Features
The Beatles Live!
New generations of fans are cultural archaeologists, working with the materials of the past to create the passion of the present.
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Reporting, interviews, and more
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The Scream Fandom’s Enduring Divide
Nearly a year after star Melissa Barrera was fired for pro-Palestinian social media posts, fans remain torn over the future of the franchise.
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The Traumatized Gatekeepers of Broadway
Theatre fans measure their passion by nitpicking. Does it do the industry more harm than good?
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The Yellow Balloon Movement
Within jam band fandoms often dominated by substance use, clean and sober fans are building their own communities.
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The Pain Fandom
How whump—one of fandom’s oldest and most divisive genres—gained a fanbase of its own.
Surveys
The Fic and the Source Material
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.
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The Ever-Mutating Life of Tumblr Dot Com
Reports of the platform’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
Interviews
You Did the Thing
A conversation with Gretchen McCulloch about the language of fandom.
Surveys
Shipping Survey: Methodology and Tools
Commas, smushed ship names, and one long-suffering data professional.
Surveys
Shippers on Shipping
What is shipping? Our survey’s 16,513 self-identified shippers...did not agree.
Features
“You’re Gonna Love This Franchise”
Fandom, corporate media, and San Diego Comic-Con.
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Fic, Interrupted
The unfinished history of works in progress.