Fandom news

Meta discussion

• Thoughts Contingent on Fandom Reads and Disappointment. by kingsgrave on July 8, 2010
  
• creativity 2.0: creativity has never really been a democratic process by sophiaserpentia on July 12, 2010
  
• How Racist is RTD? Hmm. by azn-jack-fiend on July 13, 2010
  
• As is always the general trend in metafandom, there are examinations being conducted of the way we do things. by hollow-echos on July 17, 2010
  
• Conan O’Brien’s Love/Hate Relationship with the Internet by Sarah Lacy on TechCrunch on July 18, 2010
  
• Metafandom and nationality by gelbes gilatier on July 17, 2010
  

Fandom meta discussion

• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: It talks about our different reactions to men and women's pain and also explains why I can't stand Wesley Wyndham-Pryce and why I love Buffy Summers by penny-lane-42 on July 13, 2010
  
• Chuck: I'm waxing philosophical by mummyluvr314 on July 17, 2010
  
• Comics: It's been well-documented that one of the biggest issues that comics is facing is that it's not attracting new readers. by neo-prodigy on July 12, 2010
  
• Harry Potter: Mostly because I was lurkingish through fandomsecrets and found this secret about Cho Chang and completely like, went through all the things for it for basically two hours. AND I AM SO ANGRY. WTF IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE AND HARRY POTTER ANGERING AND RACISM AND WHAT THE FUCK IS JUST WRONG WITH THEM. by domolovesyou on July 14, 2010
  
• Sport: 40 Ways Sports Teams Can Utilize Foursquare by Brian Gainor on July 18, 2010
  

Call for Papers

• CfP Vampires: Myths of the Past and the Future by Adriamaral on July 18, 2010
  

Polls, surveys, research assistance requests

• OTP (One True Poll) by gabrielleabelle on July 12, 2010
  
• Harry Potter: HP Fandom Participation Poll by phoenixacid on July 18, 2010
  
• Merlin: Phoenixacid's Pensieve - Merlin Fandom Participation Poll by phoenixacid on July 18, 2010
  

Fansite news

• LiveJournal: A couple of days ago, mgs_slash mod firefly99 pointed out that MGS-Slash had been flagged as containing explicit adult content. by athena-crikey on July 15, 2010
  
• >FanFiction.net: FanFiction.Net user statistics by Lord Kelvin on July 18, 2010
  

Convention reports

• Infinitus: Infinitus post by emmagrant01 on July 18, 2010
  

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Meta discussion

• Fandom: going to the dogs since 1971 by lizbee on July 12, 2010
  
• Wee!Harlan flounces! by lanning on July 12, 2010
  
• Fandom parody: serious business by Lauren Rae Orsini on July 14, 2010
  

Fandom meta discussion

• Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Book: A skeptics adventures in Narnia b Laura Miller by flake-sake on July 14, 2010
  
• Georgia Bulldogs: Where I Come From: My Georgia Bulldogs Fandom by AuditDawg on July 11, 2010
  
• King’s Quest : Wot I Think: The Silver Lining by John Walker on July 14, 2010
  
• NBA: LeBron’s Ultimate Mistake by Adam Sternbergh on July 13, 2010
  
• Soccer: Vuvuzelas: Penetrating World soccer Fandom by Yemti Harry Ndienla on July 12, 2010
  
• Sport: Breasts pose problems for female athletes by COLIN STEWART on July 12, 2010
  
• Sport: Eight Simple Rules for Being a 30 Year-Old Sports Fan by Deuce of Davenport on July 12, 2010
  
• Toy Story 3: Toy Story 3: The Best Miyazaki Movie He Never Made by Anime Anthropologist on June 28, 2010
  
• Twilight: Best of "Twilight" fan fiction by Alex Jung on Salon.com on July 3, 2010
  
• Twilight: Twilight: SM is DOING IT WRONG by l3petitemort on July 3, 2010
  
• Twilight: Being Native in the Twilight Saga and The Importance of Being Sam and Emily… by Ouyang Dan on July 6, 2010
  
• Twilight: Adults fret that 'Eclipse' lacks good role models for teens by Maria Puente, USA TODAY on July 8, 200
  
• Twilight: Is ‘Twilight’ ‘abstinence porn’ and promoting young marriage? by Theresa Walsh Giarrusso on July 9, 2010
  
• Twilight: Edgy Mama: Why do so many moms love Twilight? by Anne Fitten Glenn on July 11, 2010
  
• A Wealth of Fable : A Wealth Of Fable Review by Sean Kleefeld on July 7, 2010
  
• Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman Gets New Costume and Origin Thanks to Timeline Tweaked by the Gods by Caleb Goellner on June 29, 2010
  
• Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman's New Costume Fails The Fandom Test! by Rick Marshall on MTV.com on July 1, 2010
  
• Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman Reboot: Strident Feminism Is the Problem, Not the Costume by James Hudnall on July 2, 2010
  
• Wonder Woman: Why Wonder Woman isn't allowed to work: A perpendicular perspective by box-in-the-box on July 6, 2010
  
• Wonder Woman: Is This What Joss Whedon’s Wonder Woman Would Have Looked Like? by Merkader on July 8, 2010
  

Fandom legal issues

• Groups sue Mass. over newly expanded obscenity law by DENISE LAVOIE on Salon.com on July 13, 2010
  

Fandom charity efforts

• Lady Gaga Fans Fight Against Myeloma by Chi Ewusi on July 14, 2010
  

Convention news

• San Diego Comic-Con: Details for Harry Potter Fandom Panel at Comic-Con by Hanako M. Ricks on July 11, 2010
  

Convention reports

• ReaderCon: I find myself having the problem that I don't feel like writing a whole con report up for Readercon, despite the fact that it was one of the most excellent, smart, fun, surreal experiences of my life that I'm eager to repeat. by britmandelo on July 12, 2010
  

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Fandom meta discussion

• The Last Airbender: Sounds of The Last Airbender by Shiny1 on June 28, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: Whenever I see, in a discussion of racism/sexism/what have you, someone entreating another person not to pay for an offensive movie if they must see and the person responding 'no, don't worry, I'll just have friend/family member pay for it' I am left vaguely incredulous. by shiegra on June 30, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: The Last Airbender: To Boycott or Not? by dantebasco on July 1, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: Time Soft Pitches M. Night the Casting Controversy Question by jedifreac on racebending on July 2, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: Notes from New Sodom: The Lost Airbender by Hal Duncan on July 3, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: 'Airbender' reopens race debate by dkwrkm on racebending on July 4, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: The Estimates Are In by erikonil on racebending on July 4, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: The Last Airbender and Shyamalan's Response to Critics by corposant on racebending on July 4, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: The Last Airbender: who is to blame? by glockgal on racebending on July 5, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: I think everyone should watch “The Last Airbender” by Michael Martinez on July 5, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: Journalists and Critics Tackle the Casting Controversy in ‘The Last Airbender’ by RaceBending.com on July 5, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: Actor Dante Basco speaks out regarding the casting of The Last Airbender by RaceBending.com on July 5, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: The other shoe drops: Paramount uses fake movie review quotes in their promos by keithmex17 on racebending on July 6, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: Looking at The Last Airbender by Shiny1 on July 6, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: Tinkerbell's Amazing Ethnic Friends by jedifreac on racebending on July 8, 2010
  
• The Last Airbender: Questions, questions, questions.... by boomchikawahwah on racebending on July 9, 2010
  
• Leverage: Leverage?! by eumelia on July 8, 2010
  
• Mega Man: Mega Man Marathon: 1-10 in 2010 by Nathaniel on July 5, 2010
  
• Mega Man: Mega Man Marathon: A Reflection by Nathaniel on July 6, 2010
  
• Music: Why Music Should Never Be Given Away For "Free" by Kyle Bylin on July 9, 2010
  
• Pokemon: Bragging about criminal activity on your website? Yeah, that's a great idea. by nekusagi on fandom_stupid on July 10, 2010
  
• Second Life: Canadian government testing Second Life experience by Michael Martinez on July 4, 2010
  
• Sherlock Holmes: Holmes Rec, with a Side of Meta by regan-v on July 9, 2010
  
• Smallville: Smallville classics? by norwich36 on July 2, 2010
  
• Star Wars: The fandom minute: Anakin’s borderline is not a disorder by Dunc on July 10, 2010
  
• Supernatural: Tarts talk about 5.22: Swan Song by on June 28, 2010
  
• Supernatural: SPN, at last by acampbell on July 4, 2010
  
• Supernatural: Todd Stashwick on being an actor and a fanboy and on the Twitter “global party” by spnfans on July 7, 2010
  
• Supernatural: Some SPN season 6 spoilers, with commentary by dotfic on July 11, 2010
  
• Toy Story 3: Toy Story 3: The Best Miyazaki Movie He Never Made by Anime Anthropologist on June 28, 2010
  

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Fandom meta discussion

• American Girl: AG Fandom History by nevadagrl435 on July 3, 2010
  
• Anne Rice: A Quick Trip into Crazy-Land (Or, the Anne Rice / FanFiction Controversy) by Feeling Elephants on July 10, 2010
  
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Talking with director M. Night Shyamalan about 'Last Airbender,' race and more by Jen Chaney and Liz Kelly in the Washington Post on July 1, 2010
  
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Sometimes, I see why being a misanthrope is appealing. People really are...unbelieveable by azure-orbis on July 9, 2010
  
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: A Reason for Season Three (Part One) by yukinoomoni on July 10, 2010
  
• Blizzard: Blizzard Announces Fan Fiction Writing Competition by Mike Sharkey on July 6, 2010
  
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: When She Was Bad by Ouyang Dan on July 1, 2010
  
• Comics: The Thrill of the Hunt by Alex on July 9, 2010
  
• Comics: "I Quit You, Super-People!" by Sean Kleefeld on July 9, 2010
  
• Community: I've got a mild fascination by caveat-lect0r on July 10, 2010
  
• The Conversation: An important lesson from classic film: go all the way. by adelejournal on July 5, 2010
  
• DC Comics: JIM LEE Reflects On His Job As DC Co-Publisher, Part 2 by Vaneta Rogers on July 9, 2010
  
• Doctor Who: River Song Theories by Sean Kleefeld on July 30, 2010
  
• Doctor Who: Some thoughts about Chicks Who Dig Time Lords by kmarier on nwsfs on July 6, 2010
  
• Doctor Who: Doctor Who: Vincent and the Doctor by Angry Who Fan on July 10, 2010
  
• Doctor Who: The Fannish Life: Annie In Doctor Who Land by ANN MORRIS on July 10, 2010
  
• Doctor Who: About Context and Connotation: (yet another) Doctor Who rant. by bewarethespork on July 11, 2010
  
• Eureka: On erasure in the Eureka season 4 premiere. by hopefulnebula on July 10, 2010
  
• Firefly: Firefly Re-watch: Series in Reflection by Richard Fife on Tor on July 6, 2010
  
• Glee: Weekly Discussion Post: Female Teenage Sexuality in Glee. by ipleadthe5th on glee_meta on July 7, 2010
  
• Glee: A show that disappointed you by megan-moonlight on July 11, 2010
  
• Gundam Wing: So, I remember that it started with Gundam Wing. by monna99 on July 11, 2010
  
• Harry Potter: Recent Reading: Rereading Harry Potter by mofic on July 11, 2010
  
• The Hills: MTV’s The Hills as parasocial fandom by cryptoxin on July 8, 2010
  
• How I Met Your Mother: How I Met Your Father by yuki-onna on July 3, 2010
  
• Karate Kid: The Kung Fu Kid by Anime Anthropologist on July 1, 2010
  
• KPop: *le gasp* by kuroineko-chan on July 7, 2010
  

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Overflow edition

Fansite news

• Dreamwidth: Top ten popular misconceptions about Dreamwidth by liv on July 10, 2010
  
• LiveJournal: In which LJ are fuckers. AGAIN. by ineptshieldmaid on July 8, 2010
  

Convention news and discussion

• Better microphone use at conventions: a report by sasha_feather on July 7, 2010
  
• Summer Trek Convention And Show Guide by T'Bonz on Trek Today on July 9, 2010
  
• I Dreamed A Dream Of Cons Gone By... by yuki-onna on July 10, 2010
  
• Cyphan Con: In a Jewel Staite by PlayItGrand on July 7, 2010
  
• New Music Seminar : New Music Seminar Announces Updated Conference Schedule & Speaker Line Up by on July 8, 2010
  
• ReaderCon: Conventional Lover by yuki-onna on July 8, 2010
  
• San Diego Comic-Con: The Diminishing Importance Of CCI by on July 2, 2010
  
• San Diego Comic-Con: SDCC PROGRAMMING FOR Saturday, July 24 by First Comics News on July 10, 2010
  
• San Diego Comic-Con: San Diego Comic-Con 2010: Saturday Schedule Now Live by Jace on July 10, 2010
  
• San Diego Comic-Con: Full San Diego Comic-Con Saturday Lineup (UPDATING) by Rich Johnston on July 10, 2010
  
• San Diego Comic-Con: Marvel Studios vs. We the Fans- Coming this Comic Con by DannyRand401 on July 10, 2010
  
• San Diego Comic-Con: Protesting San Diego Comic-Con For "Idol Worship" by Tom Goldman on July 11, 2010
  
• San Diego Comic-Con: Comic-Con Survival Guide Review by Sean Kleefeld on July 11, 2010
  
• VividCon: One last Vividcon post... by settiai on June 25, 2010
  
• VividCon: So I missed apparently a new discussion on ableism at VVC. by seperis on July 2, 2010
  
• VividCon: I'm just glad Vividcon is never going to be an issue for me by rodo on July 5, 2010
  

Convention reports

• Ancient City Con: Costumed crowd fills gaming, sci-fi con at Jacksonville Hyatt by Timothy J. Gibbons on July 10, 2010
  
• T2: T2 Report by ru_salki99 on June 25, 2010
  

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Meta discussion

• Why Do I Do It? by Sean Kleefeld on July 8, 2010
  
• The online LGBT community loves them some debate about reappropriation. by theycallmevroom on July 8, 2010
  
• Uncharted Territory: Role playing in settings/groups that are new to you – Part 1 of 3 by javagoth on July 8, 2010
  
• Why People Aren't Going to Concerts Anymore by Brian Moylan on Gawker on July 9, 2010
  
• Job. Work. Responsibilities. Fandom. by freedz on July 9, 2010
  
• Silver Phoenix: Adventures in a Fantasy China (and White-Washed Covers) by boundbooks on hooked-on-heroines on July 9, 2010
  
• That said, statistically it is NOT FAIR to draw any srs bsns conclusions from this because it is not a random sampling of fandoms in general. by shinyopals on July 9, 2010
  
• Slowly Getting Pencil to Paper by artistbettyanne on July 9, 2010
  
• On OTP-ism. by mrv3000 on July 9, 2010
  
• The subject for today is Gen Fic! by katmillia on July 10, 2010
  
• In metafandom today, I noticed the following by savageseraph on July 10, 2010
  
• Concerning the Podbook (m4b) Format For Podfics by cybel on amplificathon on July 10, 2010
  
• Because stories don't matter by marina on July 10, 2010
  
• Shipping Meta by chloris67 on July 10, 2010
  
• A Few Good Approaches to FanFiction (And Some Very Wrong Ones) by Feeling Elephants on July 10, 2010
  
• Of underage boys and slash. by shewasred on writingthewall on July 10, 2010
  
• 3 Important Authors in Fan Studies by Feeling Elephants on July 10, 2010
  
• There've been so many horror stories floating around fandom recently about prejudice against disabled folk that I thought I'd offer, as a sort of thank-you note, my own experiences in fandom by duskpeterson on access-fandom on July 10, 2010
  
• What does it take to inspire the Fanfic Muse? by woman_of_ on July 11, 2010
  
• I have like a bazillion tags open regarding using Pinkwashing language regarding human rights, but instead of that serious business, I'd rather talk about fandom. by eumelia on July 11, 2010
  
• Wound kissing: Curiouser and curiouser. by gorgonesque on July 11, 2010
  

Fandom legal issues

• Is Auto-Tune Transformative? by FeelingElephants on July 2, 2010
  
• Speaking of Property Talk–9 Movie Streaming Sites Shut Down by FeelingElephants on July 5, 2010
  
• In response to the public squishing of nine movie-streaming sites, Mike Robinson declared it was time for the content-production industry to ”... focus on continuing to offer more innovative and flexible legal options to consumers to enjoy the movies and TV shows that we all love.” by FeelingElephants on July 5, 2010
  
• Kookaburra’s Copyright Kerfluffle by FeelingElephants on July 7, 2010
  

Publishing and writing news and advice

• Why Robin Sloan is the Future of Publishing (and Science Fiction) by Eric Rosenfield on Wet Asphalt on June 20, 2010
  

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Overflow edition


General sports meta discussion

• Time for female athletes to stop blaming the media by Kate Palmer on July 9, 2010
  
• Open Data Pointers from the Pitch by Allie Perez on July 9, 2010
  
• Sports- WTF by JPD on metafilter on July 9, 2010
  
• The Worst Types of Fans by Samuel Bryant on July 9, 2010
  
• Costanzo: Fans, it's OK to fall in love with sports by Paul Costanzo on July 10, 2010
  
• Is This The Future of Ticket Sales? by sportspiel on July 11, 2010
  

Sport-specific meta discussion

• Cleveland Cavs: McCaleb: Sharing miseries of Cleveland sports by Dan McCaleb i on July 9, 2010
  
• Cleveland Cavs: To the Cleveland Cavaliers Outsiders: Why Did Clevelanders Go So Nuts? by Jesse Dorsey on July 10, 2010
  
• Melbourne Victory: An interview with Georgie Herbert from the Melbourne Victory by Laura on July 6, 2010
  
• NBA: Counterpoint: LeBron James Is Not A Cocksucker by Tommy Craggs on July 9, 2010
  
• NBA: NBA Draft and Effects on Playing Time by sportsologist on July 9, 2010
  
• NBA: Bye, 'Bron: No glory in going segurista by KRIP YUSON on July 10, 2010
  
• NBA: The Most Ridiculous Thing You'll See Today by Alex on July 10, 2010
  
• NBL: Who are the NBL Stars? by Daniel Eade on July 7, 2010
  
• Nebraska University: One Reason I'll Be Glad Nebraska Is Gone From The Big 12 by Beergut on July 10, 2010
  
• Nebraska University: Fans remain loyal to NU -- even in digital form by BRIAN CHRISTOPHERSON on July 11, 2010
  
• NHL: About ESPN, SportsCenter and its perceived anti-hockey bias by Greg Wyshynski on July 11, 2010
  
• Phoenix Suns: Digital Sport Summit: Ed Wyatt and Jeramie McPeek by Laura on July 9, 2010
  
• San Fransisco Giants: Henry, Barry, & Me, the Hypocrite by uncorrected on July 10, 2010
  
• Soccer: When multinationals go good by on June 30, 2010
  
• Soccer: Soccer really can make the world a better place by personalsa on July 2, 2010
  
• Soccer: HIV patients refuse to be sidelined by international community in unique football tournament by Baikong Mamid on July 2, 2010
  
• Soccer: “Playing soccer makes me feel like I am alive.” by personalsa on July 3, 2010
  
• Soccer: Football, plus a review of Pretty in Pink (and Some Kind of Wonderful, again) by monanotlisa on July 4, 2010
  
• Soccer: Where Are All The Female Soccer Fans? by Barry Petchesky on July 5, 2010
  
• Soccer: Net Gains: Can Landon Donovan Become America's Most Marketable Soccer Player? by nysportsjournalism on July 9, 2010
  
• Soccer: It's our ball-game by Shamir Osman on July 10, 2010
  
• Sports: Google wants more sports on YouTube by CLAIRE ATKINSON on the NY Post on July 9, 2010
  
• Sports: Sponsorship On The Mascot And Cheerleaders – I Say No! by Merrill Dubrow on July 9, 2010
  
• Utah Utes: Social Media Marketing and the Sports World: Utah Utes Women's Soccer by Lee on July 9, 2010
  
• WNBA: WNBA All Star Voting by C and R's Stanford Women's Basketball Blog on July 10, 2010
  
• World Cup: the Quarter Finals, and some thoughts about fannish behaviour by senior-witch on July 4, 2010
  
• World Cup: World Cup, through quarter finals: Foursquare and gowalla checkin totals by Laura on July 9, 2010
  
• World Cup: 'Show Me Your Cleats' Bloggers Share Their Favorite World Cup Moments by 'Cleats' Contributors on July 10, 2010
  
• World Cup: A Film Critic on the World Cup: You Call that Football? by Richard Corliss in Time on July 10, 2010
  
• World Cup: When Cultures – and Subcultures – Collide on Twitter by The Learned Fangirl on July 10, 2010
  
• World Cup: All and all, it has been a fun World Cup by Scott Adamson on July 10, 2010
  
• World Cup: Soccer Nerds Unite: World Cup finds fans, World Cup rallies current fans, finds new ones by VANESSA McCRAY on July 11, 2010
  

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Meta discussion

• SF-Fandom and the Web spam community by Michael Martinez on June 20, 2010
  
• Study: 1 in 4 Women, Half of Parents are Gamers by Jennifer Latkiewicz on June 29, 2010
  
• A third of UK population are gamers by James Orry on June 29, 2010
  
• Geek Girls Rule! no. 131 – When the Misogyny Gets Me by geekgirlsrule on June 30, 2010
  
• Then today I saw the raging cesspit of homophobia in many of the comments to this doctorwho entry and was reminded that it’s not just SPN fandom that has problems. by rusty-halo on July 1, 2010 (mirror)
  
• On VVC, criticism, and warnings by laurashapiro on July 1, 2010
  
• SciFriday: The Syfy Brand, One Year Later by MICHAEL HINMAN on Airlock Alpha on July 2, 2010
  
• Depictions of Disability That Make Us Happy by Ouyang Dan on July 2, 2010
  
• some meta, some miscellaney by bedlamsbard on July 2, 2010
  
• Types of social media research by Laura on July 4, 2010
  
• Can't remember original post, so have this instead. by shirozora on July 4, 2010
  
• Signal Boost: Fandom Is Still Full Of Self Wanking Selfish F*ckers by the-willow on July 4, 2010
  
• Some recent comment threads have me thinking about the intersection of a number of issues: the tone argument, privilege, assumptions of categories, the assumed lines for particular categories and people who don't toe them, and how slippery it all gets when you're talking to pseudonymous and anonymous people on the Internet. by hesychasm on July 5, 2010
  
• (Holocaust Fic!Fail) Sometimes... is it even worth it? by eumelia on July 5, 2010
  
• Pointers II: The Sequel by jerakeen on July 6, 2010
  
• Power Law Models Terrorism and Twitter by FeelingElephants on July 6, 2010
  
• Broadcast Networks are Aging but Time-Shifters are Younger by Jim Romanovich on July 6, 2010
  
• I have a dilemma, and it's a pretty specific one, and I was hoping some outside voices would help me unpack it. by sailorptah on yourthoughtson on July 6, 2010
  
• Kyle Bylin by Prince: "The internet's completely over." on July 6, 2010
  
• looking for answers in the night sky. by azurejay on July 6, 2010
  
• How I Feel About Fandom (Right Now) by the-willow on July 6, 2010
  
• Does X mark the spot for race fail?! by Mala on July 7, 2010
  
• Calling My House, Fandom? Seriously? by spiletta42 on July 7, 2010
  
• It really annoys me when discussions about various fails in fandom get framed as "we should all have more empathy!" by marina on July 7, 2010 (mirror)
  
• Wonderful TV Pilots not Picked Up This Season by Jim Romanovich on July 8, 2010
  
• Now You Can Buy Twitter Followers, But Will Any Become True Fans? by Bruce Houghton on July 8, 2010
  
• Love or murder? It’s a fine line when it comes to fanboys by Jodi Chromey on July 8, 2010
  
• Welcome to Outrage World! by Mikki Halpin on July 8, 2010
  
• Fans Leading Canon by Tamara on July 8, 2010
  
• Giant Killing 14 – Crazy Fandom Is Tough by shinmaru on July 8, 2010
  

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Meta discussion

• The Decline of Western Civilization Part III: The Daytime Soap Opera by Ally on June 23, 2010
  
• Speaking of silencing and privilege - from the point of view of a non-native English speaker by autumnlady on June 28, 2010 (mirror)
  
• 3 Published FanFictions (or are they?) by Jessica Dickinson Goodman on June 28, 2010
  
• Visual Languages of Manga and Comics by Telophase on June 28, 2010
  
• reading Hannah Arendt by senior-witch on June 29, 2010
  
• This Year’s Crop of TV Pilots Picked Up to Series by Jim on June 29, 2010
  
• Silverdocs Documentary Festival 2010: 'The People vs. George Lucas' by Chris Barsanti on June 29, 2010
  
• Courtney Stoker on Feminist Geek by Amanda Hess on June 29, 2010
  

Fandom meta discussion

• Chaos War: It's A Dan's World: HERCULES IS GOING TO WAR - HIS ALLY? GALACTUS by Dan on June 26, 2010
  
• Chicago Blackhawks: A Personal Testimonial: 25 Years of Blackhawks Fandom by Gene Wagendorf III on June 29, 2010
  
• Chronicles of Narnia: To "E" & Edwardswifey by rthstewart on June 24, 2010
  
• Comics: Predicting July's Best Comics by Dan on June 29, 2010
  
• Doctor Who: Spoiler-free comment on Doctor Who by legionseagle on hooked-on-heroines on June 26, 2010
  
• Hetalia : I know this shouldn't be a surprise at all, but there's so many fucking pairings! by xchibixnickx on June 26, 2010
  
• Lady Gaga: Bluffin' with our Muffin? - Lady Gaga and the Queer Revolution by aqueertheory on June 14, 2010
  
• Legacy of Kain: What I think I need to do is make a pie-chart and contingency table, representing all the fanfics in the LoK fandom. by akaihikari on June 29, 2010
  
• Manga: Ed Chavez on Arty Manga, Past and Future by Ed Chavez on June 24, 2010
  
• Manga: Selling Awesome Manga by Shaenon Garrity on June 25, 2010
  
• Manga: Thinking Outside the Comic-Shop: Exposing Great Manga to Grown-Ups (or “Can Manga Muster Up Its Maus / Watchmen Mega-Crossover Hit?”) by deb aoki on June 26, 2010
  
• NFL: NFL threatens kids with new Nickelodeon cartoon by Rick Chandler on June 29, 2010
  
• Percy Jackson: Alex Interview by humaax3 on cabinthree on June 29, 2010
  
• Soccer: The people’s game by personalsa on June 26, 2010
  
• Superman: WHAT SUPERMAN MEANS TO ME: My Tribute To Superman 700 by Dan on June 24, 2010
  
• Supernatural: Questions and Answers with cloudyjenn by swing_set13 on rec_hymenated on June 27, 2010
  
• Twlight: Twi-Dads: Hooked on Twilight, but don’t tell their friends by Dakshana Bascaramurty on June 28, 2010
  
• Twilight: On Fandom and Twilight by Jonathan on June 28, 2010
  
• Twilight: In defense of "Twihards", Why the franchise's female superfans really aren't as crazy as we make them out to be by Jessanne Collins on June 29, 2010
  
• World Cup: England's World Cup debacle: At least David Beckham has the right idea by flying off to the South of France by Chris Leadbeater on June 29, 2010
  
• X-Men: The Worst X-Men Fan Cast You Will Ever Read by Chris McLellan on June 28, 2010
  

SPN Big Bang Fail

• Seriously, what is it about Big Bangs this year? by sohotrightnow on June 24, 2010
  

Fansite news

• An Archive of Our Own: WANTED: Final Fantasy Wranglers (Goggles Provided) by renay on June 28, 2010
  
• Fanlore: Dealing With Those Pesky Dead Links & Cites by morgandawn on fanlore on June 28, 2010
  

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