In my soon to be published crime fiction novel, the chief of staff to Nigeria’s President was couriered a special flash drive. When he proceeded to check the contents of the flash drive in the ...

Sirens ' fictional locale of Port Haven is never placed in a specific state during the series, but the island seems to evoke a New England destination like Nantucket, complete with idyllic ...

Bad mothers are a fictional stock-in-trade: from Grendel's mom to "Psycho's" Mrs. Bates. Foolish mothers are not unknown — not, certainly, to readers of "Pride and Prejudice." And there are ...

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An interview with a self-described fictosexual, who answers your burning questions about being attracted to fictional characters.

The members of our 2013 list of richest fictional characters have an aggregate net worth of $215.8 billion.

Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu raises the possibility of Romania and Poland annexing Ukrainian territory.

Television The Shows and Fictional Characters We Sadly Lost in 2024 From Scavengers Reign to Star Trek and Star Wars, the io9 crew looks back on the year's dearly departed characters and shows.

The many AI-powered chatbots emulating famous fictional personalities are leaving the digital halls of Character.AI as the company seeks to crack down on AI imitations of intellectual property ...

Media tropes about teachers can give incoming educators and the public unrealistic expectations about the profession.

According to mental health experts, here's why fictional animals deaths in movies and TV shows may make you more sad than fictional human deaths.

Yes, I’m talking about fictional journalists. (A couple of rules: These people are included based on how good they are as characters rather than how skillful they are as journalists.