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Catch the Throne: mixtape Vol. 2: Are You Ready To Play The Game of Thrones?

Catch the Throne: mixtape Vol. 2: Are You Ready To Play The Game of Thrones? 

  The first thing you should know is that I’m a nerd, so it’s about to get real GOT geeky up in here, you’ve been warned. And I’ve been a nerd my whole life so I think I can offer some perspective on the music that traditionally accompanies these tales.  I wouldn’t say it started with Harry Potter, but that was the…

Amy Schumer: Foul Humor, Smoky Casinos, and Crazy Characters

Amy Schumer: Foul Humor, Smoky Casinos, and Crazy Characters Smoky Casinos, Man Pushing a Lawn Mower Eating Cheetos, and Funny Ladies

Listen, it’s been a minute since the ladies of NovaPopp got together. Like, maybe more like a year, but whatever. Last night in the quaint town of Tacoma, Amy Schumer took the stage in what appeared to be an old airport hanger at the prestigious Emerald Queen…

Robin Thicke- The Mistakes & The Apologies

  Robin Thicke- The Man, The Mistakes, The Apologies

Okay, so I’m probably the last person to chime in on the whole Robin Thicke thing, but I can’t help putting down a few words. Where do you begin with a story that seems to have originated over a year ago when Mr. Thicke first started blurring lines? Most people with their finger to the pulse of pop culture have some knowledge of Robin Thicke…

Hair Chalk - Pink Hair for the Night: It's time to give color a try! #pinkhairdon'tcare

Hair Chalk – Pink Hair for the Night

I had a dream and it was a colorful one! I dreamed that I could have pink hombre hair for a day and wake up the next morning as blonde as the day I was born. I dreamed that it would look cute but not gaudy.

I had a dream that rather than make me look like a child, it would add an edge to my sophistication.

I dreamed all this and more, then stuffed that…

It’s Official: I’m Half Crazy

  Last Sunday marked the completion of many months of blood, sweat, and tears. (Literally!) I can finally say I’ve done a half marathon! It was tough, it was fun, it was terrible, and it was simultaneously the best day of my life and the worst day of my life. I think I felt every single emotion on the spectrum that day. And not just a tiny sampling of those emotions–I felt the extreme version of…

Viva La Britney Spears: Piece of Me #pieceofme #workbitch

Viva La Britney Spears: Piece of Me

I have heard it said of generations before mine that they know exactly where they were and what they were doing in the moment that they heard that Neil Armstrong had taken his first steps on the moon, or that the Berlin Wall had just fallen. I think we have all experienced this in varying degrees and on September 20th, 2013 I was getting into the car to attend…

Spring Trends 2014: Crop Tops, who knew? #ootd #youcanwearcroptops

Spring 2014: Crop Tops, who knew?

If you told me 2 years ago that the majority of my fashion forward looks I would be inspired by, would be crop tops. I would have told you that you had lost your damn mind. I mean, everyone was wearing long tops, leggings or fitted pants with something long and flowy over the top, with some edgy jewelry or a leather jacket. And the crop top made such a quiet…

#BOR: Lana Reps the West Coast #lanadelrey #westcoast #newmusic

Lana Reps the West Coast

 As of Monday, West Coast was made available for your listening pleasure on Spotify and iTunes. Confession time: I can’t get enough Lana Del Rey. She swept me off my feet with Blue Jeans, wrapped me around her little finger with Video Games, and sealed my fate with her creepy/ethereal  cover of Once Upon a Dream. Not to mention the magic she made on the Great Gatsby…

Mindy Project Blues? We hear ya! #mindyproject #spoileralert

Mindy Project Blues– SPOILER ALERT!

Please don’t read on if you haven’t seen this week’s Mindy Project,  I’ve seen things you may not be ready to deal with.

You have been warned.

I’m not happy with today. First of all, it rained super hard as I was leaving work and by the time I walked from the door of my building to the door of my car by shirt was nearly see through and fingers were pruney.…

Monday Moment of Zen- Divergent Faction Quiz #factionbeforeblood #divergent #dauntless

Monday Moment of Zen- Divergent Faction Quiz

It’s now been three weeks since the release of Lions Gate’s Divergent, the latest in young adult dystopian fiction to hit the silver screen. Upon checking out the box office tallies this morning, I discovered that Divergent is still sitting pretty at number three.

This isn’t real…

Oh don’t worry Tris, it’s real! March/April has unexpectedly been a big…

Grisha Trilogy- YA Fantasy Gold #ruinandrising

Grisha Trilogy- YA Fantasy Gold

In a world saturated with fantasy novels, it’s near impossible to find a premiss, a locale, or hero that we aren’t familiar with. If you can some how do all three  than you will inevitably strike gold (if your story ever gets published and if the audience is ready for such a tale). We’ve already glimpsed Westeros, visited Narnia, and we are all of us graduates of…

Top 5 April Fools Internet Gags of 2014 #selfiebot #aprilfools

Top 5 April Fools Internet Gags of 2014

I love April Fools Day and it’s damn refreshing how much the crazy world of corporate marketing has gotten involved in this prank filled holiday. Set up for some gags have been running for the past week, and from Pokemon to kitten REI packs, there has been no shortage of misleading media out there. These are the 5 that made my day.

1. The Selfiebot

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How Do You Know if Someone is a Runner? #justdoit #noexcuses

How Do You Know if Someone is a Runner? -Don’t Worry, They’ll Tell You-

Exactly one year ago, I ran my very first 5k. My time was 33:50. Which is really slow but I didn’t care. My only goal was to finish. I surprised myself by running the ENTIRE TIME! I couldn’t believe it! The most I’d ever run before was a mile and I wanted to die afterwards. To be able to run 3.1 miles without stopping just…

Moment of Zen: Divergent #divergent #dauntless

Divergent: Why it’s worth your time

As of last Thursday night “Divergent” has been unveiled to the movie going masses. Millions of teenagers, their moms, and adults who never let go of the YA genra flocked the the theaters to see the latest dystopian movie from Lions Gate.

And they weren’t disappointed, or at least, I wasn’t disappointed.

I’m relieved to report that they didn’t royally mess up…

Vogue and Kimye: like, In the same sentance? #kimye #vogue

Popp’s Thoughts: Kimye = Vogue?

The world has officially come to an end. Kimye has invaded Vogue. How is this ok? Here’s what: I openly love and adore each and every Kardashian. However, there are some things that they are not allowed to touch. The most well respected, high fashion bible is one of them. Really Vogue? Now your credibility is right on par with that of US Weekly. (Not hating on US.…