Fun with Etymology - Feminist Werewolves

Awoo, everybody. Welcome to the (retooled and improved) second installment of Fun with Etymology! I gave this piece a bit of a makeover since its original publication in December, the better to eat you with, my dear. Today we're going to talk about werewolves and where they come from (etymologically – we all know…
Humans create cat werewolves—and they're very cute and very spooky
I don't know what to think about this. I don't like breeders and I don't like cats, but these spooky lycoi cats are something else. A cat that looks like a werewolf and, according to its Tennessee-based human creators, acts like a dog. I have to admit they are quite cute in their freaky ugliness. Like a reverse evil…
Detox and Lose Weight on the 'Werewolf Diet'
The latest arbitrary excuse for for unhealthy food restriction totally effective and science-based weight loss system is the Werewolf Diet, supposedly practiced by Madonna and Demi Moore, which helps people (lol @ "people"—shit like this is always for women) lose weight by tailoring their eating habits to the phases…
Here's Your Minute-By-Minute Play-By-Play Of Twilight: Breaking Dawn
Last night, I joined the Twihards at a midnight screening of Twilight: Breaking Dawn. Since I first covered the franchise in 2008, I've gone to midnight screenings of each one, and I have to say, as events, they are getting more and more subdued. Maybe the fans are growing up. Perhaps vampires and werewolves have lost…
Getting Drunk On Fairy Blood & Having Sex With Your Great Granddaughter
Last night on True Blood, the best scene by far was the one with a double dose of naked supernatural hottie. Sookie enlisted Alcide to help her track down Eric, who'd gotten drunk on fairy blood and was cavorting and frolicking through the forest as the inebriated are wont to do. They found him splashing about in a…
Taylor Lautner Is A Vampire, Not A Werewolf!
Is it possible that Taylor Lautner, the 19-year-old actor who plays werewolf Jacob Black in the Twilight films, is actually a vampire who's been a teenager for 46 years — or more? Someone named Natahsa sent this image to teen gossip site Ocean Up, with the message:
Red Riding Hood Is Not The New Twilight...It's Better
Director Catherine Hardwicke, who directed the first SparkleVamp film, has created a dark fairy-tale mystery in Red Riding Hood. Someone wrote it's "just Twilight with a cape." No way! It looks so much better.
Older-Person Mag Discovers The Beauties Of Twilight: Eclipse
The median age of the Vanity Fair reader is 40; the mag's fans are well-educated. So between the media frenzy and the TwiMom phenomenon, the chance that someone reading VF has heard of Twilight is pretty high. It's weird though:
The Tyranny Of Sexy: Female Werewolves In Pop Culture
In pop culture, vampires rule, werewolves drool (literally). New York magazine argues that the "moment in the moonlight" for weres has arrived thanks to Twilight and upcoming film remakes - but where are the tales of female lycanthropes?
You're Not Fooling Anybody, G'Mork
[Los Angeles, October 30. Image via Bauer-Griffin.]
Werewolves Are The New Vampires
In November, the Buff Werewolf and the Wolf Pack will make for New Moon swoon; MTV is working on a Teen Wolf pilot that's a "fresh take" on the original. Plus! Benicio Del Toro's Wolfman: Coming soon! [The Hollywood Reporter]
