by Bethan Jones Within fan communities, fannish norms, rules and behaviours have been discussed for years. Many fans are used to their topic of interest…
By Alicia Swiz I love A Tribe Called Quest. The first time I heard them was in a middle school gymnasium with the first feelings…
by Neyat Yohannes With a white collared shirt worn under a canary yellow v-neck sweater, snug blue jeans, and brown-rim coke bottle glasses, we have…
By Veronica Arreola A comic book convention is not where you would plan to talk to your pre-teen about body autonomy, but discussions about harassment…
By Sam Fleming “Everything is about sex except sex: sex is about power” – Oscar Wilde. When Random House signed E. L. James to a…
by Erin Lawrimore “If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist.” — Jocasta Nu, Jedi Archivist in Star Wars Episode…
By Christina Tesoro Into every generation, a fan is born. In my case, it was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Should I spawn future generations, you…
By Bridey Heing The way we as fans consume mass media is changing, and television is the latest medium to feel the shift. The success…
by Dee Emm Elms Often, the act of sharing stories is how a people – or a family — will learn their own history. Increasingly,…
By Fiona Conn Most of the pop-culture literate have at least some recognition of Pokémon — the multiplatform series led by the electric rodent Pikachu…