Parenting in a Celebrity-Drive Society.
In honor of the upcoming film, “Breaking Dawn – Twilight Saga Part 1,” I thought I’d share my parenting fail in helping to create the frenzy around this franchise. Well, it’s not exactly me but my teenager. You may recall reading how she persisted until she got Robert Pattinson to mail a personalized autographed photo of [...]
The first full day of Comic-Con featured a cursing Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson in a new do, Justin Timberlake's first visit to the Con, and foul-mouth Guillermo Del Toro. Photo by S. Valle Twilighters were the highlight of the day filling Hall H with screaming fans of every age. After spending the night, some since [...]
Is there such a thing as too much Justin Timberlake? I hate to even entertain this thought, but having just seen him in back-to-back movies, “Bad Teacher” and “Friends with Benefits” (opening July 22 – review coming soon!), he might be getting dangerously close to overexposure of the flesh kind. Admittedly, there's hardly any skin bared in [...]
Robert Pattinson turned 23 on May 26. The British actor stars in the teen hit movie Twilight, and will be seen again in the upcoming sequel New Moon. The anticipation can already be felt — at least in this house. Tough it was Pattinson’s birthday recently he was gracious and instead sent my daughter, Bianca, the little present: the photo above [...]
This summer, one of the most entertaining activities families with teenagers can enjoy together is Comic-Con in San Diego, Ca., which is also celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year. The yearly comic book convention had its humble beginnings with the comic book industry, but in recent years, this aspect of the convention has taken a back seat to the <?xml:namespace [...]
