How J.K. Rowling Took Sweet Revenge on Comedian Stephen Fry

Whatever you do, don’t piss off grande dame of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling. If you do, she will use her wizardry—and her pen—to get even. Just ask actor/comedian Stephen Fry. Some of you may know Fry from his roles on Blackadder, V for Vendetta, and...

You Are What You Game: Personality Motivates Game Choices

I play video games because I love to take on the mantle of Batman and beat the hell out of bad guys. But while my husband also likes to be the Caped Crusader (because I wouldn’t have married a man who didn’t want to be Batman) he prefers to explore the quiet of deep...

Role-playing gamers have more empathy than non-gamers

When you and your friends are sitting around the gaming table, you’re not just slaying orcs or battling the unholy legions of the dead. You’re becoming a more socially adjusted person. That’s because role-players have more empathy than those who have never sat around...

11 Cosplay Made Awesome by Black-and-White Photography

As any photographer knows, with good lighting, white balance, and calibration, your camera should accurately reproduce every color of the cosplay rainbow. But not every costume needs to dazzle the retinas. In fact, some shots benefit from a stark palette. In some...

Feast your eyes on the first minute of the X-Files miniseries

“My name is Fox Mulder. Since my childhood, I’ve been obsessed with a controversial global phenomena.” And with that, we’ve been re-introduced to the X-Files after a fourteen-year television hiatus. Fox has released the first minute of the upcoming miniseries, and as...