In Our Feeds: A double dose of The Hunger Games, books as movies at the Oscars and more!

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In Our Feeds: A double dose of The Hunger Games, books as movies at the Oscars and more!

By Michael on January 27th, 2012

Each Friday, we share a handful of links we found interesting, provocative, funny — or just plain cool. We call it In Our Feeds. Enjoy!

Whether you’re a Capitol fashionista seeking inspiration for your latest look or a District citizen tracking rumors about the Tributes and other celebs, Capitol Couture is the only place to turn for pictures and news reports on the fashion, trends and lifestyle that make Capitol living so grand.

And speaking of The Hunger Games fashion, here’s a tutorial on ‘Girl on Fire’ inspired nail art!

The Guardian is predicting a sweep of the Oscars by literary adaptations. We may have some ideas on this as well…

On a more serious note, news from Twitter about restricting user content in certain countries. Is this a restriction on free speech, or a way to deal with too much content?

Finally, from the NY Times Motherlode blog, a study that shows girls are less happy with heavy media use.