Lore is a search platform for people to research and discover internet obsessions. The founder is Zehra Naqvi and you can sing up for early access here. [via]| Valentina Tanni
We see it on client briefs every day: “We want to be part of culture. How can we tap into Gen Z and cultural moments?” Every brand wants to be part of the zeitgeist, the hot brand everyone’s talking about. They point to E.L.F., Liquid Death, and other breakout brands and say, “We want that energy. We want that connection.”| Inspira Marketing
"A horror-themed weekend at Camp Crystal Lake."| Longreads
The 10 largest fan conventions in the world ranked by average attendance. From Anime Expo to Gamescom and San Diego Comic-Con, see which events are the biggest.| All Top Everything
YouTubers are performing as Lofi animations in real life, becoming the human equivalent of Netflix's cosy fireplace video. The post NoAI LoFi | Weeknotes appeared first on thejaymo.| thejaymo
We round up some of our favorite celebrations of Star Trek from yesterday.| TrekMovie.com
SC Perot’s Styles of Joy is a story about fandom, belonging, and the surprising ways joy helps us through hard times. In this fun Q&A, she lets us peek behind the curtain, sharing everything from her favorite travel hack and dream hobby to the word she overuses in her writing (and the snack she swears by, cottage cheese and all).| The Aesthetics of Joy
Welcome readers new, old, and otherwise! I had a wonderful time at Worldcon Seattle. I was excited to meet up with some of you and to spend so much time talking about books at three different table…| Clara Ward
We asked contributors, friends, and colleagues to tell us about an OVA they love. Here’s what they shared.| ZIMMERIT - Anime | Manga | Garage Kits | Doujin
In December 1993, the New York Times published an article about the “limitless opportunity” of the early internet. It painted a picture of a digital utopia: clicking a mouse to access NASA weather footage, Clinton’s speeches, MTV’s digital music samplers, or the status of| Good Internet
Slam Dunk : le manga. Commençons par le commencement. Slam Dunk est un manga de Takehiko Inoue qui a été prépublié au Japon de 1990 à 1996 et comporte 31 tomes en version compilée. La version française éditée par Kana est arrivée chez nous entre 1999 et 2004. Il s’agit d’un shônen, donc une œuvre publiée … Lire la suite Slam Dunk, l’écriture, le queer, et moi (partie 1)| CM Deiana
Much of the traditional entertainment world is now working with creators. In fact, many of these companies have long-standing creator strategies when it comes to marketing. Whether it is a movie launch, a new TV series, video game, or album release, these businesses have a strong handle on which cre...| MIDiA Research
Can you call yourself a true fan if you've never read a single coffee shop au?| Fan Of A Certain Age
Anyone else starting to get a little bored? I had a full plan for working through my time at home … More| Fan Of A Certain Age
How are we all doing this week? Tough times, I know. As often happens, my work life and personal life … More| Fan Of A Certain Age
I’m still caught up with a heavy workload this week, and any creative downtime I’ve had has been devoted to … More| Fan Of A Certain Age
Fandom is, first and foremost, about having fun...but lately, when I get home from work, I can't summon the brain power to pay attention to anything longer than a tweet.| Fan Of A Certain Age
That was shipping, for me - finding the little clues and hints that suggested two characters could develop a romantic relationship, teasing them out and piecing them together to work out how the relationship would develop.| Fan Of A Certain Age
Stale bread might seem unappetising when you’re used to a full buffet table, but it’s a lifeline when you’re starving.| Fan Of A Certain Age
The last quarter of 2018 saw some delays and general hold-ups here at MMP HQ, but we’re happy to announce that operations are back on track and the two anthologies that were planned for 2019 are still on their way. The first book will be Innsmouthbreathers: Cautionary Tales of Cthulhu Mythos [...]|
Welcome to the weekend! It's been a bit since we did one of these, so I wanted to pick something of a bit more obscure subject to cover. Thi...| wastelandandsky.blogspot.com
While most of the questions addressed here on Tuxedo Unmasked are things I've personally wanted to dig into deeper or fun trivia I want to share, sometimes I like to open up the floor to the Sailor Moon community at large to take a shot at addressing some of your burning questions. Today's questions are a selection of common questions I see floating around social media, in Google search terms, and even some taken right from the comments. Stick around -- who knows, you just might find one of y...| Tuxedo Unmasked
Social media engagement is shifting in 2025. From interest graphs redefining content discovery to fandoms driving brand influence, community-building is changing fast. Explore the three biggest trends shaping how brands connect, engage, and grow online.| The Shelf, a Data-First Influencer Marketing Company
Local Hüsker Dü fan Paul Mallard quietly celebrated the 10-year anniversary of never saying their band name aloud to avoid potential ridicule.| The Hard Times
Her boyfriend's bros were always a bad influence, but now they're trying to break them up! How can she ask her boyfriend to choose: her, or his friends?| Paging Dr. NerdLove
This weekend, April 28-30, people coming to Penguicon in Southfield, Michigan can catch a number of sessions of interest to Geek Feminism readers.| Geek Feminism Blog
Last week I shared the epic five-part miniseries “Skyler’s Story,” retelling Breaking Bad from Skyler White’s perspective via a hybrid of women’s melodrama and experimental dual projection film. It took me weeks of work to assemble the 160-minutes from hours of footage, and thus I certainly felt a sense of accomplishment in completing the series, […]| Just TV
If the previous posts dealt more with individuals and how we deal with the social media environment, here I will focus more on the groups themselves that have appeared so as to make all those people and information manageable and more rational. To be precise, I’m talking about the “Community,” a word that isn’t just … Continue reading Everything is social III| Emperor's Notepad
In the nerd world, there are basically three kinds of fan theories. All three use details from canon (what’s actually in the book/movie/TV show/franchise/story) to come to conclusions. These conclusions aren’t confirmed or denied in canon, but fans like to believe they’re happening between the lines and behind the scenes. The three kinds of fan … Continue reading Fan Theories: Pixar, Inception, and Revelation| The Correlation
“Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” – Jedi Master Yoda, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace As my close friends know, I have been a hu…| Muslim Reverie
For years, I’ve been bringing up the fan fiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3) to folks in the HCI community, as a cool example of two things: (1) an amazingly successful open source project …| Casey Fiesler
For years, I’ve been bringing up the fan fiction site Archive of Our Own (AO3) to folks in the HCI community, as a cool example of two things: (1) an amazingly successful open source project …| Casey Fiesler
Parasocialism in K-Pop fandom proves to be a multi-directional devotion from fans dedicated to their idols achieving World Domination.| WYV Archive
In the couple of days leading up to the finale of Serial, the new NPR podcast that has gone viral in a “not this many people actually listen to NPR” kind of way, I spent some time readi…| Casey Fiesler
