Fan Culture

In the Venn diagram of fandom, is there any chance of overlap? With all the portrayed tension between media geeks and sports nuts, is it possible for someone to love both the Doctor and Monday Night Football? Let's look at what qualities the two fans Read More

I usually feature fan created art inspired by a particular fictional character or fandom each Friday. After we lost the man who inspired an entire paradigm shift in the technology we use to communicate and to share and experience all those fandoms, it's Read More

This is the first article in a series in which I will tell you about some of the best Science Fiction and Fantasy podcasts on the Internet. Each article will describe some of the great podcasts that I have found related to a particular category or Read More

The con is over and you are back in the land of Muggles. You might notice a decrease in enthusiasm and an increase in sadness. Don't worry, after four days of nonstop geek and freak excitement, you are suffering what is known as Post-Con Depression (PCD). Read More

Last weekend's Dragon*Con kept up its usual tradition of having some of the best and most varied cosplay in geekdom, and we were there to capture it on film. Here are some of the best costumers we came across during the convention! Read More

Dragon*Con is a convention held every Labor Day weekend in downtown Atlanta, covering everything from science fiction to comic books to fantasy to anime. This year it celebrated its 25th Anniversary. It was my fourth year attending and it surely wasn’t Read More

Sometimes technical flaws, entrenched competition, a prohibitive price point, or merely the fickle tastes of the public can result in the untimely death of an otherwise (for its time) brilliant piece of technology. We begin the Remembering Technology Read More

Sci-fi geekettes get ready! Her Universe will be at Dragon*Con 2011. As a fellow sci-fi geekette I understand how difficult it can be to find clothes that we love that fit us. If you’re a female fan of Star Wars and Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica and Read More

This quick guide will help you to make the best of your time at Dragon*Con and will cover a variety of helpful hints to make the next four days as pleasant for you as possible. Read More

Annalee Newitz posted a story on io9 yesterday referencing a recent study from UC San Diego. The gist of the study's findings is that having fiction spoiled for you before you consume it actually makes you enjoy it more. Controversy ensues! Read More

It seems detrimental to me to stagger release dates in this brave new world where the push of a button or the click of a mouse can give you access to a movie that’s just not available in your region. If you want to stop movie piracy, there has to at Read More

A topic that’s been on my mind a lot lately is the idea of giving away creative works for free as a way of attracting an audience. Quite a bit has been written about the topic from the point of view of the artist, but since I am not an artist myself, I Read More