This is the second in a series of meta essays from Keidra and Raizel about fandom. We don’t have a name for it yet. But…
by Allyson Gross On September 12, 2015, 20,000 highly excited One Direction fans attended the last American show of the On the Road Again tour….
Words and Photos by Betsy Scott Cosplay is not a mere fad. It is a community and an art form, and it’s not going away…
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 Keidra Chaney I’ve been reading with amusement the blog “My Husband’s Stupid Record Collection” and following with interest the resulting debates around the blog….
by Keidra Chaney I’ve previously written about YouTube’s role as a community-curated archive of television shows, commercials and music videos – it’s an interesting example…
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….
Last week I (Keidra) participated in Heavy Metal 101, part of a monthly series organized by Chicago creative collectives Homeroom and You, Me Them, Everybody….
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFGs6U6Bnb4] Fandoms, like any type of subculture, have different shorthand ways of discussing things that only make sense within the group — such as frequently…
The New York Times recently had an article on LOLcats, specifically the ICanHasCheezburger site, and I wondered, what took so long? Is it because it…