Harry Potter pervades pretty much every corner of popular culture today, including our sex lives, apparently. Fanfiction writing, or continuing and altering a movie/book/TV show, is incredibly prevalent. Harry Potter is one of the biggest categories, and romance features are a large fraction of that.…
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1. You’re broke Relationships aren’t cheap, and you have a mouth to feed. That’s right, “mouth.” One mouth. Not plural. Singular. Yours. 2.You can’t commit to food choices, let alone a relationship. Chick-fil-A? Pasta? Salad? Moe’s? So many options. Sometimes getting a chicken filled pasta-salad…
When YouTube first gained momentum, no one imagined the impact it would have on the aspiring actors, singers and “15 minutes of famers” out there. Then Vine released its app, and an even more obscure culture was born. Ordinary people who could produce a laugh,…
Believe it or not, Macklemore hasn’t always been, well, Macklemore. The four-time Grammy winner and “Thrift Shop” star wasn’t born into fame; he worked for it. His story starts in 1983 Seattle, Washington. Born as Ben Haggerty, he grew up showing interest in music at…
“Be Who You Want To Be” is the timeless slogan for the most popular doll in America; shooting for your dreams is one thing, but looking the part is another. For as long as we can remember, Barbie has stood as a role model for…
Blunder: When given the option to be an international pop sensation adored by millions of girls or play golf, the answer seems pretty obvious. However, that isn’t the case for One Direction star Niall Horan, as he steps away from his music career for the…
Illinois is bringing down the hammer for the New Year. And when I say bringing down the hammer, I mean a few significant changes, but mainly obscure and long-overdo rules. The slew of new laws went into effect Jan. 1, 2016, and topics range from…
Growing up, ABC Family was a channel that played frequently in my house. It was home to some legendary re-runs: “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Seventh Heaven,” “Greek,” etc. When ABC Family President Tom Ascheim announced the network would be renaming itself to Freeform…
When I think of my pre-teen years, I think of the famous “High School Musical” phenomenon. To our generation, this might have been one of the greatest things to happen, and it will continue to live on in our hearts forever. When the hit movie…
The world received a startling reminder Jan. 24 of just how ignorant some people can be. Atlanta rapper B.o.B. declared to his millions of Twitter followers that, despite everything they’ve been led to believe, the earth is in fact flat. And the weirdest part isn’t…