Little Monsters!

Holy cow, guys. You know that chick, Lady Gaga? No, not that Lady Gaga. The one with 19 million followers on twitter, You know. I was booorn this way! Yeah, her! Well, so get this. She’s got this manager, see? His name’s Troy Carter. This Troy guy and three other people made a company called BackPlane, which is set on building internet communities. Where better to start than a Lady Gaga community? Bros, it’s the next facebook.. if you don’t mind wearing a meat dress, that is. The name of the site is littlemonsters.com and it just happens to be factual that the site defines Lady Gaga completely. It’s littered with fanmail, fan pics and pics from the Gaga herself. "Backplane is about bringing together communities and Gaga's community just so happens to be the community we're using to learn about proper functionality," CEO Matt Michelsen said to Mashable, a CNN content partner. "We think we can really change the world." You can go to littlemonsters.com and you can request to be invited to the wonderful world of Lady Gaga. I know I would. Srsly.


-Hana

Famous Mexican Actor, Chespirito Turns 83

     Chespirto does many movies but he also is a comedian. One of the most popular shows is El Chavo Del Ocho where Chespirto acts like a kid;  he is very funny and pretends to not understand a lot. El chavo del ocho is very annoying and always makes his neighbor, Don Ramon angry. El Chavo always ruins everything for example, he is constantly breaking every one’s personal belongings. El Chavo also has a friend called Kiko. Kiko likes to tease Chavo by making him jealous.  He always has something to brag about to Chavo for instance, sometimes he has, a giant lolly pop, or bouncing ball. This story got so popular that they also made a cartoon about it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XKycO0dt_E&feature=related

     The other poplular show is called El Chapulin Colorado who is a super hero that helps other people.  However, he is not your ordinary super hero.  He is always afraid of the villans that he battles. Nevertheless, El Chapulin always wins. He has a “chipote chllion” which is a hammer that he always knocks people out with. He also has a magic potion that can make him very small so he can get close to the bad guys to get information. This show is very popular in Mexico and has been going on since the 70’s and 80’s. That is why today, we are celebrating Chespirtos 83rd birthday. People are memorializing everything that he has done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT_mahNF0t0

Jason Derulo fractures his neck

This past January, singer, Jason Derulo fractured his neck while rehearsing for his European tour. He was practicing an acrobatic move and landed directly on his head, suffering a fracture to his vertebra. He was fortunate that he was not paralyzed. In fact he only has to wear a neck brace for a few months. His injury is called a “Hang Man's Break” because it is the same bone that is broken when someone is hung by the neck. 95% of people with this injury end up paralyzed or dead. When Derulo was asked what he was feeling about his injury, his response was “To all my fans who planned to come to the Future History World Tour, the pain of letting you down cuts me way deeper than this injury I've sustained.”

“My fans mean everything to me, so I'm praying for a speedy recovery in order to perform for you in the near future.”  

Grammys

 As many of you all know, the 54^th Grammys spectacular took place at in the Staples Center, in Los Angeles California. Many of the artists arrived, looking glamorous as always, but one particular singer stood out from the rest, Adele. She is the new winner of six- that's right, six- Grammys. She is now the proud owner of The Best Album award, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Pop Solo Performance, Pop Vocal Album, and her producer, Paul Epworth, as best producer. The star, who had recently gotten throat surgery, performed for the first time in 4 months. Much to the audience's surprise, she killed it, and had only one pitchy error. She received a standing ovation, including from stars like Rihanna and Lady Gaga. This young artist seemed blown away by her trophies, and even dedicated one to her producer and doctors. One thing is certain though: the world has spoken, and this Tottenham-born singer is the new big thing.

Rihanna and Chris Brown back together again?

Rihanna and Chris back together again?

After Chris Brown and Rihanna partied at the same club one night, the rumors about them being back together started growing more and more.

Several People said that Rihanna and Chris would meet up casually. “Whenever Rihanna goes to L.A she will go visit Chris at his place.” Says one of Chris’s closes friend.

Chris assualted her in the year 2009, threatening to kill her. He left her with a black eye, a split lip, bloody nose and bite marks on one of her arms. Could she really start to have feelings for him again and give him another chance?

They both claim they aren’t back together that they are just friends. But who knows?

Lady Gaga! :D

Holy cow, guys. You know that chick, Lady Gaga? No, not that Lady Gaga. The one with 19 million followers on twitter, You know. I was booorn this way! Yeah, her! Well, so get this. She’s got this manager, see? His name’s Troy Carter. This Troy guy and three other people made a company called BackPlane, which is set on building internet communities. Where better to start than a Lady Gaga community? Bros, it’s the next facebook.. if you don’t mind wearing a meat dress, that is. The name of the site is littlemonsters.com and it just happens to be factual that the site defines Lady Gaga completely. "Backplane is about bringing together communities and Gaga's community just so happens to be the community we're using to learn about proper functionality," CEO Matt Michelsen said to Mashable, a CNN content partner. "We think we can really change the world." You can go to littlemonsters.com and you can request to be invited to the wonderful world of Lady Gaga. I know I would.

Latin Class at Smith Middle School

Latin is the language of the great Romans from over a thousand years ago. What’s even more amazing is that it’s available to students at Smith Middle School! This so called “dead-language” isn’t so dead anymore. Students from the Latin class have been reliving the Roman life, participating in traditions such as weddings, funerals, and Saturnalia (the festival for the god, Saturn). I interviewed two 8^th graders who have been taking Latin since 6^th grade.

I first interviewed Julie who has very positive feelings towards the Latin class. She repeatedly praised Ms. Moseley for the activities that they get to do. She went on to explain that instead of always taking notes or doing textbook work, they also get to sing songs, dance, and play games to help them learn. Instead of having to just memorize the formula for conjugating, you can sing it! It’s a fun and effective way of learning. I asked Julie if she would continue Latin in high school. Without hesitation, she nodded, saying, “It will really help with vocabulary when we do the SAT’s. The roots of Latin words are usually in the English word so it makes it easier to get the general definition of the English word.”