Monthly Archives: December 2010

Teenagers, a late-90s obsession

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

Desperate to Seem 16 by Lynn Hirschberg, New York Times, September 5, 1999 The most popular actresses on television today are very young and brunet. There is Katie Holmes, who stars as a high-schooler on “Dawson’s Creek,” and Jennifer Love … Continue reading →

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Where’s the next generation of Buffys?

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

We need more vampire slayers – just not more Buffys by Charlie Jane Anders, io9.com, November 29, 2010 Warner Bros. had half the right idea with their Buffy the Vampire Slayer remake. It’s about time somebody picked up the baton Joss Whedon dropped … Continue reading →

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Wonder Woman’s shoes

Posted on December 2, 2010 by

 Sketch Shows The Birth of Wonder Woman This 1941 concept sketch for Wonder Woman, which includes cartoonist Harry G. Peter’s notes to creator William Moulton Marston, sold at auction for $33,350. Over the years she lost the skirt and … Continue reading →

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Wizard Rock’s Greatest Hits

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Harry Potter: Wizard Rock’s Greatest Hits By John Seaborn Gray, Houston Press, November 19, 2010 For the past few years, a genre centered around J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter universe has been growing on the Internet and elsewhere. We don’t think … Continue reading →

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Orphan Stories

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

Why We Love Movies About Orphans We root for Harry Potter for the same reasons we root for Oliver Twist and Shirley Temple: because they’ve lost their parents. by Steve Daly, Newsweek, November 18, 2010 In the avalanche of moody, … Continue reading →

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