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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...

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Behind 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...

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Man 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...

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Your 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...

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We 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...

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This 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...

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The 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...

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Parent 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...

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These 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,...

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'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...

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New '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...

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Get 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...

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One 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...

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Fox 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...

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GitHub 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...

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Child 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...

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Con 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...

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State 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...

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J.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...

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Rape 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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