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Iron Maiden had a fantastic response to new fans pirating their music
Legendary heavy metal band Iron Maiden has a secret, and the government probably won’t like it. These days, in order to succeed in the music industry, you have to know how to reach your fans—even the...
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North Korean underground railroad goes online to fund a happy holiday for...
This holiday, one brave underground organization is turning to the Internet to help them help North Koreans. And Reddit is responding. Escaping from North Korea is a dangerous, arduous ordeal that...
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It's a Twitter-wide Christmas meltdown as Justin Bieber announces retirement
Even in retirement, Justin Bieber just can’t be taken seriously. Late last night, the Bieb tweeted that he was calling the music industry quits: My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring— Justin...
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10 people who changed fandom in 2013
Fangeek Ashley Eckstein called it first. PC Magazinesaid it next. Finally, Rainbow Rowell made it definitive: 2013 truly was the Year of the Fangirl. From all walks of life, fans, particularly women...
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Unwrapping Yuletide, the biggest fanfiction event of the year
It’s the day after Christmas, and in fandom, presents are still being unwrapped. While you may have spent yesterday eating Christmas dinner and drinking egg nog, thousands of fans spent the day...
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Tweeting sharks warn Australians to GTFO of the water
The thing about sharks is that even when they’re right next to you, you often don’t know until it’s too late. But a new Australian effort to protect beaches from nearby sharks allows tagged sharks to...
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China can't decide if these rats in a tree are hilarious or sad
In China, the Shuangliu police department, from Chengdu in Sichuan Province, have hit it big on social network Weibo. When they’re not helping small children cross the street, they’re declaring their...
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Bombing at Russian train station kills 14
A stunning video has captured footage of the suicide bombing of a Russian train station that has killed 14 people. The bombing, which comes on the eve of the Winter Olympics and is the second bombing...
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Teen Vine stars enrage followers by telling girls how to be more attractive
Just months after being touted as a “social media prodigy,” Vine celebrity Nash Grier has learned the hard way that Internet backlash spreads even more quickly than Internet fame—especially if it’s in...
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Healthcare.gov passes 1 million users
After a rocky start that saw the government’s health care enrollment provider, Healthcare.gov, fall victim to terrible design, poor security, buggy features, DDOS attempts, and general ridicule, the...
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The 10 most important fandoms of 2013
This was the year of the fandom comeback. If you were a die-hard fan of a long-time favorite, 2013 had something for you. Fans of Beyoncé started out the year with a Destiny’s Child Super Bowl...
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Thieves stage daring ATM robberies wielding a USB stick
On Sunday, we learned that along with sweeping invasions of high-level corporate security, the NSA has developed ways for USB drives to transmit the data they’re storing to government surveillance....
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Are Hulu subscribers just watching the Criterion Collection for the nudity?
If you’re like me, the main selling point for becoming a monthly Hulu Plus subscriber is free access to the Criterion Collection. Sampling the vast archive of the famed purveyor of “important classic...
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You can't imagine what happens when Upworthy headlines meet sci-fi and fantasy
You won’t believe what happens when you combine the not-so-secret ingredients of an Upworthy headline with the magic of fandom. The hilarious results will astonish you. Upworthy’s runaway success has...
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The 10 most fascinating people on Tumblr in 2013
This year was a tumultuous one for Tumblr. After being bought by Yahoo, the site has all but settled into a surprisingly mature adolescence, cleaning up reputation for housing porn and making a...
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I spent my day in a 'Sherlock' chatroom—and things got weird
It’s no secret that the Sherlock fandom has been a little stir-crazy. After all, if you’d spent two years waiting for the next three episodes in your beloved show, you’d be desperate to watch it, too,...
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New York Times, Guardian call on Obama to pardon Snowden
As the picture continues to form about the NSA’s sweeping ability to infiltrate the computers, email, and phones of U.S. citizens, the New York Times and the Guardian both stepped forward to defend...
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After 2 years, was the new episode of 'Sherlock' worth the wait?
It’s only the second day of the year, but the question of what the most highly anticipated show of 2014 will be has already been answered. When last night’s episode of BBC’s Sherlock landed, it was to...
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Penny Arcade's Gabe vows to change his bullying ways in 2014, but will he do it?
It’s official—maybe: PAX, one of the gaming industry’s largest convention franchises, and its parent, powerhouse webcomic Penny Arcade, are taking some time apart. Or are they? And PA co-creator Mike...
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Brains stolen from a mental hospital were this close to selling on eBay
How much would you pay for hundred-year-old brains? The Indianapolis Star is reporting that an unsuspecting San Diego customer paid about $600 (plus shipping, natch) for the grisly goods, before...
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