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Pokémon Cosplayers Are Buying Weapons to Fend Off Sex Pests

One of the world’s most wholesome fandoms has a harassment problem—and now rogue Pikachus face getting blasted with stun guns.

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By Rachel Barker
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‘Lord of the Rings’ Is Still Gayer Than Ever

05.04.23

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These People Wait Hours To Buy Concert Tickets so You Don’t Have To

03.03.23

By Micah Avry Guiao
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How Being A Furry Helped Me Explore My Sexuality

03.02.23

By Mark Hay
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Is the ‘Superstar’ Going Extinct in India and Does Gen Z Have Something To Do With It?

02.13.23

By Nidhi Gupta
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RuPaul’s DragCon: Where Drag Queens and Fans Come to Slay

01.16.23

By Louis Staples
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The Long Wait To Watch SEVENTEEN

12.20.22

By Therese Reyes
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The Beatles Slept Here

12.15.22

By Alex Scordelis
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Fanfiction Enthusiasts Are Digitally Preserving Decades Worth of Zines

12.13.22

By Claire Woodcock
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‘Goncharov’: How Tumblr Invented a Martin Scorsese Movie That Doesn’t Exist

11.28.22

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