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Surf's Up! Teen Choice Award Nominations Announced

2012-05-22T15:38:41Z

We got our hands on the list of Teen Choice Awards nominees, which means it's time to start guessing: Which movies, songs, and celebrities will come o...

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Meredith Fineman: Puff, the Magic Relationship

2012-05-17T08:39:27Z

Are you expecting to board the platform 9 3/4 Train to Boyfriendland, where everyone looks like Javier Bardem and they're waiting for your arrival holding three bags of Louboutins and a puppy?

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Dancing In The Dark

2012-05-17T16:29:12Z

Self-taught photographer and former record executive Nancy Berry is debuting her work in a bewitching new exhibition entitled, "For The Dance of Light...

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Elizabeth Debold: Too Many Shades of Grey

2012-04-27T17:45:23Z

Why, when the women's movement aimed to liberate us from being sexually objectified and degraded, are so many women objectifying and degrading themselves?

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VOTE: Which Movie Franchise Is The Best Ever?

2012-04-11T10:37:29Z

UPDATE: Vote in Round 2 of our Ultimate Fan Face-Off here.

PREVIOUSLY: Long before Katniss Everdeen destroyed her box office competition -- and spa...

Read more: Star Wars, Best Movie Franchise, Titanic, HUnger Games, Lord of the Rings, Poll, Rocky, Star Trek, James Bond, Video, The Godfather, Indiana Jones, Twilight, Harry Potter, Entertainment News

What Would [Insert YA Heroine Here] Do?

2012-04-07T14:28:21Z

By Brenna Clarke Gray for BookRiot:

Sometimes, when faced with difficult real life situations, I find myself wondering how my favourite young adult...

Read more: Suzanne Collins, Hermione, Anne of Green Gables, Teen Memes, Bella, HUnger Games, YA Heroines, Twilight, Harry Potter, Katniss, Young Adult Fiction, Teen News

Jon Chattman: A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Foxy Shazam "Likes It"; Hey Rim Jeon Plays It

2012-04-04T12:19:39Z

What ever happened to good old fashioned rock and roll? That's the question Cincinnati rockers Foxy Shazam answer with their fourth album The Church of Rock and Roll.

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Alma Katsu: Is Fifty Shades of Grey a New Frontier in Fan Fiction?

2012-04-04T10:29:47Z

With the recent sale of movie rights to the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, the debate over fan fiction has heated up.

Read more: Copyright Infringement, Fifty Shades of Grey, Twilight, Intellectual Property, Book Publishing, Books News

Which Fictional Movie Universe Do You Most Want To Live In?

2012-04-03T11:22:18Z

Inspired by a recent Reddit thread, we here at HuffPost Entertainment would love to know what fictional movie universe you would most want to live in....

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Renee DuShane: Bella Swan: A Strong Female Character

2012-03-29T09:23:42Z

If you ask me, falling in love with someone should be seen as a leap of faith rather than a sign of being dependent. Maybe she does go a little weak in the knees, but Bella Swan is far from a weak female character.

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VIDEO: Watch Bella Shine In 'Breaking Dawn Part 2' Teaser Trailer

2012-03-26T07:46:42Z

If 15 seconds of "Breaking Dawn Part 2" weren't enough to quench your thirst for all things "Twilight," perhaps the full 48-second teaser trailer will...

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'The Hunger Games' Scores $155 Million At Weekend Box Office

2012-03-25T11:36:52Z

Sorry, Bella. When it comes to box-office odds, Katniss Everdeen had everything in her favor. "The Hunger Games" scored $155 million in North American...

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‘The Hunger Games:’ 8 Latino Celebs Dish On Their Favorite Character (EXCLUSIVE)

2012-03-23T13:42:01Z

With “The Hunger Games” hitting theaters nationwide today, we asked our favorite Latino celebs to dish on their favorite character from the movie,...

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Joan Williams: The Hunger Games' Hopeful Vision for the Future

2012-03-22T12:38:43Z

There's not a whole lot about the world of The Hunger Games that I'd like to see carried into the future. But it's truly refreshing to see a world where gender isn't a restrictive category.

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What Bella And Katniss Say About Female Sexuality

2012-03-22T10:26:33Z

If there were ever a good time to be a young woman, this isn't it. As if a massive backlash against contraception and sexual freedom, a recession and ...

Read more: Narrative on Women, Twilight, Katniss Everdeen, Female Sexuality, Sexual Politics, The Hunger Games, Bella Swan, Women News

'Hunger Games' Producer Reveals Secrets To Making A Blockbuster On The Cheap

2012-03-20T09:35:00Z

Making a hit movie on a budget is as hard as Hollywood makes it look. "We're in a business where the solution is almost always to write a check," said...

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Morgan Glennon: The Feminism of Pretty Little Liars

2012-03-19T09:39:36Z

If two female characters have scenes together, are they talking about something other than their love lives? It's amazing how few movies (only two of the Academy Award nominated pictures this year) and TV series pass this test. Pretty Little Liars, however, would pass this test with flying colors.

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Bonnie Fuller: The Hunger Games and Twilight Celebrate Serious Values -- Proof That Young Women Are Not Airheads

2012-03-13T15:31:54Z

Which politician or celebrity do young women have to look up to today, who has the same strength of their own convictions and morals, but also has the genuine empathy for others that 16-year-old Katniss does?

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Pavarti K Tyler: A Statistical Analysis Of 6 Popular Vampire Myths

2012-02-28T11:15:57Z

The mythos and portrayal of vampires vary greatly by tradition and region, but in popular culture the vampire is almost always defined by an unquenchable thirst for blood, skin that is cool to the touch, avoidance of the sun and garlic and the lack of soul.

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Nancy Doyle Palmer: Elizabeth Reaser on Broadway, Breasts and Playing Opposite the Big Boys -- Brave and True

2012-02-26T11:52:59Z

Elizabeth Reaser talks a little about the sexuality of this role and the physical challenge of playing both a young teen and a grown woman who is particularly well-endowed.

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Look Who's Playing TV's Latest President

2012-02-25T13:02:21Z

Cue "Hail to the Chief" because TV has found its president.

Bill Pullman, who famously took on the role of head of state in the 1996 blockbuster "I...

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Tammy Polatsek: 4 Things To Remember When Planning Your Wedding

2012-02-14T20:54:15Z

We are seeing an altogether earthy style, reflective of our concerns as a society -- a pro-earth, pro-nature look -- and weddings will be more natural altogether.

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Erika Christakis: What Do Women Want: The Cinematic Wasteland of Female Fantasy (Part Three)

2012-02-24T09:00:52Z

So why do we still insist on vetting female fantasy life through the critical and shaming lens of reality? If it doesn't pass our test of what is good for us in real life, we're not allowed to dream about it. There's nothing new about this: Women have always been viewed as the gatekeepers of morality.

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Erika Christakis: What Do Women Want: The Cinematic Wasteland of Female Fantasy (Part Two)

2012-02-22T09:00:00Z

Well, who wouldn't want to believe that love could be so ennobling? That a person would make a sacrifice -- giving up the possibility of, oh, multiple sexual partners, let's say -- in service of a greater love? It's an appealing fantasy, and I'd like to say it's a fantasy shared equally by men and women.

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Erika Christakis: What Do Women Want: The Cinematic Wasteland of Female Fantasy (Part One)

2012-02-20T09:56:00Z

Men get a bye when it comes to their fantasy life -- no matter how disturbing or buffoonish- - but women are expected to be the grown-ups, even though it's not much fun being the designated driver.

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