The rise of the anti-fandom fandom
The phenomenon has become Tumblr’s Newton’s Law: For every great fandom, there’s an equally vocal anti-fandom, bringing it down a peg or three.
On May 22, 2013 by Aja Romano
One Direction fandom adds billionaire record exec to conspiracy theory
One Tumblr user claims to have tracked down Eleanor Calder’s father and brother.
On May 13, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
There is now an iPhone app just for One Direction fanfiction
Here are some highlights from every Directioner’s dream app.
On Feb 25, 2013 by Aja Romano
Harry Styles educates Directioners about Socrates
Prompted by modern philosopher Alain de Botton, the One Direction singer started dropping some philosophy on his 10 million Twitter followers.
On Feb 13, 2013 by Aja Romano
The top 10 most important fandoms of 2012
These communities shaped the way we thought about all fandoms in 2012—largely for the better.
On Dec 26, 2012 by Aja Romano
#bravery: Larry fandom calls “bullsh*t” on One Direction denial
One Direction member Louis Tomlinson explicitly denied having an intimate relationship with bandmate Harry Styles yesterday, but that won’t likely change the opinion held by many of their fans.
On Sep 17, 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
Mr. GIF—bringing back the GIF with style and charisma
One year and more than 600 GIFs later, the Tumblr artist collective known as Mr. GIF has helped make the image format cool again.
On Aug 20, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III
Wattpad’s unlikely literary revolution
From fanfiction to One Direction, here are the five things Wattpad has that make it unlike any other online publisher.
On Jul 25, 2012 by Aja Romano
The 10 most popular tags on Tumblr
You’ll be surprised at who tops the list on Tumblr.
On Jun 22, 2012 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
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