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• Taking a big bite out of fandom (Cornwall Standard Freeholder)
  It's love at first bite for readers of these books. While news that Ottawa will play host to the first-ever Canadian TwiCon event at Landsdowne Park June 25-27, local fans have been sinking their teeth into the genre for quite a while now.[...]
• 'Star Wars': Doc airs fans' Lucas gripes (Entertainment Weekly)
  By Wendy Mitchell Wendy Mitchell chats with ''The People vs. George Lucas'' director Alexandre O. Philippe about film premiering Saturday at SXSW
• Hindu Group Protests National Book Critics Circle Nominee 'The Hindus' For Bigotry (The Huffington Post)
  What's Your Reaction? The organization Hindu Janajagruti Samit gathered before a reading of finalists for the National Book Critics Circle awards Wednesday night in New York. At issue was the book "The Hindus: An Alternative History" by Dr. Wendy Doniger, a finalist in the nonfiction category.
• Busey, McDowell, Roberts, Argento add thrills to Monster-Mania (Burlington County Times)
  Movie fans are shivering with anticipation as they prepare for the arrival of exploitation royalty.The “Kings of the Bs” will be appearing in the Delaware Valley this weekend.Actors who are the supporting performers in A pictures and the top draws of B movies will be the special guests at Monster-Mania Con 14, being held Friday through Sunday at the Crow […]
• What Type of People Want iPads? [STATS] (Mashable)
  If you’re a Facebooker who’s lusting after the Apple iPad (so much so that you’ve joined a Fan Page), then chances are you’re aged between 18 and 25 and have an interest in popular culture — or so says RapLeaf , a company that analyzes social media stats to draw meaningful conclusions from the likes of Facebook Fan Pages. RapLeaf looked at the top […]
• Michael Dean: Renton ex-rapper, soul/funk man, self-facilitating media node (Seattle Times)
  Photo by Mike Clark
• Beckham boosts United fans' protest (Channel 4)
  David Beckham boosts the increasingly vociferous fans' campaign against Manchester United's owners on a night of victory on the pitch and vocal protests off it.
• Calendar (Lake Zurich Courier)
  Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is Wednesday noon two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, church events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview, IL 60026, fax (847) 486-7451, or e-mail to mbottari@pioneerlocal.com. No c […]
• Fashion Forward: The Oscar edition, with Bullock, Lopez (USA Today)
  This week: And the best-hair award goes to ...
• In defense of fandom (Columbia Daily Spectator)
  This weekend was a momentous one in the world of Columbia sports. A sophomore ran a sub-four-minute mile. The men’s swimming team placed third at the Ivy Championships, and one junior on the team won the Ivy title. The women’s basketball team set a record for most wins in a season.