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Twilight

dogs at sunset in the surf

The time of day when I used to think a dog could turn into a wolf

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As the days get shorter, dusk is coming earlier and earlier. And it reminds me of a French expression that describes that ephemeral time of day.

Critics agree new Twilight movie unlike its predecessors

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Latest Twilight movie hits movie screens across America

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Movies to see this holiday season

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New Movie Releases: ‘Happy Feet 2,’ ‘Descendants,’ ‘Breaking Dawn’

This week’s big releases include the animated family film  “Happy Feet 2,” “The Descendants,” starring George Clooney, and the eagerly awaited fourth Twilight movie “Breaking Dawn.” Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday,and Kristen Meinzer, Takeaway culture producer, are co-hosts of the Movie Date podcast. They give their thoughts on the new movies this week. ‘The Twilight […]

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True Vampires of New Haven

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Studio 360’s Eric Molinsky has learned that being a vampire isn’t as easy or attractive as pop culture would have us believe.

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The Kids Are All Right … aren’t they?

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A.O. Scott looks at this summer’s new releases that speak to the state of childhood and adolescence and family today.

And Rafer Guzman shares some of the new films that he thinks shed light on modern adolescence and family life.

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Cashing in on vampire fever

Business, Economics and Jobs

The town of Forks, Washington is nestled on the edge of Olympic National Park. It’s a quiet place, with about 3,000 residents, but the trickle of tourists has turned into a flood of fans of the ‘Twilight’ series, which is set in Forks.

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New dawn for ‘Twilight’ saga

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‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ hits movie theaters today, and fanatic teenage girls all over the country are making the film a phenomenon before it even opens. New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott explains what all the fuss is about.

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