After hearing all the hype about this series, I had to check it out for myself. I wasn't disappointed. The young adult trilogy was written by Suzanne Collins, and was first published in 2008. Since then, the first two books of the series, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, have become New York Times bestsellers. The third, Mockingjay has topped every U.S. bestseller list since its 2010 release.

As Valentine's Day comes and goes, many will find themselves an hour and 20 minutes deep into The Notebook without thinking twice. If not The Notebook, then How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, 27 Dresses, or Hitch are all admirable choices as well. One thing all of these movies have in common is their era. These classic romantic comedies are all products of the early 2000's.

Famous beauty Mae West once said that a model is just an imitation of a real woman. While I don't think this is always true, I am dismayed by the typical models we see today, who are dangerously thin and near unhealthy looking. That is why I'm thrilled to see companies like Dove use atypical models to represent the average female body, imperfections and all. When JC Penney decided to adopt Ellen DeGeneres as its new spokesmodel, I was pumped. Ellen is one of the greatest comedians of our time, who conquers the struggle that most comedians fail to beat–being funny, but delivering clean comedy at the same time. Degeneres is not your typical idea of outer beauty, but she is the epitome of "inner beauty." She also seems to be a great person with a bubbly personality, and is a humanitarian who donates to charity and celebrates that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. I think that's a person worth recognizing.

Missing Lost? Never fear: 2012 is the television year for you.

Ever since the airing of the Lost finale two years ago, millions of Americans have been trying to fill their evening time-slots with satisfying and addictive mysterious, action-filled TV programs. Apparently, the pickings have been slim, as many people have been ignoring their television sets, instead choosing to re-watch all 121 episodes of Lost on their Netflix accounts. With the recent influx of so many new shows this year, Lost fans might actually have something to look forward to again. Here are three promising shows, all of which can be found on Hulu.

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The proprietor of Tortilla Flats should thank the marketing genius who billed the restaurant the "perfectly imperfect place to unrefine yourself." Never have I seen a better selling point for the college demographic.

Hollywood's present repertoire seems to consist mainly of revisions and rehashings of formulas that work (or make money). So, we find ourselves waiting with bated breath for the next superhero flick, gross-out teen comedy, or found-footage thriller. While most of these end up being rote and predictable, Chronicle, amazingly, mashes up all of these with captivating results.