{"id":521,"date":"2012-03-26T22:50:32","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T22:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adamflanders.com\/blog\/?p=521"},"modified":"2012-03-26T22:59:13","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T22:59:13","slug":"mdna-and-the-hunger-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamflanders.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/mdna-and-the-hunger-games\/","title":{"rendered":"MDNA &#038; The Hunger Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adamflanders.com\/images\/2012\/mdna.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"450\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Madonna&#8217;s new album MDNA was released today. I pre-ordered it a while ago and got a notification last night, downloading it at midnight. Most of the music is dance club style and reminds me of Confessions on a Dance Floor. So far my favorite songs are Turn Up the Radio and Beautiful Killer. Apparently her music video for Girl Gone Wild has caused controversy. While I&#8217;m not surprised that Madonna is able to cause controversy with one video, I am a little surprised that Americans are still so sensitive to nudity and sexuality. For all our freedoms, particularly free speech, we remain a very prudish nation within the developed world. Madonna&#8217;s always been my favorite artist and I&#8217;m glad that she continues to push the envelope, even though I&#8217;m disappointed there&#8217;s still an envelope to push. The music video of my favorite song of all time, What It Feels Like for a Girl, was completely banned from MTV (except MTV Europe) in the early millennium. Girl Gone Wild is below.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"450\" height=\"259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tYkwziTrv5o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t already, I highly recommend seeing <em>The Hunger Games.<\/em> I read all three books prior to opening night. I&#8217;m definitely team Peeta, hehe. If I had to choose, I would probably want to live in District 3 (computer technology) or District 4 because I could live on the ocean. The series is on par with <em>Harry Potter<\/em>, though my favorite fiction series is still <em>His Dark Materials<\/em> (the <em>Golden Compass<\/em> book series). The <em>Hunger Games<\/em> soundtrack is also pretty good, with genres similar to the Twilight soundtrack, which I love, even though I&#8217;m not a huge fan of the actual literature (with the exception of Taylor Lautner &#8211; go Team Jacob!). I&#8217;ve also been working on iPhone programming (if you have any ideas for Apps, let me know!) and continuing grad school at UMaine. Just picked up Kid Icarus: Uprising for my 3DS the other day, too. It&#8217;s pretty awesome and definitely worth the wait &#8211; I&#8217;ve had it reserved since January! You may recall that I made my own Pit costume for Halloween last year.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<center>Team Peeta! <3<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adamflanders.com\/images\/2012\/team_peeta.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to tilling a garden this Summer so that some of my potted plants can migrate outdoor and have a life outside rather than in the house or my greenhouse. An orchid I got from Florida is just starting to bloom. I have rice, radish, and bell peppers growing inside right now, and I&#8217;m trying out tea (<em>Camellia sinensis<\/em>) &#8211; it only makes sense considering I drink up to a gallon of loose tea every day (no exaggeration). Unfortunately the plant requires several years of growth before leaves can be harvested. I&#8217;ll be happy if I can just get some of the seeds to germinate. Here in Maine we got teased by the 80\u02daF weather recently, now back down in the 30&#8217;s. I&#8217;ve been rollerblading a lot and can&#8217;t wait to get back in the water to go scuba diving this Summer, as well as some archery.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.adamflanders.com\/images\/2012\/hunger_games_katniss.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"450\"><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madonna&#8217;s new album MDNA was released today. I pre-ordered it a while ago and got a notification last night, downloading it at midnight. Most of the music is dance club style and reminds me of Confessions on a Dance Floor. So far my favorite songs are Turn Up the Radio and Beautiful Killer. 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