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Kanye had a cameo from 'God,' Beyoncé has Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The biggest highlight of Beyoncé’s surprise new album isn’t the guest turn from hip-hop darling Frank Ocean, or the part where she croons on “Blow” that when you lick her Skittles, it’s the sweetest...
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Epic 9-minute video is perfect fan-made tribute to the hottest anime of the year
Heads up, Attack on Titan fans. This cosplay group just leveled up and took your whole fandom with it.Attack on Titan is the unlikely anime of the year: it took the number one spot in Tumblr’s list of...
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How a single Tumblr post turned this unknown book into a bestseller
Earlier this year Yahoo bought Tumblr for $1 billion. That was pretty shocking to many onlookers in the business world, who thought the community had no real substance. But anyone who dismisses the...
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Twitter experiments with a timeline of tweets near you
For years, the best way to use Twitter to follow what’s happening in your locale has probably been to track trending tags in your general area. But now Twitter may be introducing something a lot more...
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Get ready for the first 'Welcome to Night Vale' novel
Take that, Desert Bluffs. Everyone’s favorite quirky desert oasis just got a book deal.Welcome to Night Vale has nabbed a book deal with Harper Perennial. The book, an original novel, will feature...
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Why fans are outraged at Sherlock and Watson reading sexy fanfic
Yesterday, the long two-year-wait for more of the BBC’s hit series Sherlock officially came to an end as a select group of London fans and journalists were treated to a special sneak preview of the...
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YouTube's flawed copyright ID system targets gamer—for using his own video
What do you call a copyright infringement-sniffer that can’t sniff out copyright infringement? One game programmer is calling it ridiculous after YouTube flagged his own game. Apparently under...
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The heartbreaking final tweets of an overworked copywriter
In June of 2011, Mita Diran wrote “an open plea” on her Tumblr:“Tonight, I carry the keys to the office for the eighth day running. I’m still here. I have no life. Someone please take me out for...
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How PAX's attempt at diversity majorly backfired
Good news! One of the largest and most important conventions in the gaming world will now have “diversity,” for people who like that sort of thing. That seems to be the message flabbergasted Twitter...
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This is the best 'Sherlock returns' GIF on the Internet
Okay, everyone go home. This is the best “Sherlock returns” fanart we’ve seen yet. In case you’ve been living under a rock—or at least off the Internet—you might not be aware that BBC Sherlock series...
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Men's rights activists troll college with 400 fake rape reports
Men's rights activists can't prove most reported rapes are fake, so now they’re making the rape reports up themselves. That seems to be the logic behind the trolling that 4chan and Reddit’s notorious...
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This 92-year-old woman is Internet-famous for sewing these crazy gift balls
NanaAkua’s grandmother has a lot to be proud of. As her 93rd birthday approaches, she’s renowned for her mastery of temari, the Japanese art of embroidering hand-crafted ornamental gift balls. Her...
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Hackers can disable the webcam light on older Macs to spy undetected
The indicator light next to your computer’s webcam is supposed to keep you safe, lighting up to let you know the camera is on and you’re being observed. But the ability to turn the camera on without...
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Sometimes even fanfic tags are works of art
Sure, fanfiction is transformative, it’s often subversive, and it’s frequently very serious. But one of the reasons we love fanfic here at the Daily Dot is its whimsical side. The Archive of Our Own...
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Why J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' play is fantastic news for fans
What a year it’s been for Harry Potter fans! First, author J.K. Rowling wrote a novel in secret, The Cuckoo’s Calling, just nine months after her previous novel for adults, Casual Vacancy. Then she...
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This is the depressing life of an average Twitter user
Have more than one follower on Twitter? Congrats—you're famous. And if you’re lucky enough to have a thousand or more, you’re practically Twitter royalty, at least according to O’Reilly Media Radar’s...
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Finally freed, Pussy Riot members lash out at Putin
Two jailed members of Russian feminist punk group Pussy Riot were finally freed Monday, after serving most of a grueling two-year sentence for "hooliganism" that sparked an international crusade for...
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Fandom uproar ensues after 'Once Upon a Time' actor insults shippers
Stop me if you've heard this one before: a member of a creative team steps too far over fandom's "fourth wall," says a few ill-advised things about the show and its large contingent of slash shippers,...
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Tumblr's 'Fake Nerd Guys' beautifully mocks how girl gamers are treated
Look, fake nerd guys, we’re on to you. We know you aren’t actually reading those comic books. The women of the Internet have taken another chomp out of the “fake geek girl.” The sexist stereotype that...
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The disappointing end to Reddit's greatest mystery
Merry Christmas, Reddit. The day you’ve been waiting for all year is finally here. And just like all your other Christmases, it’s an enormous letdown. Like everyone else on Reddit, we spent the...
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