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The top 5 GIFs from the “Merlin” fandom implosion

After four and a half seasons, Merlin fandom bid adieu to its beloved show last night. Fans are drowning their sorrows the Tumblr way: in GIFs.

On Dec 25, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Fanfic Wednesday: Harry’s yin to Draco’s yang

Fanfic Wednesday: The darkness of Harry and lightness Draco in fayhre's Harry Potter fanfic.

On Dec 19, 2012 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture

Is the creator of @Horse_ebooks playing us for fools?

Has the beloved bot become self-aware?

On Dec 17, 2012 by [email protected]

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Loving the Band: When good publishers ruin bad fanfic

What happens when One Direction fanfic goes very, very bad.

On Dec 12, 2012 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture

Fic Rec Wednesday: Madwomen in the basement

A new series reviewing fanfiction we've seen and loved. This week, the madwomen in the basement of Nolan's fandom.

On Dec 12, 2012 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture

How to talk to your family about that Folgers incest commercial

Never fear: The Daily Dot is here to walk you through the basics of incest fandom.

On Nov 26, 2012 by Aja Romano

Streaming

Top 10 Yuletide fanfic requests

Community, Elementary, Revenge, and Pitch Perfect all have sleeper fandoms that ignite during Yuletide.

On Nov 1, 2012 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture

One Direction fanfiction author signed to book deal

Penguin is hoping Emily Baker's story about making out with two members of the boyband One Direction will be the next Fifty Shades of Grey.

On Oct 8, 2012 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture

Contest challenges “Twilight” fans to go pro

Guess which of these Twilight fanfics could be the next 50 Shades of Gray.

On Oct 4, 2012 by Aja Romano

Streaming

Behind the scenes of the Internet’s biggest fanfiction exchange

Moderator elynross opens up about the best and sexiest fanfiction expected this season.

On Oct 3, 2012 by Aja Romano

IRL

Meet the winner of MTV’s “Teen Wolf” fanfiction contest

After 10,000 entries, MTV selected Riana Elliot's "Side Effects" as the winner of its fanfiction contest.

On Oct 2, 2012 by Aja Romano

Streaming

Yuletide, the Internet’s biggest “Secret Santa” fanfiction exchange, turns 10

Instead of traditional presents, thousands of Yuletide participants give original fanfiction to delight fans of obscure movies, books, historical figures and more.

On Oct 1, 2012 by Aja Romano

Culture

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

Internet Culture

Earth and Jupiter are in a relationship on Tumblr

Fans on Tumblr have turned the planets into people and written an entire fanfiction romantic relationship for the two.

On Sep 19, 2012 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture

Infographic: Tracking LiveJournal’s fandom diaspora

The era of the single-platform fandom community is effectively over. So where have all the fans on LiveJournal gone?

On Sep 7, 2012 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture