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The Rec Center #531
March 6, 2026
Hello, all! This week we have articles on archiving hip-hop media, Lord of the Rings as metaphor, and Gav’s review of Young Sherlock. Plus Ponyo fanart and a...
The Rec Center #530
February 27, 2026
Hello all! This week we have coverage of the dismal post-Olympics hockey fallout, IMDB review-bombing, and Elizabeth on the radio talking about fanfic and...
The Rec Center #529
February 20, 2026
Hello all! I hope everyone who’s been watching enjoys this final weekend of the Olympics. 🥲 (Though it’s only a few weeks until the Paralympics!) Today we’ve...
The Rec Center #528
February 13, 2026
Hello all! Along with our next batch of Femslash February fic recs, we’ve got articles about Winter Olympics luge, the intersection between fanfic and...
The Rec Center #527
February 6, 2026
Hello everyone! Happy Femslash February. :-D Alongside our first batch of F/F recs, we have some fun genderbent Joker fanart, plus articles about fic and the...
The Rec Center #526
January 30, 2026
Hello all! This week we have coverage of Heated Rivalry (from me!) and a new fantasy series launched by the right wing media platform The Daily Wire (yikes),...
The Rec Center #525
January 23, 2026
Hello everyone! This week we’ve got FANSPLAINING’S BIG ANNOUNCEMENT, as well as coverage of the publishing industry’s response to Heated Rivalry and SDCC’s...
The Rec Center #524
January 16, 2026
Hello all! This week we have some coverage of the new Star Trek show, an article about Nancy Drew and censorship, and some cool Dishonored fanart. Also a...
The Rec Center #523
January 9, 2026
Hello all! I have now departed Scotland (we did, in fact, see a hockey game together over the weekend, but sadly, the Glasgow Clan lost). Thanks to everyone...
The Rec Center #522
January 2, 2026
Happy New Year from Scotland, a location that’s entirely normal for me, but rather more unusual for Elizabeth! We’re joining you this week with articles...
The Rec Center #521
December 26, 2025
Hello all! As per our annual tradition, we’re publishing a Year In Review newsletter this week instead of our typical rec lists, shouting out our fav media...
The Rec Center #520
December 19, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles about Jane Austen’s 250th anniversary and the maps of Ursula Le Guin, along with the Lady Business blog’s very helpful...
The Rec Center #519
December 12, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles on fan tourism, the Disney/OpenAI deal, and Gav on the sex scenes of Heated Rivalry. Plus Dispatch fanart and our first...
The Rec Center #518
December 5, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles about Indian science fiction, Stranger Things tourism, and (briefly but inevitably) the hottest show of the moment,...
The Rec Center #517
November 28, 2025
Hello everyone! If you’re in the U.S. and you’ve got today off, I hope you’re enjoying yourself; if you’re working, GODSPEED. (If you’re in any other...
The Rec Center #516
November 21, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles about text-based fannish roleplaying, Pokémon card collectors, and Pluribus. Also some amazing IWTV fanart, a selection...
The Rec Center #515
November 14, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles about racism in Dungeons & Dragons, heavy metal fandom in Indigenous communities, and the current state of m/m fiction...
The Rec Center #514
November 7, 2025
Hello everyone! A very good afternoon from Mayor-Elect Mamdani’s New York City. :-D We’ve got articles on Timothée Chalamet lookalikes, a new gaming trend...
The Rec Center #513
October 31, 2025
Hello all! this week we’ve got articles about the Criterion Closet, queerness in IWTV, and a new comic reclaiming the Mary Sue. Also some cool Frankenstein...
The Rec Center #512
October 24, 2025
Hello all! This week we have coverage of fans reckoning with the new Taylor Swift album, Hollywood hiring TikTok fan creators, and the grim state of games...
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