Orange is the New Black New Season

Orange is the New Black

Spoiler alert: if the following questions intrigue you, you are caught up on Netflix's Orange is the New Black and you're probably as excited as I am that season two has finally arrived. Did Piper kill Pennsatucky? If Piper really did kill Pennsatucky, will the time added to her sentence mean we'll soon be looking forward to a season three? Reality alert: the United States female prison population has increased 800% in the last three decades. For now, prison may be our best available option to deal with these kinds of criminals. The Women's Prison Association is a New York-based advocacy group that recently developed an incarceration alternative called "Justice Home", which is designed to help female offenders address the underlying issues that led them to commit their crimes, instead of simply packing them off to prison. In New York alone, one-third of women released each year are back in prison within three years. Just take the case of Bridgette Gibbs, a veteran of the US criminal justice system whose story would work neatly as background for many of the characters in Orange is the New Black. Desperate to get her children back, Gibbs managed to kick her habit. "I like this life better," she told me. Real prisons weren't designed to accommodate white, upper middle-class ladies with college degrees like Kerman. A new report out last week found that 59% of the US prison population is black or hispanic, despite those ethnic groups making up 29% of the population. And while Kerman's very middle class-ness may have made her prison experience that much more challenging, it provided her with a support system that made her post-prison life a whole lot easier. 

Hoisting an entire 13-episode season of a compulsively watchable twist of comedy and drama is something of a sentence, and the cast of "Orange is the New Black" are the perfect crowd with which to be locked away. Piper Chapman (played by Taylor Schilling) Shining moment: Look no further than episode one: "Thirsty Bird." For those who did not have time to re-watch season one before the weekend, Taylor Schilling communicates Chapman's entire experience in prison in a single ugly cry that makes for one of her finest moments on screen. Runner-up: Chapman gets a breakthrough with her ex-fiancee Larry (Jason Biggs) in episode 9, the rollicking "40 OZ. of Furlough," when she gets the white whale of prison privileges. Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson (Danielle Brooks) Shining moment: Episode two, "Looks Blue, Tastes Red," emerges as the key chapter on Taystee. Runner-up: It is difficult not to steer viewers toward "A Whole Other Hole," in which Taystee and the other African American inmates (Litchfield inmates group themselves by race) inspire a prison-wide "Vagina Monologues." Daya Diaz (Dascha Polanco) Shining moment: Daya does not get the screen time she got in season one, but the narrative seeds of her sweet relationship with CO Bennett (Matt McGorry) and her effort to frame wild, outrageous CO Mendez (Pablo Schreiber) last season are sown to explosive, surprising effects in episode 10, "Little Mustachioed S***." 

Lorna Morello (Yael Stone) Shining moment: In almost every episode of "Orange is the New Black," the backstory of one of Litchfield's inmates is explored. Almost without exception, the stories posit the characters as victims of circumstance, but without giving too much away, the story of Morello is not just a move in another direction, but it makes episode four, "A Whole Other Hole," one of the best episodes in the whole life of the show. Runner-up: "A Whole Other Hole" seems to unpack revelations that should need their own season's worth of action to resolve, but in episode 10, "Little Mustachioed S***," the phenomenon of Morello levels up economically and movingly. Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren (Uzo Aduba) Of course, these are not the only reasons to watch "Orange is the New Black" season two. Orange is the New Black has always been a bit of a head fake. Creator Jenji Kohan has admitted she uses the story of WASPy prison inmate Piper Chapman to draw TV audiences into stories about the types of women who rarely take centerstage in more mainstream fare: a transgender woman, an older Russian woman, poor and undereducated black and Hispanic women and the mentally ill. That process continues to wonderful effect in the show's second season, as we learn more about the history behind a wonderful collection of characters stuffed into a federal women's prison. In particular, character actress extraordinaire Lorraine Toussaint cuts a blazing swath through this year's batch of episodes, as an O.G. who lands in the prison and has serious history with Danielle Brooks' longtime inmate Tasha "Taystee" Jefferson. On one level, Orange is a tragicomedy about society's fallen, from the poor and mentally disturbed folks filling up the prison to the working class schlubs who have to guard and care for them. As Vee returns to the prison, she has dreams of uniting the black inmates into a gang who will control everything, threatening the odd sense of harmony in this fictional prison. Tough as prison life is depicted here, Orange does avoid the harshest tones. The show's abusive guard, George Mendez (played by Pablo Schreiber with a gloriously bad porn star-style moustache), was put on leave last season; there seems to be little threat of rape or harsh violence among the inmates in the second season's early episodes.

The Fault In Our Stars Movie

Stars is a love story of two witty and engaging teenagers, Hazel Grace Lancaster (Shailene Woodley) and Augustus Waters (Ansel Elgort), who have cancer. Tweets from local cinemagoers suggest there were few dry eyes when the film was released in Australia on Thursday. Stars took $US26.1 million at the US box office on Friday, and is projected to exceed $50 million for its opening weekend. Critics are divided but users on film website Rotten Tomatoes have given Stars a big tick, with an approval rating of 82 per cent. Green's book, his fourth young adult fiction novel, was a New York Times bestseller and he himself has been placed among Time's 100 'most influential people'. 

The year is shaping up nicely for both of the film's young stars. Five films to make you cry The Notebook - Nick Cassavetes' 2004 drama is a slow-burn tearjerker. Watch with ice cream; lover. Watch with the family, maybe. Macaulay Culkin and Anna Chlumsky star in this 1991 drama from director Howard Zieff. The movie adaptation of a heartwrenching love story is already winning in theaters The film, which earlier this week broke pre-sales records for a romantic drama, could make over $40 million in ticket sales this weekend and has a strong shot at edging out its main competitor, Edge of  Tomorrow, according to Deadline. The Fault in Our Stars is based on a best-selling novel by John Green, who probably contributed to the box office earnings when he quietly watched the film at an Indianapolis theater. 

The Fault in Our Stars author John Green is used to hordes of young-adult fiction fans clamoring for his novels. Now, the highly anticipated movie adaptation of his latest novel, The Fault in our Stars, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, is rocking the box office as it hurtles toward a whopping $60 million opening weekend, according to early estimates. Paper Towns was picked up by Fox 2000 studio and will star TFIOS' Nat Wolff. Four months before Green's daughter Alice was born last year, Google+ hosted a "Fire-side Hangout" session to discuss President Obama's most recent State of the Union address. During the chat, Green's wife, Sarah, asked the president if he preferred the name Eleanor or Alice.

Kate Middleton Butt Photo Exposed

Kate Middleton

Kate Middleton - Sky News presenter Kay Burley has told the Duchess of Cambridge to buy a six-pack of big pants, after a photograph of the Duchess's bottom was printed in German daily newspaper Bild. While UK newspapers opted not to print the photo of Kate's butt bottom, the German newspaper has since followed up Monday's editorial with a cheeky piece entitled: “Look, dear Brits… These 10 bums are our Royal moments,” alongside a selection of 10 pert German backsides. The initial publication of the picture of Kate's behind prompted an international outcry and has rekindled the debate about how to protect the privacy of the Royal couple. In 2012, the Prince and Duchess launched a legal case against French magazine Closer that published topless shots of the Duchess taken while she was on holiday in Provence Chateaux. Kate Middleton’s exposed bum has come to Australia. 

German newspaper Bild has posted a shot of Kate’s skirt blowing in the wind, revealing her “bare bottom” in Australia. The photos sparked criticisms, with some blaming Kate for her seemingly lack of care for her modesty, while others questioning the paper’s decision to run the photos. The UK media decided not to publish the photos; hence, they were sold overseas. Australian newspapers and magazines also avoided the photos, but one newspaper refused to follow the media’s “antiquated code of etiquette.” The Daily Telegraph, a local paper owned by Rupert Murdoch, posted the photo in a piece titled, “Why should the media stick to an antiquated code of etiquette when Kate doesn’t bother to protect her own modesty?” The topless photos were discreetly shot from a private estate by Closer magazine.

Hayden Panettiere Reportedly Pregnant

Hayden Panettiere

Hayden Panettiere is reportedly pregnant, expecting a baby with fiance Wladimir Klitschko, and if the past is any indication, she'll take her sweet time before confirming the good news. "I’ve lived a very big life, and I don’t feel my age, and I feel like I was born to be a mother. NASHVILLE star Hayden Panettiere and her boxer fiance, Wladimir Klitschko, are reportedly expecting their first child together. “Hayden is totally pregnant!” the insider tells the magazine. Panettiere, who also starred in the TV show Heroes, has not hidden her desire to start a family. Motherhood is the most beautiful, exciting thing, and there’s nothing that I feel like I can’t accomplish while having children in my life.” Hayden Panettiere's pregnancy has been outed by one of her close friends. The news of the Nashville star's pregnancy was announced by Jersey Shore star Snooki who congratulated the Heroes star on her website today. It's not yet known when the 24-year-old actress and her fiance, 36-year-old boxer Wladimir Klitschko, are expecting their child. 

Wladimir Klitschko is the brother of Vitali Klitschko who was a Ukrainian presidential candidate. Speaking to US magazine in May, Panettiere spoke of wanting to become a mother. "I've lived a very big life, and I don't feel my age, and I feel like I was born to be a mother," she said. "Sometimes people speak about [having kids] like, 'Your life ends - you're never going to be able to do anything again!' Motherhood is the most beautiful, exciting thing, and there's nothing that I feel like I can't accomplish while having children in my life." Hayden Panettiere has a baby on board! The 24-year-old "Nashville" star is reportedly expecting her first child with boxer fiancé Wladimir Klitschko, according to Us Weekly. Panettiere and Klitschko have been engaged for the last year after meeting in 2009. Hayden Panettiere has lined up her next big role: mother-to-be. The “Nashville” star, 24, and fiancé Wladimir Klitschko are expecting their first child, reports Us Weekly. “Hayden is totally pregnant!” an insider told the magazine. Impending motherhood won’t slow Panettiere’s thespian ways, though.

Some Of Maya Angelou Poems

Maya Angelou

With the death of Maya Angelou, we lose the immense wisdom of the celebrated African American author, poet and civil activist. Maya Angelou, the American poet and author, died at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Wednesday. Bill Clinton, at whose inauguration Angelou read her On the Pulse of the Morning, said in a statement: "America has lost a national treasure, and Hillary and I a beloved friend." Angelou’s failing health was reported as recently as Tuesday, when she canceled an appearance honoring her with a Beacon of Life Award because of “health reasons”. The ceremony was part of the 2014 MLB Beacon Award Luncheon, in Houston, Texas, part of Major League Baseball’s Civil Rights Games. Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson, in St Louis, Missouri, in 1928. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was an indictment of the racial discrimination she experienced during her childhood. In 1993, she read On the Pulse of the Morning at President Clinton's first inauguration, a performance that made the poem a bestseller. Angelou was a long-time Clinton supporter. Actors, writers, directors, activists and politicians shared thankful and mournful notes in response to Angelou’s death. JK Rowling called her "utterly amazing"; Lena Dunham thanked Angelou for "your power, your politics, your poetry. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude. I do not trust people who don't love themselves and yet tell me, 'I love you.' My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. 

Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. The love of the family, the love of the person can heal. A massive, powerful society. Forgive everybody. Angelou had lived in North Carolina since the early 1980s, when she became a professor at Wake Forest University, a private liberal arts college. A statement from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem called Angelou "a national treasure whose life and teachings inspired millions around the world". The mayor of Winston-Salem, Allen Joines, said the town would probably remember Angelou best for her commitment to health and theatre. In 2012, the Maya Angelou Women’s Health and Wellness Center opened in the city. A street in Winston-Salem is named after Angelou. In April 2008, the town threw Angelou an 80th birthday party. Prolific American author, poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou has died at 86. USA TODAY Network lists of her best quotes: Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman,  "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." MORE: A look at Maya Angelou. "One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. "Love recognizes no barriers.