Boybands

Image of the four members of Boy Throb in pink velour sweatsuits and yellow shoes, with three members making a hear around the fourth.

Features

How Boy Throb and Its Fandom Got Famous—and Got a Visa

Was the boy band’s fame a result of Darshan Magdum’s visa, or was his visa a result of the boy band's fame? Yes.

Photograph of Zayn in a leatherjacket standing in the center of a crowd of fans, holding a pen and poised to sign autographs. Fans are holding up phones, papers, and orange hats.

Criticism

(Don’t) Meet Your Idols

Fantasy and reality collide in boyband YA literature.

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Episodes

Episode 47: Grace and the Fever

Zan Romanoff talks about her fandom-centered YA novel Grace and the Fever and her love of Hanson.