The Rec Center #48
IT’S ALL YURI ON ICE ALL THE TIME, BABY. Or, uh. Most of the time. I watched all eight (now nine) extant episodes last week and am O B S E S S E D. So, this...
The Rec Center #47
Happy “you survived a meal with your extended family” to some of our American readers! And kudos to the rest of you for putting up with our complaining about...
The Rec Center #46
Another grab-bag of fic recs this week! :) Along with some badass Furiosa fanart, a rather mixed review of Fantastic Beasts, and more. — Gav new stuff “Why...
The Rec Center #45
Hi guys, I have to start with a confession: I’m finding it pretty hard to think about fandom right now. Frankly, it’s hard for me to even care about fandom...
The Rec Center #44
Who’s ready for some multifandom recs? We’ve got a grab-bag of gen, dude/femslash, and het this week, along with articles about Star Wars fandom, political...
The Rec Center #43
Hello! Happy Halloween/less than a fortnight until this godforsaken election is over. (Hooray to all of you early voters!) This week’s Rec Center a longish...
The Rec Center #42
This week we’re reccing fic on a political theme, in the hopes it will provide a nice distraction from US election coverage, rather than... exacerbating the...
The Rec Center #41
Please take a moment to picture your 90s-era self (or if you’re too young, try to imagine it), because this week we’ve got a classic pre-millennial fandom on...
The Rec Center #40
Greetings from The Rec Center ~in transit~. Gav’s at the London Film Festival and I’m running back and forth between New York Comic-Con and The New Yorker...
The Rec Center #39
Welcome to Luke Cage Weekend! We’ve got a whole Luke Cage section in celebration, but for folks who aren’t so interested in superhero franchises, we have...
The Rec Center #38
Hello! This week we’re doing a bit of a ~crossover~ with my podcast, Fansplaining, because Gav was our most recent guest. My co-host Flourish grilled us on...
The Rec Center #37
Welcome to our first ever newsletter featuring an article about a 65-year-old British radio play about farmers. (We also have some Harry Potter recs, though!...
The Rec Center #36
Happy belated Star Trek anniversary! We don’t have a Star Trek rec list this week because we did one recently, and also I’m obsessed so we’ll definitely do...
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...