January Pop-Corn

TV, Movies, and Music you won't want to miss this January!

Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lawrence (a.k.a. Katniss in The Hunger Games movie), and Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and The Voice were among the multiple nominees competing for People's Choice Awards, which were given out January 9. Other stars up for awards included Kristen Stewart, Zac Efron, Will Smith, Chris Colfer, Beyoncé, Lea Michele, Usher, Katy Perry, Carrie Underwood, The X Factor's Demi Lovato and Britney Spears.

What girl hasn’t fantasized about being a princess? In the new animated Disney series Sofia the First, fantasies come true for the title character when her mom marries a king. The voice of Sofia will sound very familiar to fans of Modern Family. It’s none other than Ariel Winter, who plays Alex on that show! Catch Sofia January 11 and every Friday.

You'll want to set your DVRs if you won’t be home on January 11 and 13. Disney Channel has all-new episodes of its series A.N.T. Farm, Jessie, Phineas & Ferb, and Fish Hooks coming your way on Friday and Dog with a Blog, Austin & Ally, and Shake it Up on Sunday. Look for more new episodes to air every weekend throughout the month.

—Gerri, STACKS Writer

Ink Splot's Top 10 of 2012

Ink Splot's Top 10 of 2012

2012 was a great year that introduced the Goosebumps 20th anniversary, a new Wimpy Kid book and movie, and of course, One Direction (YAY!!). Ink Splot 26 was there to cover it all. Want to know what the most popular blog posts were last year? Read on for our Top 10 countdown of 2012. . .

• 10) Eugene Simon House of Anubis Interview
• 9) Hotel Transylvania
• 8) Leo Howard in Kickin' It!
• 7) Diary of a Wimpy Kid Readalikes
• 6) Zach Gordon Wimpy Kid Interview
• 5) Jennette McCurdy iCarly Interview
• 4) Jake Short A.N.T. Farm Interview
• 3) Beyblade Official Handbook
• 2) One Direction Quiz
• 1) One Direction Interview

No surprise that One Direction comes in at number 1 and 2 since they were voted the STACKS Person(s) of the Year. Are your favorites on this list? What do YOU think was the best Ink Splot 26 post of 2012? Leave a Comment to tell us your thoughts.

— Sonja, STACKS Staffer

The 2012 Person of the Year Is. . .

2012 PERSON OF THE YEAR!

Time Magazine has their Person of the Year, and we now present the first ever . . . STACKS Person of the Year!

Last week we asked you to nominate the person or group of people that have had the biggest impact in YOUR world in 2012. There were lots of amazing nominations, but the person (or in this case group of people) is . . . Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne, a.k.a. One Direction.

• ArtisticCat7 has personal reasons for nominating One Direction. "They have made a big impact on my life because it's the first time I was really involved in a band. It showed off a different side of me as a person." 
• Caroline nominated them "because they're just simply downright AMAZING!"
• ChattyAngel42 summed it up saying, "They're all so talented and nice! I think they should be nominated because they've gotten really popular this year."

Happy New Year, One Direction! You are the STACKS Person of the Year!

2012 Top Record-Breaking Moments

Guinness World Records Top Record-Breaking Moments of 2012

Guinness World Records, the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement, reveals the most remarkable records from 2012! Read on for the most amazing, astounding, and awesome records of 2012!

2012 Person of the Year!

2012 PERSON OF THE YEAR!

Time Magazine has their Person of the Year, and now presenting the first ever . . . STACKS Person of the Year!

Tell us the person OR group of people that have had the biggest impact in YOUR world this year. Just write your nomination in the Comments below. The nominee who gets the most comments by December 31st will be named STACKS Person of the Year. We’ll announce the winner on New Year’s Day.

You can go serious, silly, or somewhere in between. President Obama, One Direction, The Fierce Five Olympians, Taylor Swift . . . You get the idea. We can’t wait to see who you nominate.

Come back on New Year’s Day for the 2012 STACKS Person of the Year Winner!

Happy Happy!

—Ratha, STACKS Writer

December Pop-Corn

TV, Movies, and Music you won't want to miss this December!

 Just in time for the holidays, there are lots of goodies in store for you this month, and not all of them come wrapped in a box! There's a nice big present for Lord of the Rings fans familiar with the book that started it all, The Hobbit. Part 1, An Unexpected Journey, hits theaters December 14. A week later, a 3D version of the animated Monsters, Inc. will be released to get you reacquainted with Sulley and Mike before Monsters University comes out in June 2013.

LEGO: The Movie Contest

LEGO: The Movie Vehicle Design Contest

Imagine you're playing with your LEGOs, and you build this crazy awesome thing, and you're like, "Whoa, this thing is so crazy awesome it should be in a movie!" And then the directors of LEGO: The Movie come and take your crazy awesome LEGO thing and actually put it in their movie! Like, actually in the movie in the movie theater on the giant screen for the whole world to see! Just imagine that for a second. Pretty sweet.

Now, go build your crazy awesome LEGO thing because that dream could be possible if you enter the LEGO Vehicle Design Contest. There are some rules of course. Be sure to watch the video with the directors telling you what kind of crazy awesome LEGO thing they want. "The crazier the better!"

The deadline is December 1, so get started now! What are YOU going to build? Leave a Comment with your crazy awesome LEGO ideas.

Teen Choice Giveaway

It's time again for a new STACKS Blast Sweepstakes, and this month's prize is a good one! For December, we are offering you a chance to win 2 items from the swag that celebrities got at the 2012 Teen Choice Awards! But, here's the thing. You can ONLY enter if you subscribe to the STACKS Blast Newsletter.

Get Goosebumps at the Zoo

Zoos Giving You Goosebumps?

The days following Halloween are always sort of a let-down. After spending all of that time picking out your costume, sniffing out the largest possible pillow case to haul your load of candy, and giving yourself a good fright with an overdose of scary movies, in just a few fun-filled hours it's all over, and there are a full 364 days left until you get to do it over again next year. But just because October 31 is now behind us doesn't mean that the scares need to stop. Fun-size candies may come and go, but you can get Goosebumps from fright-master R.L. Stine all year.

November Pop-Corn

TV, Movies, and Music you won't want to miss this November!

You’ve heard of Thanksgiving, but how about Pranksgiving? That's what Disney XD is calling the two new hidden-camera shows it will premiere in November: Just Kidding and Code 9. Zach Fox will play tricks on unsuspecting folks in six episodes of Just Kidding, and kids pull fast ones on their parents in Code 9, both set to air November 19-24.

If you love dogs, there's a lot to bark about on Hallmark Channel. In honor of the Hero Dog Awards special airing Nov. 8, there's a lot of great pooch programming on the days before, starting with 101 Dalmatians, Puppy Love, and You Lucky Dog on November 6, and Hatchi: A Dog's Tale on November 7. Then after the awards, watch A Dog Named Christmas.

2012 Halloween TV Specials

2012 Halloween TV Specials!

Trick or treat! Smell my feet! Tell me what is on TV!! Are you ready for a spooktacular Halloween? What better way to get your BOO on than some of your favorite Halloween TV specials? Whether you’re in the mood for a Disney demon, Nickelodeon nightmare, a haunted Hub, or old school Halloween fare, there's something for everyone! Check out this list of Halloween TV shows. 

One Direction New Song

Big announcement today from One Direction! They have a new song coming out!!! A new song!!!! AAAHHH!

You have no idea how hard it is for me to not scream out loud right now, but I'm in the Scholastic office and my friendly coworkers would think I'm crazy, but yeah, if you're screaming right now, I totally understand.

Anyway, here's what I know. The song is called "Live While We're Young" and it is the first single from One Direction's album coming out in November. You can preorder the new song on iTunes starting tonight at midnight, but the actual song will be released on October 1 in the U.S.

The lads just announced it today. Niall had this to say, "Now you've heard the name of the first single! Cannot wait for you to hear the song itself now! And Harry says, "Hope you like it. xx"

XX!!!!!!! That's 2 virtual kisses from Harry to you. Leave a Comment to tell us all how excited you are for the new 1D song.

PS. What do you think of Liam's hairstyle? I really like it.

— Sonja, STACKS Staffer