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- Snap This: Angry Coffee Birds Are Angry
- Small Children Doing Adorably Geeky Things
- Video: The Lord of the Trololos
- Parting Tweet: Seinfeld Stories Rules
- Fan Service: ‘Harry Potter’ and the Uncomfortable Erotica
- How to Prep for the ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Midnight Screenings
- Snap This: Harry Potter’s Matt Lewis Just Keeps Getting Hotter
- Video: Cookie Monster Is Really Sick of Zombies
- Sex on the Wire: Vacation Hook-Ups
- ‘The Guild’ Rolls into Season 5 with BlizzCon and a New Cast Member
| Snap This: Angry Coffee Birds Are Angry Posted: 16 Jul 2011 10:20 AM PDT
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| Small Children Doing Adorably Geeky Things Posted: 16 Jul 2011 08:45 AM PDT Ah, children! There’s nothing quite like seeing the future generations of geekdom already beginning to exercise their extraordinary geeky powers. It brings a warm, fuzzy feeling to my agéd geek heart. Were you as cool as these 10 kids when you were little? I sure hope I was! 1) Yoda Baby 2) The Littlest Thor Fan 3) Batman Girl Related posts: Post from: Crushable Small Children Doing Adorably Geeky Things |
| Video: The Lord of the Trololos Posted: 16 Jul 2011 07:15 AM PDT
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| Parting Tweet: Seinfeld Stories Rules Posted: 15 Jul 2011 03:35 PM PDT |
| Fan Service: ‘Harry Potter’ and the Uncomfortable Erotica Posted: 15 Jul 2011 02:38 PM PDT
It was up to authors to both rate and access fanfic of a mature nature; Ff.n’s dubious system basically had a pop-up ask if you were over 17 when you clicked on an M/NC-17 fic. All you had to do was click “yes” and you’d be let in with no need for further proof. It was no secret that there were smut fics in every innocuous fandom, from Care Bears to Animorphs. We just didn’t read it and didn’t mention it. Then, users outside of the site learned about these erotic stories — and it was the ones in the Harry Potter fandom that got them up in arms. To be fair, the subject matter of these stories was far more mature than the books of the time; Goblet of Fire was the latest book to be published back then. And the writers didn’t pull any punches. Aside from the OTP of Draco/Harry that still lives on in photo manips today, you had a lot of Hermione/Snape professor-student stuff… and the crowning offender, Snape/Harry BDSM. I don’t think I ever read any of the stories, but I remember they involved a lot of “Mr. Potter, you’re just as bad as your father…” and wands as sexual objects. At least in the Hermione/Snape stuff she was an adult! The lure of the Harry stories was the man-boy love concept. (Even though they “aged up” Harry so he wasn’t 11, there was still some leery stuff going on with that age difference.) Parents and advocacy groups rallied against Ff.n and forced them to not only yank all the offending fics, but to forbid any NC-17 fics. Of course, the new rating caps stories at M, and it’s still the writers’ prerogative to rate them. Though I’ve traded Ff.n for LiveJournal, I’m sure that I’ve still read M fics on the former that are just as naughty as the old stuff. So, while I’ll remember J.K. Rowling‘s series for the incredible world she created, the always-fascinating dynamic of Harry fighting against his fame, and many tears shed, I’ll also always associate it with an experience that determined the boundaries of slash fic and made all of us a lot more careful about what we write. Related posts: Post from: Crushable Fan Service: ‘Harry Potter’ and the Uncomfortable Erotica |
| How to Prep for the ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Midnight Screenings Posted: 15 Jul 2011 02:02 PM PDT
Lucky for you, we chatted with midnight screenings expert Justin Kim — if you’ve ever tried to catch an NYC screening of a big action/superhero movie at the stroke of midnight, chances are you’ve run into him. If you thought you’d get to the movie theater a bit early before the movie, you still won’t get in line ahead of Justin: He regularly arrives at the theater at 9 a.m. the morning of the screening. Five years of experience has made him a very happy camper, as he gets to see most movies before anyone else. Now, he shares some tips — broken down into the three stages of your adventure — to make tonight truly magical. 1.) Planning Stages Order tickets about two weeks ahead of time. I was introduced to Justin through a friend; when I was out with her a few weeks prior, I remember watching her check her e-mail and be ecstatic to see that he’d taken care of the tickets. In this case, thinking half a month ahead of time is not anal retentive, but will bring you your friends’ undying love. Pack for the whole day. Layers are good, especially if you’re outside in extreme hot or cold weather, and then once you enter the air-conditioned theater. Justin recommends that you bring a wall charger for your phone, video games, “the biggest book you can find in your house,” and a camera to document the people you meet. In terms of clothing, stick to a T-shirt, jeans or sweats, and sneakers — ladies, don’t even think about heels. Have a healthy business sense. For The Dark Knight, Justin paid a homeless man $100 and bought him a ton of Shake Shack food — large fries and at least one custard shake — to wait an entire week outside the theater. When he presented the man with his prize and took his place in line, he says that people were more surprised than angry: “They said, ‘You’re really smart!’” Related posts: Post from: Crushable How to Prep for the ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ Midnight Screenings |
| Snap This: Harry Potter’s Matt Lewis Just Keeps Getting Hotter Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:41 PM PDT |
| Video: Cookie Monster Is Really Sick of Zombies Posted: 15 Jul 2011 01:00 PM PDT Cookie Monster and I are clearly soulmates. He loves cookies; I love cookies. He looks hot in blue; I look hot in blue. And, just like me, Cookie Monster is totally sick of people putting zombies in everything. He really would make a great TV executive. Related posts: Post from: Crushable Video: Cookie Monster Is Really Sick of Zombies |
| Sex on the Wire: Vacation Hook-Ups Posted: 15 Jul 2011 12:42 PM PDT |
| ‘The Guild’ Rolls into Season 5 with BlizzCon and a New Cast Member Posted: 15 Jul 2011 12:40 PM PDT
At this point, you can glean more from The Guild‘s Flickr stream, which has a few press photos posted. At left you’ll see the group holed up in a hotel room at the con — all the better to recuperate from Bladezz burning down Cheesybeards, his and Codex’s pirate-themed place of employment, right? So what else is happening this season… Vork proposed to Zaboo’s mom in an effort to drive her away, but she actually said yes. Fawkes actually wants to date Codex. Tink and Clara probably won the rights to design the Knights of Good’s guild hall online, but no word on if they’re actually going to follow through on making it the “bitchin’ fairy palace” they always dreamed of. Season 5 also sees a new cast member: Hayley Holmes, last seen on 90210 as the irritating class president/prom committee head Harper. If she continues to play to type, she’ll fit right in with Vork and Tink, the more cranky guildees. Photo courtesy of Knights of Good Productions Related posts: Post from: Crushable ‘The Guild’ Rolls into Season 5 with BlizzCon and a New Cast Member |
Have your birds and drink them too with this decorative Angry Birds latte. Because hey, even birds need caffeine. Especially the angry ones.
I’m not entirely sure what to tell you guys about this video. It’s funny. It is possible one of the funniest things I have ever seen. And every time I watch it, IT JUST GETS FUNNIER. Anyway, if you’ve ever wondered what would happen if The Lord of the Rings and the 
I started reading the Harry Potter books around the time I started writing fan fiction, though I didn’t combine the two until a few years later. Still, Harry Potter was easily the most popular category on FanFiction.net, surging to the forefront with thousands of new fics each day. As of writing this post, there are 528,202 stories listed on Ff.n, though the number would be larger if there hadn’t been 
I feel like all week I’ve been hearing about people attending midnight screenings for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2; but for the majority of you, tonight is the night that you’ll be camping out at the theater. But how do you manage large groups, stay full and hydrated, and protect your seat when the inevitable pee break strikes?
Summer is the perfect time for each new season of The Guild, Felicia Day‘s web series about a dysfunctional group of gamers trying to manage their online and offline relationships. They | You are subscribed to email updates from Crushable To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
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