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 How Twilight 
 Rescued Hot Topic 

Goth retail mainstay is relevant again thanks to books, films

Nov 20, 09 11:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Like much of America, Ylan Q. Mui had forgotten all about Hot Topic, the mall mainstay for baby Goth merchandise—and then Twilight came along and made the store relevant again. The uber-popular vampire franchise “accomplished what the store had tried but failed to do: It made goth mainstream,... More »

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entertainment • retail • mall • vampire • Twilight • vampires • New Moon • Hot Topic • Jay-ZTV • shopping mall

Movie Reviews

 New Moon So Bad It's Funny  

Sequel lacks thrills, sense of humor of first 'Twilight'

Nov 20, 09 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The Twilight Saga: New Moon is guaranteed to be a hit, but no one but its die-hard teen devotees should sit through it, critics say. Some reviews:
  • It’s “an anemic comedown after the full-blooded swoon of Twilight,” writes Ty Burr of the Boston
... More »

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 New Moon Eclipses 
 Ticket Records 

Twilight sequel leaves Potter pre-sale mark in dust

Nov 19, 09 6:52 PM CST
(Newser) - It doesn't open until tomorrow, but the latest Twilight movie already is breaking records. Fandango, AMC, and MovieTickets.com all say that fans are scooping up advance tickets to The Twilight Saga: New Moon in unprecedented numbers. Thousands of shows are sold out around the country, leaving pre-sale records held... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • AMC • Lord of the Rings • ticket sales • movies • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • New Moon • Taylor Lautner • Fandango • MovieTickets.com • New Moon reviews

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 Twilight Star: 
 I Got a Fan 
 to Strip for Me 

Pattinson talks to DeGeneres, Letterman about over-zealous fans

Nov 19, 09 10:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Teens and tweens the world over are swooning for Robert Pattinson—and the Twilight star convinced one overzealous fan to get naked for him. When she asked, at an autograph signing, “What can I do to get your attention,” he jokingly replied, “Um, just take your clothes... More »

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entertainment • nudity • celebrity • David Letterman • Ellen DeGeneres • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • New Moon • naked

 Dakota Fanning 
 Dishes on Kissing 
 Kristen Stewart 


Twilight co-stars get hot and heavy for Runaways

Nov 19, 09 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - “Really close” Twilight co-stars Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart lock lips in next year’s The Runaways, and it is indeed a passionate kiss, says Fanning. “We were so into the scene and into the script and the characters,” the 15-year-old tells Access Hollywood . “We’re... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • kiss • Dakota Fanning • Twilight • Kristen Stewart • New Moon

teenage blasphemy


 Miley Cyrus Is 
 Anti-Twilight 

She's OK with fairies, though

Nov 18, 09 8:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus made headlines when, during a recent radio interview, the tween idol slammed another tween phenomenon—Twilight. “I've never seen it and nor will I ever. I don't believe in it. I don’t like vampires,” Miley—who, by the way, will soon be working with Twilight... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Twilight • New Moon • English language • Miley Cyrus Twilight

 14 Scariest Twilight Souvenirs 

It gets worse: There's a dildo on the list

Nov 17, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - As thousands of fans mobbed last night’s New Moon premiere (some had been waiting since Thursday afternoon, the AP reports), Gawker runs down the 14 craziest pieces of Twilight merchandise:
  • Edward Cullen panties
  • Edward Cullen sock puppet
  • Jacob Black light switch cover
  • Vampire sparkle dildo
  • Edward Cullen sweatshirt
... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • movie premiere • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • New Moon • Twilight premiere • New Moon premiere • New Moon reviews

 Twilight's Secret 
 Superfans: Moms 

The secret group of Twilight fans even reports better sex lives

Nov 16, 09 8:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Twilight’s “unthinkably cheesy,” unabashedly adolescent take on love—vampire love, at that—is inspiring adoration in a hidden cache of fans: “smart, sophisticated, well-read mothers.” Why would an otherwise mature adult turn to mush over Stephenie Meyer’s teen saga—even putting a photo of... More »

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entertainment • mothers • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Stephenie Meyer • moms

movie review

 Thirst Is the 'Anti-Twilight' 

This is a vampire flick for adults

Nov 11, 09 10:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The Twilight series found its remarkable success in subverting the traditional vampire story, turning the monsters of legend into symbols of teenage narcissism and self-pity—another “youth tribe” like jocks and geeks, writes Brendan O’Neill at Spiked. If that treatment leaves you well, cold, check out the "... More »

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entertainment • movie review • Avril Lavigne • Twilight • vampires • Chan-wook Park • Thirst

THE NEXT BESTSELLER?

 Lampoon Lampoons 
 Twilight With Nightlight 

Edwart's no vamp, he just has nosebleeds, but don't tell Belle

Nov 3, 09 12:27 PM CST
(Newser) - She's a klutzy transplant to the Oregon town of Switchblade who falls for a computer geek with nosebleeds named Edwart. “Looking into his eyes I felt waves of electricity, currents of electrons charging towards me. Was this how it felt to be in love ... for robots?” Yes, it's Belle,... More »

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film • parody • satire • publishing • book • movies • sequel • Twilight • Harvard University • Harvard Lampoon

 Kristen Stewart: 
 Fame Makes Life  
 'Desolate' 

Twilight star continues to complain about celebrity life

Nov 3, 09 10:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Kristen Stewart seems to enjoy bitching about acting more than she actually enjoys acting. Most recently on the Poor, Poor Kristen Stewart Tour, she tells BlackBook that Twilight vampire Edward is a metaphor for her oh-so-difficult life: “As a vampire, he has a sad, desolate life—fame is the... More »

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entertainment • Angelina Jolie • celebrity • Twilight • Kristen Stewart

GLOSSIES

 Twilight's Pattinson: 
 'I Look Like an Idiot' 

Twilight star tells mag he looks 'like an idiot,' denies romancing Stewart

Nov 2, 09 10:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Robert Pattinson, Twilight star and current tween obsession, talks to Evgenia Peretz about his discomfort with fame (“I’m unbearably self-conscious”), how attractive he thinks he is (he looks like “a cartoon character”), and—of course—his rumored relationship with co-star Kristen Stewart. “It... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Kristen Stewart • Catherine Hardwicke • celebrity relationships

MOVIE REVIEW

 Cirque du Freak 
 a Bloodless Bore 

Vampire's Assistant has an identity crisis

Oct 23, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant isn't particularly freaky, and it sure could use some assistance. Some critics' takes:
  • Peter Travers doesn't deign to explain the film's loose ends. "All you need to know is that the movie is a setup for sequels that I hope never come,
... More »

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entertainment • Harry Potter • film • movie review • John C. Reilly • Salma Hayek • vampire • Twilight • Michael Cerveris • Cirque du Freak • Chris Massogli

GLOSSIES

Point of Vampire Craze:
No Sex Is Deviant Anymore

Bloodsuckers of today just want to fit in

Oct 14, 09 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A cultural obsession with vampires usually coincides with changing sexuality, writes Stephen Marche. The vampire is a realized sexual other—whether an aristocratic libertine or an AIDS victim—with the human characters representing the mainstream. Usually, the normals have killed the other, but our current vampire moment is different: Whether... More »

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entertainment • homosexuality • sexuality • sexual behavior • Twilight • vampires • True Blood

(Newser) - Author Stephenie Meyer had never even been to Forks, Wash., when she chose it, with a little help from Google, as the setting for her wildly popular Twilight books. But that hasn’t stopped fans of the series and the movies it has spawned from flocking to the town,... More »

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entertainment • film • tourism • Washington state • movies • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • Stephenie Meyer • Kristen Stewart • Forks, Washington

TV review

 Vampire Diaries  
 Bloody Good Fun 

CW series knows the teen mind

Sep 10, 09 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vampire Diaries, which premieres tonight on the CW, has its finger on the pulse of American youth, delivering a teen-vampire love story that gives Twilight a run for its money:
  • “Let the other franchises sniff with disdain at moldy old genre conventions,” writes Mary McNamara
... More »

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television • vampire • CW network • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer • television review • The Vampire Diaries • Kevin Williamson

 Twilight Star: 
 Nude Pics 
 Belong to Me 

Yes, another one...

Aug 11, 09 9:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest tween obsession to find herself embroiled in a nude photo scandal: Ashley Greene of Twilight fame. She apparently snapped herself in the buff, and the photos found their way to Perez Hilton's site. That was before her lawyers found their way to Perez Hilton, who then took... More »

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entertainment • nudity • celebrity • nude photo • Twilight • nude • naked • Ashley Greene

 Twilight Scribe Accused 
 of Plagiarism 

Dueling vampire novels bear similarities, author says

Aug 4, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is being accused of ripping off another vampire book, TMZ reports. Jordan Scott claims the series’ fourth installment, Breaking Dawn, bears a “striking and substantial similarity” to her 2006 book The Nocturne, with both including a post-wedding sex scene, a doomed pregnancy, and the death... More »

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entertainment • plagiarism • copyright infringement • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer • Jordan Scott • Breaking Dawn • The Nocturne

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Clothier: Gisele Is Preggers 

Plus, more babies and more drama

Jul 30, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The latest entity to weigh in on the Gisele Bundchen: pregnancy debate: London Fog, the Boston Globe reports. In a statement regarding recent—retouched—ads featuring Bundchen, an exec says, “Nobody is sexier or more beautiful than Gisele Bundchen in nothing but a London Fog trench coat, even... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Gisele Bundchen • Jude Law • Mel Gibson • Jessica Simpson • celebrity pregnancy • Twilight • London Fog • Bryce Dallas Howard • Rachelle Lefevre

 Why Do Vampires Turn Us On? 


Jul 18, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vampires have always been sexy, from Bram Stoker’s original smooth operator to Brad Pitt in Interview With a Vampire. But why have True Blood and Twilight sunk their fangs so thoroughly into today’s erotic zeitgeist? For starters, they're modern-day Romeos for angsty Juliets, Newsweek reports, a hypersexualized update... More »

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sex • Twilight • vampires • True Blood

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