What Measures Cultural Relevance? The AO3 Fics/Box Office Algorithm
What measures cultural relevance for a film? One Twitter user proposes that it's the number of fanfics on AO3 that...
Fan Works
Is This Hannigram Fanart Going Up In The United States Capitol?
Art by Kathleen Palmer Representative Andy Kim from New Jersey's third congressional district has announced the winner of his district's...
The Sexytimes with Wangxian Saga Continues…
The Sexytimes with Wangxian fanfiction continues to live on, spreading through fandoms like a plague. And now it has a...
We Should Not Bring Back Tony Stark
There's supposedly a billboard that's popped up in Los Angeles asking for Marvel to bring back Tony Stark. It alludes...
How One Fanfic is Breaking AO3 (and Fandom)
Ah, fanfic. You've gotten me through terrible times and I appreciate you for it! Unfortunately, one particular fic is causing...
Congrats to WangXian, AO3’s Most Popular Ship of 2020
Congratulations to WangXian from Mo Dao Zu Shi for being AO3's most popular fic (by fics written) for the year...
The COVID Relief Bill Could Impact Fanworks… Seriously
There's a lot of talk about the current COVID relief bill here in the United States, but one of the...
Unofficial AO3 Reading App Under Fire For Subscriptions & Ads
An unofficial AO3 reading app is under fire by fans for offering paid subscriptions and running ads, thus presumably making...
Recommendation: Watch the “Stormythology” Series to Learn More About the Iconic Storm
Storm (Image: Marvel Comics) The live-action X-Men film franchise wasted Storm as a character. Instead of making her a fierce...
Disaster Strikes, Fandoms and the Entertainment Industry React
Image via NASA When disaster struck after Hurricane Harvey, many celebrities and fandom spaces took it upon themselves to help...