The Rec Center #35
As per last week’s promise, we have crowdsourced a LONG LIST of fic about #summer. From you guys! So: thanks to everyone who contributed! :) — Gav new stuff...
The Rec Center #34
STAR TREK RECS!!!!!!!!!! Undoubtedly the first of many, because I have no chill when it comes to Star Trek. No chill whatsoever. This week’s batch are all...
The Rec Center #33
Hello everyone! We’re back from our various activities, although I’ve managed to develop Con Crud on my day off and am railing against the universe, sob....
The Rec Center #32
So! This is a shorter newsletter than normal, due to the following things: Gav is en route to London for Nine Worlds (fun fact: the only time we’ve ever met...
The Rec Center #31
Hello! Perhaps you have some feelings about a certain new play set in a beloved (wizarding) universe? If you don’t want to hear about Harry Potter and The...
The Rec Center #30
Hi everyone! We’ve got a Wynonna Earp explainer for you this week from guest contributor Elisabeth, along with some Star Trek stuff and thoughts on Famous...
The Rec Center #29
GREETINGS FROM THE MOTHERSHIP. Or rather, from San Diego Comic-Con. Not gonna lie, spending yesterday on the con floor reminded me just how much I prefer...
The Rec Center #28
If you’re reading this, congrats on taking a break from catching Pokémon (or a break from the world’s unrelenting awfulness—as always, our message from last...
The Rec Center #27
We’re acutely aware that this is the third time in a month that we’ve had to begin a newsletter talking about (extremely) painful news, offering this up as a...
The Rec Center #26
This week we’ve got Once Upon A Time recs from guest reccer Brenna, a quick primer for DC’s premiere gay superhero dudes Apollo & Midnighter (who are getting...
The Rec Center #25
Thank you to everyone who responded to our reader survey last week! You guys had so many interesting and constructive comments. :) We may write a bit about...
The Rec Center #24
So. It’s obviously been an incredibly hard week. If you’re looking for a little distraction as we go into the weekend, you’ve come to the right place: we’ve...
The Rec Center #23
We found an overabundance of interesting links this week, along with recs from some readers, and (finally) a fandom primer/rec post for Person of Interest....
The Rec Center #22
Hello! I hope you’ve had a great week. Perhaps you’ve heard that fandom is broken? Gav and I—and many of you, most likely—have had a lot of ~feelings~ in the...
The Rec Center #21
Hello! It’s been A Week. Thanks to everyone who wrote enthusiastically about Gav’s potential Person of Interest primer—that’ll be in next week’s letter...
The Rec Center #20
This week we have Parks & Rec recs from guest reccer stars_inthe_sky, some cute Magical Girl MCU fanart, and more! — Gav new stuff “The Importance Of...
The Rec Center #19
Hello! Greetings to our new subscribers! So. GOOD NEWS: if you are really into Captain America and want a ton of meta, fanfic, fanart, and other commentary,...
The Rec Center #18
So last night *I* saw Civil War and sent the following email to Gav: GAV GAV I LOVE BLACK PANTHER SO MUCH I LOVE HIM WHY WASN'T IT 2.5 HOURS OF ONLY HIM And...
The Rec Center #17
Hello. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good evening. I’m speaking to you from a life post-Captain America: Civil War. NO SPOILERS, but I very much look forward...
The Rec Center #16
Hello new subscribers! Along with our usual batch of articles, fanvids, etc, this week we have a DOUBLE-LENGTH LIST of Captain America fic recs from two...
The Rec Center #15
Hi, everyone! We have RAVEN CYCLE recs this week in advance of the new book in the series, courtesy of guest reccer Sunrayravine! Plus we have a great...
The Rec Center #14
Welcome to all of our new subscribers! As you can see from Gav’s tweet, you’ve signed up for a newsletter in which two aliens try to explain a major element...
The Rec Center #13
PSA: It’s April Fool’s Day but this newsletter is an April Fool-free zone because AFD is garbage. Especially if you’re a journalist, which is why I’m...
The Rec Center #12
HAPPY BATMAN V SUPERMAN DAY. Something worth celebrating whether you are actually excited about the film or if reviews like this one are giving you LIFE. We...
The Rec Center #11
Look, I know we’ve only been doing this newsletter for a few months, but my greatest Rec Center regret BY FAR is the fact that last week I *referenced* a...
The Rec Center #10
Hello and welcome to an (almost) entirely Elizabeth-curated issue of The Rec Center! Featuring K-pop recs from Danice and many cool articles I look forward...
The Rec Center #9
We’ve got some multifandom recs for you this week, all OT3s! Also Ghostbusters discourse, shipping wars, awesome fanart, and more. — Gav new stuff “The ship...
The Rec Center #8
Hi everyone! This week’s guest reccer is Lauren, who’s sent us some “Check, Please!” recs that we decided to run—BY CHANCE—during a big week for the fandom....
The Rec Center #7
Hello everyone! We’ve got lots of great stuff for you this week, including Elizabeth’s first fic recs list (Harry Potter!) and an explanation of WTF is going...
The Rec Center #6
Thank you times a MILLION to everyone who got in touch about writing guest rec lists. We already have half a dozen in, with more on the way. And the first is...
The Rec Center #5
This week we’ve got our second guest reccer, thursdayj, who brings us some Victorian-oriented BBC Sherlock fanfiction. We’ve got a few other guests lined up...
The Rec Center #4
Last weekend’s blizzard—and your blissful Netflix and/or fanfic binge—may feel like a distant memory, but we’ve still got all this snow on the ground and a...
The Rec Center #3
Welcome to all our new readers! <3 After last week’s very ~contemporary rec list for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we bring you a more vintage fandom: The...
The Rec Center #2
Yeah, it’s been that kind of week. We’ve got Bowie and Rickman if you’re still wallowing in sadness (I know I am), or some top-level trolling and Star Wars...
The Rec Center #1
On the first day of 2016, Kevin Fanning asked a very important question: Are there are good tinyletters about fandom-y stuff/fic recs etc — kfan ⛅ (@kfan)...