The Rec Center #335
Hi all! This week we have pieces on racism in Star Wars fandom and music fans on Discord, What We Do in the Shadows fanart, and another week of omegaverse...
The Rec Center #334
Hello all! This week we have articles about Star Wars LARPing, publishing unionization, and the late, great sports writer Roger Angell—along with Barbie...
The Rec Center #333
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about anti-fandom and fannish responses to the Depp/Heard trial, some cute fanart for Doctor Who and She-Hulk, and a...
The Rec Center #332
Hello all! This week we have pieces on racebending backlash and Dracula Daily, and the first batch of the (many) omegaverse fics recs folks sent in over the...
The Rec Center #331
Hi all! This week we’ve got articles about Star Trek science and some niche collecting drama, along with some gorgeous OFMD fanart and multifandom friendship...
The Rec Center #330
Hi all! This week we have articles about Shōnen Jump and cursed merch, along with some cool Black Sails fanart, multifandom time-loop fic recs, and more! —...
The Rec Center #329
Hi everyone! This week we have articles on the Sims 2 and Filipino fans + politics, some lovely Bridgerton fanart, and a multifandom grab-bag fic rec list. —...
The Rec Center #328
Hello all! This week we have articles about Club Penguin Rewritten and Gossip Girl, some lovely Star Trek fanart, and multifandom poly fic recs. — Elizabeth...
The Rec Center #327
Hi all! This week we’ve got articles about Benedict Cumberbatch fandom and Dune, some gorgeous Our Flag Means Death fanart, multifandom established...
The Rec Center #326
Hello everyone! This week we have our latest guest explainer (plus fic recs): Phoebe on The Murderbot Diaries! Plus Elden Ring fanart, articles on Moon...
The Rec Center #325
Hi folks! This week we have articles about newspaper comics fandom and Broadway crafters, along with some cool Turning Red art, multifandom historical...
The Rec Center #324
Hello everyone! This week we have pieces on fan edits and boyband fandom in Turning Red, some lovely Dune fanart, and multifandom crossover fic! — Elizabeth...
The Rec Center #323
Hello all! This week we have a new “letter of recommendation” (our occasional explainers/endorsements of fanworks & fan communities) about Grand Theft Auto...
The Rec Center #322
Hi all! We’re back this week with a regular newsletter, featuring coverage of the Euphoria fandom and new developments around Tumblr’s adult content ban,...
The Rec Center #321
Hello all! We know this has been a stressful and upsetting few days for many, so in light of current events, we’re releasing a reduced newsletter this week....
The Rec Center #320
Hi folks! This week we have articles about elvish hairstyling and women’s hockey, along with multifandom femslash fic recs, an incredible Boba Fett fancomic,...
The Rec Center #319
Hello all! This week, in addition to our usual mix of articles & social media posts, we have an explainer and rec list for Femslash February: guest reccer...
The Rec Center #318
Hello and welcome to the first week of this year’s Femslash February! Along with multifandom f/f recs, we have articles about Boba Fett and Miyazaki, some...
The Rec Center #317
Hello everyone! This week we have coverage of a truly goofy fan-led lawsuit and the first-ever Boss Baby symposium (!?!?!), some lovely Encanto fanart, and...
The Rec Center #316
Hi folks! This week we have articles about BL fandom and celebrity deaths, some awesome Gideon the Ninth fanart, posts about Succession and R2-D2, a...
The Rec Center #315
Hi folks! We’re back with week 2 of Yuletide fic recs, along with a cool K-pop fanzine, an article about Blorbo From My Shows, some awesome Succession...
The Rec Center #314
Hello everyone! Happy 2022! (Choosing optimism here lol) This week we have pieces on spoilers and the Jewish roots of Star Trek, some lovely Witcher fanart,...
The Rec Center #313
As per usual, we’re switching up the format for our final Rec Center of 2021, looking back over our fandom experiences this year. Recs will return next week!...
The Rec Center #312
Happy holidays to everyone celebrating and/or taking a break from work! We’re releasing a short issue this week: more multifandom recs with the theme “fics...
The Rec Center #311
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about Wattpad and safe spaces for trans VTubers, along with some cool Mario fanart, posts about The Witcher and Tumblr...
The Rec Center #310
Hello all! This week we have pieces on YouTube and Grateful Dead fandom, What We Do In The Shadows fanart, and—speaking of roommates!—a multi-fandom rec list...
The Rec Center #309
Hi folks! This week we’ve got a Ted Lasso fandom explainer from guest reccer Praycambrian, along with a variety of interesting articles about music fandom,...
The Rec Center #308
Hello all! This week we have the return of “fics you can get lost in,” some really lovely Kate Bishop fanart, and our second-ever “letter of...
The Rec Center #307
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about censorship and elvish lipstick, some cool Over the Garden Wall fanart, a James Bond/Q fandom primer from...
The Rec Center #306
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on reader-insert fic and music fandom (and an interview with me about fans + platforms!), some very charming Frog...
The Rec Center #305
Hello, TGIF, and a very happy Destiel Day on this fine November 5th! This week we’ve got articles about Neopets and Batman, some Supernatural content...
The Rec Center #304
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about Myspace and cancelled fandoms, posts about Hannibal and Star Trek, our final multifandom rec list of paranormal...
The Rec Center #303
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about supervillainry and the morality of darkfic, posts about omegaverse worldbuilding and rarepair shipping, a...
The Rec Center #302
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about Succession and Tony Stark, posts about Venom and Sherlock Holmes, our third Halloween-adjacent list of...
The Rec Center #301
Hello! This week our October paranormal fic series continues with a GHOST-specific list (key quote from this batch of recs: “I was hesitant about the premise...
The Rec Center #300
Hello and welcome to Halloween Month! We’re kicking off with the first of several paranormal-themed fic rec lists, along with articles about Dune and...
The Rec Center #299
Hello, all! Hope everyone had a very nice Dunking on the Live-Action Mario Day yesterday. (Also if you’re still celebrating, enjoy—there are so many jokes to...
The Rec Center #298
Hi all! This week we have a grab-bag of multifandom fic recs, along with articles about Orlando Bloom fandom and K-pop, some intriguing Tumblr posts about...
The Rec Center #297
Happy Friday, everyone! This week we’ve got articles about sexy supervillains and some very dedicated Italian LOTR fans, along with an intriguing...
The Rec Center #296
The Rec Center #296 3 September 2021 Hi folks! This week we’ve got coverage of queer Sopranos fandom and the Disney lifestyle community, along with some cute...
The Rec Center #295
Hi all! This week we have articles on Twilight and environmentalism, clashes between a journalist and an artist’s fans, and more. We also have some amazing...
The Rec Center #294
Hi folks, this week we’ve got coverage of knitting fandom and the Boyfriend Dungeon backlash, along with some beautiful Green Knight fanart, some multifandom...
The Rec Center #293
Hello everyone! This week we have articles about fan/creator interaction and RPF, some extremely charming Deep Space Nine fanart, and multifandom friends to...
The Rec Center #292
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about online anonymity and fanfic plagiarism, along with some cool Zelda fanart, a delightful interpretation of The...
The Rec Center #291
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about Freaks and Geeks fandom and a ubiquitous TV hairstyle, multifandom sports AU fic recs, and more! — Gav new stuff...
The Rec Center #290
Hello everyone! This week we have Gav’s coverage of Tumblr’s Post+ (my take on Post+, btw: 😬), some lovely One Piece fanart, and multifandom character study...
The Rec Center #289
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles on gender roles in Chinese celeb fandom and the vintage Paul Is Dead conspiracy theory, along with some super cool...
The Rec Center #288
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on tabletop gaming and teen girls, as well as some delightful Bob’s Burgers fanart. And in honor of the return of...
The Rec Center #287
Hi everyone! This week we’ve got multifandom longfic recs, some fascinating articles about wuxia and queer subtext in Lord of the Rings, some cute Fran Fine...
The Rec Center #286
Hi folks! This week we’ve got articles about Fast & Furious and pandemic cosplay, a celebration of a truly delightful videogame artist, multifandom fic recs...