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DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year’s Superhero Cast and Producer: The Blast Interview

August 9, 2016

2016 is the year of celebration for women and their superpowers. From the recent release of the Wonder Woman trailer at San Diego Comic Con to the increased memorabilia offerings of female characters from Suici...

Star Wars: Card Trader by Topps Brings an Old School Hobby to the Mobile Market

Madeline Knutson

April 5, 2016

The Topps Company has been a fan favorite for over fifty years, well known for their production of both sport and pop culture trading cards. While this remains a profitable market for the company and brings the...

7 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Avoid Con-Crunch.

Angelica Marciano

February 12, 2016

Con-crunch is the few days or weeks before a convention that you’ve either decided to throw together a completely new, last minute cosplay and every waking hour of your already busy day is devoted towards this....

Evil Iguana Productions Unveils New Webseries

John M. Guilfoil

August 27, 2015

Over the past several years, Blast Magazine has kept a watchful eye on the rising YouTube sensation, Evil Iguana Productions. EIP originally gained notoriety for their sensational movie trailer spoofs of The D...

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Get Ready to Fall for Aziz Ansari’s “Modern Romance”

Kat Pulfer

July 17, 2015

Motivated by his own romantic woes, actor and comedian Aziz Ansari teamed up with renowned social scientists to investigate one of humanity’s greatest conundrums: love. Ansari’s debut novel has no shortage of s...

Bif Bang Pow! Founder Jason Lenzi: The Blast Interview

Madeline Knutson

July 15, 2015

Since 2005, Bif Bang Pow! has sold contemporary toys and collectibles to fans around the world. Based on licensed properties, the company makes everything a pop culture fan could need from action figures and pr...

New celebrity couple unfolds

Krista DeJulio

March 27, 2015

Among some of the weirdest celebrity couples are Tupac and Madonna, Danny Boyle and Rosario Dawson but a new couple has surfaced amidst these two strange couples on the list. Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes are app...

A card game with the likes of Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity is launched on Kickstarter

Krista DeJulio

February 13, 2015

WTF? As in What The Fact. Yet another Kickstarter has been launched to support the funds for a party card game but this game is unique in a sense that it has social media components to help players earn points....

Marvel Cinematic Universe to Add Spider-Man

Georgeanne Oliver

February 10, 2015

Photo: 20th Century Fox via comicvine.com To the Spider-Man fans who have long bemoaned their favorite hero's exclusion from the popular Marvel Cinematic Universe series: the wait is over. Marvel.com reports...

Come watch the Batman V Superman teaser before its taken down

Joe Sinicki

July 27, 2014

If you would have asked me a week ago, I would have told you that due to Man of Steel, I wasn't very excited for the upcoming Batman V Superman movie but come on, what nerd can resist this? The thought of Batma...

Has Katy broken Mayer’s Heart?

Corlyn Voorhees

February 28, 2014

Hollywood’s famous heartbreaker may be single once again. IDA MAE ASTUTE/ABC VIA GETTY IMAGES John Mayer, a crooner known for his long list of girlfriends, and singer Katy Perry have reportedly broken up...

Tegan and Sara announce new North American tour

Ellie Williams

February 28, 2014

The Canadian Indie-rock duo does it again. Twins Tegan and Sara have been active on the indie-rock scene since 1995. Following the release of their seventh studio album, Heart Throb, Tegan and Sara annou...

Pitbull introduces us to Girl Group G.R.L.

Ellie Williams

February 27, 2014

This week, Mr. Wideworld released his new single "Wild Wild Love" on RCA Records, featuring the rising act, G.R.L.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuOpXHunq6U The single itself is nothing incredible; it d...

Boston Calling 2014: The Top 10 Bands You Can’t Miss

Hal Hyatt

February 14, 2014

Last September Boston calling rocked the City Hall Plaza. Nearly 20,000 people showed up to see massive artists such as Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, and Major Lazer. This Spring on May 23, 24, and 25 Boston Ca...

Bruno Mars and Red Hot Chili Peppers spice up the halftime show

Cat Michaels

February 4, 2014

A popular consensus regarding Sunday’s Super Bowl is one big, fat yawn. The Seahawks ultimately took home the ring, but the game left something to be desired with their early and massive lead. However, a major ...

Grammys cause Controversy

Ellie Williams

January 28, 2014

The Grammys. The awards show of awards shows. At least, in my opinion—though, as music editor, I may be a bit biased. This year, we witnessed a number of interesting performances, including the weddings of 3...

Bieber may be a criminal, but the Miami Police Dept.’s tweets are just tacky

Ellie Williams

January 23, 2014

If you haven’t already heard, pop star Justin Bieber was arrested early Thursday morning in Miami following a drag race with R&B singer Khalil. Bieber also failed a field sobriety test delivered by Miami po...

J.J. Abrams has to make the original (and, sadly, the second) trilogy WORK with his trilogy, not blow it all up and start over

10 things J.J. Abrams should NOT do in the next Star Wars movie

Georgeanne Oliver

November 11, 2013

J.J. Abrams has to make the original (and, sadly, the second) trilogy WORK with his trilogy, not blow it all up and start over There are so many things we want to see happen in Star Wars VII. From Harrison ...

Netflix and Marvel teaming up for new live-action series

Corlyn Voorhees

November 8, 2013

Comic-lovers and Netflix members rejoice! Marvel and Netflix have teamed up to create new live-action series based on Marvel characters. "This deal is unparalleled in its scope and size, and reinforces our c...

A 21st Century Ragnarok

Brian James

November 4, 2013

The ancient Norse were an interesting bunch. Not only did their definition of “fun” include treating most of Europe like it was a Grand Theft Autohooker, but their religious dogma involved the brutal deaths of...