FIFA World Cup

Lately everyone who owns a television has been tuning in to the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is basically the Olympics for soccer. I’ve never watched a full game of soccer before, but I decided to give it a shot. After watching Uruguay vs. France I was hooked. Even though the game ended up to be a tie it was so intense; the best part of the game was there were no commercials (except halftime)! Saturday I watched England vs. USA, the game that was expected for USA to not have a chance of winning. In the first couple of minutes England scored a goal and team USA looked defeated, but things turned quickly around when England’s goalie, Green, mishandled the ball resulting USA to get a goal - recap of the goal for USA. Green’s error ended up causing England the win which forced them with a tie 1-1. USA was able to defeat the odds of losing; will they be able to do it again?

Bridezilla

Sunday night while finishing my last minute homework I tuned into the Bridezillas marathon on WEtv. Bridezillas is a reality show that follows women in their last stages of preparing for their weddings. The women on the show are no ordinary brides. Most of the soon to be brides can be characterized as women who will stop at nothing to get their version of a perfect wedding. In the mix, the brides face meltdowns, confrontations, and shocking revelations – very funny/entertaining.

One of the episodes I watched in the marathon followed a twenty-eight year old daddy’s girl, Karen, from Staten Island. Right off the start Karen made it known in her dramatic tantrums that she would settle for nothing less than a perfect wedding. In one scene, Karen was off with her fellow bridesmaids to a club to celebrate her bachelorette party. Unfortunately, upon entering the night club, the bouncer did not allow Karen inside because bachelorette attire was not allowed. Instead of taking off her veil, Karen threw a fit in front of the club and told her friends she was not apologizing “to a simple doorman because he is a $9.00 an hour human being”.

Although, Karen’s dramatic effects were hilarious, the meaning behind her words were cruel. I doubt this woman ever had to work a day in her life because her father provided her everything. It upset me that she degraded the bouncer based on his “pay salary”. In society people often judge others social rank by the money they produce, but few actually judge by the labor they endure.

For example many people respect the 9-5 office job, but degrade the Mexican worker’s labor in landscaping. While the average office worker crunches by their computer to meet their deadline, the landscaper sweats in the heat while working every single muscle in the grassy field for minimum wage. I believe one should not judge another based on their salary, but for the work they produce. Do you agree?

Dancing with the Stars

Last Tuesday, one of televisions most talked about shows on ABC, Dancing with the Stars - Season 10, came to a close. Never before had I watched Dancing with the Stars, until I was introduced to it by my mother. In the last couple of weeks, it had become a habit of my mom to rush home and finish all her household duties before 8pm every Monday and Tuesday. After hearing her retell events in the show I decided to see what all the fuss was about and watched it for myself. In the show Dancing with the Stars, several C list celebrities that need a boost to their career compete against each other with a professional dance partner to win the title as the best dancer. Every week a celebrity and their partner are sent home until there are three couples left for the season finale.

The real catch about the show is that the competitors list from a wide range of celebrities including: actors, musicians, athletes, and of course the fame-whores. The biggest one of them all is Kate Gosselin, known for popping out eight kids and making a show out of it. It upset me Kate Gosselin was on the show because she has done nothing to be recognized as a "star". If anyone should be considered a "star" it should be her vagina for stretching out wide enough to release six children at once.

Besides the fact that Kate Gosselin does not deserve to be on the show, she is a horrific dancer; clip of one of her performances. Not only does she have no rhythm, but she also lacks dedication. During the season finale all the stars were brought back including Gosselin. In an interview she stated that "even from the beginning she was the target, no matter how good she would perform everyone was ready to pick out the negative aspects of her performance". After hearing what she had to say I was annoyed that she played the "victim" role. I would think an adult with eight children could admit her flaws and act in a classy manner. Instead she acted like a child and made me lose every bit of respect I possibly had for her. People in general need to stop playing the "victim" role. If a person wants to be respected they need to be able to recognize their flaws and own up to it.

A Defeated Team

As many may know within the last month there has been a hotter climates, finales of TV shows, and the NBA playoffs. This year in the conference finals (step before finals) the Boston Celtics and the Orlando Magic have gone head to head in a series of seven games to claim the title of conference championships of the east. Before the series began, Orlando Magic had a winning streak of over ten games. With the Magic's leading scorers Dwight Howard and Vince Carter nothing seemed out of reach. In the sports world, many anticipated the series to be an easy victory for the Orlando Magic against the Boston Celtics, a team made up of veterans. Within the first three games between the two teams in the last week basketball fans across Americans have become shocked.

Instead of a head to head series the Boston Celtics have taken a 3-0 lead against the Orlando Magic, only needing one more game to advance to the finals and sweep the Magics. While watching these games I was shocked and appalled by the Orlando Magic. Their defense was horrible; the team did not gel well together, instead they looked like a defeated team. It goes to show that even though the Orlando Magic's have a team filled with young talent, the Boston's Celtic's veterans experience is a more dominant factor. Only time will tell who will win the series and advance to win a championship. Will you be rooting for the team with experience or the underdogs?

I'm Not Myself Tonight

From time to time I like to watch MTV’s Hitlist to see the latest music videos for my favorite songs. MTV’s Hitlist is a single channel that solely focuses on showing the latest videos of the billboard’s top one hundred artists. While tuning into the station I happened to come across Christina Aguilera’s new video “I’m not myself tonight” off her new album, Bionic. Christina Aguilera has been in the pop music industry since the early 2000s battling against other pop artists like Madonna and Britney Spears. Since it was her first video in a year or so I expected “I’m not myself tonight” to be a catchy, vivid, different form of entertainment. Instead I got a blah video that was trashy, unoriginal, and not memorable.

The point of the video Christina is trying to show is that she is not herself for a night and acts out of her comfort zone. It was clear to me that she was not herself tonight because every other scene in the video looked similar to other works of art I’ve seen before. For instance, in one shot Christina’s hair is in the same style as Beyonce’s in a previous video. As well, in the video Christina demonstrates that since she’s not herself tonight because her sexuality sways. While watching this I kept thinking “THIS HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE” by pop princess, Britney Spears, in her video “3”

Throughout the decade that Christina has been in the music business to this day I cannot tell you what her true identity is. Every year she’s following a new artist’s videos or concepts, never creating something original. She’s not the only one, many old and new artists do not know how to appeal to the public and get swayed to displaying music that is “in”, which is what a good artist does. A great artist is able to start their own trends and artistic movement to change the form of music not to conform within the business. Hopefully, artists like Christina can become more original before they bore us all with their played out performances and auto-tuned voices.

Titanic is back!

One of the greatest movies of all time, Titanic, may have its return to theaters. James Cameron, the director of Titanic, stated in an interview that he plans to release Titanic in 3D. The reason behind the revival of the film in theaters is because of the popularity of 3D films in Hollywood. Putting together Hollywood’s second most grossing film in the box office and spectacular 3D effects will lead to huge profits. As a fan of the movie Titanic I can’t wait for it to be released again. Cameron says that he plans for the movie to be released in the year 2012 for the 100th year anniversary of the historical event when the ship sank. Even though that may seem like a while to wait for many, I don’t mind the wait as long as the movie does follow through to be shown in theaters. Titanic is one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. It is one of the few that can be watched numerous amount of times and can still be compelling from beginning to end. I think Cameron’s new move will be successful to keep his fans and to make a profit.

Don't let words bring you down

Glee, Fox’s newest original series, has captivated audiences throughout the country including myself. On last week’s episode, Mercedes, an overweight teen, was forced by her cheerleading coach to lose ten pounds in one week, otherwise she would be cut from the squad. As crazy as it may sound, Mercedes did not want to give up her spot on the team so she ate fewer meals and ended up fainting. After realizing she was sacrificing her health to fit another person’s stereotype of a “perfect cheerleader” she announced that regardless of how she looked she wouldn’t let others bring her down.

The point the episode was trying to make was that nothing should stop a person from following their dreams. I agree that no one should be limited by how they look to accomplish a goal. Even though a person may stereotypically not be at the standard to perform a certain task, they shouldn’t give up. Everyday there are people who defeat the odds, take Oscar Pistorius for example. Oscar, also known as the fastest man on no legs, uses prosthetic legs to race on the track. Despite losing both his legs at young age, Oscar did not let it stop him from continuing his passion for running; even though stereotypically track runners have both legs. No matter what the odds are against a person it should stop them from pursing the goals they want to accomplish.

Insecurities covered by Plastic Surgeries

Many Americans every year go under the knife to fix their imperfections on their bodies. Whether it’d be a face lift, tummy tuck, or breast implants doctors nationwide are changing people to fit their version of an idealistic “perfect body”. At what point does fixing a few imperfections become an obsession to cover hidden insecurities?

During the past weekend, MTV aired seasons 1-5 of The Hills. One of MTV’s most talked about shows, The Hills, revolves around a group of young girls in their twenties living life in California while camera’s roll every step of the way. In the last five seasons, the character that stood out the most, in a negative way, was Heidi Montag. Heidi, once a good girl from Colorado, became a wannabe celebrity once she got sucked into the limelight and craved the attention from the press. Heidi’s latest most talked about predicament was her extensive plastic surgeries. When questioned about her “new look” Montag responded “We all want to feel attractive. So who is anyone to judge me?”

When I saw the pictures of Heidi post surgery I was shocked an appalled. Not only did she get her breasts enlarged to an E, but she also had nine other plastic surgeries! Instead of looking like the “pop princess” Montag idled to be she looked ridiculous. I think it’s really sad that Heidi is so insecure that she feels she the need to look like a completely different person to be satisfied with herself. The only way she can truly fix her insecurities is by fixing her issues internally not remodeling herself externally. Hopefully Heidi and other people who are insecure will learn that giving themselves the “perfect body” doesn’t solve their issues in life.

The Real Bad Girls are Exposed

There are people in life who take out their anger through physical abuse, some even abuse their loved ones. On the most recent episode on the Tyra Banks Show, hosted by Tyra Banks, young women were interviewed for acting as a "bad girl". Each lady had one thing in common: they all beat their mothers. One of the girls on the show beat her mother so badly that her mother was forced to go to the hospital and eventually gave up her daughter to foster care.

I was completely shocked that girls physically abuse their mothers. As well, I was really appalled that the girls had such disrespect for their mothers. I know I couldn't get away with something like that without a SERIOUS consequence. Obviously, these ladies have problems in their pasts which they need to confront before they cause more physical harm.

Is the Paparazzi going to far?

The celebrity craze has spiked in the last couple of years. No longer can a person go on the internet, watch television, or even enter a supermarket without seeing the latest Hollywood scandal. Now a days there are many shows on television that solely focus on celebrities. Some of these shows include TMZ, Access Hollywood, and E!. On the show TMZ, Paparazzi record celebrities everyday lives. They have gone so far that they record celebrities doing the most boring things like walking to a store or getting out of their car.

I honestly could care less about what celebrities do everyday of their lives. It doesn't affect my day if Robert Pattinson drives to the nearest 711 because hes run out of milk. I really don't understand why the Paparazzi stalk celebrities outside of their work lives. It only causes havoc and self destruction to the "beloved" celebrities. Take Britney Spears for example; during her rocky relationship with Kevin Federline the Paparazzi would stalk her day and night. As a result of all the pressure and constant jabbering from the Paparazzi Britney self destructed and went on a downward spiral. Overall, I think the Paparazzi should stop recording every minute of celebrities lives because one, half the public doesn't care and two, they are invading into other people's lives.

Jessica Simpson takes a step out of her comfort zone

Jessica Simpson’s The Price of Beauty, a new reality show, aired today on VH1. The last reality show that I watched starring Jessica Simpson was The Newly Wed’s. Although then she was not portrayed as the brightest tool in the tool box I gave her the benefit of the doubt that it was six years later and tuned in at 10:00pm. The show is unique; it revolves around Jessica and her friends traveling around the world to explore how different cultures define beauty. In some cultures women take great lengths in order to achieve their view of beauty.

Simpson and her friends explore Northern Thailand on the first episode where the longer the neck the more beautiful a woman appears. To achieve this beauty, Jessica and her friends observe that the women of Thailand wear 20 pound rings around their necks in order to elongate them! Although the weighing rings crush the women’s clavicles, it is the price the pay to look beautiful.

After watching this it really amazed me how certain cultures define beauty and how far the women go to obtain it. If every culture has a different view of beauty then can one truly define what beauty is? I think that instead of filling into a culture’s view of beauty that beauty is only found in those who don’t seek to find it, but already see it in themselves. To me beauty is confidence in oneself and should not be defined to look or act a certain way. I believe standing out confidently as an individual is the true form of beauty instead of conforming to society’s view.

A Day without Electricity

Yesterday morning, I woke up to no power. I was shocked there was no power; I didn’t think that the high wind the weather man predicted would be that bad. While getting ready to go to my SAT class, the lack of electricity stopped me from doing my usual routines. I couldn’t watch TV, straighten my hair, or even turn on my light. I thought that the power only went out in my neighborhood, but I was wrong. Apparently, the power went out throughout parts of Manalapan and Freehold. Outside the weather was absolutely destructive. The wind was so strong it shut down the power of street lights and even the mall. It was complete chaos, there was lots of traffic and accidents.

Even though the shortage of power only lasted a day it got me to really think about how our society depends on electricity. Just one day without electricity caused major chaos: traffic, accidents, and many businesses shutting down for the day. As well, many people didn’t know what to do with themselves once their computers and cell phones¬¬ went out of battery. If one day there was no longer power on earth the people of our society will cause complete chaos and would not be able to function.

The Bad Girls are blinded by the glitz and glamour

Oxygen’s most entertaining reality television show, Bad Girls Club season 4, is coming to a close. While anticipating for the last episode to air I reminisced about the events that occurred during the season. Bad Girls Club is a show that consists of “bad girls” from different parts of the country; the girls come together under one roof in LA. The cast member that stood out from the rest this season was Natalie Nunn, a native of Los Angeles who is driven by her hunger for money. Repeatedly, Natalie makes her point to the other girls on the show that money is the most important thing in life and that it buys happiness. A dispute later occurred over the statement made.

One of the season’s most unforgettable moments was the argument between Natalie and Portia, another cast mate. The two had tension between them from the beginning and it only aroused when Portia told Natalie that she was foolish to believe money is the key to happiness. Both were headstrong over their opinions; ultimately, leading to a physical altercation and Portia to be sent home.

Although, the argument was entertaining to watch it presented an important message behind the drama, whether money buys happiness. I don’t believe money buys a person happiness; only temporary satisfaction. For instance cruising on a yacht is fun while everything is new and exciting, but in the end a yacht cannot talk or love a person. It is sad that most of society is blinded by the idea that money is the key to living life. Without the one’s that make it special life itself is meaningless.

ABC Disappoints

Today I was flipping through channels to see what was on TV starting from channel two; it only took me four my clicks to find out that ABC was gone. Apparently, ABC made a deal requesting a larger income from the cablevision network; cablevision refused the request causing ABC to pull their network out. Cablevision already pays ABC an extravagant amount of money and on top of that ABC wanted millions of more dollars. If cablevision were to pay ABC money requested it would mean all the customers would have to pay for more money.
I think it’s ridiculous that ABC pulled out their network from cablevision. These networks already make millions of dollars I don’t understand why they need more. Especially that were in a recession it’s absurd that these industries are still trying to soak up every bit of money from the consumers. The whole situation is annoying, in the end ABC is really hurting themselves because there losing lots of ratings, lots of money.

Lil Wayne goes to Jail

One of hip-hops finest rappers in the game, Lil Wayne, will be sentenced to twelve months in prison starting March 2, 2010. Over the past three years, Lil Wayne has fallen into trouble with the law. Repeatedly, Lil Wayne has been caught with possession of weapons and of drugs. Unfortunately, Lil Wayne has not learned from his mistakes and will now be facing time for his misdemeanors. The Grammy award winning rapper originally was supposed to serve time earlier, but his sentence was postponed because of “dental work”.

Lil Wayne’s behavior is obnoxious and inexcusable. The man is rich and famous; instead of presenting himself in a classy way he continues to act ignorant. In 2007, Lil Wayne was charged for possession of weapon and in 2008 possession of drugs. Even though he broke the law, he made the choice to not learn from it and repeat the same actions. Although, I listen to Lil Wayne’s music I do not agree with his behavior. He should have received more than twelve months in prison, for making the choice to repeat breaking the law. It bothers me how celebrities can get away with large crimes so easily compared to an average American. Whether a person is rich or poor, black or white, male or female, gay or straight it shouldn’t matter; we are all equal under the constitution and should get charged with crimes the same way.

A New Kardashian

Sunday night, on E!, was the finale of the Keeping up with the Kardashians. In the episode Kourtney, the eldest sibling, had to make the decision on taking Scott, the baby daddy, back into her life before her child’s birth. Of course, the last episode Kourtney made a scene, changing the locks of her house, and promising she would never go back to Scott; but just like every other episode she does this, she welcomed him back into her life. Although, Kourtney’s family was upset by this news, the birth of Kourtney’s baby, Mason, overshadowed the negativity. After the baby’s birth, Kourtney made the decision she was going to return to her Dash store in Miami with her sister, Khloe. Most of the family was shocked and skeptical of her decision because she just had a baby. I think that Kourtney should take care of the baby first before she jumps into any big projects. In the end, her decision is probably not even going to matter because I think Kris, her mother, will ultimately be taking care of the baby or a full time babysitter. Scott is obviously too young and immature to have responsibilities at the moment and Kourtney does not know how to handle situations where she has to put lots of work and effort. Hopefully the two can get it together and be at least decent parents.

More Commercials than TV

This past weekend, I sat at home and decided to watch some TV for blogging ideas in my living room. The only negative aspect of watching TV in my living room is that there is no DVR box like in my own room; I though it wouldn’t be an issue, but I was clearly wrong. With a DVR box I am able to pause live TV, rewind it, and record it. Without a DVR box TV was painful to sit through; I couldn’t pause the show I was watching and come back to it later free of commercials, instead I had to watch the dragging idiotic ads. It was absolutely absurd just how long these commercials are, most consisting a full five minutes! If I’m watching a half an hour program one-third air time is just full of annoying commercials. At the point of frustration I decided to change channels when the commercials play and every channel that I turned too was also displaying commercials! I got so annoyed I gave up the idea of watching TV. I rather stick to my fifteen TV inch in my room with a DVR box than sit and watch commercials.

Tiger Woods a Sorry Man

After months of hiding out from the public, Tiger Woods finally came out and made an apology speech about his past actions. In the apology speech Tiger apologized for cheating on his wife, not representing his sponsors well, and overall disappointing the public. Overall, while watching the fourteen minute segment on YouTube, I kept thinking “Who wrote this speech for him?” The speech was obviously written for him and when Tiger read it the speech sounded a bit too rehearsed. Do I think he is sorry for what he did? Honestly no, he knew what he was getting himself into when he had over ten mistresses. I think the only thing he is really sorry for and regrets is all the bad publicity it has caused him, as well as a decrease in his fan base. All in all, Tiger isn’t a socialite; he is a talented golf player. The scandals won’t stop Tiger from playing the sport he loves; it’s only a matter a time before he’s back on the field.

Ray J seaching for love off screen

Reality TV show reunion's are known to get wild and crazy; they completely fulfill the idea of television entertainment. One of Vh1's reality show's, For the Love of Ray J, aired a reunion last week that was filled with lots of controversy. Although, I did not watch the whole second season of Ray J's dating show I did tune in to the reunion because it was speculated to contain "must watch" drama. Speculations were right there was lots of drama. Before the directors brought out the season winner, MZ Berry, Ray talked to the lady's (other contestants), about their quest to fall in love with him. There was an unexpected turn of events, when Ray reached out to one of the woman and told her he wished they could have a second chance, followed by a kiss. At that point I was confused; was he and lady who won "his love", MZ Berry, still together? Later, all the questions would be solved followed by more drama.

After, Ray left the scene and went backstage MZ Berry came out and confirmed that she was still in love with Ray J and hadn't seen him in five months. I was shocked when I heard this because only a couple of minutes ago he was all over another girl. Later on Ray’s player ways were exposed when last seasons winner and several of the other contestants confirmed that Ray had hit them up in the last five months and were both involved. Ray did not directly deny the rumors, but he yelled and argued with last seasons winner for the remainder of the reunion. All in all, the rumors confirmed that Ray J has not changed since his old ways when he exposed Kim Kardashian and his sex tape for the whole world to see. He is a complete tool and should stop trying to give the public the impression that he is a good guy that just wants to fall in love. I hope after this reunion he does not try to make another dating show and returns back to his failed career.

Celebrity Fit Club Fail

Celebrity Fit Club is back on for a new season filled with D-listers that want to shred a couple of pounds. One of the contestants is Bobby Brown, a former singer and addict to drugs. Although, Bobby Brown has claimed that he is sober from drugs that does not include alcohol. In the show, Bobby Brown said he was committed to changing his bad habits including his unhealthy diet. Unfortunately, Bobby did not follow through with what he said and instead got completely wasted on four to five beers and a glass of vodka. After seeing this behavior, I was just appalled. I mean he's being filmed for the whole world to see and instead of betraying his diet with a slice of cake or cookies he gets himself drunk? A person who commits themselves to a goal must give 110% if they want to succeed, not 50%. Furthermore, Bobby's behaviors demonstrates that a person who seeks to surpass a goal in their life needs to first succeed underlying problems. In Bobby Brown's case, he needs to fix his diet and resist his quench for alcohol before he commitments himself to losing weight. Overall after observing , I think Bobby Brown is best suited to be on Celebrity Rehab with Doctor Drew instead of Celebrity Fit Club.

Classic Disney Movies

Last week, during the last two snow days off, I was forced to stay at home because the roads were to bad to venture out. Since, I had nothing to do I decided to watch my favorite Disney movie The Lion King Youtube-HD. After, watching The Lion King I fell in love with it all over again. The music and plot is so moving I really couldn't see why any person at any age would not like it. I compared the Disney movies from the past like Aladdin, the Beauty and the Beast, and Hunchback of Notre Dame, to the present Disney movies. Honestly I couldn't find one movie in the last decade that has compared to any of the Disney classics. Disney needs to step up their game and make a new fairy tale classic movie.

The man who can't be stopped...

Nate Robinson, a basketball player on the New York Knicks, won the Sprite Dunk Contest for the third year in a row. What makes Nate Robinson different from the rest of the competitors is his height. While most of his competitors are six feet tall and up Nate Robinson stands alone at only 5'9. Even though, his height may be short as a basketball player his spirit isn't; Nate can jump at incredible heights - making outstanding dunks. It is truly incredible to see a short man defeat the odds surpass his competitors despite his height. As well, Nate Robinson is the only basketball player to have won the Sprite Dunk Contest three years in a row. He has really changed the standards in basketball.

Family Guy's Meg turns over a New Leaf

Last Sunday on Family Guy, the most comedic cartoon show on television, viewers witnessed the daughter, Meg, go to prison. Although Meg is rarely found in big trouble, she was caught hiding an escaped convict. Meg’s intentions were not to harm the safety of others, only to save the man she loved. Unfortunately, her small crime sentenced her to three months in prison. Meg walked into prison as a causal boring teenager and left prison as a hardened tough criminal. It was funny and odd to see Meg act bad ass because it was so unlike her character. Meg’s change in character goes to show that prison is a serious punishment that has the ability to change small time offenders into hardened criminals. I feel as though the penal system in the country should be regulated so that small time offenders do not get mixed up with those who have committed serious crimes. Mixing the two offenders, only leads to more criminals and delinquents.

The Blood-Thirsty Demons we all love

In the duration of the last couple of years, vampires have become extremely popular. Throughout the entertainment industry including: films, television, and books; vampires are taking over. Some of most popular television and movie films are: Vampire Diaries, True Blood, and The Twilight Saga. The vampire craze has captured people from a large range of ages. In fact CW’s Vampire Diaries pulled in 4 million views on last week episode, making it TV’s #1 show among females ages 12-34, stated by Perez Hilton Blog Site. What is it that has suddenly spiked the public’s interest in vampires? Is it their good looks? The fact they are immortal? Whatever the matter is these blood thirsty characters are not leaving your television screen anytime soon. The real question is have you been reeled into the vampire craze too?

Jersey Shore no long in Jersey?

As you all may know The Jersey Shore will be returning for a season two. The hype over the show has made producers decide to start production earlier than usual. Since it's too cold to shoot in the winter the Jersey Shore Cast will venture out into a new destination to start filming. When I heard this news I was mixed with happiness and anger. I for one love the Jersey Shore, it is entertainment at its best; hearing the news that the show would air in the summer gave me relief and excitement. Now Jersey Shore fans would only have to wait six months to see Snooki partying it up instead of a whole year. Although, I was excited I was still mad to hear that they would be partying in a new location. I mean common it’s called the Jersey Shore, so it’s not going to be the same if it’s not shot in Jersey. Taking the cast of Jersey Shore out of Jersey is like taking the cast of the Real Housewives of Orange County and throwing them into Camden, NJ; it just wouldn’t work. Hopefully, wherever the cast is located they remain the tan fist pumping Guidos/Guidettes that we love to watch.

Pants on the Ground

General Larry Patt, better known as the man behind the phenomena of “Pants on the Ground”, has cashed in lots of money. While looking for new songs on iTunes this past week, I saw “Pants on the Ground” as one of the top ten songs under the category Rap for Music. I was shocked to see that the YouTube hit was remade into an actual song on iTunes and was now generating lots of money. Personally, I think it’s great that a man in his sixties can make such an impact through music. It really goes to show that you’re never too old to stop chasing your dreams.

Anybody can get their 5 minutes of Fame

While flipping through stations this weekend I came across the show on Vh1, Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair. I tuned in to see who this Frank guy was and realized it was Frank, a complete Z lister, from I Love New York, a former reality dating show. After watching a minute of the absurd trashy nonsense I was convinced that this show would be canceled within the next couple of weeks. I was shocked and appalled that this man had actually received his own dating show. What has he ever accomplished to deserve his own show? Honestly, now a days a person does not need to accomplish much to become famous. Making an appearance on another show, spilling out a scandal, or partying with the right crowd can get you a spot in the media. For example, Nadya Suleman better known as Octo-Mom, received publicity and her own show because she had eight kids at once. The mother of a total of sixteen had been craving fame for quite some time, admitting she wanted to be like Angelina Jolie, an icon with many children. Octo-Mom received he publicity she wanted and now appears in various weekly magazines like Star. I find it obnoxious that a woman who is irresponsible and has unrealistic goals is famous and gets her own show. What happened to inspiring icons that used to be portrayed in the media? Icons who have made great accomplishments like Michael Phelps, winner of eight Olympic Gold medals. The media should focus on people who have made accomplishments not those who are thirsty for attention and will lose their own dignity to get it.

Jersey Shore Vs. The Hills

The cast of the Jersey Shore, MTV’s newest hit series, has received fame in such a rapid period of time. The guidettes and guidos of the Jersey Shore, are especially interesting to watch because the show is located in the eastern coast and contains lots of juicy drama. Although, the cast has received “well deserved” fame and success many question is it going to their heads? Recently, the cast of the Jersey Shore has demanded to MTV, their founding network, a boost in their salary. The tan and shiny members of the cast are requesting $10k per episode in season two. A source, from Perezhilton.com, stated their reason behind their outstanding request is because they are receiving a higher scale of ratings than MTV’s original show, The Hills. The Hills cast members make an extravagant amount of money for each episode just to produce scripted drama in a single episode. At one point, The Hills’ former star, Lauren Conrad, made $100,000 per episode! Even though, $10,000 per episode, requested by the Clubheads of the Jersey shore, seems like a small request compared to $100,000 MTV is refusing to accommodate with the terms. MTV even went as far as to saying they will replace those cast members who will not agree to their terms, and keep those who do. What would the Jersey Shore belike without the beloved juice heads/tan guidettes: Mike “the situation”, Pauly D, Snooki, and J Woww. Hopefully, the Jersey Shore cast and MTV comes to a quick agreement because it has all of us at the edge of our seats wondering what will happen next. Does the Jersey Shore cast have the right to demand a bonus in their salary or are they asking for too much?

Is Football Worth the Time?

For many American families, sitting down to watch Sunday Night Football has become a custom. In duration of 60 minutes of play two teams battle it out to win the game and ultimately make a path to the Superbowl. Although, the playing time is 60 minutes the game takes 3 whole hours to finish! I love watching football, but I think it is a tad outrageous that only 1/3rd of the game actually consist of playing time. Additionally, it is almost intolerable that after every play there seems to be an interruption; a flag or a commercial.
In fact a study from an article in the Wall Street Journal, shows that on an estimate only 11 minutes of entire football game consists of actual playing. That means only 6% of the game consists of playing time, which is absolutely ridiculous. As well, in the study it shows that 67 minutes of a football game consists of players standing around, 17 minutes are taken up by replays, and the rest of the time is consumed of commercials. Overall, it is preposterous that such a small amount playing time is in an average football game. I think that the NFL association should create an idea to present more game time instead of nonsense time. The shortage of game time in a football game is ridiculous to many, but will it keep you from watching?

The Pregnancy Pact

This Saturday Lifetime premiered their new original movie, The Pregnancy Pact. The Pregnancy Pact is based on a true story about the rapid rate of teens getting pregnant in a small high school in Massachusetts. Apparently, several girls from the school made a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together. After, Time Magazine got the inside scoop and posted an article confirming the pact turmoil and chaos surrounded the families of the pregnant young teens. The families were pressed by the media and the teens were forced to face reality and the consequences of their decisions.
While watching the movie I could not fathom the idea of why teens the same age as me would set their goals to getting pregnant at such a young age. As a sixteen year old the only thoughts running through my head is surviving the work overload in high school and practicing parallel parking. It really shocked me that girls my age would make a pact to all have children together, without thinking long term of having a father figure in the picture or a stable future without support on welfare.
The movie made it seem that the first girl in the click to get pregnant, accidentally, was the ring-leader of the group and initiated the preposterous pact. The peer-pressure and influence the girl had over her other friends in the click led them to believe a fantasy world where having children at sixteen was the best decision in life. Overall, I feel as though the movie really demonstrates how peer pressure in high school is so strong and can influence students to make the wrong decisions in life. Even though, intentionally getting pregnant is the last thing on most sixteen year old’s minds peer pressure can make it seem like it’s the right or “cool” thing to do. It disappoints me that over peer pressure and false sense of security young girls were influenced to make the wrong decision that will affect them for the rest of their lives.