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Nov 20, 2009 -
Vampire mania is in full force today as New Moon officially hits theaters. (Did you vote on our Edward or Jacob poll?) But before the Cullens there was Buffy, and before Buffy there was Count Dracula, and before Count Dracula there were the undead of folklore. I've gone back and investigated some of the more ancient vampire myths, and rounded them up in this quiz.
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Nov 17, 2009 -
A yearning to escape. A lust for forbidden love. A passion for romance.
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Oct 18, 2009 -
Esquire's Stephen Marche thinks he's figured out the obvious explanation for the vampire craze sweeping the world. He writes:
Vampires have overwhelmed pop culture because young straight women want to have sex with gay men. Not all young straight women, of course, but many, if not most, of them.
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Oct 06, 2009 -
We're so excited to premiere our PopSugar Rush Vampire Special! Vampires are everywhere these days — from the Twilight saga and all its stars to the new popularity of The Vampire Diaries to fashion and beauty trends and beyond. In part one of our PopSugar Rush Vampire special, we take a look at three of the biggest reasons we can't live without vampires, including an exclusive interview with adorable Candice Accola, who gives us a taste of what to expect from this season of The Vampire Diaries!
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Aug 25, 2009 -
Vampires have long been a staple of romantic literature and movies, but with Twilight and True Blood, we're in the middle of a vampire sexual revolution.
In the latest issue of Nylon, True Blood star Stephen Moyer offers his theory as to why women are so drawn to vampires as sex symbols:
"The thing about vampirism is that it taps into a female point of view — you have an old-fashioned gentleman with manners who is a f*cking killer . .
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Jul 29, 2009 -
What kind of vampire wanders about in daylight, sports no fangs, and politely declines glasses of lukewarm blood? The most popular one in the world! Edward Cullen, played by our favorite floppy-haired boy du jour Robert Pattinson.
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Jul 03, 2009 -
Every few decades vampires crawl out of their coffins and into the blood of the mainstream. Fantasy, romanticism, and the supernatural are the obvious escapes we take during extraordinary times, but vampires aren't ordinary immortals.
Vampire tales were first written when sex could not be openly discussed so they came complete with metaphors.
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