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Monday, March 12 2012

Zealot Zombies vs. Apolitical Vampires: Bruce LaBruce’s Political Enlivenment of the Undead

By Justin Linds

Bruce LaBruce's pornographic zombie films are politically and artistically engaged in ways in which too few contemporary horror narratives are.


Friday, August 12 2011

‘Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête)’: At Odds with Itself

By Jeff Ames

Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast remains a bizarre, eerie and unusual film, filled with dark characters, troubling themes and some truly awe-inspiring visuals.


Monday, February 21 2011

‘Let Me In’ Is a Refreshingly Bloody Coming of Age Love Story/Revenge Fantasy

By Jake Meaney

Let Me In, the inevitable American remake of the 2008 Swedish vampire arthouse hit Let the Right One In, more than holds its own against the nearly perfect original.


Wednesday, December 22 2010

The Year in Music: March 2010

By Jessy Krupa


Wednesday, September 15 2010

From Old World Underground to Hollywood (and Back): Metric’s New Wave Adventure

By Jer Fairall

Emily Haines' journey with her band Metric has taken her everywhere from on stage with Lou Reed in Sydney, Australia to writing songs for teenage vampires in Hollywood. But all roads continue to lead back to her Toronto home.


Monday, June 14 2010

Girl-Gothic: Five Minutes with Meg Cabot

By Nikki Tranter

Vampire stories may have been around for centuries, but it’s undeniable that they’ve never been quite this popular.


Wednesday, May 26 2010

Rewinding ‘Parenthood’: “Lost and Found”

By Jessy Krupa

No cliffhangers or big surprises in the season finale


Tuesday, May 25 2010

Forever Meddling: An Interview with Blake Judd of Nachtmystium

By Adrien Begrand

The leader of Nachtmystium and Twilight finds himself at a creative peak with the release of two major new albums that give the finger to genre purists.


Tuesday, May 18 2010

Afraid of a Ghost: Inside the ‘All Apologies’ Meme

By Tom Goulter

Why did the Robert-Pattinson-as-Kurt-Cobain myth take in more people than any April Fool? Because it seemed too uncomfortably true to be bullshit.


Wednesday, February 10 2010

20 Questions: Steve Schiltz of the Hurricane Bells

By Evan Sawdey

Longwave frontman Steve Schiltz took time off from his main band to form Hurricane Bells and wound up on the New Moon soundtrack.


Ashley Greene has fashioned a vibrant acting career since ‘Twilight’ (PopWire) [19.Nov.09]
‘Twilight’ co-star Nikki Reed doesn’t want her life to be an open book (PopWire) [17.Nov.09]
‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ - The Music (videos / streams) (Mixed Media) [16.Nov.09]
‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’: Love at second bite (PopWire) [16.Nov.09]
Pop 20: What’s next for paranormal pop culture (PopWire) [5.Nov.09]
Obsessed ‘Twilight’ fans sink their teeth into sequel (PopWire) [28.Sep.09]
Vampires, zombies, the occult: When life is in tumult, pop-cult goes undead (PopWire) [5.Aug.09]
Twilight (Reviews) [23.Mar.09]
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Vamp-Ire: ‘Twilight’ vs ‘Let the Right One In’ (Short Ends and Leader) [20.Nov.08]
Stephenie Meyer’s saga about young love and vampires heads to the big screen (PopWire) [19.Nov.08]
Hit or miss, ‘Twilight’ is actress Kristen Stewart’s big break (PopWire) [17.Nov.08]
Will ‘Twilight’ bring dawn or dusk to movie season? (PopWire) [13.Nov.08]
Talk, Talk, Talk: November 2008 (Features) [11.Sep.08]
Pop 20: ‘Twilight’ vampires don’t play by the rules (PopWire) [20.Aug.08]
‘Twilight’ series successfully walks fine line (PopWire) [8.Aug.08]
Fans eagerly await last ‘Twilight’ book (PopWire) [1.Aug.08]
Fans of popular vampire series pumping new blood into Forks, Wash. (PopWire) [30.Jul.08]
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