Mulder and Scully are flirting on Twitter and driving 'X-Files' fans insane
David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson know a thing or two about conspiracy theories, and they turned us all from casual "wouldn't it be nice" X-Files shippers into raving "omg they're totally together...
View ArticleBehind the scenes of 'Starfighter,' the Internet's sexiest webcomic
Before she had a cult following and a major Kickstarter success on her hands, Michelle Palumbo, better known to the Internet as Hamlet Machine, was a yaoi fan—a reader of Japanese comics focusing on...
View ArticleMan allegedly strangles son over online gaming addiction
The idea of a parent brutally killing their own child is almost unthinkable, particularly when the cause is a petty agument. But when the Internet is involved, things can get intense. Just a week...
View ArticleYour guide to the outrage over Laverne Cox's Time 100 snub
Ordinarily, a list of influential favorites that includes the likes of John Green and Benedict Cumberbatch would have the Internet ready to throw a party. Instead, the reaction to the Time magazine's...
View ArticleWe see snowmen in your future with these awesome 'Frozen' tarot cards
Laura Freeman must have been inspired by the magnificent northern lights in Frozen's opening scene to look heavenward. The DeviantARTist and Disney fan has taken Elsa's wintry wonderland and gone...
View ArticleThis Bad Lip Reading of 'Twilight' is the same incoherent mumbling, only funnier
You might think the Twilight franchise is a cinematic juggernaut for all the wrong reasons, but you'd be wrong, my friend. From start to finish, the story that gave us shirtless Taylor Lautner and...
View ArticleThe female developer allegedly harassed out of GitHub is naming names
Just days after GitHub's former CEO and cofounder resigned, former employee Julie Ann Horvath lashed out at the company for denying that her allegations of workplace harassment were true. Horvath came...
View ArticleParent calls cops on teen for giving books away at a book giveaway
So, this happened: Someone called the cops on a teenager for giving away free books. At—wait for it—a book giveaway event.Illustration by Ellen Forney; photo by Aja Romano Just last week, we wrote...
View ArticleThese fearsome leather dragons are the work of an incredible artist
If you saw these in the wild, no one could blame you for running. First off, just look at them:Photo via FacebookPhoto via Facebook Incredibly, these fearsome creations aren't made of scales and skin,...
View Article'Sailor Moon' is coming back and now we know when
Last year ended with a huge announcement for anime fans, and now, after months of anticipation, the Sailor Moon reboot is officially up and running.Photo via Anime News Network Two decades after its...
View ArticleNew 'Godzilla' trailer reveals the return of an old enemy
Ladies and gentlemen, we have Mothra. Repeat, Mothra is among us. After the last Godzilla trailer appeared, fans of the classic kaiju franchise took to crafting elaborate speculation and discussion...
View ArticleGet out your tissues: The new 'Fault in Our Stars' trailer is here
You're gonna need a bigger box of Kleenex. The new, expanded trailer for The Fault in Our Stars, the highly-anticipated movie based on the beloved John Green novel, is out, and it's just as tear-jerky...
View ArticleOne of book world's biggest expos at center of diversity battle
Despite the Internet's constant, full-volume conversation about the need to acknowledge increased diversity in genre literature, some members of the publishing industry remain strikingly oblivious to...
View ArticleFox announces live production of 'Grease' for all your hatewatching needs
Get ready to burn up the quarter mile by driving far away from Fox's newly announced production of Grease. Fox apparently thinks that after the success (and widespread ridicule) of NBC's The Sound of...
View ArticleGitHub reveals details of third party investigation into sexism charges
We've officially entered Inception levels of fallout over Julie Ann Horvath's departure from GitHub. The jewel of tech community's open-source community projects, GitHub has been mired in Horvath's...
View ArticleChild predator allegedly used 'League of Legends' and 'Minecraft' to solicit...
The popular game Minecraft is more than just something people play. It also functions as a massive social network for many of its fans, who meet and interact via on its virtual landscapes. Like any...
View ArticleCon director mocks woman's safety request, sparking uproar
Note to convention directors: mocking your attendees on Facebook with sockpuppets isn't the way to win over your attendees. Cherry City Comic Con is a brand-new, small comics convention happening at...
View ArticleState rep who sponsored child porn bills charged with trading child porn
Former Illinois state representative Keith Farnham was formally charged Wednesday for allegedly trading hundreds of images depicting child porn online, as well as engaging in graphic chats in which he...
View ArticleJ.K. Rowling commemorates the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts
Warning: This article contains spoilers. If the world of Harry Potter were real, then May 2 would be the 16th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts, the most famous battle in wizarding history. The...
View ArticleRape threats against female reviewer prompt overhaul of comics site
After a two-decade run as one of the Internet's most reliable comics websites, one popular reviews site is killing off its community forums after users made rape threats against a female contributor....
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