A while back, the editor of this very site put out a query: “Give me a Top 10 list of your favorite High School Movies.” I told her I wanted in – after all, who doesn’t love to indulge in a little HS drama? So I sat down and started listing. Only I discovered that including just 10 was more impossible than winning 8 medals in one Olympic games. And I am no Michael Phelps.

So, I listed 10. The first list of what would soon become many. After posting, many of you seemed quite angry with my decisions. Your comments were full of ALL CAPS and lots of exclamation points!!!! You were upset that I had left some classics off the list. Perhaps you didn’t notice the “Part 1″ in the title, or perhaps you just needed everyone to know of your love of The Breakfast Club.

Not that it mattered; I was clearly coming back for round 2. So here it is – another 10 gloriously angsty high school flicks. Get that Smart Pop ready, ladies; these high school dramas are gonna rock your lockers! Read More »

Sometimes when people try to explain personalities based on certain life choices, like pizza topping, they are totally off base.

David Zinczenko’s article qualifies personalities by a list of pretty straightforward (and hot) celebs. Needless to say, I was pretty surprised by the answers these guys gave when asked which starlet they had the hots for. Sure, you could put the celebs into a category and try to analyze the guys via David’s perspective. But what I discovered was much, much more fascinating than what any guy could tell me about what a man’s celebrity crush reveals.

Based on my findings, guys like celebrities who are pretty damn normal. Yes, perhaps these girls are a bit hotter, a bit fitter and with a bit A LOT more money. But come on, Lacey Chabert, Michelle Trachtenberg, Natalie Portman, Emma Watson, Carrie Underwood and Larissa Oleynik (aka Alex Mack)?

I know. I was astounded as well. Yes, these girls are all amazing actresses or singers, but for the most part all of them are (in many ways) a lot like you and I. Read More »