‘The Mary Sue’ Responds to MRA Group’s Ridiculous Calgary Expo “Lawsuit”
You may recall that last April a group of (mostly women) Men’s Rights Activists known as the ‘Honey Badger Brigade’
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Convention News
In depth reporting on issues and news within the Midwestern, North American, and (occasionally) World Convention Scene.
Over Two Months Later, TouhouCon Artists Still on the Hook for ‘Free’ Hotel Rooms
One of the things TouhouCon 2015 (Sep 18–20, Anaheim, CA) did this year was promise complimentary hotel rooms for participating
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Convention Tip: Try Not to Bite Norman Reedus
Look, I shouldn’t have to tell you things like this — we’re all adults, and presumably “non-consensual biting” was covered
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AlterniCon 2015 Cancelled Less Than Two Days Before Event
So the staff of AlterniCon 2015 haven’t been having a good week. Yesterday organizers announced the Boston based event had
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NekoCon Staff Loses Its Sh*t, Cancels Multi-Guest Concert During First Song
When you go to a convention as an attendee or vendor, there’s an expectation that you’ll be treated with some
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SXSW Screws Up Harassment Summit Announcement, Does Everything Wrong
SXSW has pretty much been determined to do whatever they can to make a bad situation worse these days. Earlier
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IfCon Victoria Cancelled After Organizer Reportedly Collapses
IfCon Victoria was originally scheduled to run this weekend at the Pearkes Recreation Centre in Victoria, BC. Sadly, this is
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SXSW Reinstates “Level Up” Panel, Considering All Day Forum on Harassment
Earlier this week we reported on SXSW canceling both an anti-Harassment panel called “Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games” and
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World Fantasy Convention Corrects Course, Adopts ACTUAL Harassment Policy
Yesterday we reported on the controversy surrounding the 2015 World Fantasy Convention‘s highly flawed (read: awful) harassment policy. The policy
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