristics.

It is possible for a real-life women to be like Olivia Pope. Just ask Judy Smith, the inspiration for the role. Her resumé is both impressive and extensive: she has represented NBA players, was Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at NBC, and was Special Assistant and Deputy Press Secretary for President George H.W. Bush.

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read more about Shonda Rhimes, center, in this post!

She comments on one of Pope's greatest characteristics to the Washington Post: "The truth of the matter is, when you think about it, we all make mistakes," she said. "And, quite frankly, we all screw up...But I am a big believer in forgiveness and second chances."

Even though I've seen every episode of the show (some of them multiple times...oops) I hadn't given much thought to this trait. But by not judging the choices of others, Smith has been able to focus more on herself and her own career. By doing this, she is ultimately able to help the people that she could've just judged.

-Hayley