News briefs: Marvel’s rent, Bratz evil, etc.
§ Will Marvel have to move office again? According to this piece in the New York Observer, their office building has just been purchased...
Garrity on The Byrne Board
Speaking of funny, we always get a kick out of Shaenon Garrity's commentary, particular her analysis of a John Byrne Forum Thread on how...
Nicolas Cage stands up for OUR KIND
We've given Nicolas Cage a little bit of a ribbing over the years, but it turns out the Ghost Rider star -- who famously...
At Marvel, Spider-man’s junk takes center stage
We found the above image post at TinTin Pantoja's LJ and it seems to sum up the general reaction to Graeme McMillan's discovery that...
Study: nerds are cool
Yet another breathless newspaper report which reveals that people who are smarter than you have been doing a lot of stuff behind the scenes...
Toy Fair ’07 Day 1
It is the start of another Toy Fair, the venerable institution in which toy companies trot out their wares for buyers and media....
Okay just a little bit more on San Diego’s hotel situation
Not to beat this into the ground, but there are some interesting documents online that explain why San Diego has a chronic hotel room...
FanFic: I’m not just a customer, I’m the president
Reason magazine investigates the Fan Fiction Phenomena...in an article by a fanfic writer!
By now many people outside the peculiar world of fandom know there...
When celebrities dress like superheroes — Part 2
Remember Oksana Baiul? She beat Nancy Kerrigan in Ladies Figure Skating for the Gold at the 1994 Olympics. Here she appears as the...
What people are talking about…in Finland
Once in a while, before we turn in, we like to see what people are clicking on -- particularly people in places like Turkey...
When celebrities dress like superheroes
Danny Bonaduce shows up at event with no shirt.
Sienna Miller at post-premiere party for her movie in classic superhero trunks-and-tights ensemble.
