Announcements
(Re)Introducing Fansplaining
Reporting, analysis, criticism, and more—all by, for, and about fandom.
Elizabeth Minkel is the editor Fansplaining. She’s written about fan culture for WIRED, Atlas Obscura, The New Yorker, the New Statesman, and more. She also co-curates “The Rec Center” a weekly fandom newsletter, with Gavia Baker-Whitelaw.
Announcements
Reporting, analysis, criticism, and more—all by, for, and about fandom.
Announcements
We’re relaunching as a weekly publication featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and more—all by, for, and about fandom.
Criticism
In 2024, everyone wanted a piece of fic, from AI grifters to traditional publishers to ravenous audiences. Where did that leave the people who write it?
Surveys
Do you need to know the canon to read the fic? Breaking down the preferences of the 6,744 people who responded to our most recent mini-survey.
Interviews
A conversation with Gretchen McCulloch about the language of fandom.
Features
Fandom, corporate media, and San Diego Comic-Con.
Criticism
On giving yourself permission.
Criticism
From self-inserts to imagines, how young women write themselves into the narrative.
Surveys
More than 7,500 fanfiction readers filled out the Fansplaining Fic Preferences Survey. What can we learn from the results?
Articles
Politics as fandom, and fandom as politics.
Announcements
The podcast by, for, and about fandom is asking for $$$.
Criticism
How we talk about The Cursed Child—and why it matters.