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A major death on 'The 100' sparks massive backlash from queer fans
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Season 3 of The 100.Last Thursday, a major character death sent shock waves throughout the fandom for the popular CW sci-fi dystopia The 100. But while...
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J.K. Rowling explores how the Salem Witch Trials devastated America's magical...
Hard on the heels of Tuesday's history lesson, this morning J.K. Rowling released more information on Pottermore about the history of magic in North America. Where the first update dealt with the role...
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J.K. Rowling faces backlash for her new depiction of Native American history
J.K. Rowling is getting hit with a wave of backlash over the first of a four-part history lesson on wizarding in North America she is releasing on Pottermore this week. Some Harry Potter fans began...
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Wizard secrets leak and segregation ensues in J.K. Rowling's latest history...
J.K. Rowling continued to unveil important facts about the historical Wizarding World on Pottermore today—this time a disturbing moment concerning a clash between wizards and their sworn enemies.So far...
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Brianna Wu tackles online harassment in high-stakes SXSW summit
SXSW's highly anticipated and controversial Online Harassment Summit kicked off Saturday with a grouping of morning panels, one featuring frequent Gamergate target Brianna Wu. "Is A Safer, Saner and...
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SXSW's Online Harassment Summit tackles the issue of social network harassment
Has online harassment become a game? At SXSW's Online Harassment Summit, the panel that started it all convened Saturday evening to discuss not only harassment in gaming, but harassment as gaming. The...
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J.J. Abrams talks 'Star Wars,' diversity, robots, murderers at SXSW
Fans of science fiction and true crime packed the Austin Convention Center Monday afternoon to see a special keynote, "The Eyes of Robots and Murderers," featuring J.J. Abrams and The Jinx director...
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'Slash' succeeds as young adult story, completely fails as a movie about...
As I was leaving the screening for Slash, Clay Liford's new independent film about a teen using fanfiction to explore his sexual identity, another reviewer remarked that it was SXSW gold. The film,...
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Zardulu is the shadowy artist (and wizard) who faked your favorite viral moments
For the last year, and probably longer, you’ve been living a lie. That viral video you liked so much—you know, the one with that random moment of spontaneous serendipity, a moment that seemed too...
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Lisa Frank's artistic style meets tarot cards in this amazing fanart
After visiting the Hello Kittyexhibition at the Japanese American National Museum, GIF artist and animator Ariel Hart realized that America had a similar national treasure in the form of Lisa Frank's...
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Why do rappers love 'Dragon Ball Z' so much?
"I relate to Goku because I'm the protagonist in my own story," Minneapolis rapper Finding Novyon tells me. He's explaining the influence Dragon Ball Z had on his recent Super Saiyan EP release....
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The best anime on Netflix right now
How good is Netflix's anime collection? Better than you might think.Last year, Kotaku turned heads by declaring that Netflix's original series, Knights of Sidonia, was the best anime on the platform....
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