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The CMAs were awesome, of course. Since I love Taylor Swift, I was happy to see her take home all four awards in the categories she was nominated, including Entertainer of the Year. Her couple of performances were also great. And the night wouldn’t have been half as funny if a bunch of the stars [...]

TV Show Review: “Vampire Diaries”

Posted on 18 Sep 2009 In: Teens, Television, YA Shows

If you can get past the fact that it’s a complete rip-off of “Twilight,” it’s actually decent.
I prefer contemporary teen fiction and television to paranormal and fantasy (I know, don’t hate me), which is probably one reason I liked “Twilight” so much. “Vampire Diaries” claims to be “darker” and more “edgier” than “Twilight,” but at [...]

Kanye West is a Jerk to Taylor Swift at VMAs

Posted on 14 Sep 2009 In: Music, News, Teens, Television, YA Movies

I promise I’ll get back to the focus of this blog, which is YA books. But I couldn’t resist posting on the VMAs. Taylor Swift is my favorite musical artist, and last night she was the unlikely winner of the best female video on the VMAs. In the middle of her acceptance speech, Kayne West [...]

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