The Rec Center #555
Hello all! This week we have articles about the recent Wattpad exodus, Steam’s censorship guidelines, and a surprise box-office hit in China. Also some...
The Rec Center #554
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on fan translations, unauthorized sequels, and “the people’s boy band,” aka Boy Throb (Darshan got his visa!!),...
The Rec Center #553
Hello all! This week we have articles on vinyl albums, a Pitt/Star Trek crossover event, and Gav’s interview with The Vampire Lestat’s production designer,...
The Rec Center #552
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on Netflix, the new ATLA movie, and writing about Spider-Man in our current political moment. Plus Odyssey fanart...
The Rec Center #551
Hello all! This week we have articles about an extremely intense controversy in Love and Deepspace fandom, and on the evolution of corporate rave culture....
The Rec Center #550
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on the A24/Backrooms copyright suit, Roman romance novels, and the history of music fanzines, and over in the...
The Rec Center #549
Hello all! This week we’re coming to you with an on-site report from outside Taylor and Travis’s wedding, an exciting announcement about the classic sci-fi...
The Rec Center #548
Hello all! This week we have articles about HBO’s increasingly franchise-heavy lineup and Universal’s decision to skip influencer screenings for The Odyssey....
The Rec Center #547
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on the predictable right-wing backlash over the new Odyssey movie, Japan’s zine scene, and Disney adults in debt....
The Rec Center #546
Hello all! This week we have articles about Knicks fanart, sexism in The Pitt, and a K-Pop fandom friendship—along with Fansplaining pieces about Game of...
The Rec Center #545
Hello all! This week we have articles about K-Pop idol deepfakes and Knicks fandom (extremely topical!!), along with an introduction to a new publication...
The Rec Center #544
Hello everyone! Greetings from a week in which I have experienced great fandom highs (attending the Lestat concert!!!) and lows (learning about the death of...
The Rec Center #543
Hello all! This week we have articles about fandom curatorship, DC Comics’ relationship with Black-led titles, and fictional depictions of the tech industry....
The Rec Center #542
Hello all! This week we have articles about the Good Omens finale, the demise of Grogu, and Magic: The Gathering fandom archiving. Also some Avatar: The Last...
The Rec Center #541
Hello everyone! This week we have pieces about the dominance of English in fanfiction spaces, the Michael Jackson movie, and Kickstarter’s adult content ban....
The Rec Center #540
Hello all! This week we have articles about the popularity of the sheep mystery novel Three Bags Full, a Devil Wears Prada sequel controversy, and Star Trek:...
The Rec Center #539
Hello everyone! HAPPY FANSPLAINING RELAUNCH WEEK. While we are generally going to be quite firm about not letting Fansplaining take over this newsletter, Gav...
The Rec Center #538
Hello all! This week we have articles about accessibility logistics for disabled theater-goers, and a pair of copyright-related arrests. Also some beautiful...
The Rec Center #537
Hello all! This week we have articles about the leaked Avatar: The Last Airbender movie, Elder Scrolls lore, and AI-generated romance cartoons. Also some...
The Rec Center #536
Hello all! Gav has spent the past week, per her description, “Staying in a lighthouse on a small island in Scotland, surrounded by puffins.” While we all...