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Free Comic Book Day is in One Week
It’s the last Saturday in April, so you know what that means! Free Comic Book Day, one of the greatest days of the year, is next weekend. Free Comic Book Day historically occurs on the first Saturday...
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Captain America Visits Penn State After bin Laden Death, Crowd-Surfs
We like that there’s evidence that this train of thought occurred to anyone: Osama bin Laden reported dead –> I must put on my Captain America costume. But Cap wasn’t the only superhero out...
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This is What Feminists at MIT Look Like
MIT’s Women and Gender Studies program set up a photoboth during the university’s 2011 open house as part of an effort to diffuse the stereotypical (and sometimes negative) image of feminism, which,...
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How Social Media Flummoxed Urban Outfitters
Over the past couple of weeks, the crafting community has been targeting retailer Urban Outfitters, accusing them of ripping off their designs. UO and its sister company Anthropologie are infamous for...
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Fans Plan to Protest DC Reboot at Comic-Con
Today in protests that probably will not work, fans will march against the DC reboot at this year’s Comic-Con. And while we appreciate that fans feel the need to stand up against the things that anger...
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Is the Teaser for The Dark Knight Rises Driving Any of Harry Potter‘s Box...
It’s not surprising that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is breaking tons of box office records this week. But could it have anything to do with the fact that the teaser trailer for The...
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Flash Back to Your Favorite ’90s Nickelodeon Shows, Starting Next Monday
If there’s anything I’ve learned in the past half-decade of my life, it’s that you’re never too young to be nostalgic. Less than five years after the decade ended, we were watching I Love the 90s on...
View ArticleYour Monday Evening Battle Cry: Comic KHAAAAAAAN [Video]
We made it, everyone. Monday is over. And now, courtesy of William Shatner and 3,000 other people in the panel audience at Comic Con, here is something you can shout in your car, to the sky, or to the...
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John Barrowman Really Wants to Return to Doctor Who
“It’s the 50th anniversary coming up of Doctor Who and Jack is an integral part to this story and, if I’m going to be a little self-absorbed, I would hope he would be involved, it would be a shame if...
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Your Awesome Costumes Were Awesome
If only it were socially acceptable to dress up in costumes every day we’d have so much more fun. Just like we did with our Twitter contest! We asked you to show us your Halloween costumes for a...
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One More Place Where NYCC Showed The Real Diversity of the Comics Audience:...
Please accept this picture of the Flash representing the swiftness of speed dating, as I was unable to find anything more relevant. On to the story! Speed Dating has only recently become an event that...
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Hans Zimmer Would Like You to Chant For Him For the Dark Knight Rises Soundtrack
Prolific Hollywood composer Hans Zimmer is working on Christopher Nolan‘s The Dark Knight Rises, and he is calling on everyone for their help. He is interested in recording a “worldwide chant” and is...
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Adventures in Non-Canonical Awesome: A Superman/Harley Quinn Wedding
This image is not the whole of the post, believe us. It’s merely a preview, a little hint of the beautiful geek wedding that lies below. In other words: it’s just a topper. Okay, I promise the rest of...
View ArticleForty-Strong Flash Mob Shows Up a Best Buy Wearing Blue Polo Shirts and Khakis
I think we’ve all been mistaken for Staples employees when picking up beginning-of-the-year school supplies in our marching band polo shirt and khakis, even though the shirt is blue and Staples...
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Last-Minute Way to Give: Chicken Sweaters and Other Gifts for Both Animals...
In the spirit of whatever holiday you celebrate, Mental Floss has some — 12, actually — great idea for gifts that are definitely better than a contribution to The Human Fund: clothing for animals....
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What Will Happen To This White Room When Kids With Colorful Stickers Arrive?
Kids with paint, markers, stickers or just about anything else that can leave a mark are dangerous in most rooms but not…The Obliteration Room. Sounds like a death trap set up by a supervillain but...
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Does Google Not Understand Women Or Just Geek Women?
Apparently, Google thinks we’re men. Their ads preferences page was recently brought to my attention. It breaks down your internet searches by categories and then infers your age and gender based on...
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DC Comics Nielsen Survey Results Are In, They Are Interesting
A few months ago, DC Comics teamed up with the Nielsen Company for a consumer research study on their relaunch, the New 52. As soon as fans caught wind, the link to take the online survey spread like...
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Important Follow-Up of the Day: Daniel Radcliffe Reads Filthy Harry Potter...
We at The Mary Sue really love fan fiction, and nothing warms our hearts more than celebrities reading their own dirty, dirty fan fiction. And Bravo‘s Andy Cohen, after previously having Watch What...
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SETI Wants Your Brainpower, For Aliens
The SETI’s no stranger to crowd sourced solutions. For years, their SETI@home initiative has harnessed the downtime of millions of computers to sift through the data collected by Arecibo Observatory,...
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