Features
Heated Rivalry is at the Center of Fanfic’s AI Reckoning
A controversial anonymous document exposing Claude remnants in fics has collided with a fandom culture of production at hyper-speed.
Kayti Burt
Kayti Burt is a pop culture writer and editor who has been published in Rolling Stone, the LA Times, Vulture, TIME, Polygon, Den of Geek, Paste, and more. She is a member of the Television Critics Association and the Freelance Solidarity Project.
Features
Can Fandom Make Us Better Tourists?
In an era of overtourism, South Korea’s Jeju Island and international BTS fans are building bridges of mutual respect.
Criticism
The Fan-Journalist Tightrope
Low pay, minimal worker protections, and pushback from both publicists and fellow fans. Is covering the thing you love even worth it?