Amid blurry boundaries between fic, celebrity fandom, and conspiracy theories, how real person fiction evolved from forbidden to mainstream and back again by Sacha Judd
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Complaints about historical accuracy and acting quality are often dog-whistles: some fans only want to see white actors—and white history—on screen by Amanda-Rae Prescott
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Marvel wants fans to care about lore without thinking too deeply about themes and emotions—the things that brought them to this fandom in the first place. by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
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Blake’s 7 fans and actors mixed regularly at cons and on the pages of zines—until an anonymous letter changed everything by Lena Barkin
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In 2024, everyone wanted a piece of fic, from AI grifters to traditional publishers to ravenous audiences. Where did that leave the people who write it? by Elizabeth Minkel
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Fic does something that my traditional English classes cannot: it places the power in the hands of the student. by Abby Kirby
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New generations of fans are cultural archaeologists, working with the materials of the past to create the passion of the present. by Allegra Rosenberg
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Nearly a year after star Melissa Barrera was fired for pro-Palestinian social media posts, fans remain torn over the future of the franchise. by Michael Boyle
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The show brought a whole new set of fans to a stagnating franchise. Its cancellation suggests Star Wars is only interested in looking backwards. by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
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Theatre fans measure their passion by nitpicking. Does it do the industry more harm than good? by Laura Wheatman Hill
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Within jam band fandoms often dominated by substance use, clean and sober fans are building their own communities by Maria Temming
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Low pay, minimal worker protections, and pushback from both publicists and fellow fans. Is covering the thing you love even worth it? by Kayti Burt
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Fans know that creativity isn’t a finite resource that needs to be kept behind lock and key by EarlGreyTea68
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How whump—one of fandom’s oldest and most divisive genres—gained a fanbase of its own by Maria Temming
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Do you need to know the canon to read the fic? Breaking down the preferences of the 6,744 people who responded to our most recent mini-survey by Elizabeth Minkel & Flourish Klink
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Reports of the platform’s death have been greatly exaggerated by Allegra Rosenberg
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Fandom can be both identity and liberation—but how do we keep our joys from being co-opted by corporate interests? by Keidra Chaney
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A conversation with Gretchen McCulloch, the author of ‘Because Internet,’ about the language of fandom by Elizabeth Minkel
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What is shipping? Our 16,513 respondents...did not agree by Flourish Klink
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