July 18, 2010
Twihards are described as either insipid teenager girls or lonely middle-aged women. The movies have been universally panned by critics but perhaps they don’t see the films the way the fans do. Are they intimidated by the female gaze? The most noticeable feature about Edward Cullen is his flushed red lips, that is if you ...
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March 3, 2010
It’s no surprise that kids like adult music. I mean wouldn’t you pick Rihanna over Raffi? But there is a difference between dancing to grown-up music, and dancing like a grown-up. Especially in a public sphere like television or YouTube. It is every girl’s dream to dance on stage like the stars on TV. Yet ...