Everybody seems to love True Blood, and The Sookie Stackhouse Novels that the show is based upon are even better. If you think seeing the TV show is good enough you are missing out. And if you haven’t seen the TV show these books definitely stand alone. This is a ten book series with an eleventh in ...
Gothic romances are hard to do. The first hurdle to overcome is the giggle factor — the bubble of laughter that suddenly arises as an emotionally over-wrought scene descends into melodrama. Then there is the fact that this is the genre of choice for both the novice novelist and the author who has been honing ...
Twihards are in a tizzy about Red Riding Hood, a film directed the deposed director of Twilight, Catherine Hardwicke. Due in March, this moody werewolf pic tells the story of a young woman who tries to save her town. The cinematography is gorgeous, but there is a danger this could go the way of Sleepy ...
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 ...
Imagine a review of Twilight written by a middle aged Englishman who hates romance and thinks that vampires are the lamest monster ever. Oh yes, it happened. And it’s even funnier than you think. Charlie Brooker is a columnist for the Guardian who just found out that Twilight is a love story. Yesterday. His inexplicable ...
We all know that Bella Swan is a terrible role model for women, but when Sookie Stackhouse heard that she’s been up to, she couldn’t help but get involved. She takes the troubled teen under her wing, and explains the ways of the world to her fellow vampire-lover in this letter.
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
