Deadpool and K-Pop star Hyuna get domestic in this awesome photo shoot
K-pop artist Hyuna (stylized HyunA) is perhaps best known in the U.S. for her cameo in "Gangnam Style" and her subsequent genderbent follow-up.But she's got another oppa waiting in the wings if Psy...
View ArticleCelebrated author Gene Luen Yang aims to smash the wall between comics and...
It's a good time to be a kid who likes to read. As geek culture steadily moves into the mainstream, kids have more and more opportunities to explore different kinds of literature. Thanks to the...
View ArticleThe cast of 'Hamilton,' sorted into proper 'Harry Potter' houses
Is Daniel Radcliffe right about our favorite founding father? Harry Potter himself showed up at a performance of Hamilton this week to give his esteemed opinion on which Hogwarts House his fellow...
View ArticleJ.K. Rowling throws down with Scottish politician on Twitter
Unconcerned Harry Potter fans who haven't paid attention to their queen's involvement in Scottish national politics might have been confused earlier today when accusations that J.K. Rowling was aiding...
View ArticleIs it possible to quantify fandom? Here's one statistician who's crunching...
How many people are in your fandom? If you're involved in sports, gaming, and other more mainstream fan activities, you probably have plenty of ways to measure fandom activity through game attendance,...
View ArticleWhat is Mannerpunk? Your guide to weaponized etiquette
You already know about Steampunk. Thanks to Mad Max: Fury Road you've hopefully heard about Dieselpunk. And if you're really on top of your cultural trends, you may even be into Dreadpunk.But what...
View ArticleLeonardo DiCaprio's vape pen has captured the Internet's hearts and minds
Two years after it was the Oxford Dictionaries word of the year, vaping may have just hit the limelight in a major way, thanks to Leonardo DiCaprio's chill last night at the SAG Awards. While the...
View ArticleVanessa Hudgens announces father's death hours before live performance of...
Fox's long-awaited live performance of Grease airs tonight, but millions of Americans might be tuning in for an unexpected reason: to see how cast member Vanessa Hudgens pulls through just hours after...
View ArticleDisney fanartist turns male 'Star Wars' characters into sexy pin-up girls
Disney fanartist Andrew Tarusov is currently turning heads due to his eye-catching reconceptualization of famous Disney films as if they had been directed and designed by Tim Burton instead:The full...
View ArticleBernie Sanders campaign raises $20 million in January
Supporters of Bernie Sanders encouraging you to #FeelTheBern have plenty of reason to celebrate: the progressive Democrat just announced that his campaign raised a whopping $20 million in the first...
View ArticleJapan gets official Harry Potter chibi art, and it's as adorable as you'd expect
For the first time ever, Warner Bros. has licensed official Japanese chibi art versions of Harry Potter characters, and as you can see, the whole world profits:These adorable cartoon figures aren't...
View ArticleWhy is Deadpool so ugly? A look at the merc's dark comics history
Even if you're not familiar with the Marvel character Deadpool, you've probably had plenty of chances to get to know his wisecracking ways and sleek red costume in the past few months.The dude even...
View Article'Supergirl' and 'The Flash' are crossing over—but will we get singing and...
We couldn't be happier that Barry Gordon, a.k.a. the Flash, and Kara Zor-El, a.k.a. Supergirl, are getting a crossover event. We only have one question: Will it involve singing and dancing?Thanks to...
View ArticleRupert Grint thinks Ron and Hermione would get divorced
Sorry Ron/Hermione shippers, but it seems another nail has been driven into the coffin of your doomed OTP (that's One True Pairing for noobs).At a recent panel with a few of his Harry Potter co-stars,...
View ArticleHundreds of artists contribute to Kickstarter-smashing fantasy anthology...
The artistic Kickstarter community has rallied hard around a new "people-positive" anthology of fantasy art that boasts contributions from over 250 professionals, including Ryan North and a host of...
View ArticleTransgender community reacts to police shooting death of 24-year-old Kayden...
The transgender subject of a viral YouTube video about Asperger's was shot and killed by Mesa, Arizona, police Thursday night during what seems to have been a suicidal episode. Although a trained...
View ArticleWill the Spider-Man/Deadpool crossover comic be the love-fest fans want?
Fanservice, thy name is Spideypool.The first issue of the new Spider-Man/Deadpool series—the first time the pair has officially teamed up for their own ongoing series in the Marvel universe—opens...
View ArticleEinstein was right! Gravity researchers make a massive scientific breakthrough
Thanks to a cataclysmic collision of two black holes, scientists on Earth have been able to capture proof of gravitational waves for the first time in history.In a major breakthrough for astrophysics...
View ArticleHere's why incredible black cosplayers keep popping up in your feed
Last year, Chaka Cumberbatch was sick of the usual debates about Black History Month. "February is historically a really trying time to be black on the Internet," she told the Daily Dot. So...
View ArticleZoe Quinn's ex-boyfriend denies her claim that her lawsuit against him is over
Gamergate's most prominent target, Zoe Quinn, announced this week that she would be dropping harassment charges against her ex-boyfriend, Eron Gjoni, in a longstanding court case.But in response,...
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