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New York Comic Con

girls just wanna be superheroes

Fri, Mar 28, 2014
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No one daydreams about standing on the sidelines watching someone else have all the fun. We want to do things ourselves!

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Doctor Who thing: TARDIS bags for charity

Thu, Oct 31, 2013
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Handmade yarny TARDIS bags, with proceeds going to pay for cancer patients’ medical bills in an NHS-bereft land.

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Doctor Who thing: creative cosplay

Wed, Oct 30, 2013
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Not that they aren’t all clever.

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Doctor Who thing: fans two-by-two at New York Comic-Con

Tue, Oct 29, 2013
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Dressing up is more fun when you have a companion…

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Doctor Who thing: the littlest fans at New York Comic-Con

Mon, Oct 28, 2013
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Meet some adorable and imaginative kids…

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Doctor Who thing: when pro artists pull sexist bullshit

Thu, Oct 24, 2013
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Is this image meant to put Rose in a more “proper” place for a female sidekick to a man?

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Doctor Who thing: when boys cosplay Time Lords

Wed, Oct 23, 2013
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Turns out that just like how girls like to pretend to be a Time Lord, sometimes boys like to dress up as the Doctor(s), too.

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Doctor Who thing: meet the Doctor Puppets and puppeteer/animator Alisa Stern

Tue, Oct 22, 2013
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The boys in “person.”

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Doctor Who thing: dressing up as the TARDIS

Mon, Oct 21, 2013
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This is a thing now — probably thanks to “The Doctor’s Wife.”

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Doctor Who thing: women really do like Tom Baker’s Doctor

Fri, Oct 18, 2013
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Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor seems to really inspire the lady fans.

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