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'Glee' star Heather Morris says she once confronted a fan who was 'stalking' her near her apartment complex
"I wonder what her intentions were when she was stalking me, because it was every day for a month t…
Esme Mazzeo
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A decade ago, Benedict Cumberbatch's 'Cumberbitches' ruled the internet. Where are they now?
After "Sherlock," a dedicated fandom sprung up around actor Benedict Cumberbatch. A decade later, t…
Palmer Haasch
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Tattoo artists share 5 designs that will be popular next year and 4 that are on their way out
Tattoo artists think that people will be getting minimalist designs and infinity signs next year an…
Alyssa Towns Swantkoski
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A straight Star Wars pairing topped Tumblr's overwhelmingly queer 2020 relationship list
Out of the top 10 ships on Tumblr in 2020, the pairing of Rey and Kylo Ren from Star Wars was the o…
Palmer Haasch
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I spent most of my 30s freewheeling and partying my way through Asia. My glory days ground to an abrupt halt when I became a dad.
Duncan Forgan never craved fatherhood, but he finds being a dad less stressful than his wild, crazy…
Duncan Forgan
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'Supernatural's' queer fandom kept it alive for 15 years, but the show never gave them what they really wanted
"Supernatural" had one of the most passionate LGBTQ fanbases on the internet, but the show never de…
Kat Tenbarge
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'Stranger Things' star Caleb McLaughlin says that racism in the fandom 'took a toll' on him as a child
Caleb McLaughlin said that his parents explained to him as a child that he wasn't as favored as his…
Palmer Haasch
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has a fandom of 'Holmies' that hail her as a 'girl boss' despite fraud charges
Holmes, the founder of defunct blood testing company Theranos, faces multiple counts of fraud, but …
Lindsay Dodgson
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TikTokers tried to sink Trump's town hall by streaming Biden's on multiple devices, drawing on K-pop fan tactics
Biden and Trump held concurrent town halls, creating a YouTube ratings battle. TikTokers like Hank …
Palmer Haasch
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The 'Supergirl' series finale devastated 'Supercorp' fans who were hoping that a romance between Kara Danvers and Lena Luthor would finally be made explicit
"It was just gay," said one fan of a pivotal moment in the relationship between Kara Danvers and Le…
Esme Mazzeo
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BTS fans say an upcoming Time bookazine once again shows the ways that the K-pop act is misrepresented in American media
Members of BTS' ARMY expressed frustration on social media, taking issue with a line that appears t…
Palmer Haasch
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Robert Pattinson's Dark Knight goes up against multiple villains in the new trailer for 'The Batman'
Matt Reeves' "The Batman," starring Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz, will showcase the Riddler, Ca…
Kirsten Acuna
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How the 'lone alpha wolves' meme took over the internet and became an unofficial Gen Z mascot
The latest trend involves TikTokers and verified company accounts roleplaying as alpha wolves savin…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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K-pop stans have been heralded as digital heroes for fighting racists online, but Black fans are still getting left out of the conversation
K-pop stans have been heralded for recent anti-racist actions in support of protesters. The narrati…
Palmer Haasch
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BTS stans matched the K-pop group's $1 million Black Lives Matter donation in one day through the #MatchAMillion campaign
After news broke that BTS had donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter, fans of the group decided t…
Palmer Haasch
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Dallas Police asked people to report illegal protest activity via an app. K-pop stans organized to spam it with fancams instead.
The Dallas Police Department called on people to submit illegal protest activity on the iWatch Dall…
Palmer Haasch
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K-pop fans are organizing to keep Lady Gaga and Blackpink's latest single from trending online out of respect for #BlackLivesMatter
Lady Gaga and Blackpink released "Sour Candy" on May 28, but some fanbases are asking fans to not u…
Palmer Haasch
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K-pop groups are providing immersive virtual concerts for fans in quarantine, including AR golden dragons and big-display live cheering sections
The event managed to bring all of the magic of an in-person concert, allowing the performers and fa…
Palmer Haasch
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The TikTok-famous Taylor Swift lookalike who did a 'social experiment' pretending to be her in public says the timing of it was 'horrific'
Ashley Leechin pretended to be the famous singer in a prank set up by YouTuber VicInTheGame, and sa…
Lindsay Dodgson
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The cultural impact of Sailor Moon: How a '90s Japanese anime inspired generations of fans and spun into a global merchandising empire worth billions
"Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon" first debuted on Japanese television in 1992. In the three decades sin…