Donna Freitas: March 2009 Archives

Stephenie Meyer is officially a celebrity, and one whom the queen of all fashion magazines has decided is worthy of watching: in "Dreamcatcher," the March 2009 issue of Vogue features the author of "Twilight" and those vampires of hers we have come to know and love.

"Dreamcatcher" is a long article (hooray!), and includes everything from her birthplace (Connecticut), to her daily routine (lots of dropping off and picking up the kids with help from hubby), and the role of glamour (or the lack of) in her life (it is Vogue after all):

"As much as she has brought glamour to the lives of teenage girls with her Romeo and Juliet-with-blood lust story, the glamour she surrounds herself with is decidedly unglamorous, unless you are a boy, that is--the backyard is an aspiring athlete's paradise...For her, happiness is being at home or attending a Little League game or the elementary school band concert. She believes this is what success in writing has given her, a kind of luxury that would not be listed as an asset by the IRS. "Luxury for me is getting to take care of your kids," she says."

Though, speaking of glamour, Meyer looks awfully lovely in her photograph, dressed in a long black gown, beautiful, colorful jewels, and that signature red hair flowing down her back. Check it out.

I don't twitter (or is it tweet?)--though a lot of my friends do. And I hear that you can develop a "following" pretty quickly if your tweets are frequent enough and clever, too.

So perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that "Some evangelical Christian groups are harnessing these coincident messaging flows to strengthen their religious communication via synchronized prayer," according to Pauline Hope Cheong in her article, "Twitter of Faith: Microblogging the Divine."

Apparently, Twitter is also a great evangelizing tool: "Another likely vision for Twitter is as a micro-sharing and mobilization platform for religious organizations. Its open and free message-spreading or "retweeting" meme mechanisms can help build replications and enlarge informational networks."

Do you Tweet the Faith?

I'm hooked on NBC's "Kings" just from the premier, so I've been searching around for new and interesting tidbits about the show and its future--especially on the religion front. So if you're loving the show like me, don't miss this interview from Busted Halo, where Michael Green, the creator of the show, discusses how he's "brought a modern aesthetic to the Old Testament story of King David."

Here's an excerpt where Green responds about his hopes for this retelling of this particular Old Testament story:

"I just hope [viewers] enjoy the storytelling and the characters and their interactions...I think one of the reasons everyone has a natural curiosity about the story of King David is because it is familiar, even if you're not familiar with it. It's just so much a part of our cultural DNA -- so many of the Old Testament stories, but specifically the hero's journey associated with David -- that I think they'll find it compelling. Everyone at least knows David and Goliath. They might not know what comes after, but to my mind, that's where it gets interesting."

For the Team Edward fans out there, here's some good news: Guess who is on the cover of April's GQ? That's right! Robert Pattinson (aka, Edward Cullen). Writer Alex Pappademas traces Pattinson's rise from the dead (he was just a random wizard in Harry Potter once, and he did die) to being the heartthrob of every woman "over 14" in "He's Hot, He's Sexy, He's Undead." There's even a slideshow of photos.

Now for the next tidbit, which has 30 Rock fans not quite so thrilled: apparently there's a little love thing going on between Tina Fey and Robert (don't worry--they are just kidding around.) NYMag reports that she called him a "sexy devil" on Jimmy Fallon, and apparently he returned the feelings. Fans of "30 Rock" are worried that now he might show up on the show and, I guess, ruin the humor. But an Edward appearance wouldn't be so bad, would it? (I'd watch.)

So this just in for those still following all things-Twilight. TVGuide reports that Dakota Fanning has signed on to play one of the Volturi--the ancient vampires who live in Italy and enforce vampire code world-wide. Fanning will play Jane, the tiny, pretty blond with an evil bite.

And, apparently, filming hasn't even started yet, though Summit is hoping for a fall release of the film: "Production on New Moon is slated to start later this month, with an eye on a November premiere. A second follow-up, Eclipse, already has been penciled in for a June 2010 release."

I hope they make it good. I'd rather they take the time to get it right!

I'm sure Dan Brown must be used to coming under attack from Catholics for his pulpy, page-turners and the nearing release of the film version of "Angels & Demons" is no exception. The Vatican banned "Angels & Demons" from filming...

By the end of my first time reading through the YA novel "The God Box" by Alex Sanchez (a writer colleague of mine) I was sobbing. Not only is it a beautiful story of two boys who fall in love,...

"It's not popular to speak of God," utters Ian McShane's character, King Silas Benjamin, as he addresses the people of Gilboah in the opening minutes of the premier of "Kings"--a show that, if it's about anything, it's about God. Silas...

So I thought that all-things "Twilight" would fade away with the end of 2008, but the series and talk of it is much like the Energizer Bunny--I see that now. It shows no signs of abating and so, alas, I...