Jim Liebelt's Youth Culture Watch

What's Hot? 5/11/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 5/11/12
    1.    time magazine cover
    2.    chris anderson
    3.    mitt romney bully
    4.    bristol palin
    5.    flesh eating bacteria
    6.    jpm
    7.    josh beckett
    8.    gastroenteritis
    9.    necrotizing fasciitis
    10.    vikings stadium
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 5/11/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 5/11/12
    1.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    2.    Payphone - Maroon 5
    3.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    4.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    5.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    6.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    7.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    8.    No Lie (feat. Drake) - 2 Chainz
    9.    Starships - Nicki Minaj
    10.    Where Have You Been - Rhianna
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 5/11/12
    1.    Big Bang Theory
    2.    American Idol - Wednesday
    3.    Modern Family
    4.    American Idol - Thursday
    5.    Two and a Half Men
    6.    Two Broke Girls
    7.    The Voice
    8.    Grey's Anatomy
    9.    How I Met Your Mother
    10.    Mike & Molly
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 5/11/12
    1.    Secret Garden Versailles
    2.    Magic Keyboard
    3.    Edecan De Debate Presindencial 2012
    4.    Capital Metro Bus Hit By A Nick
    5.    Happy Cinco de Mayo
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 5/11/12
    1.    The Avengers
    2.    Think Like A Man
    3.    The Hunger Games
    4.    The Lucky One
    5.    The Five-Year Engagement
Source: Variety

The Avengers - Box Office Superheroes

"The Avengers," from Walt Disney's Marvel Studios, has broken the record for the best opening weekend in Hollywood history.

The Joss Whedon-directed movie, riding stellar reviews and a tsunami of Twitter love, piled up $200.3 million at theaters in the U.S. and Canada, according to an estimate from Disney. That total, which beat the $169.2-million record set during the opening weekend of 2011's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," was turbocharged by pricier IMAX and 3-D tickets. About 52% of those who saw the movie opted to shell out a few extra bucks to watch it in 3-D. IMAX theaters even ran out of seats to sell to moviegoers.

The North American box office total added to an already unfolding global success story; playing in 52 international markets, the movie collected $151.5 million this weekend, raising its tally abroad to $441.5 million. That means that after just two weeks in release, "The Avengers" already has sold $641.8-million worth of tickets, jumping past "The Hunger Games" on the ranking of top-grossing 2012 releases worldwide.

Source: L.A. Times
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-boxoffice-20120507,0,2730797.story

What's Hot? 5/4/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 5/4/12
    1.    bin laden documents
    2.    kentucky derby
    3.    chris harrison
    4.    suggs
    5.    linda evangelista
    6.    seau death
    7.    roy halladay
    8.    elder scrolls online
    9.    cinco de mayo
    10.    national day of prayer
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 5/4/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 5/4/12
    1.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    2.    Payphone - Maroon 5
    3.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    4.    Both of Us - B.o.B.
    5.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    6.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    7.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    8.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    9.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    10.    Shake It Out (Glee Cast) - Glee
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 5/4/12
    1.    American Idol - Wednesday
    2.    Big Bang Theory
    3.    American Idol - Thursday
    4.    The Voice
    5.    The Voice - Results Show
    6.    Grey's Anatomy
    7.    Dancing With The Stars
    8.    Once Upon A Time
    9.    Family Guy
    10.    SURVIVOR: One World
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 5/4/12
    1.    Girls Generation - TTS - Twinkle Music Video
    2.    Skyrim Bada**
    3.    America's Got Talent - Biggest Talent Show On Earth
    4.    The World Is Ending!!!
    5.    Girls Generation - TTS - Twinkle Teaser
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 5/4/12
    1.    Think Like A Man
    2.    The Five Year Engagement
    3.    The Lucky One
    4.    The Pirates! Band of Misfits
    5.    The Hunger Games
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 4/27/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 4/27/12
    1.    nfl draft 2012
    2.    morris claiborne
    3.    andrew luck
    4.    nfldraft
    5.    robert griffin iii
    6.    mock draft
    7.    joel ward
    8.    cispa
    9.    peyton hillis
    10.    octomom
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/27/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 4/27/12
    1.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    2.    Payphone - Maroon 5
    3.    Work Hard, Play Hard - Wiz Khalifa
    4.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    5.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    6.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    7.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    8.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    9.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    10.    How Will I Know (Glee Cast) - Glee
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/27/12
    1.    American Idol - Wednesday
    2.    Modern Family
    3.    American Idol - Thursday
    4.    Two and a Half Men
    5.    The Voice
    6.    2 Broke Girls
    7.    The Voice - Results Show
    8.    Grey's Anatomy
    9.    Mike & Molly
    10.    NCIS
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 4/27/12
    1.    Stuck In A Toilet - smosh
    2.    Prototype Quadrotor with Machine Gun - FPS Russia
    3.    Daniel Cohen Social Network Marketing - spidermanseo
    4.    Teacher/Bully: How My Son Was Humiliated By His Teacher
    5.    A Frog Sitting On A Bench Like A Human
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/27/12
    1.    Think Like A Man
    2.    The Lucky One
    3.    The Hunger Games
    4.    Chimpanzee
    5.    The Three Stooges
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 4/20/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 4/20/12
    1.    jonathan frid
    2.    bo ryan
    3.    etan patz
    4.    ted nugent
    5.    jennifer love hewitt
    6.    420
    7.    nfl draft 2012
    8.    think like a man
    9.    larry brown
    10.    iau
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/20/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 4/20/12
    1.    Payphone - Maroon 5
    2.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    3.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    4.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    5.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    6.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    7.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    8.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    9.    Drive By - Train
    10.    BURN IT DOWN - Linkin Park
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/20/12
    1.    American Idol - Wednesday
    2.    American Idol - Thursday
    3.    Modern Family
    4.    The Voice
    5.    Two and a Half Men
    6.    The Voice - Results Show
    7.    2 Broke Girls
    8.    How I Met Your Mother
    9.    Mike & Molly
    10.    NCIS
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 4/20/12
    1.    A DRAMATIC SURPRISE ON A QUIET SQUARE
    2.    Tsunami in Indonesia 2012
    3.    Biggest C***block
    4.    Sistar(Alone) - music video
    5.    I Hate Being A Grown-Up
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/20/12
    1.    The Hunger Games
    2.    The Three Stooges
    3.    The Cabin in the Woods
    4.    Titanic
    5.    American Reunion
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 4/13/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 4/13/12
    1.    ann romney
    2.    shea weber
    3.    johnny damon
    4.    north korea
    5.    gawker
    6.    bruins
    7.    ryan tannehill
    8.    thomas kinkade
    9.    axl rose
    10.    hilary rosen
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/13/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 4/13/12
    1.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    2.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    3.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    4.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    5.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    6.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Glee Cast
    7.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    8.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    9.    Mercy - Kanye West
    10.    Starships - Nicki Minaj
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/13/12
    1.    CBS NCAA Basketball Championship
    2.    American Idol - Wednesday
    3.    The Big Bang Theory
    4.    The Voice
    5.    American Idol - Thursday
    6.    Prelude to a Championship
    7.    The Voice: Results Show
    8.    Criminal Minds
    9.    Person of Interest
    10.    CSI
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 4/13/12
    1.    Jennifer Lopez - Dance Again
    2.    Nicki Minaj - Beez In the Trap
    3.    UFO Caught From Airplane - Seoul, South Korea
    4.    Girl Blown By a Plane
    5.    Savages - Trailer
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/13/12
    1.    The Hunger Games
    2.    American Reunion
    3.    Titanic
    4.    Wrath of the Titans
    5.    Mirror Mirror
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 4/6/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 4/6/12
    1.    kim kardashian and kanye west
    2.    masters
    3.    masters leaderboard
    4.    masters live
    5.    kellie pickler
    6.    stan van gundy
    7.    charles manson
    8.    alec
    9.    ncaa hockey
    10.    maundy thursday
Source: Google


Top 10 U.S. Websites - 4/6/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa


iTunes Top 10 Singles - 4/6/12
    1.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    2.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    3.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    4.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    5.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    6.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    7.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    8.    Starships - Nicki Minaj
    9.    Drive By - Train
    10.    So Good - B.o.B.
Source: Apple iTunes


Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 4/6/12
    1.    CBS NCAA Basketball Championship
    2.    American Idol - Wednesday
    3.    The Big Bang Theory
    4.    The Voice
    5.    CBS NCAA Basketball Bridge
    6.    American Idol - Thursday
    7.    NCIS
    8.    Person of Interest
    9.    Dancing with the Stars
    10.    ACM Awards
Source: Nielsen Co


Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 4/6/12
    1.    Total Recall Official Trailer
    2.    +100500
    3.    Ted - Restricted Trailer
    4.    Barraco gravacao Agora e tarde!
    5.    La Hora del Planeta
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 4/6/12
    1.    The Hunger Games
    2.    Wrath of the Titans
    3.    Mirror Mirror
    4.    21 Jump Street
    5.    Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 3/30/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 3/30/12
    1.    anchorman 2
    2.    earl scruggs
    3.    faith hill
    4.    zimmerman
    5.    ron burgundy
    6.    millenial media
    7.    spike lee
    8.    carson daly
    9.    uc berkeley
    10.    autism
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 3/30/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    Craigslist
    10.    LinkedIn
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 3/30/12
    1.    Boyfriend - Justin Bieber
    2.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    3.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    4.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    5.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    6.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    7.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    8.    Starships - Nicki Minaj
    9.    Eyes Open - Taylor Swift
    10.    What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) - Kelly Clarkson
Source: Apple iTunes

Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 3/30/12
    1.    NCIS
    2.    Dancing with the Stars
    3.    American Idol - Wednesday
    4.    NCIS: Los Angeles
    5.    American Idol - Thursday
    6.    Criminal Minds
    7.    The Voice
    8.    TOUCH
    9.    Castle
    10.    Two and a Half Men
Source: Nielsen Co

Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 3/30/12
    1.    Boyfriend (Official Single) - Justin Bieber
    2.    Opera Duo - Charlotte & Jonathan
    3.    Comedoz
    4.    Chrome - um ano de namoro
    5.    Bonus - Le Bide - Cyprien
Source: YouTube

Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 3/30/12
    1.    The Hunger Games
    2.    21 Jump Street
    3.    Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
    4.    John Carter
    5.    Act of Valor
Source: Variety

What's Hot? 3/23/12

Google Hot Internet Searches - 3/23/12
    1.    chipper jones
    2.    marquette university
    3.    al sharpton
    4.    matt forte
    5.    etch a sketch
    6.    ncaa
    7.    erika van pelt
    8.    hunger games
    9.    trayvon martin case
    10.    the host
Source: Google

Top 10 U.S. Websites - 3/23/12
    1.    Google
    2.    Facebook
    3.    YouTube
    4.    Yahoo!
    5.    Amazon
    6.    Wikipedia
    7.    eBay
    8.    Twitter
    9.    LinkedIn
    10.    Craigslist
Source: Alexa

iTunes Top 10 Singles - 3/23/12
    1.    We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae) - Fun
    2.    Somebody That I Used to Know - Gotye
    3.    Eyes Open - Taylor Swift
    4.    Glad You Came - The Wanted
    5.    Wild Ones (feat. Sia) - Flo Rida
    6.    What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction
    7.    Starships - Nicki Minaj
    8.    Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
    9.    Drive By - Train
    10.    What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger) - Kelly Clarkson
Source: Apple iTunes


Top 10 TV Shows in Prime Time - Week Ending 3/23/12
    1.    American Idol - Wednesday
    2.    American Idol - Thursday
    3.    The Voice
    4.    NCIS
    5.    CSI
    6.    Criminal Minds
    7.    NCIS: Los Angeles
    8.    60 Minutes
    9.    Missing
    10.    Modern Family
Source: Nielsen Co


Top 5 Most Viewed Videos on YouTube - This Week - 3/23/12
    1.    Palaye Royale - Morning Light
    2.    2 Year Old Dancing the Jive
    3.    Katy Perry - Part of Me
    4.    2 Yr Old Makena Sings Adele
    5.    Kristin Chenowith Gets Dance Dared
Source: YouTube


Top 5 Movies - Week Ending 3/23/12
    1.    21 Jump Street
    2.    Dr. Seuss' The Lorax
    3.    John Carter
    4.    Project X
    5.    Act of Valor
Source: Variety

Here Comes "The Hunger Games"

With so much breathless anticipation awaiting the release of The Hunger Games this Friday, lost in the shuffle may be whether the film, based on Suzanne Collins’ wildly popular young-adult novel, is actually appropriate for young adults. The core story, after all, is 24 teenage kids literally killing each other as a brutal national television spectacle.

Yet, the movie only gets a PG-13 rating. Great for the boxoffice, but maybe not for the kids. So, what's a parent to do?

Common Sense Media, the independent, not-for-profit, non-partisan group that has been rating films’ appropriateness since 2003, gives The Hunger Games a "Pause 13+." What's this mean? “When we rate something ‘pause,’ it’s really a know-your-kids situation,” said CSM managing editor Betsy Bozdech. “It’s iffy for the age, but some 13-year-olds may be able to handle it, and some may not. You need to know your kid and your family and take it from there. We all have vivid imaginations, that’s for sure, but it’s very different to see a kid spearing another one, breaking another one’s neck, smashing their head in, than it is to read about it. It’s just a more visceral experience.”

For parents who allow their children to see The Hunger Games, Bozdech sees the film as a fabulous conversation starter for families.

Source: Inside Movies
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/03/20/hunger-games-common-sense-media/