Personal Stories

  • Amanda Werner

    Amanda Werner

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    Meet Amanda Werner, financial reform crusader. On Wednesday, former Equifax CEO Richard Smith testified before the Senate Banking Committee…. Today, though, there was someone interesting peering over Smith’s shoulder:…

  • Jacen

    Jacen

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    My favorite experience while cosplaying Cheryl from Archer would have to be at KrakenCon last November when there was a booth with a flying simulator that people could test…

  • Spades & Aces (Anchorage, AK)

    Spades & Aces (Anchorage, AK)

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    At a young age I found the original Ghost In The Shell movie, and it helped cultivate my love of anime alongside Inuyasha and Yu Yu Hakusho. She was…

  • Chunky Cosplay (Anchorage, AK)

    Chunky Cosplay (Anchorage, AK)

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    So, at first Maybel Pines started off as just a simple costume just to provide some more content on mymusical.ly account. I came in to the Gravity Falls fandom…

  • Scrapper Costuming (New York)

    Scrapper Costuming (New York)

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    media @making.with.megan The Classic Batman TV series, to my memory was my first real exposure to superhero media- my parents were both the right age to watch the show…

  • Yaldamn (New York)

    Yaldamn (New York)

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    Sailor Moon VHS // Photo : Max Scoville / Originally posted Nov. 2017 I was visiting my parents at my childhood home and stumbled upon these old Sailor Moon…

  • Avis (Dallas, TX)

    Avis (Dallas, TX)

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    I could fill a book with all the funny things people do when they come up to Lightning [Final Fantasy XIII]. You would think such a serious character would…

  • Ubehime (Florida)

    Ubehime (Florida)

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    Photo: DTJAAAAM DW has become so integrated into my experience as a cosplayer because she reminds me to never forget to have fun. I always describe myself as a…

  • Highway Just Cos (North Carolina)

    Highway Just Cos (North Carolina)

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    Photo : Jessi Jetsom. To me, it started out as a ‘just because’ project since Silverhawks didn’t seem to be as popular as other fandoms, especially among 80’s cartoons.…

  • Forrester Sisters

    Forrester Sisters

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    By Lauren Forrester. We are dressed as a Japanese animation show called The Dirty Pair (Kei and Yuri). We had been dressing up in these costumes at Japanese animation…