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Dexter and the Dark Defender

BuzzSugar — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:30:00 PST

If you're a fan of Showtime's Dexter, then you probably already know about the Dark Defender, a superhero based on the serial-killer-with-a-soul whom Dexter discovered when investigating a murder at a comics shop a couple of weeks back. But what you may not know is that Dexter's doppelganger has his own Web series. The Dark Defender is a series of highly stylized recaps of this season's Dexter episodes, starting with the season premiere. Only two installments have been done so far, but Showtime promises there are more on the way.

The episodes are less than two minutes each, but they're an interesting blend of freaky and compelling - just like Dexter itself. They're also not a bad way to get caught up on the season's cases so far. Can a real Dark Defender comic book and action figure be too far off? To watch two installments of The Dark Defender, just

The Vampire Diaries "Smells Like Teen Spirit": The Good, the Bad, and the Bloody

Shannon Vestal — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:03:53 PDT

The gang is officially back in school for their senior year at Mystic Falls High on this week's episode of The Vampire Diaries, but they've got way more to worry about than what they're going to wear on the first day. Stefan is a bully in the halls, Matt and Jeremy are haunted, and Rebekah is the new, annoyingly popular girl (and killer vampire).

There are a few shocks near the end of the episode, but I was really into the return of the students at school (especially the vision of something we rarely see: drunk Elena). I'm ready to break down all the good, the bad, and the bloody of the episode, though, so get there when you keep reading.

A Classical Return: 3 Children's Author Superstars Are Back!

Rebecca M Gruber — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:01:50 PDT

To some, they are the trifecta of children's literature - Shel Silverstein, Maurice Sendak, and Dr. Seuss. Between them, they have written more than 70 children's books including such classics as Where the Sidewalk Ends, Where the Wild Things Are, and The Lorax. While both Silverstein and Seuss are no longer alive, they join Sendak this month in introducing new books that are sure to end up on lil ones' bookshelves to complete their collections.

Every Thing On It by Shel Silverstein ($20) features 145 previously unpublished poems by the master of children's dark humor. Curated by his family, it is the result of a year's work, culling through the 1,500 poems the author and illustrator left behind.
Bumble-Ardy by Maurice Sendak ($15) is the author's first book in more than 30 years, and it is already making waves. The story of a 9-year-old pig that's never celebrated a birthday, he decides to throw a party for himself. Many parents are already up in arms over the seemingly scary characters that attend the party, but Sendak (who also once defended his Where the Wild Things Are characters) has said that parents underestimate children's desire for real characters.
The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories by Dr. Seuss ($12) features seven Seuss stories that were previously published in magazines in the 1950s but never found their way into actual books. Using the author's celebrated rhymes, the "lost" stories tell various tales that tots will enjoy for years to come.