Lauren Rae Orsini
Lauren Rae Orsini is a web culture reporter who specializes in anime and the business of fandom. Her work has been published by Forbes and Business Insider.
Leukemia patient finds life-saving connections
When entrepreneur Amit Gupta was diagnosed with leukemia, he immediately tapped into his networks to try to find a matching bone marrow donor.
On Oct 7, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Anonymous occupies Occupy DC
The online collective inspires even non-hackers to join protests for jobs and health care in the nation’s capital.
On Oct 6, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Tumblr’s visual tribute to Apple cofounder
Tumblr mourned Steve Jobs in its own way.
Why pro video gamers are getting hot
It’s a mystery: Established media outlets ignore pro video gamers with huge online followings like Nadeshot.
On Oct 5, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Forget TV—the Web is the new star machine
Actress Felicia Day prefers the Web to other, older entertainment media. Here’s why.
No faking: Kid is shocked by Star Wars secret
Who’s Luke Skywalker’s father in Star Wars? A video of a kid learning this secret is tearing it up on YouTube.
On Oct 3, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Arresting development
The popular TV series Arrested Development will apparently come back, actors confirmed in tweets.
The absurdist Twitter stylings of @horse_ebooks
A bot that spams Twitter with random text has gained a cult following.
On Sep 29, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
The Onion’s hostage satire spawns outrage on Twitter
The satirical news site The Onion finds child hostages are no laughing mattter.
Southwest taking heat for booting kissing women
Southwest booted actress and musician Leisha Hailey from a flight after she kissed her girlfriend. Hailey and Southwest are duking out their differences on Twitter.
On Sep 27, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Noisy arrest for the bed intruder
YouTube sensation Antoine Dodson gets arrested for being too noisy.
On Sep 26, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Jim Carrey boings again
When Jim Carrey boings, Twitter listens — or at least follows.
The sky is falling, “U mad bro?”
NASA’s 20 year-old UARS satellite weighs 6 tons, and it’s falling towards Earth at an alarming speed. The odds of being hit in the head by are infentesimal — which is exactly why few are taking the event seriously.
On Sep 23, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
Jail may become the new planking
Politicians worry that “Unbelieving bus drivers and law enforcement authorities might just ram through … warm and living bodies.”
On Sep 21, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
People rally to save death-row inmate Troy Davis
Many say Georgia is about to execute an innocent man. They’re taking to Twitter and elsewhere to try to save the life of Troy Davis.
On Sep 20, 2011 by Lauren Rae Orsini
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