Aja Romano
Aja Romano is a geek culture reporter and fandom expert. Their reporting at the Daily Dot covered everything from Harry Potter and anime to Tumblr and Gamergate. Romano joined Vox as a staff reporter in 2016.
Author responds after blogger rips book to shreds—literally
Horror queen Anne Rice still hasn’t quite grasped that it’s not exactly de rigueur to lash out at readers who don’t like your books.
On Apr 29, 2013 by Aja Romano
10 essential Pinterest boards for film buffs
Letting your inner film geek out to play doesn’t mean you have to suppress your inner style guru.
On Feb 6, 2013 by Aja Romano
Fic Rec Wednesday: The *NSYNCs of a killer
After reading this fic, you may never be able to look at Justin Timberlake again without the eerie feeling that you’re looking at an actual serial killer.
On Jan 23, 2013 by Aja Romano
YouTube time lapse captures 3-year male to female transition
Throughout YouTube and Tumblr, transgender men and women are sharing their transitions, as well as their knowledge, hopes, and fears about their experiences.
Geoffrey Chaucer, inventor of “twitter”
The 14th-century poet and satirist coined the word “twitter” nearly years before the invention of microblogging.
On Oct 26, 2012 by Aja Romano
Alleged killer’s Facebook fan page deleted after causing online outrage
A Mississippi man who allegedly hit his girlfriend with a car briefly had his own Facebook fan page. It was pulled from the site after concerned Redditors reported it.
On Oct 24, 2012 by Aja Romano
Wiki editors debate audio fiction’s place in fandom
Do podfics—recorded versions of fanfiction stories—deserve their own pages on a popular fan wiki?
On Sep 25, 2012 by Aja Romano
Rule 34: Why After Elton and VH1 just hooked up on Tumblr
Personified versions of websites After Elton and VH1 are the romantic leads in Tumblr’s latest popular fanfiction meme.
On Sep 14, 2012 by Aja Romano
10 famous authors who write fanfiction
From E.L. James to Neil Gaiman, these authors are blurring the distinction between fiction and fanfiction.
On Aug 30, 2012 by Aja Romano
One Direction fans have trouble separating their “Larry Stylinson” fantasy from reality
Directioners want a relationship between Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles so much that they’ve convinced themselves it already exists—to an extent never before seen in Real Person Fandom.
On Aug 22, 2012 by Aja Romano
How Scientology resembles a broken role-playing game
In the first installment of a two-part series, the Daily Dot takes a look at the surprising similarities between Scientology and regular RPGs.
On Aug 9, 2012 by Aja Romano
Kixeye’s sexist hiring video highlights problems at gaming industry’s core
A company representative called the video “hilarious.”
On Aug 7, 2012 by Aja Romano
Emergency psychiatrist weighs in on Reddit rape confessions
Dr. Rob Tarzwell says giving rapists a forum to confess is actually a danger to public safety, and it’s “very likely triggering rape cravings in rapists.”
On Jul 31, 2012 by Aja Romano
“Twilight” fandom reacts to Kristen Stewart cheating scandal
“Twihards” are taking to the Internet to show their support for K-Stew after she apologized for cheating on her longtime boyfriend and co-star, Robert Pattinson.
On Jul 26, 2012 by Aja Romano
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