Have you ever received an email so dramatic it seemed only appropriate to be read aloud with an ominous soundtrack? Throw in an interpretive dancer (for good measure) and voila, there you have it, a theatrical performance worthy of a Tony Award. If you too have been the recipient of a dramatic email, we are now accepting submissions in the comment field below. Send us your worst, and you may be featured on next week’s dramatic email reading!

JoAnn Orr is an LA-based make up artist and self-proclaimed beauty product junkie. For the past five years, she’s been hard at work painting faces and testing every new beauty product under the sun. Suffice to say, this girl knows her primers, lipsticks, and lotions. A true trend authority, Orr has a lot to say about how to make runway inspired looks wearable for the everyday woman. “Make up for spring 2012 is looking very ethereal, blushy, and sun-kissed,” Says Orr. “Hair trends are looking very big on shine, with lots of soft waves, colorful streaks, and tons of ponytails.” How can we incorporate these trends into our beauty routine? Sometimes, all it takes is switching a few new products into your cosmetic collection in order to make some big changes. “Maybe we can’t afford a 500 dollar purse, or a pair of Christian Louboutins, but you can spend 30 dollars on a lipstick for a little piece of luxury and enjoy it every day,” says Orr, always a true believer in the magic of make up! Thanks to Orr’s expertise we can now confidently put our best face forward, knowing which luxe beauty items are splurge-worthy for 2012.

We all wish we had a friend like Max Kramer. Armed with an abundance of class and charm, Max Kramer AKA Tripp, started his own company TrippAdvice, which offers dating coach services to the romantically challenged. Couldn’t we all use a little help? A true relationship expert, he has been sharing his wisdom on everything from first dates, to communication, and sex as co-host of popular podcast “Dudes Talking About Chicks” and on the web series “The Social Rules.”

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing about these women who dominated our media airwaves this year. These are the five ladies who made the list of Female Pop Culture Media Phenomenons of 2011.

We here at THE POP FIX know that you Angelenos can’t get enough of Prince…and guess what? He can’t get enough of you either.
In addition to the three-day stint he’ll be making over at the Tonight Show with Jay Leno from March 24-27, plus a performance on Leno’s last show on May 28, the Artist Formerly Known as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince will be playing a full-on marathon of concerts for all his fans to enjoy.
And by ‘marathon,’ we’re not kidding.

Dateh’s unique brand of soul-searching has already caught the attention of Public Enemy and Run DMC, and his violin virtuoso can be head running smoothly over tracks by Keli and resident DJ Inca. At a time when Lil Wayne is trying to break traditional genre boundaries with rock song “Prom Queen,” Dateh’s already two steps ahead, one doo-bop scat above the norm. For his perfect pitch, vocal dexterity and undeniable passion, THE POP FIX predicts this Renaissance music man will be one to look out for in the very near future.

It’s official–fashion has imploded. What does this mean and how is it possible?
Let us first analyze the situation. Fashion is supposed to be defined as the “prevailing style of dress at the moment”. But at the moment, every imaginable trend out there is “in”: fringe, bright colors, dropped-crotch pants, skinny trousers, boyfriend blazers, shredded t-shirts, [...]

A controversial anti-abortion ad has been pulled from NBC’s Super Bowl line-up.
The ad, by Catholic Vote, challenges Americans to rethink the repercussions of abortion and life without Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. “Life, Imagine the Potential,” it states.

Controversial? Too much? Is NBC in the right, or are they overreacting?