Traveling through the fandom multiverse to bring you stories that matter.
How the creator of ‘Vampire Diaries’ used Kindle Worlds to get back at her publisher
LJ Smith’s publisher tried to cut her out, but she used fanfiction to get the last laugh.
On Feb 10, 2014 by Aja Romano
Fans cry sexism over Black Widow’s Photoshop makeover
“Internal organs are not an imperfection.”
On Jan 31, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
‘Attack on Titan’ creator gets the last word in debate over character’s gender
Gendered pronouns work a bit differently in Japanese, as fans of the hottest anime of the moment are learning.
On Jan 16, 2014 by Aja Romano
Meet the secret foundation that contains the world’s paranormal artifacts
What is the SCP Foundation, and what is it protecting and containing?
On Jan 9, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
The 10 most important fandoms of 2013
These are the fandoms, old and new, that mattered this year.
On Dec 30, 2013 by Aja Romano
The itsy bitsy saga of Tumblr’s Spiders Georg
What started as a strange text post on Tumblr has turned into an entire fandom.
On Nov 17, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Investigating the ‘Psychology of Cosplay’
This survey’s results, shared at GeekGirlCon, gets into demographics, inspiration, and more.
On Nov 11, 2013 by Lisa Granshaw
WB executive deletes Twitter account after angering ‘Supernatural’ fans
Never mess with Destiel fans.
On Oct 24, 2013 by Aja Romano
Did ‘Supernatural’ just give fans the queer romance they’ve been hoping for?
If a male TV character says “I love you,” to another male character, but the line is cut from the script, did it ever really happen?
On Oct 15, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Here’s your chance to read Hank Green’s ‘Harry Potter’ fanfiction
Plus: John Green and Benedict Cumberbatch star in Sherlock fanfic for charity.
On Oct 11, 2013 by Aja Romano
Everything you need to know about ‘Welcome to Night Vale’
America’s favorite surreal horror podcast just got the professional pop-culture critic treatment.
On Sep 27, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
The best of ‘Breaking Bad’ fanfic
The stories here make Cranston’s steamy fan request look like an episode of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.
On Sep 27, 2013 by Gaby Dunn
Carpet designer threatens cosplayers with legal action
A pair of intrepid cosplayers dressed up as the psychedelic carpet at DragonCon’s Atlanta Marriott hotel. Almost everyone loved it.
On Sep 20, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
John Green fandom 101: Nerdfighters, Vlogbrothers, and pizza
An introduction to the Fault in Our Stars author and YouTube megastar who forms one half of the Vlogbrothers.
On Sep 18, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
45 years of ‘Shonen Jump,’ the Japanese magazine that shaped your childhood
Celebrating the 45th anniversary of the magazine that gave us Naruto, Death Note, and more.
On Aug 20, 2013 by Aja Romano
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