Katy Perryreleased new single Roar. Moments later Lady Gaga's new release single Applause was out. The media is pitching these two mega pop stars against each other but hands down, I really only have Perry in mind. Somehow in the pop world of catching yet fluffy empowerment songs, she comes out on top. Don't get me wrong, I like poppy empowerment songs...but sometimes they're too just melodramatic (i.e. Sara Bareilles' Brave...). From her second mega-selling second album to her third one Prism, she's keeping her personality and life experiences but going with a more natural style. In other words: I love her.
Not hating on Lady Gaga, but I just don't know who she is as a person/persona anymore. And I'm not sure she does either. The beat is catchy, but the lyrics are just about being entitled to superficiality and fame. Who has two hands and isn't clapping? This girl!
+ 27 Craziest America's Next Top Model Photoshoots doesn't nearly cover the ridiculous unrelated "challenges" these poor contestants have had to endure. I can't believe this is in at its 20th season.
+ New posters for HBO's Boardwalk Empire have been released and I'm not too impressed. Not that I've been watching the show; don't have HBO nor a streaming service with it. But, honestly. I could have done better photoshopping with Paint Shop Pro.
+ Photos for Divergent have been released. The Hunger Games trilogy turned out to be a big disappointment (mostly laying blame on the third book Mockingjay). Veronica Roths' series is supposed to be better. Is this true?! I need a new better YA series where the main female character doesn't depend on a boy for everything.
+ In 'People Who Have Too Much Time On Their Hands' News: American Scientists to break down John Lennons' Genetic Code from a Telephone Booth.
From the blogosphere:
+ Kay at Movie Star Makeover gives an informative post about Judy Garland's beauty transformation from Dorothy Gale to Esther Smith
+ La Vie en Rose was my number one pick at Ruth's Question of the Week about favorite biopics.
+ Inspired Ground shares 10 lessons learned from Black Swan
+ Margaret gives a hilarious review of The Great Gatsby (2013) one movie I couldn't even try to finish...yet.
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