MUSIC - LMFAO

If you like the Black Eyed Peas and Michael Jackson, or the Beatles and Led Zeppelin, you minght like LMFAO. THe group say they have been influenced by many different styles of music, from rap and hip hop to rock. The result is a new style of music: "party rock". The album Sorry For Party Rocking, with the single "Party Rock Anthem", is a big hit and now LMFAO are working on a Party Rock clothing line. Do you like party rock?

Music

Rihanna

Loud is the new album by R&B singer Rihanna. "I can't believe it's hte fifth album alredy," says the 22-year-old singer from Barbados. "The name of the album reflects its attitude. It gets your attention," she says. "I wanted songs that had that West Indian vibe... that tone and energy!"

Cinema

Hotel for dogs

Do you like dogs? If you do, you will love this film. It's about two children who find an abandoned hotel and decide to make a hotel for stay dogs! They find crazy ways to look after them. But it's not as easy as they think.

Fantasy books

Twilight saga.

Autor: Stephenie Meyer.

Born: 24 December 1973, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Did you know? Stephenie Meyer wrote Twilight after dreaming about girl who falls in love with vampire!

Twilight is not a tradition story about good and evil. It is a series of four fantasy and romance novels about a teenager, Isabella Swan, who falls in love with a vampire called Edward Cullen. THe series is one of most popular written for teenagers and has sold over 17 million copies in 37 countries. The other books in the series, New Moon and Eclipse, follow the adventures of Isabella. The final book, Breaking Daw, is the grand finale.

Justin Bieber

Canadian singer: age 16.

Justin Bieber became famous at age 12. He got a record deal after his mother put some of his videos on YouTube and a music manager saw the videos. The 16-year-old Canadian is from a poor family. He taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar and trumpet.
Today, he is an international star, and he sold more than 4 million albums in 2010. But Justin is also criticized. 
What does he think about this?
"There are more people that like me than there are who hate me," he says.
Justin has coach who helps him live with his fame. Sometimes, he feels lonley: "It doesen't matter where I am, as long as I have family and friends close to me.

Cinema

Ramona and Beezus

If you have a little sister or brother, you'll love this film about Ramona Quimby, a girl with lots of imagination. BUt Ramona's big sister Beezous (Selena Gomez) thinks that she is annoying. When their father loses is job, Ramona makes crazy plans to help the family. Some of her ideas and is disaster, but they unite the two sisters... and they are sure to make you laugh!

Cody Simpson

Could this be the new Justin Bieber? Some people think so! 14-year-old Cody Simpson from AUstralia started recording songs in his bedroom in 2009. He put some songs on YouTube and was discovered by a record producer. His album 4U was Number Four in the USA. Not bad, Cody!

Cinema

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN

Johnny Depp is back as the world's favourite pirate, Jack Sparrow. In the fourth Pirates film, Jack meets Angelica, a woman from his past, played by Penelope Cruz. Je is not sure if she love him or of she want to find the Fountain of Youth. When Angelica takes Jack onto pirate Blackbeard's ship, Jack goes on another adventure. But who should he fear: Blackbeard or Angelica?

Recipe: American brownies.

You will need:

- 200 grammes butter.

- 125 grammes chocolate.

- 200 grammes sugar.

- 175 grammes flour.

- 3 eggs.

- 100 grammes chopped nuts.

Preparation:

1. Melt the butter and chocolate in a saucepan. Turn off heat.

2. Add sugar. Mix together. Add the eggs, flour and chopped nuts. Mix together.

3. Put the mixture into a greased oven dish.

4. Bake at 175ºC for 25 minutes.

5. Let the brownies cool. Cut them into squares.

Happy Valentine's Day! 14 February

Did you know that people spend 336 hours of their life kissing? In the USA, people don't just kiss their girlfriends and boyfriends on Valentine's Day. They also give cards and presents to friends, teachers and pets!

Roald Dahl

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

When Roald Dahl was boy, he liked to play jokes like throwing water bombs at people. At eight, Dahl was punishted for putting a dead rat in a jar of sweets! This juvenille sense of humor influenced his stories. When Dahl was at school, Cadbury's chocolate company sent chocolate bar that would impress Mr Cadbury. This gave him the idea for his book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Roald Dahl

MATILDA


Roald Dahl did not like adults! He said: "Parents and schoolteachers are the enemy!" When he started writing children's books in the 1950s, his stories presented the chid as the hero and the adults as the enemy. You probably remember horrible Miss Trunchbull in the book Matilda. She throws children out of the window!

CRAZY WRITING!!!

COW JUMPING!!!


This is 15-years-old German girl, Regina Mayer and fer cow, Luna. Regina loves horses but her parents did not have the money to buy her one. So she decidited to train her cow jump! Now Luna understand commands "go", "stand" and "gallop". Regina stills wants a horse, but she love her cow. "She'll stay my darling," Regina says.
Watch Regina and Luna here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18UPCJdt08k