I’ve wanted to do this interview series for about a year now. The Space Between, for me, refers to the space between passion and profession,…
by Vivian Obarski I remarked on Twitter once that the fandom war between BBC’s Sherlock and CBS’ Elementary is starting to make the Biggie/Tupac feud…
I had every intention of going to the AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn this year. Last year’s stellar lineup was cancelled due to Hurricane Irene, this…
It’s been awhile since I watched basketball avidly. I used to watch it with my father as a kid (along with a healthy dose of…
At age 30, I’m a pop-culture-nerd feminist who just saw Alien for the first time, and I was shocked at how much I loved it….
guest post by Vivian Obarski If there’s one thing I’ve noticed about big media, it’s that they can’t resist taking an idea and beating it…
I don’t watch a whole lot of television these days. I get most of my entertainment online, and when I do watch television programming, it’s…
20 Mar: Learned Fangirl at SXSW – Part 1: Black People on Twitter and other Non-Surprising Surprises
So, it’s been awhile, we know, but Learned Fangirl is back from hibernation. TLF was at SXSW Interactive this year and in between all of…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-cU4S4lDH0] When is something a quotation or a reference and when is it a sample that needs to be licensed? According to a recent Sixth…
Ignoring cultural context has led to some incredibly bizarre cease-and-desist notices recently. Yet intellectual property and culture are tied together. New works are not created…