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The music in your favorite kids' TV show was weirder than you remember
If you’re of a certain age, you likely remembering watching Sesame Street or Pee-Wee’s Playhouse as a kid, but do you remember the music? Philip Glass and Herbie Hancock provided music for Sesame...
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Tumblr that restarts 'Back to the Future' Photoshop hoax every day is pure evil
Apart from a GIF out of The Walking Dead presented as an image from an actual MRI scan, the most annoyingly persistent Tumblr hoax concerns Back to the Future trivia. In the middle of the trilogy,...
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Mads Mikkelsen just learned how to Tumblr
When NBC’s Hannibal first aired last year, no one was really expecting it to a) inspire a super-intense and creatively active fandom or b) end up with some of the best social media outreach in the...
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A new Tumblr serves feminism by the slice
There’s been a lot of debate on Twitter about where feminism is going, what it needs, and who can call themselves a feminist. One Tumblr has proposed what it needs is… pizza.Pizza Feminism is exactly...
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The 'first-ever selfie' is going viral—but everyone sharing it is wrong
This photo of three old-timey gentlemen is going viral. Twitter and Tumblr users claim it’s the “first-ever selfie.” Is it really? That’s a tempting thought. It’s a fantastic photo. Those three...
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And the award for Best GIF goes to…
For last night's Academy Awards, some of Hollywood's best and brightest gathered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate stunning achievements in film. Ellen DeGeneres hosted the 86th annual...
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Here's proof Amazon's fanfic venture is working
Author Neal Pollack has had a pretty diverse career so far. He’s published literary satire, crime fiction, and a popular parenting memoir called Alternadad. On top of that, he’s recorded spoken-word...
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Space Beards go where no facial hair has gone before
Admit it: Your face would look great with just a little more space. Outer space, that is. Joshua Arters' Tumblr blog Space Beards: The Facial Frontier collects images that illustrate just that: People...
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Lupita Nyong'o stole the show last night, and here's Internet proof
Fandom has been in love with the regal Lupita Nyong'o ever since she won a Golden Globe and the red carpet in her stunning red ballgown. But last night at the Academy Awards, she left us all...
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Funny or Die is behind that viral hoverboard video
First there was the Tumblr that disseminated false Back to the Future trivia every single day, and now this: videos from some outfit called HUVr Tech, which claims to have invented an...
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5 animated blockbusters combine for one huge super-fandom
The spring thaw may be melting away box office returns for winter’s blockbuster Frozen, but in fandom, the love for Disney’s acclaimed ice princess fable is merging with anticipation for the next big...
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Need a safe place to cry in the city? This blog is here for you
Has life in the big city got you down? Do you spend your days in a monotonous routine shuffling between voluminous crowds on the subway, the escalator, the sidewalk, each avoidance of eye contact...
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How the adult community is responding to Vine's porn ban
Since its launch more than a year ago, social video app Vine has had a reputation for being porn-friendly. Even when Vine made an effort to tighten its restrictions by blocking porn-related hashtags,...
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Artists match famous paintings with hip-hop lyrics to glorious effect
Whether it’s on Tumblr, via Facebook, or over at Instagram, you really ought to be following Fly Art, a collaboration between Gisella Velasco and Toni Potenciano that marries two of the best things in...
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A Turkish boy's tragic death goes viral on- and offline
What does a national protest look like on the Internet? It looks a lot like the outrage the people of Turkey are feeling today over the death of a 15-year-old-boy. And as outcry over the Internet...
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Can #NoMoreTerry curb Terry Richardson's power in the fashion world?
Warning: This story contains sexually explicit content that may be NSFW. No matter how many sexual assault allegations are leveled against him, celebrity photographer Terry Richardson is such a...
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The Tom Milsom abuse scandal and YouTube's troubling cult of worship
The YouTube vlogging community has been rocked by an underage sex scandal. Again. Musician Tom Milsom found fame on YouTube thanks to his quirky vlog updates, bright blue hair, and psychedelic ukulele...
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Fanartist who accused Sarkeesian of art theft banned from Reddit
Last week, artist Tamara Smith was something of an Internet hero: The woman who gave Reddit a real reason to be mad at Anita Sarkeesian by claiming that the controversial Tropes vs Women creator stole...
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Oxford's white students start their own misguided racism blog
Two recent photo campaigns attempted to shed light on institutionalized racism by having students hold up signs describing their racist experiences at college. These photos, from the Tumblr blogs “I,...
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The Internet has an unhealthy obsession with Crimea's new attorney general
On March 11, Crimea’s leading legal authority, Attorney General Natalia Poklonskaya, was introduced to the world. Her press conference was uploaded to YouTube, where it quickly went viral. Most of the...
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