Readers who love fantasy, a little romance, and strong female characters will love A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. It is a great addition to Young Adult literature. Feyre, the main character, is a 19 year old huntress who is eeking out a meager existence for her family in a tiny village on the outskirts of a forest. Formerly rich ship merchants, her family fell on hard times, and it is up to Feyre to take care of her semi-invalid father and two older sisters. One day, she ventures a little
Sean Grandillo is a singer-songwriter and actor from Cleveland, Ohio. He studied musical theater at Ithaca College and recently finished his fantastic run in Deaf West’s revival of Spring Awakening, where he played the voice of Otto. Pop Culturalist was lucky enough to chat with the triple threat about life on Broadway, his career, and what’s next. Let’s start with Spring Awakening… PC: You were part of the Deaf West Production in Los Angeles and on Broadway. How were the experiences similar and different? What was the transition like?
Who doesn’t love watching the Oscars? The glitz, the glam, the gowns… but there are a million other blogs covering those exact things. We here at the Pop Culturalist want to show you a whole new view of the Oscars: the weird view. Was it just me or was this year’s Oscars full of strange (and poorly produced) moments? Let’s take a moment to celebrate each and every one of them. 1. Patricia Arquette is… dead? Anyone else notice that Patricia Arquette sounded half-dead as she was reading the nominees
Tonight’s the highly-anticipated season finale of The Shannara Chronicles. Just a few weeks ago, we were watching Amberle make history in the gauntlet (still one of our favorite moments). To celebrate the show’s first season, we’ve put together moments that had our jaws dropping. Amberle’s Shocking Visions Who could forget the events that occurred after Amberle was selected as one of the Chosen? As they’re honored at a party, Amberle feels drawn to the Ellcrys. There she experiences a terrifying vision where she sees herself stabbing Lorin, only to be