Am I the only one who enjoys Twilight? Or likes Kristen Stewart?

Obvs, I read/watch it in a different context than I’d read/watch The Possibility of an Island/The Wire, inasmuch as I recognize that it’s silly and has nothing to say about anything I find important and that its target audience is teenage girls. But I really do like it, in the same vein (I think!) that I like Gossip Girl, and it’s really confusing to me that many here enjoy that show with its convoluted/ridiculous plots and pretty bad acting and its target audience being teenage girls, but then reflexively dismiss Twilight for being exactly that.

Also! Kristen Stewart is a babe and was pretty good in Adventureland (also surprisingly fun!).

What I’m trying to say is that I’m lonely and insecure and need people to validate my enjoyment of stuff. Does nobody else like this junk?

Woof.

America is merely DOING ITS PART to encourage future advertisers for the Awl.

A pretty boy in his underwear…

Okay, this is my first attempt at an entry!
The Kingdom: It was jingoistic and ridiculous, with Saudis at best coming off as Borat-like caricatures. And it has Jamie Foxx. Not even Peter Berg (who brings along Coach Taylor and and Lyla for cameos) who directs or Jason Batemen or Jennifer Garner make this any good.

Also, it’s impossible to understate how much of not-an-asshole Jian Ghomeshi is, and how that makes it all the more ridiculous that Billy Bob continues to blame this on him.