OK, I can't believe I'm actually commenting on this (!) but I swear that when the first Twilight came out, Kristen had a really serious non-famous boyfriend. What happened to that dude? #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
Is it possible to discuss this without the same tired sarcasm? Yes, it's a teeny bopper franchise, yes, it's overhyped and overplayed and overacted and annoying in a lot of ways. But so is always using this tone to discuss it.
Why is it possible to write about other fluffy, harmless pop culture topics in a normal, grown-up way, but not this?
These are gorgeous images of gorgeous people and a banal interview to match. Let the eye rolling act rest, and either enjoy it or say something new about it, I beg of you.
@curiousdruid: I... did not think Dodai was being particularly sarcastic in this article. Am I missing something? I mean, the first paragraph is a little snarky, but coverage of them DOES tend to blur the lines between them and their characters in amusing ways. Other than that, I'm not noticing any sarcasm. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
@Dodgergirl: Meh, it's just all the "OMGTWILIGHTISTOTESREAL/ this will break twihard's brains/ Bella and Edward----I mean Kristen and Rob/ these pictures were threatened--I mean promised!" stuff.
Full disclosure: I am 28 years old, and I enjoy these books for what they are: escapist vampire silliness. It's a fun diversion from my actual, grown up life. So, it just sucks that every article about it on here is peppered with little asides that snark "this tripe is lame/ for obsessive idiots but, alas, we must post it."
They don't really sound any more like a couple than any other fake movie couple who have done an interview together ever do. and I mean, look at the questions? "Who's more romantic?" you can't answer that in a way that sounds platonic even if it is. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
@mikaelamac: The thing about those shoes --and advanced apologies for dredging up the old shit storm once again-- is that she's doing just about all anyone could do in those: LAY DOWN. The toes are perfect points and the heels are toothpicks. M. Louboutin makes lovely flats and Mrs. O has made them fabulous. TEAM FLATS. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
I have to say that I like her. I remember thinking she was way cool in Panic Room. And I she actually really reminded me of my high school self in Adventureland, stoic, monotone, plain but the boys seem to like her, with just a splash of self-destruction. I dig her. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
@Penny: Me too. She was awesome as Em in Adventureland - and even her short turn in Into the Wild was great. Hell, I like them both. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
@Penny: I agree. For all the criticism that gets thrown her way for Twilight, she's been good in other roles. Her role in Adventureland could have easily been played flat and cliched, but I thought she did a great job with it. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
Can I say this? That dress she's wearing on the cover really is amazing! I don't know what it is about a demure front and exposed back, but it out-sexes cleavage and short hemlines in my book every time. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
@tallgirl-in-heels: I think she looks good and, most importantly, like her self. It's like the glam Kristen, and it works. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
@tallgirl-in-heels: based on all I can see from the cover, I feel that she and Pattinson just look like misplaced interpretive dancers. SPARKLY misplaced interpretive dancers, mind you, but still... #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
@tallgirl-in-heels: It looks just like the dresses Serena and Blair pilfered from Eleanor Waldorf's photo shoot in season one episode 4 of Gossip Girl! Not that I've been lusting after those dresses since the episode came out or anything. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
@AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: yeah, the cover photo is sort of awkward, but there's just something about the exposed back and his hand lingering there.* It's the subtlety of it that gets me.
*I'm not talking about this couple in particular, but the motif in general. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
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In this case they should have just left What's Sexy Now and be done with it. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
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So long as he recognizes it too, I shan't complain. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
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Why is it possible to write about other fluffy, harmless pop culture topics in a normal, grown-up way, but not this?
These are gorgeous images of gorgeous people and a banal interview to match. Let the eye rolling act rest, and either enjoy it or say something new about it, I beg of you.
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Full disclosure: I am 28 years old, and I enjoy these books for what they are: escapist vampire silliness. It's a fun diversion from my actual, grown up life. So, it just sucks that every article about it on here is peppered with little asides that snark "this tripe is lame/ for obsessive idiots but, alas, we must post it."
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The competition Rob likes to look up. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
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I could run in those! #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
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"Ouuuch."
"Can’t you sparkle away the glue?"
"That’s real funny, Ms. Desolate."
"Fuck you."
"Can’t right now."
"Shut up, Flippy." #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
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*I'm not talking about this couple in particular, but the motif in general. #kristenstewartrobertpattinsonbazaar...
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I don't care either way if they're really dating, but I agree that they're under a lot of pressure either way.
Overall, I like the photoshoot.