However, the reference has nothing to do with a new film role Shia’s booked for the upcoming year. It also has nothing to do with Shia’s personal dietary habits. Where the reference comes from actually
is from the delightfully twisted and hysterical new song written by songwriter Rob Cantor, entitled “Actual Cannibal Shia Labeouf”.

Originally posted on SoundCloud, Cantor’s little diddy tells the story of the listener getting lost in the woods, where they are attacked by actual cannibal Shia Labeouf. The listener then engages in a series of dramatic steps in an attempt to escape the woods safely. The song is absolutely hysterical, with just a touch of an absolutely frightening quality to really make the listener respond to the song, positively or negatively.

And trust me, there is no in between with this song.

The song has taken off with tremendous speed. Fans everywhere are posting pictures to go along with the song, as well as videos of reactions, dramatic readings, even getting celebrities like Josh Groban to promote the song on Twitter.

Here’s one of the fan made videos made by a tumblr user:

Shia Labeouf has responded to the song with the utmost confusion, taking to Twitter as well to inquire why everyone thinks he’s a cannibal.

The song is available for purchase here and you all can follow Rob on twitter @Robcantor!

But, this year’s winners go to the “Jacobs” and “Sophias” of the world. The Social Security Administration revealed this data on Monday.

Included in this information were the other runner-ups. Jacob topped the list for the 13th year in a row. The usual suspects such as Anthony and Michael dropped in popularity. What was one common name this year that made its star-studded debut? I will give you a hint – he is the only offspring of this family that has a name NOT starting with a “K.” I am referring to Kourtney Kardashian’s son MASON.

Mason was actually the second name on the list, beating other ones like John, William, Jayden, Noah, Ethan, Alexander, Aiden, Matthew, David, and Michael.

As for the ladies’ corner, Sophia takes the pretty pink cake. Or, baby rattle award. From 1996-2007 Emily was the running champion until such names like Emma and Isabella stepped in. This year’s list also included Chloe, Mia, Madison, Abigail, Ava and Olivia.

I had been to LA several times prior to this trip — the last time prior being seven (7) years ago — but I can honestly say that this was the first time that I really had a good time.

We toured East LA’s murals, ate authentic Cali-Mex food (and had some Paqui tequila), and even saw a Dodgers game! (The Dodgers won.)

Harley-Davidson is trying to reach the “new” face of America — the growing African-American & Hispanic markets. No longer the terrain of “white rocker guys & Hell’s Angels” the “new” Harley riders are family men, teaching their children the thrill of the open road.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO HERE!

Writing fanfiction isn’t a waste of time, like some might think.

At least not for author EL James, whose smash hit novel 50 Shades of Grey is actually based upon a fanfiction she wrote a few years ago.

Fanfiction is a craze that’s been around for longer than most people would believe. It’s literally fictional situations based upon a television series, movies, books, and even bands and celebrities that are written by fans. Fanfiction gained a majority of it’s publicity over forty years ago when fan-made magazines for Star Trek published some fan written romantic situations between Spock and Captain Kirk.

However, not much else usually comes from fanfiction except a few misspelled reviews or thumbs up. Then it’s off to the next venture.

But the story of EL James does inspire hope for fanfiction writers everywhere, as she is truly living the dream.

Originally published on fanfiction.net under the pseudonym Snowqueen’s Icedragon, James’ fanfiction entitled Master of the Universe depicted the two main protagonists of the Twilight saga, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, engaging in some very adult, and very romance-novel-typical behavior, creating quite a stir between other fanfiction authors and Twilight fans alike.

Her novel 50 Shades of Grey depicts very similar situations as the fanfiction, with almost 90% of the novel being word for word the same. The story’s main difference, however, is that Bella and Edward have been replaced by the equally charismatic and charming Christian and Anna. The story is just as engaging, investing readers in a very passionate and risky romance not meant for children.

And now that same fanfiction, with just a quick change of the names of the characters, has led James and her novel to climb to the top of best sellers lists, as well as sign deals for two more sequels as well as a film deal with Universal Studios that is worth millions of dollars.

While not every fanfiction author will be able to grab hold of the same success as EL James, her story does instill hope in struggling authors everywhere that anyone has a chance to be that successful.

And all they have to do is start out as a fan.

So who will be back on the ballroom floor this fall?

“We can’t talk about the casting yet, but I’d love to see some of the fan favorites from the past seasons come back,” ABC’s entertainment president Paul Lee told reporters Tuesday. “We have had many favorites. We’re out casting now and I hope we come up with a really interesting cast our audience is passionate about.”

TVGuide.com reported earlier this month that former contestants Mario Lopez, Gilles Marini, Mel B and Kyle Massey could be back in the fall for the all-star edition.

Who would you like to see back on the dance floor?!

There’s no such thing as being too old, at least for Tao Porchon-Lynch, who at 93 years old was just named the world’s oldest yoga teacher by Guinness World Records.

Porchon-Lynch has been practicing yoga since she was 8 years old, and has taught hundreds of students all around the globe for over 45 years. She is based in New York, but even has followers in India and France.

According to Today, she teaches yoga four days a week and also keeps busy with ballroom dancing and guiding wine tours in New York! And nothing can slow her down: At 87, she had hip surgery but a month later she took to the dance floor!

“I believe that we can always reach just a little bit further,” said Porchon-Lynch. “I’m inspired to bring yoga into others’ lives along with helping people unearth new talents.”

Check out the video here!

photo courtesy Reuters

Blowing Tim Burton’s “Dark Shadows” out of the water, “The Avengers” held a comfortable lead this past weekend, bringing in another $103.2 million, making the domestic total $373.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

After only 19 days its release  in some markets, “The Avengers” has hauled in just over $1 billion worldwide, with $95.4 million made overseas.

“The Avengers” beat out former box office heavy weights “Avatar” and “The Dark Knight” after earning $100 million domestically in its second weekend and topping $300 million domestically Saturday after just nine days in theatres.

“You never think that it can happen this quickly,” said Dave Hollis, head of distribution for Disney. “You hope you can get to this day, and the fact that it is happening this early is a testament to a lot of work that went in on the Marvel side over the last six years to get us to a place where people wanted to see the Avengers assemble.”

“The Avengers” is already 2012′s biggest hit worldwide and is close to surpassing ”The Hunger Games” at $386.9 million to become this year’s top-grossing film domestically.

Hostess Brands Inc. recently sent out layoff warnings to its 18,000 plus workers that this move could be happening within the next two months. The popular company that has weened us on Twinkies and Wonder Bread for many decades mailed out WARN Act notices to employees.

This WARN Act requires companies to give workers 60 days notice before closing a facility or performing a mass layoff. Spokeswoman Anita-Marie Laurie reassured the public that there is no immediate action being taken, they just wanted to notify these individuals that a “sale or wind down of the company is possible in the future.”

According to the Wall Street Journal, Laurie adds, “Our goal is to emerge from bankruptcy as a growing company with a strong future—one that continues to provide good jobs with competitive wages and benefits.”

Although I no longer eat Twinkies in my ongoing efforts to be “health conscious,” a life without a Twinkie is like Snooki without a poof! Hostess is the largest wholesale baker and distributor of fresh bakery products in the United States (according to Wikipedia.)

It is always sad to see establishments go, especially with companies like Borders and Blockbusters shutting down all over the area. But, there is slightly more of an attachment to a company like Hostess that was founded in 1930. Hopefully everything works out – especially for all of the workers!

In 1912, Philadelphian Anna Jarvis actually trademarked the phrases “second Sunday in May” and “Mother’s Day”, and created the Mother’s Day International Association.

The location of the apostrophe was purposeful- it was meant to be a singular possessive, for each family to honor their individual mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world. It became an official U.S. Holiday in 1914, and adopted by other countries to be celebrated all over the world, although different countries celebrate on different days throughout the year.In the 1920s she unsuccessfully tried to make it less commercial – her wish is that it would be a quiet day of reflection.

Mother Facts:

“Whistler’s Mother” is actually called “Arrangement in Grey and Black: Portrait of the Painter’s Mother.”

The youngest authenticated mother was Lina Medina, who delivered a 6½-pound boy by cesarean section in Lima, Peru in 1939, at the age of 5 years and 7 months.

On April 9, 2003, Satyabhama Mahapatra, a 65-year-old retiredee in India, became the world’s oldest mother when she gave birth to a baby boy, her first child. The baby was conceived through artificial insemination using eggs from the woman’s 26-year-old niece, Veenarani Mahapatra, and the sperm of Veenarani’s husband.

On November 28, 2008, 70-year old Rajo Devi of India gave birth to her first child, a baby girl, after IVF treatments. Rajo is the current oldest mom record holder.

The first “man” to give birth was Thomas Beatie. The bearded Mr Beatie was born a girl and named Tracy Lagondino, but had gender-reassignment surgery and is now legally, but obviously not entirely, male. The baby, a girl, was delivered by C-section on July 3, 2008.

Mother-in-Law Day is celebrated on the fourth Sunday in October.

During the Middle Ages, it was customary for the wealthy to give serfs the day off on Mothering Sunday (the fourth Sunday of Lent) so they could visit their mothers, who often lived far away.

The odds of a woman delivering twins is 1-in-33.

The odds of having triplets or other multiple births is approximately 1-in-53.

Monkee Mike Nesmith’s mother, Bette Nesmith Graham was the inventor of Liquid Paper correction fluid. She sold the rights to the Gillette Corporation in 1979 for $47.5 million and when she died in 1980, she left half of her fortune to her son Michael. She gave the other half to charities.

On TV, Lucy gave birth to Little Ricky during the January 19, 1953, episode of “I Love Lucy.” In real life, Lucille Ball gave birth to son Desi Arnaz IV on the exact same day.

Television’s prototype perfect mom, June Cleaver, first appeared in households in “Leave it to Beaver” on October 4, 1957.

Check out This List of TV’s most beloved mothers.

Japan’s Imperial family claim their earliest ancestry to Omikami Amaterasu, the Mother of the World.

Hoyt Axton wrote Three Dog Night’s “Joy To The World”. His mother, Mae Axton wrote “Heartbreak Hotel” for Elvis Presley. Elvis, a true mama’s boy, slept in the same bad as his mother until he reached puberty.

There are about 83 million American mothers.

In almost every language, the word for “mother” begins with the letter M.

Missy is the name of Snoopy’s mother from the Peanuts cartoon strip.

The similar (but inclusive of all females – not just mothers) International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year

Want to see what music was popular with mom and dad when you were most likely conceived? Click Here.

Animal Mothers:

A female oyster can produce over 100 million young over her lifetime.

A mother giraffe often gives birth while standing, so the new born’s first experience outside the womb is a 6-foot fall.

Mommy chimpanzees often develop lifelong relationships with their offspring.

Kittens are born both blind and deaf, but the vibration of their mother’s purring is a vibration signal that the kittens can feel , signaling them where to nurse.

The Mother’s Day Proclamation

Julia Ward Howe first issued her Mother’s Day Proclamation in 1870 as a call for women to join in support of disarmament.
It is included in the Unitarian Universalist hymnal Singing the Living Tradition.

“Arise, then, women of this day!

Arise, all women who have hearts, Whether our baptism be of water or of tears!

Say firmly: “We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us to unlearn All that we have been able to teach them of charity, mercy and patience. We, the women of one country, will be too tender of those of another country To allow our sons to be trained to injure theirs.”

From the bosom of the devastated Earth a voice goes up with our own. It says: “Disarm! Disarm! The sword of murder is not the balance of justice.” Blood does not wipe out dishonor, nor violence indicate possession. As men have often forsaken the plough and the anvil at the summons of war, Let women now leave all that may be left of home for a great and earnest day of counsel.

Let them meet first, as women, to bewail and commemorate the dead. Let them solemnly take counsel with each other as to the means Whereby the great human family can live in peace, Each bearing after his own time the sacred impress, not of Caesar, But of God.

In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask that a general congress of women without limit of nationality may be appointed and held at someplace deemed most convenient And at the earliest period consistent with its objects, to promote the alliance of the different nationalities, the amicable settlement of international questions, the great and general interests of peace.”

The modern holiday was first celebrated in the U.S. in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother. She then began a campaign to make “Mother’s Day” a recognized holiday in the US. West Virginia first recognized the holiday in 1910.

Contrary to popular myth, this calender is not a countdown to the apocalypse, which many believe will occur in December of this year. The calender goes on for trillions of years and is very complex, featuring stacked bars and dots that represent numbers.

“The Mayan calendar is going to keep going for billions, trillions, octillions of years into the future,” said archaeologist David Stuart of the University of Texas, who worked to decipher the glyphs. “Numbers we can’t even wrap our heads around.”

At first, researchers thought their latest discovery was anything to write home about and didn’t believe the murals would yield very much information but were pleasantly surprised when they stumbled upon the calendar.

Researchers found that the Maya recorded time in a series of cycles, including 400-year chunks called baktuns. It was these baktuns that sparked doomsday theories about a world ending catastrophe on December 21, 2012 because on that date, these cycles will be complete.

Despite popular belief, Maya scientists have known for a long time that the calender does not end after the 13th baktun and simply begins a new cycle but that has not stopped Hollywood from putting out a ton of doomsday films over the past few years.

The movie that most blatantly bought into the conspiracy theories was director Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic action film “2012,” which stars John Cusack and Thandie Newton. Other recent doomsday films include “Melancholia,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” and ”Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” starring Steve Carrell and Keira Knightley hits theatres this summer.