# May 4, 2012: Check the Vents, The Avengers Are In The Tower

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To the Common Room! This week, V and Emily look with such fondness at the best era of fic since the internet began: the 2012 Avengers Tower era. This requested episode features Clint in the vents, Thor eating Pop-Tarts, a surprising number of penguins, Darcy Lewis, and genuine softness towards Tony Stark. Also, we have a pitch for Disney+ and a new drinking game for all you listeners. Journey back with us to a time and a place where everyone had their own apartment in the tallest skyscraper in New York City, movie nights were interrupted by galactic-level stakes that turned out okay, and every robot had a name and personality. Are you a fan of 2012 Avengers Tower fic? Which of the most popular ships is your OTP? Let us know on Tumblr or in the comments wherever you're listening! Sources Fanlore: Toasterverse brown-betty on LJ Fanlore: The Avengers Movieverse mcufandomhatespeopleofcolor Promo Check out our new pod-friends Normal Curves ! If you've ever seen a study headline and thought, "wait… is that actually true?" then you might like Normal Curves. It's a podcast where two statisticians – Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani – take big claims about things like sex, health, and human behavior and figure out what the research actually shows… and where it gets a little shaky. Check out our new pod-friends STAN ! You really think you could be besties with Hailey Bieber? That's cute. A podcast dedicated to exploring parasociality, celebrity worship and digital intimacy. We explore digital media through the lens of girlhood, constructed intimacy, and pop culture. Each episode centres on a cultural icon or phenomenon—ranging from The Hunger Games, erotic fiction, 2010s YouTubers and (of course) Taylor Swift—to unpack how the media we consumed, particularly during our formative…

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