Fan Culture

Last Friday through this Saturday is Hanukkah, and as most people know, one of the most iconic elements of the Jewish Festival of Lights is the menorah. As with Christmas ornaments and nativity scenes, geeky Jews have found ways to bring their fandom to Read More

Paige examines the impact vampire pop culture, particularly the Twilight franchise, has had on the appropriation of the "vampire lifestyle" as a form of teenage rebellion, and how it relates to sexual paraphilias. Read More

Along with the store-bought licensed Christmas ornaments that you've probably seen before, there are a lot of very creative geeks out there making their own. Here are ten handmade geeky Christmas ornaments. Read More

Nativity scenes are a traditional Christmas decoration, but — perhaps inspired by the famous skit from "Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean" wherein Mr. Bean plays with the nativity scene in Harrod's department store — geeks around the globe have made their own Read More

It just so happens that there are quite a few Browncoats in media and entertainment, and like any good fans of a cult hit, they find ways to sneak references to Firefly and Serenity into their own creations. There have been several of these references Read More

Free Geek takes in used computers, computer parts, peripherals, and accessories for computers, trains people how to fix them up, and then sells them back to the community at rock-bottom prices so that people who may not have been able to afford a Read More

Paolo takes a plunge into the world of fan fiction, asking what it is, why people do it, and why it is awesome! Read More

The very creative folks at Bolts & Bots use polymer clay to make adorable little robots themed on hobbies, characters from pop culture, and holidays. One of those holidays just happens to be today, so I found these three adorable Thanksgiving-inspired Read More

Charaben are bento boxes inspired by, as the name suggests, characters from popular culture. I've featured charaben bento boxes here on Fandomestic before, so if you've been following along you know how amazing they can be, but perhaps, like me, you Read More

Between The Fourth Kind and V, this week in fandom seems to be all about aliens. The truth is out there, and so are a whole lot of crafts inspired by aliens and UFOs. Here are ten that are out of this world (sorry, couldn't resist). Read More

With Halloween just one day away, Jessi and her special guest Dean Trippe compile a helpful list to all last-minute costumers. Read More

If the mega-popular web series Dr. Horrible's Singalong Blog didn't sate your need for musical superheroes and villains, a new unofficial fan film recounting the origins of the good (bad) doctor and his eventual nemesis, Captain Hammer, just might fit Read More