It has barely been a month since Dana Schwartz’s (a Chicago writer and comedian) Twitter account–@DystopianYA–gained some well-earned attention after Schwartz started humorously pointing out all the cliché and tired trappings of YA fiction (with a dystopian twist). When questioned about why she started account, she had this to say: “I loved dystopian stories as … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Twilight
Rise of the ‘Mockingjay’ Syndrome
It’s an exasperating, infuriating moment. You spend roughly two hours—often more—of your life spent staring at a screen waiting for the story, but the only thing that starts are the ending credits. You are then hit with a stunned revelation of “That’s It?”, followed by shock or aggravation, indignant that you could have given the movie … Continue reading
Robert Pattinson Reveals What He Wants in a Girlfriend
Hey, ladies, R. Pattz is single and is sharing just what he wants in his special lady. Four months after splitting with his girlfriend of over three years, Kristen Stewart, the former Twilight star is opening up about what he looks for in a potential lady, and unsurprisingly, for Robert Pattinson, confidence is key. “Someone knowing who they … Continue reading
THE TRAILER HAS DROPPED: ‘Divergent’
Ever since the Harry Potter movies came onto the scene in 2001, movie studios have continued to search madly for the “the next big teen thing”. This mentality has brought us sagas like the lackluster Twilight and the still filming (but much better) The Hunger Games. This phenomenon also stuck us with the I’m-not-surprised-it-flopped movie The … Continue reading
Stephanie Meyer Is Apparently ‘So Over’ Twilight
First of all: THANK GOD. Second of all: I’m glad she’s over it and I concur that we should get over it too. But in all seriousness, Variety recently got the rare—and not really coveted—opportunity to sit down with the Twilight author and asked if she had anymore plans for Twilight. Here’s what she had … Continue reading