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Don’t Buy: Economic Determinism for Monsters

Back in November, this chart from the sci-fi blog io9 caused a stir in economics- and zombie-loving circles. It purported to show an uptick in the number of zombie movies produced in times of economic or social unrest. As the creators said:
Still, even correcting for the fact that there are more movies being made today, [...]

Buy: Twilight 2 Being Worse

Okay, I’ve become obsessed. Twilight is a horrible book that is bad for womens’ rights and written by a Mormon that I haven’t read. The movie, which my friends and fans of the book aren’t down with and that teeny boppers are all about, has become one of my latest gossip-craving obsessions.
The first movie was [...]

Don’t Buy: Vampire-Chick-Werewolf Love Triangles

Do you know what is dominating the Barnes and Noble top ten bestseller list right now? Besides the How I Met Your Mother photo book. The four novels in Stephenie Meyer’s vampire love series, as well as their special editions. Scuse me—not just vampires, but the saga rests on a human-vampire-werewolf love triangle in the [...]