The opportunity to place bets has changed the way games look, the way they’re talked about – and, of course, how many people have money riding on the outcome.
John Glenn would have turned 100 on July 18, 2021. Today’s space program is a giant leap more inclusive than when he made his pioneering orbit of the Earth in 1962.
Angry Chelseas fans protest the European Super League.
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Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading the coronavirus. But removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce some of that risk.
Don’t forget fans. Here, Phuong Nguyen (left) as Captain America with Derrick Petry as Deadpool, at Comic-Con International in July 2018, in San Diego.
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Some comic fans have found a bright spot in virtual conventions in an otherwise bleak pandemic year. The sense of community matters more than a simplistic analysis about metrics or interactivity.
Fans are protesting after Monsta X boy-band member Wonho, second from the left, was outsted.
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Monsta X fans have been derided as boy-band dupes, but their protests against the treatment of superstar Wonho shows them rejecting the capitalist system that’s quick to cut people loose.
Juventus has been struck by scandals.
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High-profile cases of corruption, ticket touting and match fixing have led Italians to lose faith in the beautiful game.
Reaction videos are just one of many ways that Game of Thrones fans have explored their love for the show online.
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Eric Forcier, Swinburne University of Technology et Lisa M. Given, Swinburne University of Technology
Fan culture is thriving in Westeros. Although HBO’s Game of Thrones has ended, fans will ensure that the show lives on (and changes) across multimedia platforms, long into the future.
Crowds watch a Counterstrike: Global Offensive tournament in Poland in March 2015.
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Australia’s deep passion for sport is changing, with fewer people attending major traditional sporting events and eSports on the rise.
My Little Pony fan, Michael Anderson, a Brony, at the Dragon Con science fiction and fantasy convention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, in 2014.
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