There’s always been some serious tension between the Star Trek and Star Wars fan kingdoms, but the USS Enterprise’s Sulu — Mr. George Takei — has found a way to settle the score: blame Twilight instead. “Shut your big wormholes,” his message of peace opens to fans, claiming that they should take aim at Stephenie Meyer’s vampire menace. Sci-fi’s mutual threat and only real problem has ” … no great stories, characters or profound life lessons,” Takei laments. “Gone is any sense of heroism, camaraderie or epic battle. In its place we have vampires that sparkle, moan and go to high school.” Watch Takei work that old Sulu magic past the break before you pick sides. Resistance is futile. Read More »

The holiday season means one thing for many kids across the globe (of all ages — yes, that means you): toys. Film’s finest offerings have inspired the money-grubbing marketing gods to create some truly terrible and infinitely weird tie-ins that left many people shaking their heads and wondering, “Why?” Before you race to the toy store to make merry, take note of the bizarre movie-related toys that we’ve shared past the break. Twilight, an Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece, and even a Michael Bay movie have inspired some of the strangest playthings in history. Check in with our picks for the most peculiar, and leave us your own below. Read More »

Today at Flavorpill, we enjoyed Refinery29′s explanation of why Twilight is screwing up the next generation, courtesy of a former teen magazine editor. We discovered that Alec Baldwin is far from the first celebrity to be kicked off of a plane. We were highly entertained by a fake Twitter account created for Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo (a sample tweet: “Oh my god we ran out of hay. DM if you have any hay.”). We decided that these really are the ugliest Christmas sweaters of all-time. We got a sneak peek at the new Apple Store in Grand Central Terminal which opens to the public on Friday. We wanted to own a few pairs of Masaki Komoto’s conceptual glasses, a series of crazy designs that are based on the artist’s doodles. We wanted to meet the adult woman who would wear Lisa Frank clothing sans irony. We were happy to hear that Instagram is working on an Android app. We wondered if the Angry Birds couture trend will actually catch on. And finally, we were amazed by some of the work in this collection of artistically-painted cakes.

When it comes to investing in Hollywood stars, who is going to give studios the biggest return for their money? That’s the question answered by an interesting new survey from Forbes. A few things to keep in mind as you peruse their findings: Forbes looked at the last three non-animation movies of the 40 highest-earning actors in Hollywood, and the total compensation number includes both upfront and backend pay (ie, money made from DVD sales). The end result? A top five that’s dominated by young actors who have starred in some of the biggest franchises of the decade — and Anne Hathaway. Click through to find out who else made their list. Read More »

According to literary recommendation and social reading site Goodreads, there is no more divisive book than Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight — at least for the people who use Goodreads, that is. Not only does Twilight top both their user-created Best Books Ever and Worst Books of All Time lists, but the company has found that for the more than 880,000 Goodreads members who have read the book, opinions about it are pretty well split along state lines. As they point out, the “map of what each state thinks of Twilight ends up looking a lot like a map of the most recent election results.” We can’t say we’re surprised, exactly, but it’s a little wild to look at the country’s inclinations this way. Do you fit in with your state or are you your own tastemaker? Let us know in the comments!

Well, readers, it’s Friday. And frankly, we’re feeling a little bit punchy here at Flavorpill HQ. Perhaps that’s why we are so entertained by a bizarre project that originated on a Something Awful form. The folks at Thaeger clued us in about a thread called “Famous duos… MERGED!” that has Photoshoppers switching or merging the faces of pop-culture pairs and groups — Jay and Silent Bob, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. This is, without a doubt, a silly enterprise, yet some of the Photoshops are so well done as to be eerie and disorienting. Freak yourself out after the jump. Read More »

There are two types of people who care about The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – those who are already lining up to get into tonight’s midnight screenings and those who are simply devouring the hilarious reviews of critics who never wanted to see the movie in the first place. For that latter group (of which we are most certainly a part), today’s crop of reactions are solid gold. While the general consensus seems to be that Breaking Dawn is too long and slow, with bad writing and no performances to write home about, it’s the details of the funniest reviews that will send you into hysterics. See Taylor Lautner compared to a pizza-delivering porn star and much, much more after the jump. Read More »

Editor’s note: Welcome to The Fug Report! Each week our fashion blogger friends Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, the sartorial geniuses behind Go Fug Yourself, will feature some of the most memorable looks of the week in this space. We hope you enjoy it!

This week on Go Fug Yourself, we examined many, many Halloween costumes on many, many celebrities, including, but not limited to: Heidi Klum and Seal, Fergie, Michelle Trachtenberg, Beyonce, Gwen Stefani, Bette Midler, and Kim Kardashian. (Note: Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber totally won the award for most terrifying couple.) When those festivities were over, we took a look at Jessica Simpson’s Lucky magazine cover and were surprised when we didn’t hate it. We introduced ourselves to Like Crazy star Felicity Jones — not literally. We were dismayed by Anne Hathaway, although not on a personal level. We briefly checked in with the kids from Twilight, who have suddenly become entertaining. And finally, we took a trip Down Under and admired the many hats of the Melbourne Cup. You guys, some of them are intense.

1. Last night, while co-hosting the 2011 Mayor’s Awards for Arts and Culture at Lincoln Center, the always adorable Alec Baldwin introduced himself as the city’s mayor, much to Bloomberg’s feigned dismay. All joking aside, a run for office definitely seems to be in the 30 Rock star’s future plans, wouldn’t you say? [via NYDN]

2. James Franco has signed on to play a drug dealer (again!) in a new Harmony Korine film called Spring Break; the story “follows four college-aged girls who rob a fast food restaurant to afford spring break in Florida, only to get arrested upon their arrival.” Franco’s character bails them out, and convinces them to kill his arch-rival… a murderer named Arch. [via Slashfilm]

3. After bombing in Abduction (which is currently at 4% on Rotten Tomatoes), Twilight star Taylor Lautner is teaming up with director Gus Van Sant on an indie film that’s based on an unspecified nonfiction article from The New Yorker. Lautner will also produce the project. [via THR]

4. Rick Ross says that those recent seizures that led to his hospitalization in mid-October were caused by lack of sleep, and that he’s totally healthy now. [via NME]

5. Following an alleged 30-second tryst backstage at one of his concerts last year, a 20-year-old woman in California is claiming that Justin Bieber is the father of her 3-month-old baby, and is now suing him for child support. [via NYP]

Bonus Buzz: Neil Patrick Harris’ Halloween Family Portrait

Teenagers have it rough when it comes to love. Their hormones are going haywire, their brains are still developing, and when they fall for one another, they fall hard. As our mothers always told us, boys are bad for you — and the more we read, the more we realize how true that can be. In literature, teen romance can be beautiful and eternal, but it can also be costly and crazy — or it can be all of that at once. Consider this our warning to all you teenage lovers out there: make sure your beloved is not a kidnapper, a psychopath, your brother, or a hundred-year-old vampire before you wear his letterman jacket. Or go for it. Up to you. Click through to see our list of some of the worst outcomes of young love in literature, and let us know which of your favorite tragic teen affairs (as there are oh so very many) we’ve missed in the comments.

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