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It is with a heavy heart that we report that the con chair for Katsucon 19 has passed away. Christine Larson passed away from severe complications of pneumonia and the H1N1 flu virus. Reports had come in from other attendees that they were coming down with the virus… As well as incidents of people coming […]
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Katsucon Chair Passes Away
March 3rd, 2014 
Ari Rockefeller 
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Tags: anime, conventions, family, fandom, friends, katsucon 
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Blowing Around a Lot of Hot Air
January 20th, 2014 Ari Rockefeller For those of you not completely in the loop about the situation in Chicago, here’s the abridged version of it: Chi-Fi, a convention planned to be held at the Westin Chicago River North hotel, but according to the former, the staff of the latter referred to everyone involved as “freaks”, harping on the old addage […]
Posted in Conventions Tags: anime, Britain, Chicago, cosplay, Dr. Who, fandom, gaming, Geek, Joss Whedon, sci-fi, science fiction Comments Off on Blowing Around a Lot of Hot Air
Aki-Con’s Sexual Assault Case
December 4th, 2013 Koi Aki-con, held October 25-27, 2013 in Seattle, Washington, had an incident occur over the course of the convention weekend which has resulted in a massive fallout. A minor was sexually assaulted by a guest DJ for the convention, DJ Victor Malice. He has been charged, with a trial date planned sometime in February. Apparently, the […]
Nauticon 2013 — My Liver and I are Not on Speaking Terms
September 25th, 2013 Ari Rockefeller I have been told that it’s not the journey, but the destination…but I have also been told that it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Often I have heard both variations coming from the same source, the duplicity of which has helped contribute to the foundation of my neurosis and sarcastic wit that lingers to […]
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Live Streaming Event at Senshi Matsuri
June 27th, 2013 DJ Ranma S Anime Jam Session, in conjunction with the VOG Network, will be doing a live streaming of some of the panel events online this Sunday, starting at 12pm EST! All you have to do is head over to www.vognetwork.com’s live page around that time and you will see the live broadcast! Also, you can find all […]
Posted in Conventions Tags: anime, convention, cosplay, karaoke, manga, masquerade, sailor moon, sailor senshi, singing, Usagi Tsukino Comments Off on Live Streaming Event at Senshi Matsuri
