Is it Vampires so many American women want, or just gay men? Jon sent me this interesting article in Esquire with a hypothesis about what the current Twilight fad is all about… Categorized: School News About Shana Merlin Merlin Works is the brainchild of Shana Merlin: improviser, teacher, and performer. Since 1996, she’s been leading classes that stretch people’s imaginations, push them out of their comfort zones, and make them laugh out loud for hours at a time.