Posts tagged as Twilight
'Breaking Dawn': The Dress, The Vampire, the Fetus and the Headboard
Natasha: Did you love Breaking Dawn? Did you die during it? I DID. READ MORE
‘Red Riding Hood’ and the Gripping Jaws of Sexless Teens
Teenagers aren’t having much sex these days. And why should they? If it’s not the AIDS resurgence or public displays of adolescent pregnancy, it’s HPV, or syphilis (yes, syphilis) or any other number of other pestilences that rot your organs and turn your genitals to corrugated mush. READ MORE
The Racism Of "Twilight"
Members of an organization called "Bloodsuckers against TWILIGHT" held a book burning in Oregon this weekend to protest the popular young adult fiction series. The gripe? READ MORE
Vampire Bats Bring Nightmare (And Blockbuster) To Life In Peru
"The rise in vampire attacks has baffled the people of the region, but some experts have linked mass vampire bat attacks to deforestation in the Amazon. Vampire bats normally feed on wildlife or livestock, drinking their blood while they sleep. But they turn to humans for food when their natural food chain is jeopardized, particularly in areas where rainforest habitat has been destroyed. Some locals have also suggested that this latest outbreak may be linked to the unusually low temperatures the Peru this year." READ MORE
The 'Twilight' Movies End in Horror
If you haven't read the Twilight books (or, like me, read the plot summaries on Wikipedia), then you may not know how the shiny vampire series ends. So I won't "spoil" it in the interests of bringing you this insane and terrifying quote from the screenwriter. But now that I've given you the chance to look away... READ MORE
What the Gays are Really Saying About 'Twilight: Eclipse'
And here is what the gays are really saying about Eclipse, which really is a movie that doesn't make a lot of internal sense when you view it through any lens except that of intense lady-tween sexual longing and the madness of adolescence: "The vampire army! It was led by a kid named Riley, who looked exactly like Brandon Teena as played by Hilary Swank. This is the first time outside of gay porn in which I have encountered someone named Riley." Also? "This franchise is 'subverting' the genre by giving the vampires sparkly skin and bodies that are apparently made of fragile glass while still maintaining the age-old truth that women are weak and need to be protected until marriage." Oh and also they want to have sex with Taylor Lautner, I guess.
'Twilight: Eclipse': But Can We Talk About the Wigs???
Obviously I was taken to see Eclipse because my friend knows me well enough to know that, not only have I read the series, and seen the other movies, but I also have thoughts about both. Mostly these thoughts are about Mormon sexuality and anti-abortion propaganda, but also about how I give Robert Pattinson credit for wanting to be a good actor, and how I have nothing but empathy for how bonkers his life must be. Anyway, that's not what I want to talk about. What I want to talk about is wigs. READ MORE
What The Girls Really Say About 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse'
What do young women really talk about when they talk about The Twilight Saga: Eclipse? We asked experts Mary HK Choi and Natasha Vargas-Cooper to fill us in. Warning: contains spoilers, multiple pop culture references and graphic sexual language! Their analysis may also cause sudden-onset epilepsy in people under 18 or over 33. READ MORE
Elena Kagan Confirmation Hearings Finally Talk About Serious Business
During Elena Kagan's Supreme Court confirmation hearings this morning, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), decided to open her remarks with a question about The Most Pressing Issue Of Our Time (This Week): Team Edward or Team Jacob? One wonders if Klobuchar lost a particularly grueling game of Truth Or Dare that ensued during the Eclipse-premiere-occasioned sleepover she talked about hosting at at her house last night, and thus felt forced to ask that question for the benefit of the C-Span-watching hordes (and her daughters). Kagan demurred, instead uttering a sorta-strident "I wish you wouldn't" that sounded like her pledge of allegiance to Team I Am So Embarrassed For You As A Fellow Woman In Politics. [Via]
Iron And Wine, "Half Moon" and "Mary Anne"
Iron and Wine guy Sam Beam played a brand new song the other night in Charlottesville, Virginia. It sounds pretty excellent. He also played another song, "Mary Anne," that he's apparently been playing in concert for a year or so now, but that I've never heard before. And that one sounds ever better! READ MORE
