“Star Wars: Episode VII” Character Descriptions Revealed?
Dateline reported today that the character descriptions for the new ”Star Wars” film have already been sent out to agents, and now fans everywhere are speculating about the characters. Who will be...
View ArticleSelling Video Games To Women: Is It Really That Hard?
The Entertainment Software Association recently released their latest batch of statistics on video game sales and player demographics. There’s lots of interesting stuff in there, but the numbers on...
View ArticleAmazon Reviewers Praise The Patriarchy-Busting Power Of Wendy Davis’...
Everyone’s still buzzing over Texas State Senator Wendy Davis‘ epic filibuster in defense of a woman’s right to choose. For good reason, too. I hope it proves to be something that people remember—and...
View ArticleMelissa McCarthy Outperforms Comedy’s Leading Men — Remind Me Again Why...
We all know that Melissa McCarthy is on a roll — between “Bridesmaids,” “Identity Theft,” and now the $40 million dollar opening of her buddy-cop movie “The Heat,” this lady is on fire. What you may...
View ArticleHelen Mirren Has Some Very Specific Suggestions For Who Should Play The 12th...
We’ve heard from Dame Helen Mirren on the topic of “Doctor Who,” in particular, the casting of the new Doctor, a few times now. But she’s not done yet (or at least people aren’t done asking her about...
View ArticleApparently Women Gamers Spend As Much Time And Money On Gaming As Their Male...
A report shows that women gamers spend as much time and money on consoles as male gamers do, and that gamers are not, in fact, all teenage boys who lock themselves in their rooms to play Xbox Live for...
View Article11 San Diego Comic-Con Exclusives I Must Have (Or Else I’ll Cry Nerd Tears)
As a nerd, I’ve collected a few things through the years. Some fans obsess over amassing an entire series of one particular thing, I just like what I like. So you can imagine when San Diego Comic-Con...
View ArticleOn “Xena” And A Lack Of Female Villains
If you’ve seen an episode of Xena, hell, if you’ve seen the opening titles to “Xena,” you know that you don’t mess with Xena. She’s strong, clever, resilient, and at times, ruthless. The show remains...
View Article“Orange Is The New Black” Has More Successful Debut Than “Arrested Development”
“Orange is the New Black” crossed my radar very close to its release, less than three days before its entire season premiered on Netflix, and for somebody whose job it is to keep tabs on this kind of...
View ArticleBurka Avenger: Pakistan’s First Animated Female Superhero Is A Teacher By...
Pakistan’s newest TV superhero, “Burka Avenger,” is not only the first animated female superhero for the country, but a woman with a mission. That mission is to promote girl’s education in the country,...
View ArticleHouse Frey Celebrations: The Greatest Party Planners In All Of Westeros
Shutterstock created images featuring each of the prominent houses of Westeros as modern day corporations back in March, but their newest installment in the series is particularly appropriate after the...
View ArticleJ.K. Rowling Wins Damages, Donates To Charity After Her Law Firm Leaks Her...
After it was leaked that she wrote “The Cuckoo’s Calling” under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling has received damages from the law firm that let the information slip. How did it all go...
View ArticleSpielberg-Produced Female Astronaut Drama Greenlit By CBS
If Steven Spielberg’s resume as a director has an equal, it’s his legacy as a producer. Well, at least it is for this fan of “Pinky and the Brain”, “Animaniacs”, “Freakazoid!”, and “Tiny Toon...
View ArticleImpressively Detailed Map Of Westeros Is Colorful And Gorgeous
“Game Of Thrones”‘ Westeros and the lands beyond the narrow sea make for a big world, but artist J.E. Fullerton has rendered the entirety in an amazingly detailed map full to the brim with world...
View ArticleSelf-Taught Makeup Artist Transforms Herself Into Characters And Celebrities
Emma Pickles isn’t the only makeup artist that’s wowed us with her skill: meet Carly Paige, a Montreal-native with an incredible talent for using makeup to become any number of famous figures in pop...
View ArticleMarion Cotillard And Michael Fassbender To Star In An Extremely Attractive...
Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth? I never knew I wanted it until it happened. The actress is replacing Natalie Portman, who was originally going to play the scheming Queen. There’s no word on why...
View ArticleLegendary Pictures Turned Down A Movie Because Its Main Character Is A Female...
You probably haven’t heard of “Legend of the Red Reaper.” The passion product of Tara Cardinal, who also stars, it’s about a Reaper, or guardian of humanity, who goes on a quest for vengeance against...
View ArticleOfficial Illinois State Department Website Offers Klingon Language Accessibility
Know any unemployed Klingons living in Illinois? Then you should probably go tell them their lives have become considerably easier. But since they don’t have a word for “unemployed,” you might have...
View ArticlePolice Mistake Celebrity Impersonator Photoshoot For Armed Criminal Enterprise
Even though the Port of London Authority only requires artists to register if they plan to be filming, not merely taking photos, the organizers of a celebrity look-a-like photoshoot are saying that, in...
View ArticleLego’s First Female Scientist Minifig Now On Sale
Her name is Professor C. Bodin, and she’s responsible for breakthroughs that allow the swapping of body parts from one Lego person to another, allowing minifigs everywhere to experience various forms...
View ArticleFilm Critic Calls 911 After Spotting Cell Phone Use At Press Screening
Many theater-goers are annoyed by cell phone use during films but one journalist at the Toronto International Film Festival took his response to the extreme yesterday – he called 911. Read more at The...
View ArticleDisney Princesses Dressed As Their Princes
Godohelp on DeviantArt has reimagined a number of Disney princesses if they were wearing neatly tailored versions of their male counterparts’ most iconic costumes. I’ve never seen so many pants on so...
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Lifetime Greenlights Biopic On Olympic Star Gabby Douglas
Lifetime has announced that it will be producing a made-for-TV movie about the young life of Gabby Douglas, the first American to win both the individual all-around and team gymnastics competitions in...
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To Celebrate The Emmys, Richard Simmons Cosplayed As Daenerys Targaryen
There is really nothing I can say about how Richard Simmons—who, in addition to being a pop culture fitness icon, co-starred in one of the best “Whose Line Is it Anyway?” sketches ever, just FYI—took...
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Katie Holmes, Possibly Taylor Swift Join The Cast Of “The Giver”
Soon, Lois Lowry’s beloved novel The Giver will join the ranks of young adult books that have made it to the big screen. Come on, you know you’ve been waiting for this since you were twelve and checked...
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Forever 21′s Batman And Catwoman Collection Has Me Conflicted
On the one hand, I’m not the hugest fan of Forever 21. As a company they’ve a history of things like (allegedly) ripping off designers and (allegedly) mistreating workers. And when I bought things from...
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Joanna Lumley Is Absolutely Fabulous As Daenerys Targaryan
“Ab Fab”‘s Joanna Lumley decided to do some advertisements for Sky on Demand in the UK and we are better for it. Watch as she takes on the Khaleesi herself, “Game of Thrones”’ Daenerys Targaryan (as...
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Where Do The Main Characters Stand When “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”...
Those of us who’ve read Suzanne Collins’ book series know the characters we met at the beginning of The Hunger Games certainly aren’t the characters we get when we start Catching Fire. But how will...
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“Simpsons” Actress Marcia Wallace Has Passed Away
Comedienne Marcia Wallace, best known as Mrs. Krabappel from “The Simpsons,” has died at the age of 70. “She passed at 9 p.m. last night due to complications from breast cancer of which she was a long...
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Jack O’ Lantern Dinosaurs Make Up For That Whole Extinction Thing
You know for about five seconds I was sitting here thinking, “I wonder how long it takes to light all the candles and how much of a fire hazard it is” and then I remembered that we have this technology...
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If “Game Of Thrones” Were A Children’s Book Series
Mr. Men and Little Miss are beloved books for children, so what’s the Internet to do but cross them with the bloody world of A Song of Ice and Fire? Behold: Mr. Men and Little Miss Game of Thrones, a...
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The Invisible Bike Helmet, Yet Another Awesome Invention By Ladies
Swedish industrial designers Anna Haupt and Terese Alstin have created head protection for cyclists that isn’t bulky, uncomfortable, or unsightly – in fact, it doesn’t even look like it’s there at all....
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“Histagrams” Bring History Into The Internet Age
What if famous events from history had been documented on social networking? The Tumblr blog Histagrams seeks to answer that question with these filtered and hashtagged blasts from the past. See more...
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When It Comes To Gender Stereotyping, Pink Is Not The Problem
In his analysis of the problems (real and falsely perceived) with the “pink aisle,” MovieBob has some things to say about “The Hunger Games”—namely that it reinforces an outdated notion of male = good...
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“Buffy” Is Coming Back To A Television Near You
It might seem kind of an odd time and place, but next week the BBC will be airing a half-hour special on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”! Read more on The Mary Sue …
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Internet Harassment Is Way Worse For Women, Unshockingly
Not long ago, I had a conversation with my father about how literally every woman I know with an active presence online – whether it was as a journalist, as a gamer, or as someone active in a forum –...
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10 Geeky Leggings To Ogle
Let’s pretend it isn’t ridiculously cold out. Or maybe the reason it’s not quite leggings weather is that you live in Australia, where it’s hot as Satan’s armpit right now and the thought of fabric...
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Study Shows That TV Viewers Prefer Not To Multitask
Turns out that the “Technology is ruining our attention spans! People never talk face-to-face anymore! Waxing nostalgic about the pre-Internet era makes me feel superior to others! Grrrrrrr” apocalypse...
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The “Back To The Future” Musical Is Going To Be Amazing
Apparently, a Back to the Future musical stage show has been in the works for the last decade. I suspect time travel. Read more on The Mary Sue…
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These Book Sculptures Give Pages A Life Of Their Own
I know some of my fellow bibliophiles balk at the idea of cutting pages, but I have a real soft spot for book art. What I love most about these evocative sculptures by Malena Valcárcel is their...
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