TLC's Last Album Is TLC
After a long and successful Kickstarter campaign, TLC raised enough money ($430,000) to record their final album. It’s being released on June 30, and it has a name.
A Peek Inside 'The Ripped Bodice,' America's First All-Romance Bookstore
Back in November, sisters Bea and Leah Koch raised $91,187 on Kickstarter to launch America’s first bookstore dedicated to romance novels. Clearly they are an organized pair, because it’s already been up and running a month.
Kickstarter Suspends Funding for Woman Seeking $5K as Fair Pay for Reading Jonathan Franzen
No justice, no peace: Kickstarter has suspended one entrepreneurial woman’s crowdfunding campaign to receive fair compensation for the complicated, prolonged odyssey into the male mind we otherwise know as “reading Jonathan Franzen.”
Entrepreneurial Woman Will Only Read Jonathan Franzen if You Pay Her
There are plenty of us who’ve donated our own precious free time to read the works of Jonathan Franzen—though whether it was worth it to give up hours (days maybe!) of viable television watching in order to slog through Freedom or Purity is highly debatable. Too bad that none of us were as enterprising as Amy Collier,…
We Can Now Give Ourselves Fake Freckles Because We Are Masters of Our Destiny
When I learned about Freck Yourself, a Kickstarter-funded beauty product which promises semipermanent freckles at any time of year, I wanted to be like, “Haha, wow, lame.” But I couldn’t, because I look very adorable with freckles.
Would You Use a 'Smart' Menstrual Cup that Texts You Your Monthly Flow?
If you’re interested in tracking the color and volume of your menstrual flow, then cool, this product may be for you.
This Jacket Is a Dream Come True and I Need It Now
Traveling—comfortably, anyhow—requires bringing a lot of little stuff. This, in turn, requires a lot of sifting through your bag(s) to access said stuff, which can be exasperating, a little time-consuming, and straight-up frustrating. But via a well-funded Kickstarter project comes a beacon of hope.
Moms Launch a Company to Sell Science-Themed Clothing for Little Girls
If you’ve shopped for kids clothing or even wandered through a Babies R Us lately, you’ll know that the options for little girls are heavy on the light pink, hot pink, sparkles, tutus, and leopard print.
This Woman Wants to Revive the Lost Art of the Romance Comic
Once upon a time, you could get your tales of love in several forms—paperback romances and rom-coms, sure, but also romance comics. While they've fallen out of fashion, one woman wants to bring them back.
Shitty Kickstarter Is Selling Hot Farts in a Bottle
It takes a lot to make a house a home. Some people go for bright colors and comfortable furnishings. Some, if Etsy is to be believed, recognize that there's no way to make a home more personal than by sticking handmade tchotchkes all over the place. And you? You can buy a collection of "fart jars" for $500.
TLC Launches a Kickstarter to Fund Their Final Album
Though the news leaked Sunday, TLC has officially launched a Kickstarter to fund their final album, which they say they want to do "with YOU, our FANS (our babies!!)." No! Us?!
Guy Hates Nickelback So Much He Launches Campaign to Stop Them [UPDATE]
Is Nickelback really the worst band in the world? Yes, yes they are. Because of that indisputable fact, one man has launched a campaign to stop them from playing in his city.
Model Andreja Pejic Is Crowdfunding an Autobiographical Documentary
In July, Andreja Pejic, the Serbian-born Australian model who rose to fame for her androgynous look and style, came out as a trans woman. Now, she and a filmmaker friend are creating a documentary about her past as well as her uncertain future in modeling and are asking for support for their Kickstarter campaign.
These Giant Quilted Polyester Penises Are the Highest Form of Art
There are a lot of people with abysmal ideas panhandling via Kickstarter. And then there's Holly Stewart, who used the platform to raise money to support her art, which is making enormous quilted polyester penises. Art dongs. Hand-crafted wangs.
New Reading Rainbow Theme Finally Addresses the Dangers of Books
Thanks to Reading Rainbow, we all know you can learn and do anything with just a book and your imagination. But perhaps it's time to consider the dark side of such a power and ask ourselves: What's LeVar Burton really planning?
Brace for the Backlash to the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter!
It took less than 24 hours for LeVar Burton's reboot and expansion of Reading Rainbow to reach its $1 million goal, and the ticker is currently closing on $2 million. Obviously, there's a lot of people out there who're still very grateful for the public-television classic.
Watch the Opening Scene Of the New Veronica Mars Movie Now
You've been freaking out about it long enough, so why not take a peek at the first few minutes of one the most highly anticipated film versions of a television show you were crazy about growing up.
Dude Raises $160K on Kickstarter for Horror Show Period Underwear
Some dude has created a Kickstarter for Period Panties, which are special underpants with lurid cartoons on them that you can wear when you're on your period. Period Panties are meant to helpfully eliminate the difficulty of explaining to your significant other that you are menstruating (because saying "I am on my…
Guardian Writer Gets Lambasted Over Insensitive Crowdfunding Column
Earlier this week, British musician Devonté Hynes lost all his belongings when a fire broke out in his apartment. Even more tragically, the fire killed his beloved dog Cupid. Seeking a way to help, the mother of his girlfriend Samantha Urbani (of the band Friends) started a Go Fund Me that has raised over $24,000 from…
There's Now a Kickstarter for Porn Because Duh, Of Course
The only real question is: Why has it taken so long?
