Our fight against future foes continues this week as we, along with our friends at TheFABlife and NextMovie, celebrate all things dystopian!
With all of our, um, gentle prodding over the past few months, we can only hope you've made time to dive into one of our favorite dystopian reads of the year, Tahereh Mafi's intriguing "Shatter Me." The novel follows teen Juliette, who's been locked in solitary confinement for nearly a year thanks to her curse gift: her touch is lethal power.
Tahereh recently chatted with TheFABlife about her inspiration for the novel and her take on the dystopian trend, and we've got a bit of bonus material from the interview.
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Tags Dystopian Week, Shatter Me, Tahereh Mafi
You don't have to be a book fiend to know that the YA literary world is where all the Next Big Things in entertainment seem to happen—and if you've got a pop-cultural pal on your holiday gift list, there's no better gift than one of the smokin' hot titles in our Literary Gift Guide! Because, you guys, a book is a present that you can open again and again. (I think Mahatma Gandhi said that... or maybe it was on a needlepoint sampler I had in my room when I was five. EITHER WAY. Books! Winning!)
The neat little trick to our gift guide? Each book is different—and each fills the void left by an ultra-popular title that left readers yearning for another page to turn. So whether your giftee is a closet anarchist, a steampunk rocker or a lovestruck sap, there's something here for everyone.
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Tags Bloodlines, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Gift Guide, Legend, Lola and the Boy Next Door, The Girl in the Steel Corset
Eddie Redmayne has been floating around the hottie pool for a while now, but his breakthrough role in "My Week With Marilyn" has elevated him to true star status. As he continues to build his resume, we’re going to go ahead and name him this week’s Hump Day Hottie.
Check out this dreamy photo of Eddie and keep reading for more details about him!
Vital stats: The 29-year-old actor grew up in London and has quite the smart-guy background. He attended Eton and then later studied art history at Trinity College, Cambridge. In addition to acting, he’s also modeled for Burberry. And he’s pals with folks like Robert Pattinson and “The Yellow Handkerchief” co-star Kristen Stewart.
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Tags Eddie Redmayne, Hump Day Hottie, My Week With Marilyn
We've got a "Hunger," and the only prescription is more dystopian dish, baby. (You feel us?)
Thankfully we've got a date—three very hot dates to be precise—which should sate our cravings for a little while. Yep, we're sitting down with "The Hunger Games" stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth for an in-depth chat on December 6. And, of course, we need your help!
Got a burning "Hunger Games" question? Need to know how Jennifer learned to sling an arrow like Katniss Everdeen? Or what Josh and Liam did during downtime on set? Tweet your inquiries to @mtvnews using #askHG, and your query might get answered by the "Hunger Games" star during our interviews next week!
Tags Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth
Kellan Lutz, who changes his hairstyle more often than some people change their underpants, is at it again: the "Breaking Dawn" star tweeted out a picture of his latest 'do, and it's...um...well...undone. For where there once was hair—glorious, curly, multi-hued hair!—there is now only a five-o'clock head shadow and a prickly feeling. (He first tweeted a pic of himself with a Noah "Puck" Puckerman 'do, joking that he wasn't sure whether Movember was a mustache or Mohawk movement.)
Kellan had been duty-bound to hang on to his hair for the duration of the "The Twilight Saga" filming schedule, and no doubt he was giddy to see it gone; his tweet accompanying the pic mentioned the "amazing" feeling of frolicking in the Australian sea with his newly shorn head. But considering the smoldering sexylook on his face, we're thinking that he's thinking that the ladies are going to like this change, too. Sooooo...ladies? (And men! We don't discriminate!) Vote in our poll after the jump and tell us which Kellan cut you prefer!
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by Emily Laurence
Sigh. Even Taylor Swift’s hobbies are enchanting. The singer/baker/knitter recently got in the holiday spirit by making snow globes with her friends. That girl really knows how to get the party started, amirite? Taylor posted a pic to her Instagram calling their creations, “Christmas in a jar, with glitter.”
We here at Hollywood Crush are all for a quirky hobby, so we rounded up other unusual ways celebs spend their spare time. Check them out after the jump!
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Tags Johnny Depp, Justin Bieber, Mila Kunis, Simon Cowell, Taylor Swift
If you managed to tear yourself away from iPod and the "Rumor Has It"/"Someone Like You" mash-up long enough to watch the latest episode of "Glee," you were probably disappointed. After a week off for Thanksgiving, we returned to once again follow the journey of Santana and the finally appreciated Naya Rivera, but unfortunately all the punch, or slap, of the last episode's finale got sucked dry very quickly.
Santana's slap heard 'round the world landed her in the principal's office, as it should have. The whole point of the slap was that it was this really dramatic breaking point for Santana, one with consequences. Wishful thinking. Anyway, the whole issue got swept under the rug by Finn and his lifeless face when he told Figgins that it was a "stage slap." Naturally, Santana asked why Finn would cover for her instead of letting her miss sectionals, and Finn gave the tried and true "Glee" excuse for doing anything. It was all about a fair fight. Of course it was.
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Tags Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Dot Jones, Glee, Harry Shum Jr., Jayma Mays, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera
We've already seen Chris Meloni flashing a badge on "Law & Order: SVU" and flashing some...er, other things on HBO's "Oz," but there's one part of the man formerly known as Detective Stabler that we haven't gotten a peek at yet: his fangs.
But wait! (You are probably shouting.) Does Chris Meloni even have fangs?
The answer: maybe! Or at least, he'll be acquiring them soon—assuming that, as TV Line reports, he's about to snag himself a major role on the next season of "True Blood." Rumor has it that the owner of television's sexiest receding hairline is eyeing the part of a powerful vampire for the show's fifth season.
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Tags Chris Meloni, True Blood
Nothing says "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah" quite like taut torsos and smoldering stares, so in today's installment of our Holiday Gift Guide, we're bringing you the best buys featuring some of our favorite people in the world...
Hollywood Hotties
Even the persnickety-est of gift-getters won't want to return Ryan Gosling or Robert Pattinson. Trust us. (And if they do, well, you should probably rethink your friendship). Without further ado, here are five presents that might nearly set your tree ablaze with their hotness:
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It's been a long and winding road bringing the indie film "Girlfriend" to a national audience, but all that work has finally paid off. The flick, which stars Jackson Rathbone, Shannon Woodward and Evan Sneider, was awarded the 2011 Gotham Independent Film Audience Award at last night's Gotham Awards in New York City. The fan-voted award was the just the latest wave of support from "Girlfriend"'s ardent admirers.
The film's director, Justin Lerner, caught up with Hollywood Crush today to talk about the big win, which he called a "humbling moment." Appropriately, he thanked the fans of "Girlfriend" who voted to earn the movie its recognition.
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Tags Evan Sneider, Girlfriend, Jackson Rathbone, Justin Lerner, Shannon Woodward
