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Poor Robert Pattinson, the living, breathing incarnation of the fictional heartthrob of every teen girl (and their mother) on this planet–Edward Cullen. The romantic, sexy vampire had girls swooning on the page long before it was even a thought in their heads that they might catch of glimpse of Edward in the flesh. Apparently, Pattinson’s…

This latest from M. Night Shyamalan is based on a TV series “Avatar: The Last Airbender” and features a world where the elements–Earth, Air, Fire, and Water–are controlled by people called “benders.” The last of the Airbenders is a young boy, Aang, who is the world’s only hope to stop a war started by the…

By Amy & Nancy Harrington, Pop Culture Passionistas During the past seven days a Broadway performer became a hot dog ambassador for good moods, a comedian celebrated smart girls, and stars came out to fight Pediatric AIDS. Here are this week’s most inspirational pop culture moments. Kristin Chenoweth Gets a New Co-Star – Oscar Mayer…

Following a somewhat anemic second season, "True Blood" is bad to it's sexy best.

Who doesn’t love nuns at the theater? I remember when as a kid, my mother took me to see “Do Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?”, a comedic play (originally a book) about girls at Catholic school beginning to their sexuality who are contending with caricature nuns desperately trying to keep them pure and innocent.…

Remember that scene in “Ghost” where “medium” Oda Mae Brown (Whoopi Goldberg) tries to make contact with a woman’s husband, but instead (to her surprise–since she was faking her “abilities” the whole time) she contacts the newly dead Sam Wheat(Patrick Swayze)? That’s what I imagine the scene was like when actress/reality TV star Tori Spelling…

In this third installment of “The Chronicles of Narnia” film series, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie are pulled back into Narnia through a painting and are joined by the King of Narnia, Caspian X. The group must go on a voyage where their hearts and spirits will be tested–the fate of Narnia depends on them. The…

Thomas Kinkade was charged with allegedly drunk driving last weekend.

Courtesy of Snagfilms, check out this documentary about Hollywood superstar Ashley Judd’s mission to fight youth AIDS in India.

Singer Katy Perry recently went on a French radio show and spoke about the controversy around Lady Gaga’s new music video “Alejandro,” in which the flamboyant artist swallows a rosary, wears a red rubber nun’s robe, and simulates sex, among other Christian blasphemies.Perry, who shot to stardom with her single “I Kissed a Girl” and…

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