In the latest issue of Vanity Fair with those fabulous pictures of Robert Pattinson the interviewer Evgenia Peretz compares Robert Pattinson to Leonardo DiCaprio as she writes…

“Not since Leo, circa Titanic, has a young actor been so aggressively beloved by 13-year-old girls worldwide,”

Now Vanity Fair writer Jessica Flint gives her thought on the Robert Pattinson phenomenon…

Peretz is right—and I would know. I was one of those teenage girls who got caught up in the “Leo-mania” fan frenzy in the late 90s. The first copy of Vanity Fair I ever bought was the January 1998 issue with Leo on the cover. I hung Tiger Beat and Teen Bop posters of Leo on my bedroom walls. And after I saw Titanic in the movie theater six times, one of my friends and I even created a Leo Web site, at a time when you could only access the Internet via a dial-up modem.

Sure, there were other Hollywood stars that set our teenage hearts a-flutter (Home Improvement’s Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Camp Nowhere’s Andrew Keegan, and Casper’s Devon Sawa come to mind), and the Backstreet Boys and N*SYNC boy-band craze that prompted one of my friends to paint her bedroom baby blue (it was Justin Timberlake’s favorite color) came close to rivaling the Leo pandemic. But among us teenagers, it was only DiCaprio who orbited in the true superstar stratosphere.

Although I personally don’t understand the infatuation with Pattinson (luckily, I grew out of my teenage obsession phase long ago), I certainly understand where today’s teenagers are coming from. But I’m still not sure that RPattz hysteria is as intense as Leo-mania was.

So you all know that Rob isn’t my (TSH) ‘cup of tea’ -I just hate that baseball cap!!  BUT even I have to agree that he knows how to photo well and look breathtakingly beautiful when doing a photo shoot.  BUT like most girls my age Leo was *sigh* just Leo….he was perfect and like most I cried my eyes out watching Titanic.  I see Leo mania as something else because it was before high speed tinter-net, before the papz followed your every move and had pictures up with minutes of them being taken.   I think Rob has it much worse because Leo wasn’t mobbed walking down the street and his every move plastered on the web in seconds of it happening.   Its a hard comparison but the teenager inside me says that says Leo wins the battle of the heartthrob and he’d still win if was Leo V Taylor…sorry no one comes between a girl and her first major teenage crush!   I do however still think that RPatz mania is worse than what Leo faced…what do you think and who wins in your eyes in battle of the heartthrobs?

[Source: Vanity Fair. Thanks Phoenix!!]

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InStyle.com has an awesome New Moon makeover section. You can upload a picture of yourself (or someone else hehe) and you can have your very own New Moon look!

The characters to choose from are: Edward, Jacob, Bella, Jane, Esme, Rosalie, Carlisle, and Alice!

Check it out here!

[Thank you to everyone who sent this in!]

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This had me with dying of laughther that I thought it had to be shared for everyone to enjoy!  Kellan is the best one I think!

[Thanks savannahcullen1918 and OhEdward!]

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Forget the Batmobile its all about the Twimobile now!!

I thought I was showing my dedication to the saga with my subtle  ‘Drive Like A Cullen’ bumper sticker but now this is what you call real dedication!  No staying in the closet if you’re driving around in this!

Would you go this far for your love of the saga?

[Source: TwiFans]

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InStyle.com has an online poll – are you Team Twilight or Team True Blood? Its Edward vs. Eric: Best Hair,  Teeth,Eyes, Style, and Lady! (Bella vs. Sookie).

Team Twilight or Team True Blood?

Lustrous strands, venomous teeth—we broke down every element of the two hottest vampires out there. Pick your poison.

The Hair
Edward: Textured, deep-auburn, and entirely free-standing, you’ve got to respect a man who’s not afraid of a little volume (and a lot of product.)

Eric: We’ll forgive him for season one’s swingy bob—now his hair is sleek, side-parted, and entirely in control.

As of right now – Edward is losing in every category! Check the poll out and help out Edward!

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Once again Peter Facinelli (aka Dr.Carlisle Cullen) finds himself in the middle of another Twitter competition. Recently Peter Tweeted -

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I wanna be Mr. Twitter. Do I get to keep the little blue bird? RT @anagtVote for @peterfacinelli – Mr Twitter here http://tinyurl.com/nwufre

Right now Peter is in the lead with over 14,000 votes! The contest he is currently in is for North America. However if he places in the top 20, he’ll be entered in the “Ultimate World Competition”.  There is also a “miss” and a top “animal” twitter competition.

You can show your support for Peter and vote for him here! There are just over 9 days left to vote, ends on August August 18th 2009.

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Yep! You read right! InStyle.com is giving you the chance to see what your man,  man friend or significant other, would look like with Robert Pattinson or Taylor Lautner’s  hairdo! All you have to do is upload the picture, and voila!

Oh, and you can also try it with Barack Obama, George Clooney, Zac Efron, Patrick Demsey, Joe Jonas, Chace Crawford, and Will Smith. But who cares? Its all about RPattz and TayTay!

Go here and give it a try!

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Here’s another contest to visit the set of New Moon, and possibly become an extra. It’s only open to people from the UK and you only have three more days to enter–the contest closes on the 19th.

[thanks, JoUK!]

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Here’s a pretty tough little New Moon quiz for you to try your hand out to see just how much you really know about New Moon!

New Moon Quiz

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