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Just What is Cosplay?
First, a confession: my name is Mac Beauvais, and I am a cosplayer. (Yes, that is me on the left.*) Though a great many of you reading this will know what that means, there are perhaps some that...
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You’re Not the Biggest ‘Star Wars’ Fan. This Guy (or Gal) is.
You may fancy yourself a big fan of Star Wars, I think this has you beat. A recent article in the Canadian newspaper Metro detailed the construction of a Death Star-themed home theater that will blow...
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Touring with Terry Brooks: Madison, WI
Terry Brooks has been on tour for Wards of Faerie, the first book in a new trilogy entitled The Dark Legacy of Shannara. What many people don't know is Terry doesn't travel alone. Not if he can help...
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Interview with Pablo Hidalgo, Author, “Star Wars: The Essential Reader’s...
Today sees the release of Star Wars: The Essential Reader's Companion, Pablo Hidalgo's compendium of Expanded Universe stories. The book, which includes a chronological listing of every novel in the...
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A Fan Story: How I Got a Signed Vonnegut
You may recall the short Q&A I did with Dan Wakefield, editor of Kurt Vonnegut: Letters. The Q&A was only one part of our conversation. I also shared a story with Wakefield about how I manged...
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Game of Thrones Theme Played on Commodore 64s
Via Reddit.com's video subreddit comes this rather charming adaptation of the title them from HBOs A Game of Thrones. The submitter said that he sacrificed six Commodore 64 computers to realize his...
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Star Wars This Is Madness
Today StarWars.com launches its own version of March tournament madness. Instead of the 68-team NCAA men's basketball field, it's 32 Star Wars characters facing off for ultimate bragging rights....
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Woman Seeks Robb Stark Look-Alike for Targaryen/Stark Merger
MTV Geek brings us this most unusual story: A New Orleans woman with her own replica of the Iron Throne (it's around $30K, so that's not peanuts), is now hoping to - um - break it in with one lucky...
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From Reddit: ‘A Dwarf’s Perspective on Tyrion Lannister’
Redditor FaceofMoe has written what a must-read perspective on A Song of Ice and Fire's Imp, Tyrion Lannister. FaceofMoe is a dwarf and is more qualified than most to comment on the veracity of...
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Check Out This Awesome White Walker Mask
"In that darkness the White Walkers came for the first time. They swept through cities and kingdoms, riding their dead horses, hunting with their packs of pale spiders big as hounds." - Old Nan, A...
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Star Wars HoloNet Digest #21: June 26 – July 3, 2013
Artwork courtesy of Joshua Stolte Welcome back to the Star Wars HoloNet Digest, a weekly feature where I bring you a recap of the latest news from the world of Star Wars. Whether it’s an Episode VII...
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What’s That? Just Darth Vader Jogging Death Valley
The Force (or maybe The Crazy?) is strong with this one: Wild-man runner Jonathan Rice wanted to spice up his exercise routine, so in 2010 he started a new tradition: A one-mile run through Death...
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Asteroid Named for Late Science Fiction Author Iain Banks
Science fiction fandom lost one of its brightest lights last month with the death of Iain Banks, creator of the "Culture" series, among other fantastic books. One of his fans, José Luis Galache, a...
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Mythbuster Adam Savage Builds Han Solo’s Blaster
Just when you think Adam Savage couldn't possibly get any cooler, he goes and builds an iconic weapon from the Star Wars universe: Han Solo's blaster. Hey Hollywood: How about you give Adam a cameo in...
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Check Out this Awesome ‘A Game of Thrones’ Manga Scroll
One of the great things about fan culture is how it endlessly reinterprets its most popular icons. Star Wars, Star Trek and, of course, A Game of Thrones are all series that have spawned fan homages...
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The Force is Strong With This One: Meet Teacher and ‘Star Wars’ Fan Brian...
Meet high school history teacher and major Star Wars fan Brian Dennert, whose school ID photos have become something of a legend online. Denner's latest proves that just because you're a grown man you...
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George R.R. Martin Responds To Letter From Thirteen Year-Old Fan
You may recall that George R.R. Martin reached out to his fans last month to ask them to donate to a wolf sanctuary in New Mexico. One of the incentives he offered was to name two characters in his...
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501st Legion Stormtrooper’s Armor Protects Him From Snakebite
It may have all of the protective value of wet newspaper when it comes to blaster bolts, but a suit of stormtrooper armor seems to have saved Star Wars fan Scott Loxley from a potentially deadly...
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Are You a ‘Sharknado’ Super Obsessed Fan?
This just in: The Asylum is producing the first-ever feature-length film about the Sharknado phenomenon, and fans have the chance to be part of it! The producers of the Sharknado film series are...
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