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i hate cliches meme

If you claim to hate fictional clichés, this meme is for you

The two main characters get trapped in an elevator together? Sign me up!

On Aug 2, 2019 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture

‘Nope’ is a graphic novel that turns anime tropes upside down

Pink hair, don't care.

On May 24, 2016 by Colette Bennett

Internet Culture Parsec

It’s OK if the next James Bond is another white guy

Let James Bond stay white and Scottish. Black people will be just fine.

On Sep 4, 2015 by Morgan Jerkins

Internet Culture Via

The WWE has a race problem—and it’s bigger than Hulk Hogan

The whole organization is guilty as hell.

On Jul 25, 2015 by Erick Fernandez

Internet Culture Via

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is everything you’ve heard and so much more

George Miller hasn't just rebooted a franchise or the tired action genre. He's rebooted narrative itself.

On May 15, 2015 by Aja Romano

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Did Joss Whedon lift the plot of ‘Cabin in the Woods’ from this author?

A former Venice Beach hawker says he sold his book blocks away from Whedon's office.

On Apr 15, 2015 by Aja Romano

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7 ways ‘Gilmore Girls’ got women right

If you want to understand exactly what made Gilmore Girls so unique as a series, look at all the things it wasn't.

On Oct 10, 2014 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture Via

‘Women in refrigerators’ supercut shows how women suffer onscreen

Enjoy three decades of manpain at the movies.

On Aug 16, 2014 by Aja Romano

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How Nathan Rabin’s Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope became a monster

It’s time to replace it with something better.

On Jul 15, 2014 by Aja Romano

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