An Open Letter to Women Coming of Age in the Time of Twilight About two years ago, I wrote an open letter to boys becoming men in the age of Twilight.  I sought to prepare them for the trials ahead, trials made tougher by the unrealistic expectations established by Ms. Meyer and her coterie of diamond glittery vamps.  Or howly hunks.  Either way. Today I reach out to you.  I reach out with a message not of warning, but of comfort.  I reach out to let you know this (listen very, very carefully): Sex.  Will.  Not.  Kill.  You. I tell you this because if I were a tween Twi-hard and I saw the latest installment in the Twilight franchise, I might think that I should be both ashamed and terrified of sex.  Even sex that has been sanctified by holy matrimony (sex before marriage would be, of course, absolutely out of the question). Here’s why: Bella and Edward share little more than steamy kisses before their wedding.  At the wedding, Jacob (for the uninitiated, Jacob is a werewolf who rides a motorcycle and pouts while pining for Bella) arrives and almost beats the crap out of Edward.  He doesn’t do this because he’s jealous (though he is).  He does this because he is afraid that having sex with Edward will kill Bella.  I know this because he bellows “YOU’LL KILL HER!” before charging off into the woods and changing into a computer generated dog. With this threat of imminent death hanging/murder over them, Edward and Bella jet off to a private island for their honeymoon.  Edward, fearing the power of his vampire sex, restrains himself from consummating the marriage.  “I don’t want to hurt you,” he says before condescendingly patting his barely legal bride...

What is that sound I hear? Is it an angels choir or is it Thursday Night TV? Hard to tell the difference. So obviously I can’t wait for the most diverse show for adults on TV. Grey’s Anatomy starts up again on ABC with a 2-hour premiere from 9pm to 11pm. I was actually on Team Rose, but maybe if Meredith stops being so awful and wishy washy, I’ll make the switch to Team MerDer this season. By the way, I just got into a terrible fight with 2 of my co-workers, b/c I’m also on Team Jacob for the Twilight series/upcoming movie. Apparently, I’m a bit of a square peg when it comes to these things. Ugly Betty is before that on ABC from 8-9pm. If she picks Henry, I will stop watching this show — that’s how strongly I feel about last season’s cliffhanger. Team Gio all the way. Also, I’m always rooting for Wilhemina. She may be evil, but at least she isn’t a trust fund baby. Though, I still haven’t forgiven her for being mean to my favorite Golden Girl, Betty White, in that one episode. Remember that episode? My Name is Earl, 8-9pm, NBC: He’s back to the list. I liked jail, and I liked the coma, but I love the list the best. Good return to form Earl writers. The Office, 9-10pm, NBC: Nothing will ever, ever, ever, be more romantic and hoped for than when Pam and Tim finally got together on the English version of The Office, but I’m still following them on the American version. Please don’t string this out forever, Office writers — I hate American TV for doing that. However, I’m over the moon about Dwight and Angela possibly getting back together. I love when...