It seems like the month of December isn’t just ushering in cold winds from the North (can’t Santa stop being so generous and keep those winds for himself?), but also a whole slew of obsessions. From the avid Twilight fans that seem to wait for me at every street corner to my personal obsession with… Read More The resurgence of an old obsession: Welcome back, Harry!
You have to wonder if being adored by millions of girls would get to a 22 year old’s head – and apparently it has not. Robert Pattinson appears ill suited to the celebrity life that awaits him. The 22-year-old Londoner is starring as ferociously handsome teenage vampire Edward Cullen in the movie adaptation of the… Read More More Obsession with Edward Cullen obsession: What does Robert think about it all?
Watching a TV show or a movie demands that we become, to a certain extent, irrational. Depending on the show, we’re expected to let go of what we believe in or what the world actually is like, and to believe, for 20, 40 or 90 minutes takes, in a world that is in large part… Read More Loving Mulder & Dean: How much is too much, or More Musings on Edward Obsession
I don’t like lazy arguments. To read articles that mention how Twilight is a terrible influence ‘just because’ really annoys me; how do these authors expect to be taken seriously if they don’t try to ask the questions, however difficult they might be? You all know by now my opinion of Twilight and following my obsession… Read More My Obsession with Edward Cullen Obsession: Random Musing about Twilight and the Power of Books
This article is absolutely amazing. While again I might not agree with all of it, the argument is flawless. Enjoy! Touched by a vampire Preteen girls — and their grown-up moms — are sinking their teeth into Stephenie Meyer’s gothic “Twilight” books by the millions. Move over, J.K. Rowling. By Laura Miller (…) No wonder… Read More More obsession with Edward Cullen obsession: Touched by a vampire
It’s interesting how intense the reaction to Twilight is, not just in the teen fan base (advice: be ready to plug your ears while you are watching the movie on the big screen). There are many articles, both journalistic and academic, on Twilight, it’s meaning for our culture and it’s potential effects on our society.… Read More My obsession with Edward Cullen Obsession: Love Bites
Apparently I’m not the only person who has noticed that so many teens and tweens are suffering from OCD – read, obsessive Cullen syndrome. It seems to be a disorder only two things can cure: time or something else to obsess about. Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be anything in the near future to respond… Read More My obsession with an Edward Cullen-obsessed world
I read and reviewed the book ‘Twilight’ awhile ago, and although I enjoyed the read and could understand why a teenage girl would go gaga over it, I was still curiously puzzled enough by the ensuing Edward-mania to go to a midnight masquerade for the launch of the fourth and last book in the series,… Read More The puzzle that are obsessions, or wow, how teenagers love Edward Cullen!
I’m not certain what makes some stories as popular as they are, while others, of the same caliber, barely make it off the shelves. Certainly Harry Potter was amazing and deserved every bit of the success it got (I myself am the proud owner of the entire set!). But there are other stories of the… Read More Review: Twilight Saga, by Stephenie Meyer