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Jesse Eisenberg (not Heisenberg) will play Lex Luthor
Is Warner Bros.’ upcoming Superman-Batman film just a massive social experiment at this point? First, the studio tagged nice guy Ben Affleck to play Batman, sparking a widespread Internet cry of...
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Men still dominate contribution to Wikipedia, other sites
Is there an inherent gender bias in the skills you need to use the Internet? According to new research presented by Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, the answer is a resounding...
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This Tumblr mocks what passes for source code in Hollywood
You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can definitely judge the quality of a film from its source code—or so the 20,000 people who’ve flocked to the new Tumblr Source Code in TV and...
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Alternate-universe 'Frozen' is Tumblr's hottest trend
The major box office success of Disney’s Frozen may have gotten a boost from the extended winter chill that swept over the U.S. over the last two months, but on Tumblr, the film’s massive fanbase has...
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The studio that brought you 'Spirited Away' is taking on television
When anime pioneer Hayao Miyazaki announced his retirement last year, many feared that his legendary animation company, Studio Ghibli, might not last after his departure. But the company that produced...
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A Russian version of Grindr was hacked and blocked
"You will be arrested and jailed for gay propaganda in Sochi,” reads an anonymous message sent to Russians and visitors trying to access the Grindr-like app Hunters on Saturday.Towleroad is reporting...
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'Palpable bitchery': What exactly is Stephen King saying about Dylan Farrow?
Stephen King is stirring up tense feelings on Twitter tonight. Fans and critics alike reacted with outrage after catching wind of a frustratingly vague tweet King made in reference to an opinion piece...
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A bullied 11-year-old brony now fights for his life after attempting suicide
Despite the social stigma surrounding the fandom for My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, you probably wouldn’t think being a brony is a matter of life and death. It actually proved so harrowing for...
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Is it ever OK to turn tragedy into clickbait?
Your headlines on Facebook are becoming a lot less informative and a lot more emotional. You might’ve spotted the use of certain eye-catching, interest-sparking phrases: The results may surprise you!...
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Felicia Day's haircut just became headline news, thanks to sexism
Actress and nerd Felicia Day may be the gaming industry’s most iconic “real” geek girl, but she’s never set out to prioritize feminism. The popular vlogger and creator of The Guild and Geek &...
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Twitter war rages over Piers Morgan interview with trans woman
Yesterday, transgender woman and writer Janet Mock was excited for her interview with Piers Morgan Live on CNN. But when the segment, entitled “From Boy To Girl,” aired last night, Mock apparently...
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'Sherlock' cut a scene of John and Sherlock at a 'gay club'
The creator of the hit BBC series Sherlock, Stephen Moffat, has said he doesn’t see why the relationship between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson (known to fans as “Johnlock”) should be “weirdly...
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Say it ain't 'Psych'! USA series set to end March 26
It’s no Psych-out: the show that taught you how to tell when people are lying and confirmed that you will never be as well-dressed as Dulé Hill is officially ending in March.GIF via...
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Meet the 7 bloggers Tumblr picked to cover New York Fashion Week
You may think of Tumblr as a repository of pretty pictures and fandom chatter, but it’s also home to a thriving fashion community. And for years, Tumblr has been quietly promoting the careers of some...
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Man lists girlfriend on eBay as a joke, then gets a lot of real bids
Ladies, get ready for a real heartwarmer of a Valentine. Not only did a U.K. boyfriend attempt to sell his girlfriend on eBay as a joke, but out of the flurry of bids from people who took him...
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A club owner may have just gotten 'Glee' banned for U.K. viewers
Glee might be off the air for its final season and a half in the U.K., thanks to an unrelated nightclub franchise whose owner trademarked the name “Glee Club” years ago. In a surprise ruling issued...
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How the creator of 'Vampire Diaries' used Kindle Worlds to get back at her...
Brace yourselves, fans: Kindle Worlds, Amazon’s write-for-hire publishing platform disguised as a friendly attempt to pay fans for writing fanfiction, has actually led to some amazing writerly justice...
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Controversial email inflames sexism debate in sci-fi community
Dave Truesdale is a man on a mission. A former editor of the Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA) monthly magazine, Truesdale abhors the recent push for greater diversity within the sci-fi...
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Trans comedian livetweets her harrowing detention at Toronto airport
“Okay, my ride's here.” The words were innocuous, but they were anguishing for friends of British comedian Avery Edison. They were the last words she tweeted before security at Toronto’s Pearson...
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This comics artist quit going to comic shops because of sexism
Noelle Stevenson, a.k.a. Gingerhaze, may be a Tumblr celebrity and one of the most well-known comic artists on the Internet, but she still can’t get fair service when she walks into a real life comic...
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