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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...
The Rec Center #511
October 17, 2025
Hello everyone! This week we have the big Dan and Phil news, Star Wars maps, and AI self-insert culture. Plus MCR fanart and our next batch of October...
The Rec Center #510
October 10, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles on Taylor Swift and AI, the alarming fallout from the recent Discord hack, and Netflix’s expanding influence on popular...
The Rec Center #509
October 3, 2025
Hello everyone: October has begun!! To celebrate the month, we’ll have a themed fic rec list every week; first up, vampires, in the coming weeks, werewolves,...
The Rec Center #508
September 26, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles on food fandom, KPop Demon Hunters, and the mainstreaming of pull-to-publish fanfic novels. Also some cool MCR fanart,...
The Rec Center #507
September 19, 2025
Hello all! This week we’ve got articles about the political impact of One Piece’s pirate flag, the legacy of the iconic Lofi Beats Girl, and the recent wave...
The Rec Center #506
September 12, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles on how the Trump administration’s tariffs have impacted fan culture, along with coverage of the Star Trek: Strange New...
The Rec Center #505
September 5, 2025
Hello everyone! This week we have articles about the Hollow Knight fandom, the resurgence of physical media, and a study about fanfic reading habits. Plus...
The Rec Center #504
August 29, 2025
Hello all! This week we have an article the complicated intersection between fannish and professional creative spaces, along with a report from a singalong...
The Rec Center #503
August 22, 2025
Hello everyone! This week we have coverage of Harry Potter boycotts, a Moby Dick marathon, and the widespread child predator problem on Roblox. Plus some...
The Rec Center #502
August 15, 2025
Hi everyone! This week we have articles about Kpop Demon Hunters fandom, One Piece as a political symbol in Indonesia, and how the recent itch.io adult...
The Rec Center #501
August 8, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles about an international Pokémon championship, the O.G. 1960s Star Trek renewal campaign, and IWTV finding success with...
The Rec Center #500
August 1, 2025
Hello and welcome to the momentous 500th issue of the Rec Center! This week we have articles about Spock’s love life and the mainstreaming of fanfic, along...
The Rec Center #499
July 25, 2025
Hello all! This week we have articles about videogame censorship, the legalities of cosplay, and the controversy surrounding Harry Potter-inspired romance...
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