Archives for 2008

Mike Welch was interviewed by Teen Faze. You can catch part of it on their YouTube channel or go to their site for full details. Also, speaking of Mike, his play, Speech and Debate, just had its run in LA extended. So if you are out in that area check it out. It’s gotten very good reviews.

According to Editor and Publisher, USA Today Weekend Edition is taking an unprecedented step. They are going to alter their signature layout in favor of a Twilight one.

USA Weekend, the weekly companion to USA Today, has announced that its Nov. 16 issue will feature a special cover for the premiere of the much-anticipated "Twilight" movie. The cover will represent only the second time in a decade that USA Weekend has changed its blue-and-white logo.

Read the full story here.

The LA Times is still going strong with their Twilight Countdown:
                        First Rob answers your questions.
                        And Catherine chimes in.

Reelz Channel has posted more fan vids from people competing to be the ultimate Twilight fan in their contest. The winner will be announced on the 20th with teasers as to who the winner is on the 17th on Dailies. So stay tuned.

Borders has a new behind the scenes of Twilight clip up.

Also, according to Borders:

Also, at the bottom of the clips page is details about the free Borders-Exclusive poster offer (see image below), available now at all Borders locations. Quantities are limited. Requires $25 purchase of Twilight related merchandise .

Other cool Twilight merchandise arrives in stores late this and early next week. Think Cullen Crest.

First up is a feature Entertainment Weekly has on 12 things that influenced Stephenie.  Check out the photo spread and captions here.

Next is the Entertainer of the Year interactive game. Log in, play and register your choice.

Links fixed.

The folks over at Twilight Fan Trips have extended an opportunity to Lexiconers.  How would you like to beat the crowds and get a guaranteed, up-front seats to see Taylor Lautner, Edi Gathegi, and Rachelle LeFevere when they make their appearance at the Hot Topic Twilight Tour pitspot in the Seattle area?

Go here to enter, and mention the Lexicon as the source of how you heard the announcement to be entered.

While you are at it, check out some of the other amazing trips Twilight Tours (the same people behind the highly successful Harry Potter Tours) has to offer.

Premiere Seating at the Twilight Live podcast

Sneak Peek Movie event

Volterra and Romania

Shopping Alice Style

Vampire Baseball

Our eagle-eyed friends over at Twilighters Anonymous spotted a Twilight Billboard in Santa Clarita, California.  Anyone wondering if it’s causing a traffic back-up?

A variety of Twilight sites such as His Golden Eyes and their Carlisle Would Approve (CWA) project sponsor events to encourage blood donation. 

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an article on the efforts of one local fan. So if you live in the area, consider driving by and donating to a good cause.  Blood donation is especially critical during the holiday season.

Here are some interesting facts about blood donation (source The Mayo Clinic)

• Only 5 percent of eligible donors across the nation donate blood, but the number of transfusions nationwide increases by 9 percent every year.
• Blood donors can donate as frequently as every 56 days. A benefit from donating this often is that you receive a mini-physical once every two months.
• Each whole blood donation can help as many as three people. One unit is divided into three parts: red blood cells, platelets, and plasma.
• Whole blood donation only takes approximately 45 to 60 minutes.
• Blood cannot be manufactured. It can only come as a gift from people.
• The need for blood increases during holidays and summer months. People are more apt to be traveling and active during these times and thus are at an increased risk for accidents.
• Statistics show that 25 percent or more of us will require blood at least once in our lifetime.
• You burn about 650 calories by donating one pint of blood.

Just Jared has early coverage of Rob Pattinson’s appearance at Planet Hollywood last night. We’ll edit this entry as more comes in.

E! online asks if you are ready for Twilight?  We’re assuming the question is rhetorical.

In today’s LA Times Twilight Countdown, they talk to Catherine Hardwicke about the meadow.

USA Today will be interviewing Rob and Kristen and they want your questions.

Hot Topic has a new feature called Shock Hound where you can get music including the newly released Twilight soundtrack.

Popstar has a poll asking which star you would most like to have lunch with and for some reason Rob is running at only 7%.  Surely Twilight fans can correct this travesty :p

So Rob and Catherine are doing the whole NYC media blitz thing. 

Yesterday Rob gave his interview to the Twilight fansites just before making an appearance with Catherine Hardwicke at the Apple Store in SoHo.  Just Jared had photos. USA Today also covered the event. Vanity Fair has the video (TY to Bella and Edward), and now EW has added their coverage, but if you really want to know what it was like, you need to go to the average obsessed fan.

Now, today, Rob started bright and early with a call in to Z-100 radio and a chat with Elvis Duran and crew. Right now he’s at Planet Hollywood doing a memorabilia presentation.

Moving on to Thursday, Rob will be doing TRL…and in between all of this we hope Rob is getting some sleep.