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Here are Young Adult Magazine’s top picks for fun stuff that has been happening around the web this week, including anything to do with our top teen novels and anything movie-young-adult related

This week The Scene features pop’s It girl of the moment Rita Ora in Hollywood where she was shooting her Teen Vogue cover on a basketball court.  She talks about being a tom boy, loving sports and taking on the United States.  Check out the video here:

WE KNOW that this is a question you’ve asked in desperation more than once in your life: how can I get rid of these pesky hiccups?  Without getting too science-y, it turns out that hiccups are an involuntary muscle spasm in your diaphragm and the answer lies in confusing your vagus nerve (not to be confused with your Vegas nerve).  Check out the full answer here:

Epic Reads has a new problem in mind: forgetting to preorder.  We’ve all been there and experienced that particular brand of book envy, and it sucks.  Check out the video here:

A wise word or two on digital content creation from Jacksgap, just in case you were wondering what the heck it was all about.  Check out the video here:

SoulPancake thinks we all need a pep talk from the Kid President for Socktober … their mission is to get two million people to help the six hundred thousand homeless people that are on the streets right now by donating socks.  Watch this video and visit the website to see how to help:

If you find British people bewildering, Marcus Butler is here to elucidate a few things about your friends across the pond:

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