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WATCH: Boy Does Amazing 'Thriller' Dance On Jumbotron

Posted 07.08.2011 | Comedy


Typically when people get put up on the jumbotron it's because they're smooching or getting proposed to, but a fan at a recent Mariners game mixed thi...

WATCH: 'Breaking Dawn' Freak-Outs Get Much Deserved Mash-Up

Posted 06.08.2011 | Comedy


It seems NuttyMadam wasn't alone in being ~*~tOtTaLLy ExCiTeD~*~ about the new "Breaking Dawn" trailer, because reaction videos of people freaking out...

Laura Stampler

Buffy Star Draws Fangirls To Big Apple Comic Con

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Stampler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts


Thirty-five women (and one man) sat at the edge of their seats in the Gold Ballroom at the Penn Plaza Pavilion Sunday morning as they listened to acto...

Why I Love Baseball

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports


Michael Giltz

Major League Baseball is running a contest to pick some lucky (?) baseball fan who will spend an entire season eating, sleeping, drinking, breathing and blogging about baseball.

Buy Me Some Peanuts and a Piece of the Mets

Lita Smith-Mines | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports


Lita Smith-Mines

With the ticket money squirreled away, the thousands not spent on parking, plus the cash I wouldn't have squandered on $5 waters and $6 pretzels, I'd now be in position to become an equity partner in the NY Mets.

No, New Music Doesn't Suck

Jeff Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts


Jeff Pollack

We talk about Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd still today because they were Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, not because they existed in the past.

Social Media versus Song Writing

Rick Carnes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts


Rick Carnes

Randy Newman, singer/songwriter and film composer extraordinaire, when asked what one might do to attain to something near his level of artistic abili...

Weekly Mulch: Kicking Our Addiction to AC--Why DC Needs to Step Up

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home


The Media Consortium

Weekly Mulch: Kicking Our Addiction to AC--Why DC Needs to Step Upby Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger This summer, Americans are cranking up the...

Lebron James Decision: Worship, wealth, and whores.

Ed Berliner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports


Ed Berliner

On the day before all life in the sports universe as we know it stopped and lined up for their ticket to "Lebron Land", I read and listened to comment...

Is Soccer Better Than Sex?

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home


Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

It's down to the last climactic moment. On Saturday, the Netherlands and Spain will play for the 2010 World Cup title, inspiring orgasmic reactions on...

How to Grow and Mobilize Your Social Media Followers: My Bridge Conference Presentation

Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology


Kety Esquivel

So, you're tweeting and have fans. But you wish you had larger growth or engagement on your social media sites. Are there tools, techniques, or strategies you should be employing?

Being a Fan Today Just Ain't What It Used To Be

Ellen Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment


Ellen Sterling

Today, any person with even the smallest mote of celebrity cannot be blamed for being leery of fans.

Exclusive Q&A;: Troll 2 Actors Survive to Make Best Worst Movie

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment


Brad Balfour

When I was a kid, I discovered horror films and loved them all -- whether they were good or bad, black and white or garishly colored, muddily shot or ...

Mighty Movie Podcast: Troblins? Michael Paul Stephenson on Best Worst Movie

Dan Persons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment


Dan Persons

Have no doubt, I love bad movies. I still have fond memories of the first time I stumbled onto Robot Monster, back in the days when local broadcast te...

Michael Emerson Reflects on Lost, Looks Ahead to the Finale

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment


Jon Chattman

According to Michael Emerson, "It's so simple" to play the character Ben Linus on LOST: "I play it as it's written, as straight as I can, and let audience decide what's going on."

How the Fans Help Sway the Medal Count at an Olympic Games

Nikki Stone | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports


Nikki Stone

To me, the Olympics are just as much about the fans who travel across the world, sport the silly hats, and are wrapped head to toe in their home nation's flag for the mere experience of cheering on their countrymen.

Avatar Breaks Cultural Boundaries

Marlise Karlin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home


Marlise Karlin

What AVATAR points out is how different it is when people are connected through the silence, the Stillness in their hearts and minds. You know, that place where no words are needed.

'Fire Lovie Smith' Campaign Hits Fever Pitch Headed Into Monday Night Football Against Vikings

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago


With the 5-9 Chicago Bears sputtering to the finish line of the 2009 season, fans' voices are becoming more and more clear: we want changes. The ca...

The Recession Helps Fans

Chris Tsakalakis | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports


Chris Tsakalakis

An interesting trend has emerged from the clouds of the recession, a silver lining for sports and music fans. It turns out that more fans are going to more events -- and doing so at lower prices.

Twitter Ponzi

Rich Nadworny | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media


Rich Nadworny

Among Tweeters, there seems to be some type of unspoken pact of "you follow me, I'll follow you."

Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

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Lauri Lyons

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

Patrick Swayze Will Respond to Each Fan's Condolences Through Whoopi Goldberg's Twitter

Ben Berkon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy


Ben Berkon

"Thanks for all the RIPs," typed the dead Swayze to the first of the 15 million fans who posted on Twitter, as his ghost-self sat on Goldberg's lap.

Stay Cool By Being Energy Efficient (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green


It's hot out there, but you don't have to trample on the environment to keep cool. Here are some efficient suggestions from Grist to survive the summe...

The Mighty Boosh: A Mighty Interview

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home


Jeff Kreisler

Their appeal and fan base is definitely growing, whether or not it'll be enough to make them a hit in the U.S. still remains to be seen, but in the meantime founders Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding are certainly enjoying the ride.

Opening Day, and the Madness of Fandom

Michael Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment


Michael Shapiro

It is Opening Day and a show of hands, please, from all those sitting at their desks, and deluding themselves into thinking they are working while a ball game is on.