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The definitive guide to the Vlogbrothers family tree

The Vlogbrothers planet is vast, and it exists in the galaxies of YouTube, publishing, and mainstream Hollywood culture simultaneously.

On Jun 26, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Hank Green provides a pre-YouTube history of Web video

"I have been into online video for longer than some of you have been in the world."

On Jun 24, 2014 by [email protected]

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‘Emma Approved’ launches real-life charity crowdfunding campaign

The company that brought you the 'Lizzie Bennet Diaries' is using its fanbase to fund a charity through the narrative of their latest webseries.

On Jun 17, 2014 by Aja Romano

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The feels (and tears) flow freely at the Night Before Our Stars fan screening

OK? Not OK.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Michelle Jaworski

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The YouTube celebrity culture debate: How can creators and fans coexist?

Most YouTube creators never intended to be famous.

On Jun 4, 2014 by Carly Lanning

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‘Lizzie Bennet’ creators join PBS for modern genderbent ‘Frankenstein’

It's alive, or should we say: she's alive!

On May 7, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Everything wrong with America’s prison system in less than 4 minutes

About 25 percent of the world's prisoners are in the United States.

On Apr 5, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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YouTube star Alex Day admits to ‘manipulative relationships with women’

Alex Day admitted Thursday night that he’d been involved in manipulative and potentially abusive relationships with women.

On Mar 15, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The Tom Milsom abuse scandal and YouTube’s troubling cult of worship

Groupie scandals are the realm of rock stars—not sensitive, geeky Internet celebrities. Right?

On Mar 14, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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The 10 most influential YouTube channels of 2013

In a year of pranks and fails, these are the channels and creators that left the biggest mark on YouTube this year—and not always for the better.

On Dec 31, 2013 by Austin Powell

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Teen Vine stars enrage followers by telling girls how to be more attractive

Teen star Nash Grier has learned the hard way that girls don't like being told how to behave.

On Dec 29, 2013 by Aja Romano

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Here’s your chance to read Hank Green’s ‘Harry Potter’ fanfiction

Plus: John Green and Benedict Cumberbatch star in Sherlock fanfic for charity.

On Oct 11, 2013 by Aja Romano

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The definitive rap battle of geeks vs. nerds

We just got the sequel to Al Yankovic's "White & Nerdy" we never knew we needed.

On Oct 4, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski

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John Green fandom 101: Nerdfighters, Vlogbrothers, and pizza

An introduction to the Fault in Our Stars author and YouTube megastar who forms one half of the Vlogbrothers.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Why YouTube is the new Hollywood

As VidCon made clear, YouTube has its own stars, major networks, hit shows, and crazed fans. 

On Aug 15, 2013 by Gaby Dunn