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The Rec Center #462
November 8, 2024
Well. (The emoji I’ve been hauling out most often these past few days is 😑, which just about sums it up imo.) We’d already planned to do a fanworks-only...
The Rec Center 461
November 1, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest, Call of Duty’s government connections, and the rise and fall of the...
The Rec Center #460
October 25, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about Beatles fandom and Redbox DVD rental kiosks, along with some topical Agatha All Along fanart, multi-fandom...
The Rec Center #459
October 18, 2024
Hello all. We know it’s been a hard week for a lot of fandom folks as they process the death of Liam Payne. We’ve got some initial coverage, and we’ll likely...
The Rec Center #458
October 11, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about Snoopy fandom drama, the Black Film Archive, and boundary-crossing music stans, along with some cute Dungeon...
The Rec Center #457
October 4, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles on Brazilian stan Twitter, the Elvish language, and Age of Empires II. Plus some cute Gravity Falls fanart, a grab-bag...
The Rec Center #456
September 27, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about Bridgerton, Emily Dickinson’s house, and some very important polar exploration history news. Also some cool Teen...
The Rec Center #455
September 20, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about Palworld, Interview with the Vampire, and fanfic tagging, along with some atmospheric Rings of Power fanart,...
The Rec Center #454
September 13, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about action movie fandom, Good Omens, and the video game industry, along with some cute X-Men fanart, a grab-bag of...
The Rec Center #453
September 6, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have coverage of the NaNoWriMo-AI debacle, Gav on the accents in Rings of Power, and Fansplaining’s latest, on continued...
The Rec Center #452
August 30, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about fantasy food worldbuilding, Black Myth: Wukong, and a fandom meet-cute, along with some amazing Star Trek: Deep...
The Rec Center #451
August 23, 2024
Hi everyone! This week we have an EXCITING EDITORIAL CROSSOVER: Gav wrote a fantastic piece for me/Fansplaining on the cancellation of The Acolyte and the...
The Rec Center #450
August 16, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Broadway fandom, deep-sea livestreaming communities, and a Marvel TV scandal, along with some cool fanart for the...
The Rec Center #449
August 9, 2024
Greetings from Worldcon! This week we have articles about the SAG-AFTRA video game performers strike and cooking via fanfiction, along with some amazing...
The Rec Center #448
August 2, 2024
Hello all! This week we’ve got coverage of the new Neil Gaiman accusations, the sorry state of the MCU, and yes, Lestat vs the Swifties. (That last one has...
The Rec Center #447
July 26, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Reylo and the video game actors’ strike, along with some cool fanart for The Green Knight, multifandom fic recs on...
The Rec Center #446
July 19, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on GRRM’s failure to fill out forms, Hollywood sequels, and the Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations. Plus some...
The Rec Center #445
July 12, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have articles about a Yu-Gi-Oh loving Olympian and ongoing bigotry in the Bridgerton fandom, some gorgeous fanart for the film I...
The Rec Center #444
July 5, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about House of the Dragon, TV streamer release schedules, and (you’ll be shocked to hear!) Interview with the Vampire,...
The Rec Center #443
June 28, 2024
OUR LONG-AWAITED IWTV S3 RENEWAL!!!! THE PRESUMABLY DEVASTATING S2 FINALE THIS WEEKEND!!!! (Sorry to everyone who doesn’t care about this show lol but it is...
The Rec Center #442
June 21, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles on Bridgerton fans, Kpop fans, and Interview with the Vampire fans. (Why yes, that last one is by me, how did you guess.)...
The Rec Center #441
June 14, 2024
Hello and welcome to a very special Interview with the Vampire-themed issue of the Rec Center! This week we have some of our usual programming (ie. articles...
The Rec Center #440
June 7, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about tamagotchis and hot anime boys, along with some cool Magnus Archives fanart, multifandom reality TV AU fic recs,...
The Rec Center #439
May 31, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about disability representation and (from Elizabeth!) the history of fandom community names. Plus some cool Fallout...
The Rec Center #438
May 24, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles on price of concert tickets, Magic: The Gathering, and yes, the four-hour Star Wars Hotel video everyone is talking...
The Rec Center #437
May 17, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Final Fantasy shipping, Colleen Hoover, and X-Men ’97, along with some cool Dracula fanart, a grab-bag of...
The Rec Center #436
May 10, 2024
HAPPY IWTV S2 WEEKEND!!! (Skip to the bottom for Gav’s review! It’s so good!! I’m not even holding it against her that she wouldn’t share her screeners. I...
The Rec Center #435
May 3, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about Magneto and media archiving, along with some Fallout fanart, multifandom fic recs about friendship, and more! —...
The Rec Center #434
April 26, 2024
Hi everyone! So: Gav has spent the past week on a remote island with minimal internet/cell service. (And even minimal electricity!) As we’ve done a few times...
The Rec Center #433
April 19, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about the inescapability of Taylor Swift fandom and the unfortunate demise of the Yuri on Ice movie, along with some cool...
The Rec Center #432
April 12, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about physical media, Star Wars fans and (at Fansplaining) fannish journalism. Plus some lovely MDZS fanart, and a rec...
The Rec Center #431
April 5, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have television endings, literary fan tourism, and Gav on the 25th anniversary of The Matrix, plus Witcher fanart and a...
The Rec Center #430
March 29, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles on the Star Trek franchise and the BBC’s super cool attempt (lol) to market Doctor Who with AI, plus Discworld fanart...
The Rec Center #429
March 22, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have pieces on film archives, Purim, and fandom creativity, plus guest reccer ahoymultiships, who really lives up to her name...
The Rec Center #428
March 15, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Gamergate 2.0, Titanic VHS tapes, and Tolkien’s unfortunate political legacy in Italy, along with some cool Dune...
The Rec Center #427
March 8, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on Dune and anime physical media, Better Call Saul fanart, and a multifandom list of slow burn fic. — Elizabeth...
The Rec Center #426
March 1, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about adult Disney fandom, the infamous Dune popcorn bucket, and (by Elizabeth!) two pieces on different ends of the...
The Rec Center #425
February 23, 2024
Hello everyone! It’s the final week of Femslash February, so we have one more batch of multifandom f/f—plus articles on Christopher Nolan fans and a brand-...
The Rec Center #424
February 16, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about romance bookstores and the Hugo Awards censorship debacle, along with some Star Wars fanart, multifandom Femslash...
The Rec Center #423
February 9, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Sarah J. Maas fandom and the Britney Spears museum, along with some Batman fanart and multifandom fic recs for the...
The Rec Center #422
February 2, 2024
Hello everyone! Happy Femslash February! This week we have pieces on Star Trek fandom’s Threshold Day and (my reporting on) an interesting fan-academia...
The Rec Center #421
January 26, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about the Real Housewives franchise and the latest Hugo Awards controversy, along with some cool Good Omens fanart, a...
The Rec Center #420
January 19, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have articles about multiverses and The Sopranos, some lovely Percy Jackson fanart, and a multifandom grab-bag of fic. —...
The Rec Center #419
January 12, 2024
Hi all! After a wonderful few days together in person, we’re back with our second batch of 2023 Yuletide fanfic recs, along with articles about OFMD’s...
The Rec Center #418
January 5, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Goodreads and the inescapable Taylor Swift fandom, along with some cool fanart for The Boy and the Heron, and...
The Rec Center #417
December 29, 2023
Hi all! As per Rec Center tradition, our final newsletter of 2023 is a year-in-review post from each of us, covering our year’s fandom faves and some...
The Rec Center #416
December 22, 2023
Hi all! This week we have Elizabeth’s latest column at Atlas Obscura (about the beloved Yuletide fic exchange!), along with articles about K-drama and...
The Rec Center #415
December 15, 2023
Hello everyone! This week we have pieces on Taylor Swift, Studio Ghibli, and Gav’s coverage of Scavengers Reign, plus Dracula fanart and the first ultra-long...
The Rec Center #414
December 8, 2023
Hi all! This week we have articles about X-Files music and the James Somerton YouTube plagiarism scandal, along with Elizabeth’s first fan culture column at...
The Rec Center #413
December 1, 2023
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on copyright law, Doctor Who, and Twilight, plus some beautiful Sandman fanart and a multifandom grab-bag of fic....
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