Features
Pride and Prejudice in the Jane Austen Fanfic Community
A 30-year-old moderating decision still defines the Austen fic fandom’s identity.
Aja Romano
Aja Romano has been in fandom since 1998, when they asked Jeeves about Jane Austen and Jeeves unwisely showed them all the fanfic. When they aren’t obsessing over Wang Yibo, they’re a culture writer, critic, and expert on internet subcultures.
Features
The Global Crackdown on Creativity
Governments around the world are censoring—and criminalizing—the currents in which fanworks flow.
Criticism
K-Pop’s Demons, Real and Fictional
KPop Demon Hunters has seen massive mainstream success in the U.S. What does that mean for real K-pop artists and their fans?