Drama, rivals, yelling, screaming, grudges, and DANCE. Reality TV show, Dance Moms followed the life of Abby Lee Miller and her Competitive dance travel team around the country compete and learn new dances...

Although TV Girl is my favorite band of all time, their latest album Grapes Upon the Vine unfortunately fell short of my expectations.  The indie pop band TV Girl began recording music in 2011 and...

Last season, one of the best pitchers in Astros history, Justin Verlander, left Houston for New York City in free agency after a Cy Young season, posting a 1.75 ERA and 18 Wins when the Astros could not...

Prejudging. It's something we all frequently do without even noticing. From the moment I look at someone, I try to decipher what type of person they are. Not just by observing the way they look, but...

For as long as I can remember, women-led television shows are something I’ve always been drawn to, and Desperate Housewives is no exception. The lives of four housewives in suburban Wisteria Lane might...

If Charles Dickens had written Pride and Prejudice, the result would have been North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. Part love story, part social novel, this story is both deep and highly enjoyable.  I...

When you’re watching your favorite television show or reading your favorite book, it can be fun to choose characters to latch onto and drool over. This is a staple of teenage and young adulthood, and...

One day when I was at the public library with my little sister, I saw a display of fairy and folk tale collections. I stopped to look through the books to see if there were any I hadn’t heard of or any...

I feel like much of the time, kids and teenagers are so anxious to grow up and do all of the things adults do as soon as possible. Yet so many teenagers and adults look back on the time when they were...

Five states. From sunshine to chilled air. From living by the ocean to living in the literal heart of winter. A constant pulling from one place to another, one new face to another. This was how I spent...

  I don’t think there’s anything else in the world that I hate more than procrastination. Don’t get me wrong, I tend to be a procrastinator myself at times, but some people take it to the extreme. I...

I asked my mom what she thought of when hearing the words “personal responsibility.” She responded with a list that looked like this: “grades, making sure your room is clean, and honesty.” I then...