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'Twilight': For Teens, A Swooningly Risky Romance
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:00 -0500
Morning Edition's movie critic is not, and never has been, a 13-year-old girl. But Catherine Hardwicke's dead-on screen take on Stephenie Meyer's vampire books makes him wish he could be — if only to get the full effect.
'Bolt': A Show-Biz Hero With More Bark Than Bite
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:00:00 -0500
An animal actor, convinced his TV-show superpowers are real, scrambles to find his way from New York back to Hollywood. Kids will have a fine time, says critic Mark Jenkins, but adults might develop an allergy.
'Were The World Mine': 'Tis Definitely Fairy Time
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:00:00 -0500
How's a much-bullied gay teen to get his revenge? Well, if he's starring in a musicalized A Midsummer Night's Dream, and he stumbles upon a working formula for Puck's love potion ...

NYT > Arts

Music: How Axl Rose Spent All That Time
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:21:18 -0000
“Chinese Democracy” is the Titanic ship of rock albums: It’s outsize, lavish, obsessive, technologically advanced and, all too clearly, the end of an era.
Music Review: Making Girls Dance: All in a Night’s Work
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:23:39 -0000
Girl Talk set off instant pandemonium as its set began at Terminal 5.
Book Prizes Awarded With Nod to History
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:04:41 -0000
Annette Gordon-Reed won the National Book Award for nonfiction for “The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family,” while Peter Matthiessen won the fiction award for “Shadow Country.”

Arts & Culture

Sasha Frere-Jones: Political beats.
Sasha Frere-Jones Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0000
After Barack Obama conceded defeat at the New Hampshire primary last January, the Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am selected quotes from his concession speech and set them to music--sort of. The video for Will.i.am’s “Yes We Can” features a clutch of celebrities singing (or speaking), over Obama and a few . . .
Sasha Frere-Jones: Pink's progress.
Sasha Frere-Jones Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0000
Funhouse,” the new album by Alecia Moore, who calls herself Pink, has already spawned an enormous hit--her first solo No. 1 in the U.S.--called “So What,” an explosion of brattiness and rock-star entitlement that is both maddening and hard to shake. There are cracks in “Funhouse,” though . . .
Peter Schjeldahl: The New Orleans Biennial beckons.
Peter Schjeldahl Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 -0000
New Orleans is smaller and poorer than it used to be, as I have confirmed on my first visit there since the floods attendant on Hurricane Katrina obliterated a large part of the city and left much of the rest a mud-gray mess, traces of which aren’t hard to . . .

Christian Science Monitor | Arts & Entertainment

Jazz in the spotlight
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500
Some old-timers impress with their strengths and some one-of-a-kind talents display growing versatility.
New York's freshest shows
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500
From ancient sculpture to Van Gogh's night inspirations, the best of this season's art.
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:00:00 -0500
Classic puzzlers in a crisp new book, Jack Bauer is back in a '24' movie, Stephen Colbert croons his way into Christmas, and more.

 

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Characteristics and Behavioral Indicators of a Pedophile - A Department of Justice profile of common indicators, personality traits, and patterns of behavior of pedophiles, developed through numerous case studies. Provided by the Seattle Police Department.

Fact Sheet: Pedophilia - Describes the criteria used by the American Psychiatric Association to make a DSM-IV diagnosis of pedophilia. Includes recommended treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, medication, and relapse-prevention.

Grooming Children for Sexual Molestation - Article by Gregory M. Weber, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Wisconsin, on how predators groom children to exploit. Learn the pedophile's secrets and how to guard against them.

How Pedophiles Operate - A single mother tells about her year-long friendship and attempt to help a pedophile who was interested in her son. Includes additional information and links.

JS Online: Cases force hard look at puzzle of pedophilia - Article discusses how difficult it is to understand pedophilia because of a lack of information and a resistance by society to discussing the issue openly and objectively.

Male Homosexual Attraction to Minors Information Center - Information about the psychology of adult men's attractions to boys, including myths and facts, personality factors, relation to aggression, effects on boys, and potential for treatment.

Pedaloog - Advocacy of adult-child relationships. Authors attempt to counter commonly accepted beliefs through a series of articles.

Pedophiles and Child Molesters: The Slaughter of Innocence - Crime Library articles define and distinguish child molesters and pedophiles and attempt to identify typical behavioral patterns of pedophiles.

Pedophiles Argue Their Case in the Journal of Homosexuality - Synopses of several articles published in 1990, all supporting tolerance for Male Intergenerational Intimacy.

Pedophilia Out of the Darkness - A pedophile writes about how he copes with attraction to little girls and methods to prevent acting on the impulse, including the use of a personal abuse prevention worksheet.

Problems of Research into Adult/Child Interaction - A discussion of ways research can be carried out into adult-child sexual interactions despite the barriers currently in place preventing such research from being conducted.

Psychology Today's Diagnosis Dictionary: Pedophilia - Short synopsis of definition, symptoms, causes, and treatment.

Techniques of Pedophile Propaganda - Lists some of the methods used to attempt to normalize the condition of pedophilia. Includes names, positions, and excerpts written by influential purveyors of propaganda.

Technophilla: A Modern Day Paraphilia - Article by Detective James F. McLaughlin describing behaviors of persons using the computer to seek out child pornography, sexual contacts or cybersex with children.

The Human Face of Pedophilia - Essays and articles about the condition of being sexually attracted to minors (especially females), legal and societal issues, advice for pedophiles and their family members, news links, and personal letters and testimonies.

The Roots of Pedophilia - Describes the personality traits of several types of pedophiles and explores common rationalizations.

The Sexual Rights of Kids - A comparison of age of consent laws with past laws that prevented women from voting and allowed the slavery of African-Americans. Makes claims of manipulation and abuse of the legal system.