15TTHUNDERTHE ANVILMARCH

Fret not Memori-alites; unlike some of Hollywood’s

other book to screen blunders, Gossip Girl does justice to Cecily von Ziegesar’s best-sell-ing books.

“I live and breathe for Gossip Girl. I haven’t missed an episode yet!” sophomore Em-ily Glidden said.

Gossip Girl, set in the Big Apple, fol-lows the lives of a select few teenagers, most of them upper-Eastsiders.

But what exactly makes viewers keep coming back for more? If not for the devilishly charming and good-looking cast of 20-somethings, it’s for her: Gossip Girl.

Gossip Girl is a website where an unknown per-son posts all the gossip about the teen royalty of New York City. With the invention of the camera phone, no one is safe.

In a city that thrives on social scandal, who can blame Gossip Girl? Regardless of what your morals may tell you (like teenagers are ever con-cerned with the morality

of issues) in the eyes of her readers, Gossip Girl is merely performing a public service.

But who is the unidenti-fied, cyberspace genius behind it all? That’s one secret she’ll never tell...

Think of Gossip Girl as Perez Hilton, but replace the scandalous pictures of Paris Hilton and Miley Cyrus with pictures of girls you know and go to school with every day. And as everything in life goes, not everyone makes the cut (sorry, Heidi Montag, LC is just better than you).

That’s where the stars of the show come in.

Among GG’s favorites are Serena van der Woodsen, Nate Ar-chibald, Blair Waldorf, Dan and Jenny Hum-phrey, and Chuck Bass. Relationship-wise, these 6 teens alone weave such a tangled love web that quite frankly, the time it would take to talk

about it would be better spent shopping.

Currently, heart-throb Nate, who used to date Blair but cheated on her with her best freind Ser-ena, is dating Vanessa Abrams, Dan’s former

love interest. Dan’s sister Jenny had a run with Nate, while former party-girl Serena and “Lonely Boy” Dan are on and

off together.“Serena and Dan have

so much drama; I don’t know if they’ll date for much longer.” sopho-more Jacy Luedde.

Until recently Chuck was involved with Queen Bee Blair but ever since his father’s death, poor Chuck has been flying solo.

“I am definitely a Blair and Chuck fan,” junior Erin Duffey said. “They go so perfectly together because they’re both so manipulatively witty and charming.”

Lost yet? Yeah, so are we. Tune in every Mon-day on the CW at 7 to try and piece it together. Until next time, you know you love me. XOXO.

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Teens get an inside look at scandals and secrets of New York City’s teens on Gossip GirlBy Daniela Arboleda

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Serena van der Wood-sen. Gossip Girl’s favorite bad girl gone good. If looks could kill, there wouldn’t be a single person left standing on the upper-Eastside. S is involved in an on-again, off-again rela-tionship with the socially inept, yet gorgeous, Dan Humphrey, but her current family life is about as good as the Lohan’s. Keep your eyes peeled for a rekindled love between S’s mom and D’s dad.

S N B D J CDan Humphrey. Lately his

“Lonely Boy” title seems so unfitting. D went from being invisible and unknown to dating one of the most wanted girls in town. Brooklyn by day, high society by night: D lives a hectic life of trying to keep up with the social standards of his Prep School. Besides being envied by most of Man-hattan for his arm candy, D spends his spare time getting his short stories published.

Nate Archibald. A heart-throb that used to have every girl around a little weak in her knees. N has dated about as many woman as Charlie Sheen. But just like a day old coke, N has lost his fizzle. He now is a one woman man, dating Brooklyn babe/ best friend Vanessa. But with fam-ily and financial problems, N takes on the role as a family man, with the occasional party, of course.

Blair Waldorf. Upper East Side Queens aren’t born at the top. They climb their way up in 6-inch heels, no matter who they have to tread on to do it. B had it easy with the disapperance of her competi-tion and best friend S, but do not underestimate her. B, with the help of her loyal minions and maid Derota, will take anyone down that gets in the way, which means Yale, Yale, and more Yale.

Jenny Humphrey. Although only a sophomore, Little J has manipulated her way into the most elite clique at Constance School. Don’t be fooled by her innocent face; J is not as harmless as she looks. Once at the top of the social scene, dropping out of school, and designing her own line of clothes, J decided to jump back down to reality and now spends most of her time at home with her family.

Chuck Bass. (whimper here) Intoxicatingly desirable heir to Bass Industries, C is always up to something. It is said that the devil wears prada, but in this case he wears Armani pin stripes. Surrounded by woman at all times, C seems to be a ladies man, but underneath, he has a soft spot for a certain Queen B. Unfortunately for her, C will never shed his bad boy image.

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Melissa Mendell