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If you aren’t serving dragon wings at your Game of Thrones viewing party, you’re probably doing it wrong.
HBO’s incredibly violent, incredibly intricate swords-sorcery-and-salaciousness drama is premiering its third season on Sunday, March 31. It has potential. But more importantly: it has potential to inspire great parties.
Out of random interest, what do you guys think of the term cumberbitches? (slightly worried I'm starting some controversy here but #yolo)—
Benedict Cumberbatch (@Cumberbitches) October 20, 2012
Guys. GUYS. Fans of Benedict Cumberbatch — the “blue eyed sexbomb” who stars in the BBC’s Sherlock — apparently call themselves Cumberbitches.
We’ll pause for a moment to let that sink in.
That name must be recognized as one of the most creative in fandom history. It’s one thing to simply riff on a title (Trekkies/Trekkers, Whovians); it’s quite another to design a perfect pun, or to go even further by naming your fandom after a made-up word (Insane Clown Posse fans = Juggalos). Cumberbitches, welcome to an elite squad comprised of those who have gone the extra mile in the name of fan love. Your compatriots include:
Hookers, ladies who love Once Upon a Time‘s Captain Hook
Juggalos, who derive their name from an ICP song called “The Juggla.”
Bronies, the male fans of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
For some, Disney World’s newest souvenir is just another pricey geek trinket, but for others, it’s a lifelong dream made real. As part of its Star Wars Weekends events in the springtime, Disney’s Hollywood Studios (one of four parks that make up Disney World) has announced plans for its new Carbon-Freeze Me experience, which allows Star Wars fans to freeze a likeness of themselves into a 3-D eight-inch figurine a la Han Solo in Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back. READ FULL STORY »
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He’s admitted it everywhere: legendary bad-ass Samuel L. Jackson has a favorite word, and it rhymes with brother trucker. Ever since Jackson (currently taking names as Nick Fury in the indie arthouse flick The Avengers) joined Twitter in October 2011, the man has eschewed any kind of filter and tweets whatever he wants with no regard for censorship… which is exactly how we like our SLJ.
I could give you some kind of reason why I spent my time prowling through Jackson’s eight-month-old Twitter for the various spellings of his favorite swear word, but there’s really no motivation aside from utter fascination and curiosity. Here is a man who is on such a high tier of cool that he can effectively spell words with no discernible logic and get away with it. Not once, not twice, but a whopping 57 times. Let’s see Noah Webster demonstrate that much creativity.
DISCLAIMER: If you’re going to read this list of variant spellings of a matronly obscenity, I trust that you know exactly what you’re getting into. READ FULL STORY »
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Alison Brie just won’t stop. It’s not enough that she’s part of one of TV’s most-loved comedies (Community) as well as one of its most-loved dramas (Mad Men). And it’s certainly not enough that she just co-starred with Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in The Five-Year Engagement. Now you can add budding songstress to her list of credits.
As part of the pop trio The Girls (along with friends Cyrina Fiallo and Julianna Guill, also actresses), Brie took the stage at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles on Cinco de Mayo to perform, among other songs, a cover of Hall & Oates’ “Rich Girl” that we’ve quickly fallen in love with. It’s not so much that Brie’s voice is a revelation; rather, it’s simply the fact that we’ve got yet another reason to geek out about Alison Brie.
Check out the video below, and decide for yourself whether you’d pay to see Annie Edison in concert:
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