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Prominent woman in gaming harassed off Twitter
Kathy Sierra is a prominent game programmer, developer, and tech writer. But her success has been marked along the way by death threats and constant harassment. Now, in a sobering blog post, she...
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7 ways 'Gilmore Girls' got women right
The coming of Gilmore Girls to Netflix caused a minor Internet sensation last month, spurring a round of major celebration, bouts of nostalgia, and think pieces about just why the series was so...
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Anita Sarkeesian cancels Utah speech after threat of school massacre
Just days after Anita Sarkeesian, who's become the poster child for violent attacks on women in the gaming community, spoke about her experiences at Geek Girl Con, she has had to cancel an upcoming...
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Warner Bros. confirms Wonder Woman movie in huge upcoming film announcement
Mark this day, DC fans, for it's the day Warner Bros. finally gave you what you've been begging for: a live-action Wonder Woman movie. Gal Gadot, who is playing the iconic Amazonian in the upcoming...
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Take a trip to the least plugged-in county in the U.S.
In Pocahontas County, W. Va., the residents are hardcore about living the rural life. They're so hardcore that they routinely go without some of modern life's most basic amenities, including cell...
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Five Nights at Freddy's nightmares come alive in this video
BuzzFeed has discovered Five Nights at Freddy's, the new indie horror game that sticks its players in a locked room with giant and steadily advancing animatronic animals who want to murder them and...
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13 'Halloween' movies condensed into 2 short minutes
It's October, so that means endless reiterations of classic horror franchises—none more iconic, or more likely to be played in marathon form on a basic cable network near you, than the Halloween...
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Pottermore arrives on Tumblr with a trick-or-treat surprise
JK Rowling has clearly embraced Twitter, but the latest surprise from the world of Harry Potter could be Fantastic news from another corner of the Internet.Pottermore, Rowling's home on the web for...
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The Harry Potter Alliance's equality campaign video is a moving tribute to...
The Harry Potter Alliance is hosting its annual Equality FTW campaign, a fundraising drive to allow the fandom non-profit to continue its many charity drives and political advocacy—including a project...
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An orphaned baby rhino and a li'l sheep named Lammie are best friends
Meet Gertjie. Gertjie, or as his friends call him, Lil G, is an orphaned baby rhino whose mother was killed by poachers for her horn in May. Gertjie, who was then just 3 months old, was found refusing...
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A man's manga collection got him convicted on child porn charges
A U.K. judge has issued a nine-month suspended sentence for a manga fan who admitted to 10 counts of possession of illustrated pictures of fictional characters who looked underage. It's the first such...
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GoPro video lets you go nose-to-nose with a school of hammerhead sharks
Underwater divers off Galapagos bravely encountered a huge school of hammerhead sharks last week—and luckily for us, they caught the whole thing on video. The beautiful footage was filmed on a GoPro...
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'Doctor Who' wants to teach British kids how to code
The Doctor is in trouble, and only the Whovians of Britain can help save him in a new online computer game designed to help kids learn to code. Debuting tomorrow, the BBC's new web game, The Doctor...
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The definitive guide to horror films on Netflix
Is it possible to give yourself an education in horror without ever leaving Netflix? We don't know, but we bet you'll have fun finding out. We've compiled our absolute favorite horror titles straight...
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73-year-old teacher fired for vintage erotica gets a second chance
A 73-year-old Canadian teacher was fired in July from a position she held for 15 years because she starred in softcore porn films in the '70s. Thanks to Internet backlash, she may have won the right to...
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Pew survey shows the ugly truth behind online harassment
A new study into the phenomenon of online harassment reveals that 73 percent of Internet users have witnessed or experienced online harassment—and when it comes to severe harassment, women are more...
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Get your first look at Marvel's 'Age of Ultron' in the leaked trailer
A week before Marvel was to debut the first official trailer for the Avengers sequel, Age of Ultron, MovieWeb has leaked the trailer online. It's a full-length trailer, clocking in at two minutes and...
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Felicia Day's worst Gamergate fears just came true
Felicia Day broke her silence on GamerGate last night in a moving Tumblr post confronting her fear of harassment and urging other women in gaming not to be scared away from the community they love. But...
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Avengers fans were not prepared for how hot Ultron is
Since Wednesday night's surprise leak of the Age of Ultron trailer, the Avengers fandom has been going nuts—and probably not for any of the normal reasons you'd expect. We'll just be blunt: At the...
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Sparks fly when Chris Kluwe meets Gamergate on Reddit
Earlier this week, former NFL punter Chris Kluwe scored his biggest goal yet when he used his lifelong hardcore gamer status to unleash the ultimate profanity-filled, insult-laden smackdown against...
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