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ClexaCon Organizers talk the Whys, Hows, and Evolution of Starting a Convention for LGBT+ Women In Media In case you haven’t heard, the inaugural convention...
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The new exhibition “Art Meets Hollywood” is the museum premiere of Bonnie Lautenberg’s new series of digital collages, 28 diptychs pairing scenes from famous...
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Cosplay and costuming has experienced a surge in popularity in recent years, largely due to social media and its popularization of all things fandom....
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The Fandomentals runs entirely on volunteers, which means that we absolutely could not make any of this happen without you. A lot goes into...
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If you’re coming here from the Halo Holiday event, or you’re just a regular reader on our site, we’re happy to host Warrior Nun Promo’s holiday...
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Introduction Progress in media representation, while incremental, is generally linear. The Spring Slaughter of 2016 was a humongous step backwards, culling the queer women...
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The magic of naming has been a thematic undercurrent of the fantasy genre since its inception. Names, after all, hold a special power within...
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It’s time to say goodbye to 2016…finally. Thank goodness. Good riddance. I think it’s fair to say that most of us are beaten into...
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It can be no secret that Carrie Fisher meant a lot to people around here, and in geekdom at large. There’s a reason we...
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Before Hamilton, there was In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s other American musical centered around the predominantly Latinx community of Washington Heights in New York....
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In July of 2015, Ian Danskin of Innuendo Studios published set of videos exploring the kind of young men who participated in Gamergate. This...
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The Ethics of Storytelling Part 2 (see Part 1, here) We’ve all heard it before, the cry of the anti-critic. It seems like whenever...
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I must have a really good sense of timing or a terrible, no good one. Jury’s still out here. Either way, I was fortunate...
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My Immortal is celebrating its 10th anniversary and, with it, a milestone in fandom history and fanfiction. Harry Potter is arguably the most fertile...
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Kat Barrell Discusses Clexacon, Fandom, the Power of Storytelling, and Diverse Representation in Media At The Fandomentals, we’ve got you covered for all the...
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South Park is at its A-game on the twentieth season, and that is symptomatic of our society. Content warnings for: discussions on internet trolling,...