Faine GreenwoodOctober 1, 2012 12:37

Bronies: My Little Pony reboot finds a passionate grown-up audience

Grown adults really into sparkly ponies? Believe it: that's the principle behind the Bronies, a subculture devoted to a reboot of the old-school toy and cartoon franchise.

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Grown-adults into My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? Yeah, that's a thing. A multi-part GlobalPost series explores this very curious cultural phenomenon. (Globalpost/GlobalPost)

There's a growing movement out there, and it's centered around sparkly ponies. For grown-ups. They're called Bronies, and these adult fans of the new My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic animated series have created something of a unique social phenomenon surrounding their fondness for a kids show. Not just any kids show, either: a show for little girls.

Faine GreenwoodSeptember 24, 2012 18:05

Who Edits Reddit? This guy.

GlobalPost interviews Benji Lanyado, travel writer and founder of Reddit Edit, the website that finds what's good from Reddit so you don't have to.

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Screencap of the Reddit Edit website. (GlobalPost/GlobalPost)

Ever wished you could find the best stuff on Reddit automatically, without having to skim through subReddit after subReddit in your quest for interesting news, photos, and writing? (Or cat videos, as the case may be).

Faine GreenwoodSeptember 19, 2012 17:15

Batten the hatches: International Talk Like a Pirate Day takes place around the world

Since 2002, people have been talking like pirates on September 19th. Join them, and you might even get free donuts.

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This is a scene from the "lepers boat" in The Pirates! Band of Misfits. (Aardman Animation/Courtesy)

Noticing more pirates than usual in your forays around the Internets? You're not descending into schizophrenia: it's just International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Every September 19th.