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D.C.— For three days, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center became a place where superheroes, anime characters and video game legends could walk the same crowded hallways

Every Thursday, a group of professionals from Guruvar Mandal (‘Thursday Group’ in Hindi) gathers on the first floor of a house in New Nallakunta, Hyderabad. The weekly baithak begins at 9pm with the traditional invocation, Jai Jagadish Hare, before giving way to a two-hour Hindustani classical recital. IT professional Neha Kashikar Shailendra opens the evening…

Wolverine is the best there is at what he does, but sometimes, he’s a she. Logan was first introduced in The Incredible Hulk #181 and would go on to join the X-Men, becoming one of the most popular superheroes ever. There was a time when he was outselling everyone but Spider-Man on a regular basis…

Pop culture moves fast, but the ’90s and 2000s hit differently. Before streaming playlists and algorithm-driven fame, stars dominated our lives in ways today’s fans can barely imagine. A redditor sparked a lively conversation with the “older” crowd on r/popheads, asking them to “tell us about the significant moments and trends that [happened] in pop…