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• “Passing the broccoli test" became fandom shorthand for the couple that could convey everything from “Don’t order the chicken here, it sucks" to “I love you and want to have your babies but I’m still too pent up by heteronormative standards of masculinity to act on it- wait for me!" in a single significant eye-fucking glance. by whyareyoulikethis on fanspastic on March 17, 2010
• Warning: Possible triggers for incest: Most of you know I don't actually read any Nick/Joe, because they're, well, brothers. Incest and other family related shenanigans has always been. IDK, it's never been a GIANT NO NO NO, the way dub-con or non-con can be, but it's always been a little bit of an "Uh, yeah, I don't think so, no." by agirlnamedfia on March 27, 2010
• There's an incest discussion over at agirlnamedfia's livejournal, talking about fandom incest vs. rl incest, and the problems (or lack thereof) that we as fangirls see in it. by yourkidney on March 29, 2010
• The message you see vs. the message everyone else sees by Thoreau on March 31, 2010
• After that whole brouhaha over the Magic Under Glass cover, we stayed away from internet conversations about racism in publishing for a while by The Rejectionist on March 31, 2010
• Which fandoms have the highest percentage of Delicious users? I don't know why I got curious about it, but here you go... by sherrold on April 1, 2010
• Songs that have been altered for me by fandom by petra on April 1, 2010

• Fan fiction archives and creative commons licenses by cschick on March 31, 2010

• An Archive of Our Own: Cool new feature on the AO3! by zooey_glass04 on otw_news on April 1, 2010
• Become Your Fursona: What Become Your Fursona isn't by feathertail on April 1, 2010

• A poll about reviews by kanata on April 1, 2010

• BaCon: BaCon III by Tero Ykspetäjä on April 1, 2010
• C2E2: 16 days till Chicago's Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2) and Avatarlegacy's 2nd fan panel. Currently, a few things are being worked out (like the location for the cosplay photoshoot), but will be ironed out this week. by avatar-mom on April 1, 2010
• Comic-Con: Comic-Con Seriously Considering Move Out of San Diego by Brian Pate on April 1, 2010
• Comic-Con: Comic Con in Anaheim? It’s already there by Mike Reicher on April 1, 2010
• EuroCon: Eurocon 2011 Membership Fee Rises by Tero Ykspetäjä on April 1, 2010
• WonderCon: Hero Intitiative at WonderCon by Brian Pate on April 1, 2010

• Arthur C. Clarke Award: 2010 Arthur C. Clarke Award Shortlist: Jones, Mieville, Roberts, Robinson, Theroux, and Woodring by Jeff VanderMeer on March 31, 2010

• Simple economics says we can’t pay you by Gavin on March 31, 2010
• Money now or money later? by Stroppy Author on March 31, 2010

• Racebending and Integration by Hal Duncan on March 16, 2010
• In case you haven't heard about this latest little storm of fandom outrage about something stupid (y'know like putting a chinese kung fu star in a movie and then calling it "the karate kid" because duh, don't they know karate is japanese?!?!?!) there's this movie getting made called "Repo Men" about guys who repossess organs purchased on credit whose owners then got foreclosed on. by J F Quackenbush on Wet Asphalt on March 16, 2010
• FAAAAAIL: Batman and Avatar, two for one deal by shiegra on March 17, 2010
• the slash writer ponders female characters by princessofgeeks on March 17, 2010
• “Fandom” is a term used to refer to a subculture composed of fans characterized by a feeling of sympathy and camaraderie with others who share a common interest. by Ryan Williams on March 17, 2010
• Slash Fiction and Human Mating Psychology by feilongfan on March 17, 2010
• Dear Fandom: Please Grow Up. by Melinda Beasi on March 17, 2010
• Do writers suck as readers? Prove me wrong. by Jason Sanford on March 17, 2010
• I are setting up an RPF meta community (open for business soon!) and last night's prep was finding out what all RPF fandoms are out there. by silver-spotted on March 17, 2010
• Why Hollywood Always, Always Gets the Future Wrong by John Scalzi on March 17, 2010
• Can you enjoy a fandom/show despite its issues? by vikki on March 17, 2010
• SF Fanatic: I Am Not A Fan Of Fantasy, Here's Why by JP Frantz on March 18, 2010

• Basketball: Why should women’s basketball supporters care about the WBI? by Swish Appeal on March 17, 2010
• Sports: Sports Program for Muslim Females by Lopiano by Muslim Women in Sports on March 17, 2010
• Sports: The Bubble Watch: O'Bannon, Keller, Hart and the Business of College Athletics by amber2jewel on March 17, 2010
• Star Trek: Sequel discussion? by kitkat9288 on March 17, 2010
• Star Trek: Enterprise: They could apparently watch all of that but couldn't handle that I made the main couple actually work for their happy ending. by pervyficgirl on March 17, 2010
• Supernatural: A Striking Position to Take: SPN and economic instability by amonitrate on March 16, 2010
• Supernatural: A box of mirrors, a unicorn, and a pony by missyjack on March 17, 2010
• Supernatural: In re The Body and Soul of Sam Winchester by shopstewardess on March 17, 2010
• Temeraire : Over the last two days I read two more Temeraire books, Throne of Jade and Black Powder War. by beccaelizabeth on March 18, 2010
• White Collar: I decided to write up my treatise on why Neal (White Collar) can be read as some variation on asexual. by neekabe on March 14, 2010

• Apparently Summit Entertainment not only had an issue with people believing that Midnight Sun was officially associated with Twilight, and with Sam making money from his albums, they claimed that the word "twirock" itself violated copyright, and demanded that Sam remove all of his music from the Internet. by marauderthesn on fandom_lawyer on March 17, 2010

• feedback, concrit, etc. by cesare on March 15, 2010
• White Collar Meta! Constructive Criticism: a Primer. by gyzym on March 16, 2010

• Stanza Ebook App No Longer Available on iTunes by Eric Rosenfield on March 17, 2010

• Atorox : Atorox Nominees 2010 Announced by Tero Ykspetäjä on March 17, 2010
• James Tiptree, Jr. Award: WINNERS: 2009 James Tiptree, Jr. Award by John DeNardo on March 18, 2010
• Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards: 3rd Philippine Graphic/Fiction Awards by Charles Tan on March 18, 2010
• Portal Awards: Make Your Voice Heard: Join The Portal Awards by MICHAEL HINMAN on Airlock Alpha on March 16, 2010

• I feel like I'm in a similar place when I ask the question "What is the point of fanfic archives?" by dani-the-girl on March 12, 2010
• Character Concepts I’m Tired of Seeing at LARP Games by javagoth on March 12, 2010
• So the fact that I gave up fandom for lent has just made me start treating Classics more and more like fandom. Yeah...I just spent several hours today reading Classics slash. by celzmccelz on March 14, 2010
• Fandom or Bandom Obsessions by EM Hunt on March 15, 2010
• Visiting old fandoms is interesting. The CSI one is pretty much dead for the parts that interest me. CSI NY and Miami are much more active. by starbright73 on March 15, 2010
• The Female Gaze upon (usually masculine) Media, Ladies in Fandom, and my Own Massive Insecurities by on ali-wildgoose on March 15, 2010

• Boxing: Should boxing be a male sport only? by Muslim Women in Sports on March 14, 2010
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Creators and Shippers by woman_of_ on March 15, 2010
• Golf: Tour needs Tiger back, but immediate result will be pandemonium by Steve Elling on CBS Sports on March 15, 2010
• Green Bay Packers: Jim Becker sold 145 pints of blood to pay for Green Bay Packers' tickets by Hart Van Denburg on March 15, 2010
• Jane Austen: See Jane Bite by Amy Leal in The Chronicle Review on March 14, 2010
• Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Old pairing rant...sort of. IDK. by tokidoki-hime on March 15, 2010
• Last Airbender: Shyamalan meets with fans and online journalists by jedifreac on racebending on March 15, 2010
• Lost: The 'Lost' weekend: 'Lost' - The Musical by Todd VanDerWerff on March 14, 2010
• New York Yankees: This is baseball fandom, the epitome of the love of sport; this is the Pedro Martinez/Yankee Rivalry. by J Lucero on March 14, 2010
• Soccer: The Legend of the Mexican Soccer Fan by Sounder At Heart on March 14, 2010
• Star Wars: Star Wars burlesque -- Meet the woman behind the mask by Brian Fairbanks on March 15, 2010
• Supernatural: Supernatural Academic Papers by hells-half-acre on March 14, 2010
• Whip It: The book had its problems (most notably a case of blinding whiteness), but it did not have the main problem of the movie, which was the male coach. by kanata on March 14, 2010

• Hugo Award: Final Hugo Ballot by Niall Harrison on March 13, 2010

• Spingate by ianmcdonald on March 15, 2010
• No such thing as *just* fiction by fiction-theory on March 15, 2010
• (Post * Post) Colonialities by Sebastian Adanko on March 15, 2010

• I recently read a post about how lurkers are the backbone of fandom. by merricatk on March 15, 2010

• Tucker argues that illegal downloading is bad because it betrays the can-do rapacious imperialism of our forefathers. by Tucker Stone on March 10, 2010
• Please stop pissing in other people's Wheaties. by zoethe on March 11, 2010
• The Other Love that Dare Not Speak its Name by Jason Thompson on March 11, 2010
• Yaoi, slash, and characterisation by lanjelin on March 12, 2010
• Abandon Fandom! by Nathaniel on March 13, 2010
• the various discussions have had me contemplating how one can identify digression versus derailment, because sometimes it seems as though digressions get labeled as derailment when perhaps they aren't. by kaigou on March 13, 2010
• Danah Boyd: How Technology Makes A Mess Of Privacy and Publicity by Jason Kincaid on TechCrunch on March 13, 2010
• As a Pop Culturalist, I’ve never found it my job to critique media I do not enjoy, nor do I give much credence to those who do. by Kate Harding on March 13, 2010
• Oh, look, more Robotech and Macross meta! by incisivis on March 13, 2010

• Quite honestly, I'm appalled at how conveniently the guy just wiped away African-American writers. by lennan on March 11, 2010
• Where's my Foreign Pop Fiction? by Eric Rosenfield on March 13, 2010

• Misc thoughts about comments etc on fanworks by alias-sqbr on March 12, 2010
• Today's meta posts are flooded with debate on how you should comment to fic. Even whether you should comment to fic. by ssquirrel-fic on March 13, 2010
• your hit counter is lying by zing-och on March 13, 2010
• Also, commenting? I’m with those who think pestering, urging, demanding, begging, advising, patronising, threatening etc. is not the way to get more comments. by elvirablue on March 14, 2010

• Australian sports: Popularity of Australian sports leagues across various social networks by Laura on March 13, 2010
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Shipper wars...and other bits...sort of kitchen sinky because work ate my brain again by shadowkat67 on March 12, 2010
• Michael Jackson: MJ Fandom: Discussing the Art Vs. the Gossip by arXter on March 12, 2010
• Star Trek: Trekkies & Trekkies 2 by Sean Kleefeld on March 13, 2010
• Star Wars: TFN Interview: Karen Miller by Mandy on TheForce.Net on March 13, 2010
• Star Wars: Movie Director makes his case for Star Wars Fans in "The People vs George Lucas" by GeekToMe on March 13, 2010
• Supernatural: "Well, You Are Kind Of Butch": The Bisexuality Of Dean Winchester by waterofthemoon on March 13, 2010
• Supernatural: Ahahaha! Oh, where to begin? XD First of all, I'm not offended by the article or the assumptions the author makes, but I am a bit indignant that he could look at Supernatural fandom and choose wincest and crackfic as the definitive evidence that the fandom is crazy. by quitecontrary8 on March 13, 2010
• Twilight: What is with all of these crazy twilight haters? by Hamster Farter on March 13, 2010

• Copyright for Middle Brow Snobs (Or, Worst. Mashup. Ever.) by Noah Berlatsky on March 13, 2010

• Closet Con: CLOSET CON 2010 – a Kirk/Spock and multi-fandom slash convention by catalenamara on slash_con on March 13, 2010

• For example, Spinrad says, "With the exception of the Japanese, I at least, am at a loss to point to any science fiction that I know of that has evolved independently in non-European languages or cultures disconnected there from." by Jason Sanford on March 9, 2010
• A friend and I were discussing race in comics, and an Asian-American character came up that she hadn't known about. by iambickilometer on March 9, 2010
• Fanfic I avoid by sistermagpie on March 10, 2010
• When Inspiration Doesn’t Strike At All… by Saluki on March 10, 2010
• Vidding Kung Fu Panda in China by Henry Jenkins on March 10, 2010
• I'm not a huge fan of reality television. ... But: is it good for teh Tranz? by transfeminist on March 10, 2010

• Atlanta Hawks: Atlanta Hawks fandom as Lost fandom by hawksdawgs on March 10, 2010
• Avatar: The Whitewashing of Avatar: The Last Airbender by ranuel on March 10, 2010
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Buffy Comic - Issue 33...Haven't We Done This Dance Before?? by shadowkat67 on March 9, 2010
• Chicago Cubs: Year 1 for the Cubs by Draft Day Suit on March 9, 2010
• Final Fantasy: Final Fantasy XIII: New game, same colors? by Bao Phi on March 10, 2010
• Manchester United: It is the most famous football club on planet earth and a powerful market brand. So why is Manchester United at the centre of a bitter corporate battle and who are the Red Knights? by Channel 4 News on March 10, 2010
• MLS: How Major League Soccer Is Losing The TV War in the United States by The Gaffer on March 9, 2010
• MMAL MMA Fandom Is Getting Creepy by Dr. Americana on March 10, 2010

• As a commenter on the fics (and art!) that they post, and as someone who is generally having a chat with them after they have posted, I have picked up on a few things that I think every fic commenter should know. by amberlynne on March 9, 2010
• So here you are, for anyone interested: my perspective on fandom, judgment, shipping, and guilt. by soymade on March 10, 2010
• Dear readers, you don't owe the writers in fandom a motherfucking thing, except, you know, not to be a total douche to them for no reason. Not leaving a comment on a story you read is not, in fact, tantamount to being a total douche. by furiosity on March 10, 2010
• There's also comment meta going around, which ... urgh. Is the best way to keep me from commenting on anything. by rodo on March 10, 2010
• Pointing to a Post About Feedback... by accioslash on March 10, 2010
• I see that the metafandom topic this week is comments on fic. by antennapedia on March 10, 2010

• Interview with Nina Paley, Part 1 by Caro on March 9, 2010
• Interview with Nina Paley, Part 2 by Caro on March 10, 2010

• Anime Milwaukee: The fashion of anime : Convention kicks off Friday at UWM by Stanley A. Miller II on March 11, 2010
• Emerald City Con: Con season is upon us by scottyfrompdx on March 10, 2010
• Monster-Mania Con 14: Busey, McDowell, Roberts, Argento add thrills to Monster-Mania by Lou Gaul on March 10, 2010