The Rec Center #185
Hi folks! This week we have fix-it fic recs, Good Omens fanart (yes, the Good Omens train is still going strong), an article about TikTok stars, and more....
The Rec Center #184
Hi folks! This week we’ve got a Jamie/Brienne rec list from guest reccer Nicasio Reed, an article about professional D&D hosts, a glorious vintage Star Wars...
The Rec Center #183
Hi folks! This week we have more (!) Good Omens recs, an article about one fan’s obsession with Britney, a look back at the movie Carol, a very intriguing...
The Rec Center #182
Hi folks! This week we’ve got multifandom recs, Star Wars fanart, an ESSENTIAL Twitter game about being Beyoncé’s assistant, an article about how women are...
The Rec Center #181
Hello all! This week sees the return of an ever-popular trope, hurt/comfort, with fic from The 100, the MCU, Voltron, and more. We also have our usual mix of...
The Rec Center #180
Happy Friday, everyone! This week we have a wonderful Good Omens explainer and rec list from guest editor Kira, along with some accompanying fanart, coverage...
The Rec Center #179
Hello everyone! I’m about to head out to see Dark Phoenix, and yes, I am already filled with vague jumbled feelings of regret and sadness, fandom is great...
The Rec Center #178
Hello all! This week I’m very excited to have guest reccer Karin’s explainer and fic recs for THE TERROR, a show I shamefully have yet to see, given my love...
The Rec Center #177
Hello all! This week we have a really interesting themed multi-fandom rec list from Galia, who’s gathered stories about characters “who realized that they...
The Rec Center #176
Hi folks! This week we have a rec list of Avengers: Endgame fix-it fics for disappointed MCU fans, along with an interesting article about Nick Cave fandom,...
The Rec Center #175
Hi folks! This week we have an EXTENSIVE rec list of female-centric Game of Thrones fanfic from guest reccer Kavita, along with an article about a popular...
The Rec Center #174
Hello! This week we have some fun, fic-esque Endgame coverage, that majestic Alien high school musical, and a grab-bag of multi-fandom fic. Plus! A guide to...
The Rec Center #173
Hi folks! This week we have fanfic recs from small fandoms (as a kind of palate-cleanser during Avengers Weekend), *two* fandom-related articles from Vox (so...
The Rec Center #172
Happy Friday! This week we have multifandom fanfic, Gritty fanart (!!), Game of Thrones fandom coverage, an excellent fan theory about the Teenage Mutant...
The Rec Center #171
Hi folks! This week we have a very special Magicians fandom explainer (and rec list) from Pamphilia, along with some more coverage of AO3’s Hugo nomination,...
The Rec Center #170
Happy Friday, and for those (like me) who care about that sort of thing, happy fifth birthday to Captain America: The Winter Soldier! This week we’ve got...
The Rec Center #169
Hey friends it’s Friday and we’re here in your inbox with poly relationship recs, X-Men fanart, this week’s viral Alien high school play story, and more! —...
The Rec Center #168
Hi folks! This week we’ve got coverage of the ~great Star Wars merchandise heist~, some Geocities fandom nostalgia, along with multifandom recs on a...
The Rec Center #167
Happy Omegaverse Lawsuit Week, everyone! (If you haven’t been blessed with the knowledge of this case, please see the links below, and enjoy). We’ve got some...
The Rec Center #166
Yesterday I asked Gav if it would be “too hashtag feminism” to do a female-centered fic rec list in honor of Captain Marvel’s release, and she was all for...
The Rec Center #165
Hello all! This week we’ve brought back series fic recs, plus a few different pieces on music fandom, wisdom from the delightful Javi Grillo-Marxuach, and...
The Rec Center #164
Hi there! This week we have an article on the science of stan culture, a peculiar tale about a Riverdale actor, and our final (!) rec list of Femslash...
The Rec Center #163
Hi folks! We’re continuing Femslash February this week with a multifandom rec list including fic from Wonder Woman, Grace & Frankie, and The 100. We’ve also...
The Rec Center #162
Hello Rec Center readers! Femslash February continues this week with our first guest list, GingerTodgers with an excellent-looking selection of Harry Potter...
The Rec Center #161
Welcome to Femslash February!!! We’re posting femslash-only rec lists all month, this week accompanied by Killing Eve fanart, some interesting LARPing...
The Rec Center #160
Hi folks! This week we have some very cool Bulbasaur fanart, multifandom hurt/comfort recs, a look behind the scenes of vintage LiveJournal, and more. — Gav...
The Rec Center #159
Hello! Hope everyone’s hanging in there as we approach the ~scientifically-determined Most Depressing Day of the Year. This week we’ve got the return of Star...
The Rec Center #158
Hello beloved Rec Center readers! This week we have multifandom slow burn fic recs (one of fandom’s favorite tropes), some cool Good Omens fanart, and more....
The Rec Center #157
Happy New Year! We’re back with our annual tradition of multifandom Yuletide recs, mostly supplied by you guys because, well, some of those fandoms are...
The Rec Center #156
As we’ve done for the past two years, we’re taking a bit of a break for the final Rec Center of 2018 to talk about some stuff we liked / loved this year....
The Rec Center #155
Hello and happy holidays! IDK about you guys but I’m exhausted and ready to just, like, lie face-down on the floor for a while maybe. But even if you’re...
The Rec Center #154
Hi folks! Welcome to our first week of holiday fanfic recs, accompanied by plenty of other delicious non-holiday-related content including a post about My...
The Rec Center #153
Hello, welcome, and congratulations on surviving Tumblr Hell Week! And if you don’t use Tumblr, double congratulations because it turns out you dodged a...
The Rec Center #152
Hi folks! We’re back this week with another round of fanfic series recs, some of which are over a million (!) words long. We’ve also got news about the...
The Rec Center #151
Hello! Happy Thanksgiving to anyone who celebrates it, and happy final-weekend-in-November to everyone else. If you’re working today, particularly in retail,...
The Rec Center #150
Welcome to all of our new subscribers! You’ve arrived just in time for REC CENTER #150!! This week we have series recs, part one of approximately nine...
The Rec Center #149
Hi there! This week we have a multifandom rec list of excellent, recently published fanfic, Elizabeth’s new feature article on free speech ~discourse in...
The Rec Center #148
Hi folks! This week we have historical AU fic recs, some highlights from the Fan Studies Network North America con, an article about wheelchair accessibility...
The Rec Center #147
Happy kinda-sorta Halloween, everyone! We have a moderately spooky theme for you this week: A primer and rec list for the videogame/book series The Witcher,...
The Rec Center #146
Hi folks! This week we’ve got Black Panther fanfic recs, a piece on toxic fandom (and how not to do it), a hilarious It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia...
The Rec Center #145
Hello! This week we have the first of our guest videogame explainers + fic recs: Qkat on Dragon Age! Plus our usual mix of articles and Tumblr posts,...
The Rec Center #144
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, that was… yet another week. If you’re looking for some distraction, we have some of Gav’s finest work ever (she...
The Rec Center #143
Hello at the end of...this week. By chance, we decided this would be COFFEE SHOP AU WEEK, with fic recs in conjunction with Gav’s big piece on the trope....
The Rec Center #142
Hi folks! This week we’re here with video game fanfic recs, a coming-out story, some beautiful Black Sails fanart, and more. — Gav new stuff “How Fanfiction...
The Rec Center #141
Hi folks! This week we have a grab-bag of fanfic recs for you, along with an article about YouTube stars, some cute Adventure Time fanart, and more. — Gav...
The Rec Center #140
Hello all! This week we’ve got more poly fic, courtesy of the many, many submissions we got when we put out the call a few months back. We also have our...
The Rec Center #139
Hello! This week, in honor of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, we’ve got a multi-fandom fake relationship AU list. Plus our usual mix of articles and...
The Rec Center #138
Hello and welcome to our SUMMERTIME REC LIST!! Thank you for sharing your faves, everyone. Plus we have an oral history of iconic Harry Potter fandom works...
The Rec Center #137
Hello all! This week we’re bringing back the fan-favorite “That One Fic” challenge: the stories people would recommend to anyone checking out a new fandom,...
The Rec Center #136
Hello everyone! Gav is, I believe, now halfway through her 100,000 panels at Nine Worlds (JEALOUS OF EVERYONE THERE) while I have been at home, completing my...