Aug 10, 2012 | Forbes
Joss Whedon and Samuel L. Jackson. Photo via Marvel.com. I’ve been a Joss Whedon fan ever since the 1992 movie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, when Buffy, played by Kristy Swanson, snapped at her Watcher, “Does the word ‘duh’ mean anything to you?” Since...
Aug 7, 2012 | Forbes
The 2012 movie, The Avengers, earned $1.46 billion, as well as Marvel’s supreme confidence in director Joss Whedon. (We fans already knew he was awesome.) Now Marvel is giving him more than a pat on the back: Whedon will given the role of director in the...
Aug 6, 2012 | Forbes
Sean Newboy had difficulties defeating a foe in World of Warcraft, “[s]o I put out a call in general chat for some help and this male character joined me.” Soon they started talking, and the man soon asked Newboy if he had a girlfriend. Newboy told him that he...
Aug 6, 2012 | Forbes
Gale crater, Mars. Image via jpl.nasa.gov Some fans of space are so dedicated that they can tell you the names of the astronauts for all seventeen Apollo missions–as well as the names of every cosmonaut who went to Mir. But the public remains...
Aug 3, 2012 | Forbes
Screenshot from the game _Portal_. Feminist blogger Anita Sarkeesian said, “Many contemporary online multiplayer games now include voice and text chat integration which is meant to provide a richer shared social gaming experience. Unfortunately, in some of these...
