Twilight in the Desert Twilight in the Desert Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy is a book by American investment banker Matthew Simmons. The text was initially published on June 10, 2005 by John Wiley & Sons. The book focuses on the petroleum industry of Saudi Arabia and posits that this country is approaching—or already at—its peak oil output and cannot substantially increase its oil production. —Review on theoildrum.com Simmons' prediction of rising oil prices made in "Twilight in the Desert" led to a bet with "New York Times" columnist John Tierney in August 2005. The two
Twilight fandom Twilight fandom Twilight fandom is the community of fans of the "Twilight" series of novels, movies and other related media. The fans are known as Twilighters or Fanpires while the especially dedicated fans are called Twihards and the mature women are Twi-Moms. Some fans are known as Twerds which is a portmanteau of the words "Twilight" and "Nerd". There has been conflict between the fans of "Twilight" and the fans of other series. At Comic-Con in 2008, large numbers of female "Twilight" fans came to see the panel of actors from the "Twilight" movies. This upset existing male fans of