Bungie’s ‘Destiny’ Characters Were Born to Be Cosplayed There are a million and one reasons cosplaying is a fine art. It requires not only time, patience, and resources, but also a very specific skill set that can include everything from expert wig selection to carpentry. The folks at videogame developer Bungie understand this struggle. That’s why …

Netflix’s 20th Anniversary Is Nice, But It Doesn’t Matter A few years ago, one eagle-eyed YouTube user uploaded a true internet find: a 1998 DVD-Rom ad for a new service called NetFlix.com. Over a swell of stringed instruments and a parade of movie posters from Raging Bull to Twins, the new DVD rental company explained itself …

Netflix’s 20th Anniversary Is Nice, But It Doesn’t Matter A few years ago, one eagle-eyed YouTube user uploaded a true internet find: a 1998 DVD-Rom ad for a new service called NetFlix.com. Over a swell of stringed instruments and a parade of movie posters from Raging Bull to Twins, the new DVD rental company explained itself …

The ‘Distracted Boyfriend’ Meme Photographer Explains All You’ve seen it by now, maybe enough times to be sick of it: A man walks down a city street with his girlfriend, head turned backward, face curved into a Tex Avery ogle directed at a woman walking the other direction. This is the ‘distracted boyfriend’ meme, a photograph …

‘Game of Thrones’ Recap, Season 7 Episode 7: The Show That Just Ghosted Everyone There is a series of questions that every person asks themselves when a relationship falls apart. Why did this happen? What could have been done differently? How did we end up here, after everything we shared? And then the most fundamental question, …

‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 Finale Reactions: Yeah, We’re Gonna Need to Talk About That One Well, as we hoped would happen, Game of Thrones celebrated the coming of winter by bringing some serious heat. At nearly 80 minutes, “The Dragon and the Wolf” was the series’ longest to date, and it packed in what it …

‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Reactions: Yeah, We’re Gonna Need to Talk About That One Well, as we hoped would happen, Game of Thrones celebrated the coming of winter by bringing some serious heat. At nearly 80 minutes, “The Dragon and the Wolf” was the series’ longest to date, and it packed in what it could from …

The Internet Responds to James Cameron’s ‘Wonder Woman’ Critique In This Week’s News Roundup Welcome back, internet fans. We’ve got a lot to catch up on, so let’s get started. First of all, to set the scene, it’s been the kind of week where an attempt to avoid backlash causes backlash and everyone in Texas is, …

This Is a Golden Age of Low-Budget Horror Traditionally horror movies have been full of characters whose foolish behavior is boring and predictable, but more and more movies like Hush and The Invitation are featuring characters who are smart and resourceful. That’s a welcome development for horror fan Maya Prohovnik. “I always love movies that have …

‘Game of Thrones’ Finale Predictions: Everything We Demand From the Season Finale Man, these short Game of Thrones seasons are brutal, aren’t they? Now that the fantasy series is in its final run, HBO is cramming more action into fewer episodes and making them longer—at nearly 80 minutes, Sunday’s finale “The Dragon and the Wolf” is …