The Rec Center #435
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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....
The Rec Center #412
Hi all! This week we have articles about vintage TV renewal campaigns, Beyoncé fandom and a political controversy in the Scream franchise, along with some...
The Rec Center #411
This week we have articles about Tumblr, Pokemon, and a unique book club, along with some Magnus Archives fanart, multifandom arranged marriage fic recs, and...
The Rec Center #410
Hi all! This week we bring you coverage of ethics in Taylor Swift journalism, the Baldur’s Gate sex speedrunning community, and the death of Omegle. Also...
The Rec Center #409
Hello everyone! This week we have coverage of concert merch woes, the Five Nights at Freddy’s fandom, and an interview I did on the omegaverse lawsuit,...
The Rec Center #408
Hello all! This week we have articles about the BTS memoir and comics industry unionization efforts, some lovely OFMD fanart, multifandom horror and...
The Rec Center #407
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on Doctor Who and the history of superheroes and spandex, Our Flag Means Death fanart, and a multifandom grab-bag...
The Rec Center #406
Hi all! This week we have articles about celebrity autograph tattoos and AO3 account locking, along with some cool Disco Elysium fanart, multifandom fic recs...
The Rec Center #405
Hi all! This week we have articles about fannish interior design and Peaky Blinders fandom, some very distinctive Baldur’s Gate 3 fanart, a multifandom rec...
The Rec Center #404
Hi all! This week we have articles about coffee shop AUs, the end of the writers’ strike, and Star Trek: Deep Space 9, along with some wonderful Harrowhark...
The Rec Center #403
Hello everyone! This week we have articles about Ticketmaster woes and fictional brands, Baldur’s Gate fanart, and a rec list of “post-canon” fic. Plus read...
The Rec Center #402
Hi all! This week we’ve got articles about AI Harry Styles songs and The X-Files, Star Wars fanart, and a multifandom rec list of crossover fic. — Gav new...
The Rec Center #401
Hello all! This week we have pieces on Rotten Tomatoes and discourse around queer media, Red Dead Redemption fanart, and a multifandom grab-bag of fic. —...
The Rec Center #400
Hi all! This week we have articles about K-pop crypto and AI fanfic chatbots, a rec for a new bookmarking service, and some lovely Interview with the Vampire...
The Rec Center #399
Hello all! This week we have articles on a nightmarish Barbie HGTV show and monetizing your hobbies, some delightful fanart for the game “Stray,” and a...
The Rec Center #398
Hi all! This week we have articles about hip-hop history, fandom and gender identity, and Hot Wheels collecting, along with some cute Untamed fanart,...
The Rec Center #397
Hi all! This week we have articles about love triangles, Richard Siken and a serial Disney bride, along with some amazing Barbie/Junji Ito fanart,...
The Rec Center #396
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on fandom opposition to KOSA, pop fan scrapbooks, and Britney Spears conspiracy theories, some beautiful Heaven...
The Rec Center #395
Hi all! This week we have some Comic-Con coverage from Elizabeth, an article about how influencers are handling the actors’ strike, and a thinkpiece (from...
The Rec Center #394
Greetings from an extremely interesting (and still ridiculous) San Diego Comic-Con! I’ll be reporting back about the ~vibes~ here next week, but in the...
The Rec Center #393
Hi all! We come to you with news of the actors guild strike and concert etiquette, along with some cute Star Trek fanart and a rec list of fanvids—selected...
The Rec Center #392
Hello all! This week we have articles on the MCU (Mattel Cinematic Universe) and extremely bleak developments in the media’s ~pivot to AI, Trigun fanart, and...
The Rec Center #391
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on the potential actors’ strike and Star Trek: Prodigy, fanart from The Bear, and a multifandom rec list featuring...
The Rec Center #390
Hi all! This week we have articles about a sexy Star Wars droid and Ted Lasso, some more cute Spider-Verse fanart, another multifandom rec list of queer-...
The Rec Center #389
Hello everyone! This week we have coverage of the Reddit exodus (in factual-reporting form as well as funny Tumblr-post form), some lovely Spider-Verse...
The Rec Center #388
Hi all! This week we have Spider-Verse coverage, an article about the doom era of the streaming wars, some awesome Deep Space 9 fanart, a multifandom fic rec...
The Rec Center #387
Hi all! This week we have articles about Hollywood abuse and the #EndOTWRacism campaign, along with some cute Stranger Things fanart, multifandom paranormal...
The Rec Center #386
Hello! Happy Succession finale weekend! (Or more importantly in my opinion, happy (“happy” lol) Barry finale weekend!!!!!!!!!) This week we have articles on...