#hunger-games

#hunger-games

I was like, 'Look, I know this dude's a baker, but how is he doing this?' Baking sourdough is not painting. How the f*** did he do that?

Veronica Roth announced a new duology of books connected to the Divergent universe. However, they're not what you think. 'Not a prequel, not a sequel, not a spinoff, not a different POV but an alternate universe of Divergent where Tris chooses a different faction.'

The Second Quarter Quell ups the ante by doubling the number of tributes, creating more opportunities for the Capitol to manipulate events through body doubles, editing, and murder.

"Twice the number of tributes," Glenn Close (as a terrifying Drusilla Sickle) rejoices. "Twice the glory!"

Joseph Zada stars as young Haymitch, who is selected as one of the tributes for the 50th Hunger Games, aka the Second Quarter Quell. Each district is required to send twice as many tributes to the Capitol to compete to the death.

A study found that reading banned books predicted civic engagement more strongly than personality traits. Reading banned books showed zero correlation with grades, violent crime, or nonviolent crime in adolescents. Reactance theory explains why censorship backfires: Restricted freedoms activate curiosity and thinking.