3 of Selena Gomez’s Wizards of Waverly Place cast mates attempt to describe themselves as they think there friends would.

I think Jennifer Stone, Jake T. Austin and David Henrie seem shy to describe themselves which makes them that much more likeable. Sadly, they should of asked Selena to also describe herself; after all she is the star of show. Other than that, they were good little clips with a touch of humor. It takes a lot to be able to poke fun of yourself. They sound like loads of fun to hang out with for a day.

Don’t forget to check out Dutch Cosmo Girl to see Selena on the cover and watch her Madchen interview.

Watch those 3 attempts to describe themselves below

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Walt Disney’s Pictures have released the trailer for the upcoming film called “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”, which will open nation wide on July 16th. This trailer focuses on good vs. evil half of the movie.

I kind of feel like that they are riding on Harry Potter coat tails on this film. Do they really need to make that many films about wizards and sorcerers? Plus the cast is not typical for a movie, which is target for families. However, they did have some success with more adult casts in Disney movies. I just feel that it would not be something typical for Disney, unless they are trying to market to an older fan base.

Do not forget to view the promo photos for the movie and a promo photo for one of the Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows movies.

You can see the trailer below

What are your thoughts on it?

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For all of you Wizards of Waverly Place fans, you have good news to hear about. Disney has signed them on for a 4th season. Meaning that you will see more of them playing with magic and get lots of laughter at the same time.

I am happy that they will have a 4th season of it. After all, it is an Emmy winner for a reason and the show has plenty of fans.

In other related news, they also said that they will create a second Wizards of Waverly Place” movie as well. It will be the sequel to the orignal movie. So keep your eye out for updates on it! It will be something that you will not want to miss out on.

Don’t forget to check out promo photos from the episodes “Dad’s Bugging Out” and “Dude Looks Like Shakira” for some laughs.

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Justin Bieber rocked Rockefeller Plaza this morning as he performed a set of songs that included  ’Baby,’ ‘One Time,’ ‘Somebody to Love,’ and ‘Never Say Never.’  Kind of nice he broke out the new song, ‘Never Say Never’ for the fans.

Not surprisingly people camped over overnight to see Justin perform and since the weather was so nice he eventually had to remove his denim jacked and red hoodie which I am sure delighted the fans.  Justin Bieber also got to talk with Matt Lauer where he discussed being an article that has longevity in the business.  I think he will not be one of those acts that fades away but rather grows up in the business.  If you remember this is the second time Justin has performed at the Rockefeller Plaza and I doubt it will be the last.

So what do you think of his live perfomrace of ‘Never Say Never’ below?  Also did anyone actually attend the show that wants to talk about it, the weather really held out today for the concert.

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Disney has finally released a new picture from Suite Life on Deck and based on the Eiffel Tower in the background I am going to assume it is from the ‘Breakup in Paris’ episode.  While it is well known that Suite Life is not my favorite Disney Channel show I think I will be checking out this episode.

Let me go on a tangent here for a brief minute.  The best reason to actually watch the show is Brenda Song, but when the writers put in episodes like ‘Starship Tipton’ it really makes me never want to watch the show again.  At the very least episodes like this should be a dream sequence or something along those lines because Suite Life on Deck is actually grounded in some reality it is not a show like Wizards where they can do a bit more because of the magic aspect of it.

Check out the picture below and be sure to tune in for a fun episode of the show.  Disney Channel Suite Life on Deck Breakup in Paris episode looks to be airing on June 18th so stay tuned to check it out. I grabbed a synopsis from sprouseland.com

On the upcoming episode of The Suite Life On Deck; The S.S. Tipton docks in Paris which is perfect for Bailey and Cody who are celebrating their one-year anniversary. Meanwhile, Zack and Woody are chased by art thieves “Break Up In Paris” airs on Friday June 18th @ 8/7c On Disney Channel!!

“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.”

—Aristotle

Wow!  The meaning and the purpose of life?  Was Aristotle exaggerating the importance of happiness?  Maybe.  But there’s no denying happiness is very, very important.  After all, the framers of the Declaration of Independence only listed three unalienable rights: life, liberty, and well . . . the pursuit of happiness.

Everyone wants to be happy.  But what exactly is happiness?  And where do we find it?  Over the past several decades researchers have studied thousands and thousands of subjects from around the world, and have begun to find some answers to these questions.

Basically, what these researchers have found is that we’re the happiest—not when we’re sitting mindlessly in front of the television for hours on end (even when it’s an awesome 60-inch plasma)—but when we’re making mental or physical efforts.  Efforts that engage us in challenging activities that require skill.  Activities that aren’t too easy, which would get boring, or too hard, which would make us frustrated and cranky.  Activities for which we have clear goals and receive clear feedback, so we know how well we’re doing, and those that allow our skills to continue to improve, enabling us to grow as human beings.  According to one of the key researchers in the field, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi  (rhymes with Bsikszentmihalyi), “Contrary to what we usually believe . . . the best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times—although such experiences can also be enjoyable—the best moments usually occur when a person’s body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.” Difficult and worthwhile.  Imagine that.

Why is this true?  For one, humans are worriers by nature.  If our minds aren’t fully occupied we find endless things to stress about.  This trait allowed our early ancestors to anticipate unseen dangers, which helped us survive and become the dominant species on the planet.  As far as we know, this trait is unique to us.  A well-fed lion sunning himself on the savanna isn’t worried about an argument he just had with his cubs, or that he’s having a bad hair day, or that his cholesterol is too high, or that he hasn’t saved enough money for retirement. A lounging lion is perfectly content.  Unfortunately, this is often not the case with human beings.

That’s what makes the activities described above so special.  Because during activities such as these, we can achieve a state that Csikszentmihalyi calls flow, a state in which our attention is so utterly absorbed by what we’re doing there is no room in our thoughts for fear and worry. In fact, we forget about ourselves completely—becoming 100% unselfconscious.  For once we don’t care about such trifles as how we look or what others think of us.  Study the picture on the right.  Okay, now try to answer the following question.  Is this guy A) worried that someone watching might think his purple pants look silly, B) wondering if he left the stove on, C) stressed out about the state of the economy, or D) totally and absolutely focused on the task at hand (i.e., not plummeting to a horrible death).  If you guessed D, congratulations.

So how do you know when you’ve achieved this state of flow?  Well, along with being totally unselfconscious, you become so focused on what you’re doing you lose your sense of time.  When I’m writing, which I love to do, five hours seems to fly by like five minutes.  But when I’m at the dentist and he’s drilling on my teeth, five minutes seems like an eternity.

But you don’t have to risk your life to achieve flow.  Any activity that requires energy, can be focused upon, and is challenging can do it. The list of such activities is endless and includes reading, writing, performing, playing sports, learning, playing chess, engaging in stimulating conversation, dancing, and so on.  Flow is the opposite of boredom and worry.

But making sure our minds are focused enough that we don’t have room for fear or worry is just one part of the recipe for happiness.  The other is growing.  Achieving.  Feeling a sense of accomplishment.  According to Csikszentmihalyi, “Struggling to overcome challenges, and then overcoming them, are what people find to be the most enjoyable times in their lives.  People typically feel strong, alert, in effortless control, unselfconscious, and at the peak of their abilities.”  And even though we aren’t thinking about ourselves at all while engaged in flow-producing activities, when our sense of self returns we realize that we’ve been enriched; that our skills have grown and so has our sense of achievement.

Many of us believe that happiness comes from money, power, material possessions, and pleasure.  Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with pleasure, it’s just that we can experience it with little effort, and without any growth in our sense of self.  But in study after study, when people think about what really makes their lives rewarding, they report it’s all about facing challenges, overcoming them, and growing as a person.

What about endless vacation time? Who wouldn’t be happy with this? Believe it or not, people report being in flow (and thus happier, more active, and more creative) far more often at work than during their free time, when they aren’t using any skills and often report feeling passive, dull, and dissatisfied.  Despite these findings, it will come as no surprise that these same people long for leisure while at work, even when they’re challenged and happy.  And what do they long for during their leisure time?  You guessed it—more leisure!—even when they’re bored and dissatisfied at the time.

Think about your own life.  Are you happier when playing your favorite sport or when watching television?  Television in moderation can be a pleasurable part of our lives, but it’s passive—it doesn’t require us to do anything.  Its main benefit is that it captures our attention enough that we don’t dwell on our worries and we aren’t entirely bored.  Achieving flow on the other hand, by its very definition, requires effort; a requirement that can often make low energy alternatives seem more appealing.  But think about it—don’t activities that require effort end up making you happier than couch potato activities?  I’ve played tennis all my life, and there are nights I feel sure I can’t possibly pry my carcass from the couch to play a scheduled match, but there has never been a time I wasn’t glad I did.  I come back feeling energized and satisfied, far beyond what the couch and television could have offered.

This is the kind of insight that I believe can have a positive impact on all of our lives.  When I speak at schools, along with a discussion of my books, I spend considerable time on the subject of happiness.  I review the signposts of happiness for my audience and explain how they can achieve this state by reading books, playing chess, performing, taking dance classes, and playing soccer—but not by sitting around staring at the ceiling.  Happiness requires effort—but it is well worth it in the end.  And the kids get it.  They can all remember when they were fully engaged and time seemed to fly, or when they turned off the television to do something active and were glad they did. If all of us could be schooled in these findings, made to understand that effort, rather than passivity, is the true secret to happiness, perhaps there would be fewer people in pursuit of happiness—and more people who actually catch it.
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Douglas E. Richards is the author of the The Prometheus Project books, fast-paced science fiction thrillers for kids 9-14 that have been widely praised by both kids and adults. This year, he was invited to be a “special guest” at Comic-Con International, along with such icons as Spider-Man creator Stan Lee. Douglas has also written extensively for National Geographic KIDS and American Fencing magazines.  The third book in his Prometheus Project series, Stranded, will be available on July 15, 2010.  To learn more about Douglas, please visit www.douglaserichards.com

iCarly has a brand new episode airing Friday June 4th called “iPyshco”.

It looks like a good episode and should be fun to watch for those who love a little excitement. The show really knows how to get some laughs! I am happy that they are teaching kindness on the show, which is a great lesson all ages can learn. Perhaps this is why Miranda Cosgrove earns more than Miley Cyrus does.

Don’t forget to Watch Miranda Cosgrove present at the MTV Movie Awards June 6th on MTV.

This episode is about Carly, Freddie and Sam throwing a party for a fan, but it ends up in a bad way. They send a SOS message to Gibby who happens to be at Spencer’s home doing repairs.

Here is the clip for the iCarly

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Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively is living it up in style, on the cover of Cosmopolitan in Malaysia. She is on the cover for supporting her upcoming movie “Green Lantern and The Town and she looks fabulous on it! I love how they styled her and made her look very glam. I wish they offered a translation of the interview, so the rest of the world could read her interview with them.

While Green Lantern is not slated to open until June 2011, it is never to early too begin promoting it. Though this cover will more likely promote The Town which will open on September 10 2010 and of course the hit show, Gossip Girl.

Don’t forget to see Cosmo Girl covers featuring Selena Gomez and Japan’s Elle cover featuring Taylor Swift

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If you are a Taylor Swift fan, you will likely know that her favorite and lucky number is 13. But she also loves her fans and is always trying to stay connected to them. Which is why at this years CMA awards, she will be having a 13 hour meet and greet.

She will meet them at the Bridge Stone Arena on June 13th, from 8:00 am all the way to 9:00 pm. She will meet as many as she can fit into those 13 hours and do an exclusive acoustic show for them.

I think this is great and shows you just how down to earth of an artist she is! How many artists are willing to give up 13 hours to fans? Not many, but she is.

Don’t forget to watch out for her CoverGirl ads and take a look at her cover on Japan’s Elle magazine.

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We all know now that Demi Lovato is against bullies and is always trying to help those who are victims of it.

I think she is doing much good and bringing attention to a topic that is hidden a lot. Of course, since she had to deal with it she would want to bring more attention to this type of issues that are faced everyday by people. What do you think about her giving advice regarding being bullied?

She also talks about her upcoming tour with the Jonas Brothers and tells you why you should see it. Don’t forget to check out the tour dates to see when they will be near you! It is a concert not to be missed for this decade and is in support for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam

You can watch what she said in both of these videos

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