The Twilight Saga has become an obsession amongst females of many ages. The first movie, Twilight, has been watched countless times whilst book spines all over the world are bent from numerous re-reads. The second installment of the Twilight Saga hits Australian cinemas on the 19th of November 2009. Cinemas have sold out sessions of New Moon beginning from 12:01am.

The wait for those who hold the tickets to the first session come midnight will be over and once again they will see heart-throbe, Robert Pattinson who plays Edward Cullen. Fans have been waiting for New Moon, the second installment, since the credits rose on completion of Twilight. The classic Romeo and Juliet, forbidden love tale between vampire Edward and human teenager Bella and the irrestible combination of supernatural twist and suspense is what makes the saga so popular.

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One of the world’s biggest New Years Eve events, Sensation, has received an award for the Best Sound and Production at The Australian Festival Awards. The Sensation festival was also voted as Victoria’s No. 1 festival/event at the Sony ‘In The Mix’ Awards proving that Australians have embraced Sensation as one of the places to be, this New Year’s Eve. To welcome 2009, 40,000 people, all wearing white, attended Sensation at Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium.

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Are you the biggest Twilight fan? Have you already got your tickets for New Moon? Have you read the series countless times? Have you worn out your Twilight DVD? Do you mention Edward, Bella or Jacob at least once on most days? Do you dream about good-looking vampires? If you answered yes, to more than two of these questions then you really are a true Twilight fan and maybe Habbo's New Moon virtual space is where you want to hang-out on the lead up to the premier of New Moon on November 19th.

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New research shows that Australia is a nation of TV wanabes- most wanting to become famous and start a career in television. TVSN has launced a campaign to work alongside these findings titled: 'Shopping for a STAR'- which will see TVSN began a nation wide search for a new TV presenter. Do you want to be famous? Why do you want to be famous? Australians also dream of pursuing happiness through the perfect lifestyle of fame and spending.

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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince; the sixth film in the eight-part series, takes a turn as Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds and
Hogwarts is no longer the safe haven it once was. Harry suspects that dangers may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle that he knows is fast approaching. Meanwhile, the students are under attack from a very different adversary as teenage hormones rage across the ramparts. Love is in the air, but tragedy lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again.

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Although there are conflicting reports and no sources have been confirmed, at 5.30pm LA time on the 25th of June, Australia heard that Michael Jackson had died, at the age of 50. It has been reported by News websites that Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest at his home and paramedics were unable to revive him. CNN was told that a call to 911, from one of Jackson's staff was made from his home at 12.21pm. Michael Jackson has three children: Michael Joseph Jackson Jr., Paris Michael Katherine Jackson and Prince 'Blanket' Michael Jackson II. Michael is known as the King of Pop with 13 number one hits during his solo career.

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The paparazzi is out of control- when will the media stand up and take responsibility for the paparazzi's outrageous behaviour? We all look on in shock at how the paparazzi behave around celebrities to get photos, but do you ever stop and think why they go to such lengths? While celebrity photographs have always lined the pages of gossip magazines, photographs with 'celebrity behaving badly' are now worth from $100,000 to $1 million +. It's no wonder that the paparazzi have resorted to provoking celebrities into bad situations, where the celebrities are not only pushed to the limit but are put in dangerous bodily situations causing them to strike out in defense. But meanwhile- the paparazzi get their photo!

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Do the media take it all too far? Television is our portal to visually seeing the world, but we are all subject to what they deem entertainment. The news no longer has merit as most of it is caused by the media, themselves, for entertainment and ultimately for ratings. Has 'entertaining' been taken out of context? Does it always have a negative connotation? My mother used to say "if you don't have anything nice to say... don't say anything".

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Recent studies have shown a change in who is playing games, woman are now challenging the typical gender stereotypes in regards to gaming, whilst taking on the typical male gamer! Females now make up 46% of the gaming market and many have suggested by the year 2012 the percentage will be equal for both genders. Girls have begun showing off their skills in the gaming world. No longer is the gaming world 'geeky' but actually FUN! With the introduction of Wii, Singstar, Facebook games, Lips and Scene It, gaming is becoming a social event for parties and friends. Ashley Jenkins proves that there is no typical gamer and gaming is for girls!

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The female duo, The Harmonators have released their new single If Love Ain't Crazy and the radios cannot get enough of the single. This is the third single for the duo from their album Here and Now. The album is a contemporary country at its best, it has great guitar riffs mixed with richly beautiful vocals and natural harmonies. The Harmonators have been together for five years and the duo consists of Rae Moody and Liz Kinninmont who are continuing to raise the bar of success.  The Harmonators are currently featured on the Top 40 Country Music Chart with the video for their previous single Tomorrow Never Knows which was written by Felicity Urquhart and Sam Hawksley.

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P!nk, real name Alecia Beth Moore, born September 8th 1979, has taken Australia by storm, wowing the world over her last ten years of being in the music industry. P!nk was born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, her music interests came from her father who was a Vietnam veteran who played the guitar an sang for her, from and early age. Although some of her lyrics are fun and outstanding, other are very deep and dark and speak of the bad experiences she has had. P!nk's last tour was a sell out and she has already had to release more shows for her next tour due to popularity. Her rock-super-star image stands her apart from the mainstream music image and so does her challenging, fun and edgy dance-pop-rock music.

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Katy Perry has become a household name after her hit 'I Kissed A Girl' hit charts in more than 20 countries worldwide, such as Australia, US, UK, Canada and Ireland. Katy Perry was born Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson on October the 25th, 1984 to two pastors in Santa Barbara. Katy was brought up listening and singing gospel music in church. Katy was saved when she found a Queen album and states them as one of her biggest influences. Katy changed her last name to her mother maiden name when she moved to Los Angeles as Katy Hudson sounded too similar to Kate Hudson.

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We all have watched Walt Disney Classics growing up, but did we ever stop to think about the key values they were teaching us? NO! Of course not! We watched the movies as the princess waiting to be rescued by our prince. What we didn't realise was that whilst we pretended to be the princess; the princess was being a kind and caring role model for us. A Disney Princess taught girls the importance of inner and outer beauty which they now know and use today.

Sleeping Beauty was first produced as an animated feature in 1959 by Walt Disney, now in 2008, Walt Disney is releasing Sleeping Beauty 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition. Available from October 15th on DVD and November 26th on High Definition Blu-Ray.

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Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Tisdale will next month send young fans into a frenzy at the Sydney and Melbourne premieres of High School Musical 3: Senior Year. Director Kenny Ortega will join the trio on the red carpet in Sydney on November 10, followed by Melbourne on November 12. The Australian High School Musical live stage show will open at Sydney's Capitol Theatre on December 20, followed by dates in Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Canberra, Newcastle, Brisbane and Melbourne.

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‘So You Think You Can Dance’ is the Australian version of the American reality dance-off series. The competition has showcased many young and talented dancers. But one dancer that stands out by far, that we have all grown to love is a young female street dancer and hip-hop performer called Demi Sorono. Passion, focus and determination are only a few of the strengths that Demi Sorono has shown throughout the, ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ series. Demi fell in love with Hip Hop and break-dancing after watching Run DMC's music video clip, remix ‘It's Like That', featuring b-boy superstar, AsiaOne.

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