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Why fans have high hopes (but low expectations) for ‘Supernatural’

Supernatural's success is intrinsically tied to its fandom—so when will it give the fans what they want?

On May 19, 2014 by Aja Romano

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James Franco takes a selfie of himself wearing a shirt of, that’s right, his own selfies

How did we let this happen?

On May 11, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Is Roberto Orci too out of touch with the ‘Star Trek’ fandom to direct?

To boldly go off the rails as no franchise has gone before.

On May 10, 2014 by Aja Romano

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‘The Mindy Project’ has a representation problem—but not the one you think

I'm sorry, but there is never more than one Windows phone in the room. Ever. 

On May 8, 2014 by Molly McHugh

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We Are Comics: The push for greater diversity in comics

Two different corners of geekdom are getting a major representation overhaul this month thanks to social media.

On May 4, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Guess how many female writers are joining ‘Doctor Who’ this season

With another all-male crew, will the show continue down its conversvative and arguably sexist path?

On May 1, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Looks like the new ‘Star Wars’ will have one more female cast member

Could it be Lupita Nyong’o?

On Apr 30, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Where are the women in the new ‘Star Wars’ cast?

J.J. Abrams’s vision of Star Wars is a dystopia far more disturbing than anything Darth Vader could have hoped for.

On Apr 29, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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One of book world’s biggest expos at center of diversity battle

John Green joins Twitter battle against whitewashing and the John Green Effect at the publishing industry's most important yearly event.

On Apr 29, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Researchers say Twitter has a gender bias against women

Well, this is disappointing.  

On Apr 25, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Rihanna will voice 3-D animation’s first black lead in ‘Home’

DreamWorks is raising the bar on diversity in 3-D animation—not that it was very high to begin with.

On Apr 19, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Why hasn’t Black Widow gotten her own ‘Avengers’ spinoff?

Captain America: The Winter Soldier was a step in the right direction, but Marvel needs to do more to put Black Widow in the spotlight.

On Apr 17, 2014 by [email protected]

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The Bechdel Test is a great hammer, but not every movie is a nail

The Bechdel Test is a great tool, but one tool alone isn’t capable of getting the entire job done.

On Mar 25, 2014 by [email protected]

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‘Jem’ creator, fans call out movie reboot all-male production team

"Where is the female voice?"

On Mar 24, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Fans want Katniss Everdeen added to MTV Movie Awards’ ‘Best Hero’ category

Apparently it's not 'ladylike' to be heroic. 

On Mar 20, 2014 by Lisa Granshaw