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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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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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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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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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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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Meta discussion

Of Bad Retailer Apologists & Racists by Sean Kleefeld on June 23, 2010
002: Fandom & ‘Shipping. by Lina on June 23, 2010
Some idiot in the comments took the occasion to launch into an anti-Hispanic rant, claiming that *all* Hispanic players are uneducated, ill-tempered, etc., and not worth the money they're paid, and that (paraphrase) "you won't see the Japanese players acting like this" (!!!). by ramblin-rosie on June 25, 2010
So there’s been much discussion of the general fail that’s been going down in the fandom as of late, between racism and ableism, and many other things ending in –ism by hollow-echos on June 26, 2010
There is a fic in A:TLA known as Embers. I have not read it, but while it's apparently well written it is filled with horrible racism, by kansan-entrails on June 26, 2010
I just don't have the spoons to deal with this. There's the transfail, the misogyny, and then the author's likening being called out to being gang-raped. by emerald-skies on June 26, 2010
Rigidly Defined Areas Of Doubt & Uncertainty by Sean Kleefeld on June 27, 2010
I've been reading a lot about privilege and race-sexual-gender-whatever fail, and I hate that word. by lunesque on June 27, 2010
Problematic gathering of Foursquare data by Laura on June 28, 2010
You know, in some ways, I'm very encouraged by the recent outpouring of meta in fandom, in the way that so many are calling out racism and misogyny and trans issues. by lookninjas on June 28, 2010
MetaWatch by Dee on June 28, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Airbender: Why the Airbender issue and the issue of how Japanese anime is drawn should not be conflated by kyrias on June 25, 2010
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Wherein I go to bat for my girl, Buffy, again... by gabrielleabelle on June 27, 2010
Comics: Comic Darwinism by Sean Kleefeld on June 24, 2010
Doctor Who: Dr Who Inspires Serious Transformative Works by Jessica Dickinson Goodman on June 24, 2010
Doctor Who: I'm pretty sure I would have gone mental waiting to see Doctor Who and the Very Final Finale. BECAUSE OMG DOCTOR WHO. by masterofmidgets on June 26, 2010
Supernatural: Meta: Supernatural 5×09, The Real Ghostbusters by rusty-halo.com on June 26, 2010
True Blood: So I just watched the latest True Blood and I have so many thoughts, questions, feelings, etc. by hyacinthian on June 28, 2010
Western Bulldogs: Data absent context can change the meaning: Did Julia Gillard hurt the Bulldogs? by Laura on June 27, 2010
World Cup: Ghana Wins. But so does everyone who cares about Africa. by Jessica Dickinson Goodman on June 26, 2010

SPN Big Bang Fail

Of spoons and sporks, reader reactions, silence, and the "majority" by dotfic on June 26, 2010

Convention reports

Con.Txt: CON.TXT 2010: "Dealing with Privilege in Fannish Contexts" Panel Recap by stultiloquentia on June 27, 2010
Con.Txt: CON.TXT 2010: the rest of it by stultiloquentia on June 27, 2010

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a very long post about fetishizing teenage-girl fandom that, midway through, gets weirdly passionate. possibly toward the choir again. sorry. by agrammar on June 16, 2010
Fan Fic or Literary Mash Up? Some Observations on the Gabaldon Ruckus by remediatingsgu on June 18, 2010
Between Fans and Scholars by Bill Benzon on June 20, 2010
Where're you gonna’ be when the asteroid hits? by bill benzon on June 21, 2010
Mystic Falls vampire stalking duo calling for fan material by Kelly Nelson on June 23, 2010
Proof furry fandom is good for something by jeriendhal on June 24, 2010
Fanfic Service by scottslemmons on June 25, 2010
Where do I belong? by hatman on June 25, 2010
Fandoms and its Stupidity by xnoxcluex on June 25, 2010
Your own little corner of the Internet by firecat on June 25, 2010
Potentially triggery: Are you fucking KIDDING me? by sohotrightnow on June 25, 2010
Potentially triggery: your fanfic criticized = rape. no wait, gang-rape! by winterfox on sf_drama on June 26, 2010
Star Wars or Star Trek? Let the fan wars begin by Tiffany Crawford on June 26, 2010
a lil bit of me: The pain of fandom... by Ali Jo on June 26, 2010
Fetish Fuel: Appropriation and Othering in Media and Fan Works by thoracopagus on June 26, 2010
The Quality of Fanfiction. by odysseaia on June 26, 2010
Able-bodied people, before crying or complaining when a previously able-bodied character becomes disabled; by la-vie-noire on June 26, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Batman: Project Fandom: Batman by forcewatcher on June 26, 2010
Doctor Who: so, hey, this is a post all about how the fifth series of Doctor Who is really Michael Ende's The Neverending Story in disguise. by penumbra on June 21, 2010
Doctor Who: New Who: "The Big Bang" by lizbee on June 27, 2010
Harry Potter: Harry Potter's Wizarding World is no place for chubby muggles by Bill Belew on June 26, 2010
New York Yankees: Yankees' fan Ferraioli has seen it all by STEPHEN EDELSON on June 26, 2010
Soccer: Football fandom--psychological diff between Scottish and British by Casey on June 23, 2010
Twilight: When ‘Twilight’ fandom becomes addiction – FOX43.com by twilightrumors on June 26, 2010
World Cup: floatingsheep: More World Cup Than You Know What To Do With by Taylor Shelton on June 26, 2010
World Cup: Ghana 2 USA 1 by Guillermo Rivera on June 26, 2010
World Cup: Sam Fisher: Kiwi sports fans can ditch their bad-weather gear by Sam Fisher on June 27, 2010

Fandom legal issues

Fight Digital Locks in Canada's Copyright Modernization Act by the Organization for Transformative Works on June 26, 2010

Convention Reports

Anthrocon: Anthrocon event brings out the animal in enthusiasts by Dante Anthony Fuoco, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on June 26, 2010
CON.TXT: con.txt report! and thundercloud pix by bironic on June 26, 2010

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Meta discussion

Dear fangirls, boys, and fellow fandom contributors, by conclusivelead on June 17, 2010
"it's just a story": an argument for getting rid of the 'just' by aesc on June 18, 2010
Debate? Or merely war? by icarus-chained on June 21, 2010
Why can't fandom be a place where white people can be freely racist and POC can act like caring and patient educators for them? by la-vie-noire on June 23, 2010
....and I'd also like a pony. by kimboosan on June 24, 2010
The Hypocrisy of Greg Inglis by Bourbon Man on June 24, 2010
RE:rape victims; why so sensitive? over at sf_drama - TRIGGERY by later_tuesday on June 24, 2010
It's obviously understandable that people have gotten highly upset over film industry racism by carver on June 24, 2010
Sorry, folks, you'll have to find someone else to abuse. by randomepiphany on June 24, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Canberra Raiders: An interview with Ben Pollack from the Canberra Raiders by Laura on June 24, 2010
Cheerleading: The cheerleading as a sport debate continues by Sports Girls Play on June 23, 2010
House of Flying Daggers: Enter The House of Flying Daggars by John Laudisio on June 22, 2010
Ice hockey: First women elected to Hockey Hall of Fame by Pretty Tough on June 23, 2010
Ice hockey: WIN Women make Hockey Hall of Fame by One Sport Voice on June 23, 2010
Sport: What is Title IX? by kacileigh on June 22, 2010
Sport: Title IX: 38 Years Later by Kavitha Sivashanker on June 23, 2010
Sport: "In one generation, young girls have gone from hoping there's a team to hoping they can make the team." -Mary Jo Kane by kacileigh on June 23, 2010
Sport: A Title IX success story by Athletic Women Blog on June 23, 2010
Sport: Title IX: Celebrating opportunity for all by Byline to Finish Line on June 23, 2010
Sport: Why it’s time to get beyond Title IX by Blue Star Basketball on June 23, 2010

SPN Big Bang Fail

People irritate me. (Warning: I'm pissed, so this may offend.) by breakharmony on June 24, 2010

Publishing and writing news and advice

Review of a Book Review: Writing and the Digital Generation by Squared Reviews on June 24, 2010

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Meta discussion

Cabbages and Kings: the Year of the Rom/Com in TV Pilots by Ally on June 11, 2010
Male Character Stereotypes: The Kichiku by cheratomo on June 13, 2010
What’s Behind “The South Asian Boom” On TV? by Latoya Peterson on June 15, 2010
Seven Miles of Steel Thistles: Cultural Appropriation and the White Saviour by Katherine Langrish on June 15, 2010
The Monstrous Feminine by Marie Brennan on June 16, 2010
Ten Mainstream TV Shows or Movies that are Science Fiction or Fantasy “Light” by Mike Brotherton on June 18, 2010
Non-Americans and American racism, and racism outside of the US by misscam on June 22, 2010
MOAR BINGO CARDS. by fangirlism on June 22, 2010
why so upset about rape triggers? I mean *I* don't throw a fit by winterfox on sf_drama on June 22, 2010
Fandom secrets are FASCINATING. by toft-froggy on June 22, 2010
My drama for this week is... by synergetic on June 22, 2010
On Fandom Reactions by maychorian on June 22, 2010
Fiction, gender, women's pain, and MAN PAIN. by prozacpark on June 22, 2010
The Anti-Modern Slavery Movement is Kind-Of Steampunk by Webmonarch on June 22, 2010
Real racists flying their colours by The Daily Telegraph on June 23, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Comics: Race + Comics Notes: Blue Beetle, Aqualad & SDCC documentary hopefuls by Arturo R. García on June 17, 2010
Karate Kid: DISGRASIAN OF THE WEAK! Liveblogging The Karate Kid Remake With Jen’s Hardass Asian Mama by Jen on June 21, 2010
Last Airbender: Signal Boosting by karma-aster on June 22, 2010
Manga: One Fan’s Opinion: Manga Slowpokes Need to Go by GodLen on June 22, 2010
Real Housewives of DC: 'Real Housewives of D.C.' Has Token Black in City That’s Overwhelmingly African American by Shermel B. Sherman [Moderator on June 16, 2010
Science fiction: Science for the General Reader by Amy Sterling Casil on June 18, 2010
Science fiction: How Would Your Favorite SF/F Characters Fix the BP Oil Disaster? by Matt Staggs on June 18, 2010
Star Trek: Star Trek IFT Fan Club Relaunches Today by T'Bonz on June 15, 2010
Supernatural: On the Road in Barcelona by spnfans on June 14, 2010
Supernatural: Jared and Jensen at Rising Con: Satin Panties, Secret Spy Names, and Fan Serenades, Ole! by spnfans on June 16, 2010
Supernatural: Barcelona Part 3 – Jim and Samantha, Fan Love and Supernatural Deaths by spnfans on June 18, 2010
True Blood: “We’re The Fuck You Crew”: True Blood Open Thread by Latoya Peterson on June 14, 2010
WarCraft: Girlfriend Exacts Ultimate Revenge on World of Warcraft Playing Boyfriend by Matt Staggs on June 19, 2010

SPN Big Bang Fail

Help, help, I'm being oppressed! by bzzinglikeneon on June 22, 2010
on silence, entitlement, fanfic, and criticism by thoracopagus on June 22, 2010

Convention news

Ben Bova: Science-fiction conventions are nothing to laugh at by Ben Bova on June 19, 2010
VividCon: VVC premiere vid musings by bradcpu on June 22, 2010

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Meta discussion

Most popular names in television? by cyren-2132 on June 9, 2010
In Polish: Genderowy fandom by popularny on June 15, 2010
Have been looking at some of the meta-fandom discussion of hurt/comfort fic and to what extent it's insulting to real disabled people, and worrying because I've got a bit of an h/c plot coming up by moon-custafer on June 21, 2010
Mash-Ups Instead Of
Real racists flying their colours by The Daily Telegraph on June 23, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Breaking Bad: Breaking Bad by Oliver Carter on June 17, 2010
Comics: It's A Dan's World: Comic Movies Ignoring Comic Logos, Dual Deadpool Plus More - When It Comes To...: by Dan on June 15, 2010
Comics: And Another Thing About Digital Comics... by Sean Kleefeld on June 18, 2010
Comics: It's A Dan's World: MOMENTS IN COOL: Daredevil vs The Hulk: by Dan on June 19, 2010
Comics: Comic Video Questions by Sean Kleefeld on June 19, 2010
Dark Knight: It's A Dan's World: DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN: Batman Fan Film 'City Of Scars' Hits by Dan on June 19, 2010
FC Gold Pride: The Pride continues to lurk: A fan’s reaction by All White Kit on June 21, 2010
Heroes: Community Directory by jackvelvet on heroes_faves on June 13, 2010
Heroes: Faves! Prompt: Alternate Universe! by jackvelvet on heroes_faves on June 15, 2010
NBA: The NBA’s New Jam? Podcasts by Sport Spiel on June 15, 2010
New York Jets: Tweet The Jets by Sport Spiel on June 17, 2010
Sport: As Japan goes wild by Women's Sports Blog on June 21, 2010
Stargate: I think I just found another Daniel/Vala song. Anyone else agree? by bijjy on June 10, 2010
Star Trek: potential casting by boosette on pike_numberone on June 13, 2010
Star Trek: A Logical Argument for S/U in TOS by yalegirl03 on spock_uhura on June 15, 2010
Star Trek: Is there in truth no beauty? by nessaancalime on kirkspock on June 15, 2010
Star Trek: Star Trek in many ways reflects cold-war North American politics. by sodyinoz on startrek on June 16, 2010
Star Trek: Captain Kirk and Spock Make Out in James Franco's Upcoming Art Exhibition. by verizonhorizon on kirkspock on June 17, 2010
Star Trek: Trek actors on Twitter by peacelovefandom on startrek on June 17, 2010
Star Trek: The Empath by rainbowstrlghto on kirkspock on June 18, 2010
Star Trek: An idea came to me a while ago as I was going through youtube looking for a specific K/S scene: Why not put every single K/S slash scene there is in one place? by bigmamag on kirkspock on June 19, 2010
Star Trek: So I was looking at The Naked Times today, and I came across this story extract: by 1bill_sookie on kirkspock on June 21, 2010
WNBA: WNBA and 2010 Lilith Tour unite to celebrate female artists and athletes all summer long by Pretty Tough on June 21, 2010
World Cup: Les Bleus Strike by From A Left Wing on June 20, 2010
World Cup: Whatever: A French perspective on French National Team's implosion by Jennifer Doyle on June 21, 2010
World Cup: Models poke fun at World Cup WAGS by A Glam Slam on June 21, 2010
World Cup: Yoko Ono syndrome plagues World Cup by Womenstake on June 21, 2010
World Cup: Dear England, This is your National Team by All White Kit on June 21, 2010

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What a difference a translation makes by dragonimp on June 17, 2010
Rant: The Asian Stereotype by dualisticjays on June 20, 2010
Almost Otaku: What Anime Would You Show Friends? by Tom_Pinchuk on June 20, 2010
holy tl;dr - more meta about responsible storytelling by solvent90 on June 21, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Comics: ich bin ein oberliner: This Is Comics Criticism by john on June 20, 2010
Doctor Who: Doctor Who: The Season So Far by Danielle Ni Dhighe on June 21, 2010
Fullmetal Alchemist: Arakawa, Hiromu: Fullmetal Alchemist v.1-27 by coffeeandink on June 13, 2010
Fushigi Yuugi: Fushigi Yuugi, up to volume 10. by snarp on June 13, 2010
Naruto: An Open Letter: Masashi Kishimoto by celestialchild on June 17, 2010
Sport: Just the Facts. Sports Business Facts That is. by The Sports Info Business on June 19, 2010
Star Trek: Deep Space 9: The Epic Introduction to DS9 Post/Picspam by eponymous-rose on June 20, 2010
Tales of Earthsea: Tales of Earthsea, rambling by nellacitta on June 13, 2010
True Blood: Snoop Dogg Should Stay Away from Bon Temps by Jessica Dickinson Goodman on June 20, 2010
US Open: U.S. Open Golf Site Draws 518 Percent Increase In Mobile Visitors by Erick Schonfeld on June 21, 2010
Witch Hunter Robin: Witch Hunter Robin is one of those classic anime that never go out of style. by animeshon on June 19, 2010

SPN Big Bang Fail

do not want. by rhipowered on June 21, 2010 (mirror)
The Fallacy of Symmetry by eumelia on June 21, 2010
About recent fandom discussions by autumnlady on June 21, 2010

Fandom legal issues

On the manga piracy debate by broccoman on June 13, 2010
Copyright Creep in the U.S. by Jessica Dickinson Goodman on June 20, 2010
3 Dualities in Copyright Law by Jessica Dickinson Goodman on June 20, 2010
Perhaps 42 is the answer? And my first song! by Jessica Dickinson Goodman on June 20, 2010
15 Rock Songs That Could Have Been Out of Copyright by Jessica Dickinson Goodman on June 20, 2010

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Meta discussion

Fandom and Misogyny, Part II: I'm the Goddamn River Song by bewarethespork on June 15, 2010
Have you read those posts about affirmational vs transformational fandom? by rusty-halo on June 16, 2010
Why hurt/comfort you ask? by hollow-echos on June 17, 2010
You Got Your Kink In My Casefile! by betnoir on June 18, 2010
Lorraine's Theory of RPF by lunabee34 on June 18, 2010
The more meta I read and sift through -- about stuff like transformative fandom vs. affirmational fandom, and Cons and "ways to structure fandom" -- the more I feel like I'm stumbling into the Major League, when all I wanted to do was play sandlot ball. by b-dsaint on June 19, 2010
meta: the impossible gender switcharoo by nicole-anell on June 19, 2010
pondery about H/C by princessofg on June 20, 2010
Interview With Paul Cornell (2009) by gdwessel on June 20, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Basketball: Digital Hoops Blast: Twitter: 5 Things NCAA Programs could steal from the NBA by pawlow34 on June 18, 2010
House MD: The House fandom has gotta be one of the most diverse congregation of reactionary assholes I have ever had the misfortune to be a part of. by fisting-pigs on June 18, 2010
Sport: A MID-SEASON break means a week for me without football and a fortnight without 4.15am wake-up calls for radio. by Eddie McGuire on June 20, 2010
Supernatural: Update from Supernatural-catching-up-land, through 5x10, "Abandon All Hope." by thunderemerald on June 19, 2010
World Cup: Sunday Brunch: USA For Africa? by Old King Clancy on June 20, 2010

SPN Big Bang Fail

the only thing that went through the mind of the bowl of petunias as it fell was 'Oh no, not again' by nzraya on June 15, 2010
Activism, solidarity, and My Stuff by such-heights on June 16, 2010
Racefail stuff by belmanoir on June 18, 2010
The only post I will make about the J2/racism kerfuffle by latertuesday on June 18, 2010
Oh metafandom, you've done it again. by daf9 on June 18, 2010
I know I'm not supposed to feel sorry for the author of that fic, and mostly, I don't. by firefly99 on June 18, 2010
microaggressions (and racism) by ivy-chan on June 18, 2010
i need a hand to help me lift some kind of hope inside of me by ivy-chan on June 18, 2010
The J2 Fail Post, cont'd by amazonziti on June 20, 2010
I think we've managed to get some much needed discussion going on issues that have been suppressed or overlooked in fannish communities at large for a long time; by the-grynne on June 20, 2010

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Meta discussion

Understanding Sibling Incest by ssquirrel-fic on June 14, 2010
So, I've been talking to J about A Song of Ice and Fire and the new HBO series based on the books, and the fandom, in light of the author, George Martin, declaring on his LJ that no discussion of the books will be allowed there from now on. by marina on June 15, 2010
I saw hc_bingo explode on my flist, and you know what? I didn't really get it. by dirty-diana on June 15, 2010
Of fandom and apologies by hallerness on June 15, 2010
Ideas to Steal: Inclusion or exclusion? by Bob Martin on June 15, 2010
Oh hc_bingo no? by wneleh on June 15, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Digimon: Beware Raging Fangirl! by gwydionae on June 15, 2010
Harry Potter: Golems seem to be the magical-thing-of-choice for Jewish wizards to come out with in fantasy novels; by snarp on June 12, 2010
Hello Kitty: The Economics of Hello Kitty, or what will save the brand of the world’s master of cute overload? by The Learned Fangirl on June 14, 2010
Manga: Anger, Pangs for Less-Than-Sanguine Manga Fans As The Market Contracts by Glen Weldon on June 16, 2010
Missouri: Blunders at Missouri Cast Shadow Over Benefits of New Big 12 by Ryan Faller on June 16, 2010
Music: Do Viral Music Videos Sell Records? A Closer Look at OK Go by refe on June 15, 2010
Music: How To Get A Job In The Music Industry by Kyle Bin on June 15, 2010
Naruto: Shippūden An Open Letter: Masashi Kishimoto by celestialchild on June 17, 2010 (mirror)
Star Trek: Two Strips Of Latinum: PETA Protests At 'Star Trek Live' Opening by DENNIS RAYBURN on June 16, 2010
World Cup: This Exists: Witch Doctor Says “Lazy” Midfield Spells Doom For U.S. Soccer by Glenn Davis on June 16, 2010

Fansite news

scans_daily: modcation by schmevil on June 14, 2010

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Meta discussion

Monday (sort of) Musings: The Gift of Auctions by giselle-lx on June 8, 2010
Some concerns about hc_bingo by sasha-feather on June 11, 2010
Megatokyo’s Meta: An Examination of Wish Fulfillment by ETERNAL on June 11, 2010
Why Bollywood's film about Hitler is profoundly misguided by Alex von Tunzelmann on June 11, 2010
Good Is Only Significant In Contrast To Something Else by Sean Kleefeld on June 12, 2010
P2P Traffic Expected To Double By 2014 by Kyle Bylin on June 12, 2010
Online Viewing Shifts Towards Longer Videos by Bruce Houghton on June 12, 2010
The Problems with The Problem of Online Manga by Alex Leavitt on June 12, 2010
Does Advertising Matter... by erikonil on racebending on June 13, 2010
I should remind myself to actually listen by __nyx on June 14, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Comics: comics on the big screen by slavelabour on June 12, 2010
Comics: Inevitability and Comics by Alex on June 12, 2010
Comics: French Comic Book From 1844/1856 by Sean Kleefeld on June 13, 2010
Doctor Who: I totally forgot to post the Three Things About Classic Who yesterday, so here it is! by copperbadge on June 13, 2010
Full Metal Alchemist: Here's my 520 cenz on the final chapter, with a few insights on FMA as a whole. by crystal-tiara on June 12, 2010
Karate Kid: The Karate Kid (2010) - One Guy's Opinion by whosdamike on racebending on June 11, 2010
Last Airbender: Roger Ebert Strikes Again! by jedifreac on racebending on June 10, 2010
One Piece: Weekly One Piece: Chapter 588 by GodLen on June 13, 2010
Smallville: Chlack fandom antics by melodyclark on June 11, 2010
Sonic: The Hedgehog: A rant about Sally fans... by starvingartist3 on sonic_rant on June 13, 2010
Star Trek: Takei Supports IFT In Voyages Interview by T'Bonz on June 9, 2010
Star Trek: PETA To Crash Star Trek Live At NASA by T'Bonz on June 10, 2010
World Cup: Political Futbol … and Football and Basketball by TOBIN HARSHAW on June 11, 2010
World Cup: Google’s World-Cup Race-Fail by Sungold on June 12, 2010
World Cup: World Cup, day 5: Foursquare checkin totals by Laura on June 16, 2010

Fandom legal issues

Could it really be that easy? 5 ways (some) fanfiction could be(come) legal by Webmonarch on June 12, 2010

Publishing and writing news and advice

Urban Fantasy and the Vamps by Sherwood Smith on June 13, 2010

Fandom news

Supernatural: News - Sunday 13th Jun by wenchpixie on spnfencentral on June 13, 2010

Fansite discussion

Dreamwidth: More on SRS BSNS comm by espreite on June 13, 2010

Convention reports

Fanime : JE Panel at Fanime 2010: Write Up! by kokoro_no_uta on June 13, 2010
Games+Learning+Society Conference,: Report from GLS 6.0 by Sean Duncan and Liz Ellcessor on June 13, 2010

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Meta discussion

What Are the Odds of Making a Profitable U.S. Indie Film? by Ally on June 9, 2010
Things we should say out loud by melyanna on June 10, 2010
It’s been a few weeks since DC announced the end of CMX Manga, and the mangasphere has had something to say about it, including me. by Lori Henderson on June 10, 2010
Do Black People Watch HBO’s True Blood? or Do we Only watch BET’s the Game? by Fallon W. on June 11, 2010
Unique Video Game Characters by Atari on June 11, 2010
Predictive powers of the Internet! by owlmoose on June 11, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Basketball: Summary of penalties for women’s basketball programs from the NCAA APR report by HoopFeed.com on June 11, 2010
Chicago Bulls: Does Jackson belong to Chicago or L.A.? by K.C. Johnson, Tribune reporter on June 12, 2010
Comics: THE SALES PITCH: May's Top Comic Sellers by Dan on June 11, 2010
Daily Show with Jon Stewart: I am in full support of Olivia Munn on The Daily Show and in general. by rockinhamburger on June 11, 2010
DC Comics: UNDER STARTERS ORDERS: DC Hires Writers For Flash And Green Lantern 2 by Dan on June 10, 2010
Shadowland: THE 'SHADOWLAND' TEASER THAT SHOULD BE, BUT PROBABLY WON'T by Dan on June 12, 2010
Soccer: Merry Pitchmas by personalsa on June 11, 2010
Socceroos: Socceroos: A creative research data dump (part 3) by Laura on June 12, 2010
Socceroos: Socceroos: A creative research data dump (part 2) by Laura on June 12, 2010
Socceroos: Socceroos: A creative research data dump (part 1) by Laura on June 12, 2010
Sport: Money (Net)ball: How an Aussie Women’s Pro League is Making $$ (and what to learn from what they did) by Fair Game News on June 10, 2010
Sport: Conference Realignment Doesn't Only Affect Football by Women's Sports Blog on June 11, 2010
Sport: Women’s sports: Visibility matters by Byline to Finish Line on June 11, 2010
Supernatural: ~Ten Things I Love About Supernatural Fandom~ by cristiline on June 10, 2010
Transformers: Another Transformers post, involving new rumors and LJ community ideas by mecteol on Jun 10, 2010
World Cup: South Africa/Mexico: A Game of Nerve by Jennifer Doyle on June 11, 2010
World Cup: How a girl picks her 2010 World Cup brackets by Soccer Science on June 11, 2010
World Cup: Gowalla World Cup Checkins by Laura on June 12, 2010
World Cup: World Cup mania sweeps Baltimore by Childs Walker, The Baltimore Sun on June 12, 2010
World Cup: Foursquare Checkins for the World Cup by Laura on June 12, 2010
World Cup: World Cup, day 2: Foursquare checkin totals by Laura on June 13, 2010

Fandom news

I’m Giving a Talk/Webcast on June 22 by Nancy Baym on June 11, 2010

Convention reports

WisCon: WisCon 34 Panel Notes: no. 65 - The Politics of Steampunk by epi-lj on June 11, 2010
WisCon: No one HAS TO be understanding of you or give you a pass if you aren't nice to them, whatever your reasons may be, valid or invalid, for being upset in the first place. by greyorm on June 12, 2010

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Meta discussion

Two examples of remixes which challenge the original fic by nora-charles on June 7, 2010
mobbing Jay Lake, a WisconFail by Will Shetterly on June 9, 2010
the Coffeeandink lessons by Will Shetterly on June 9, 2010
about failfen, failfans, facerailing, and facerailers by Will Shetterly on June 10, 2010
The Invisibility of Women in Science Fiction by Alisa Krasnostein on June 10, 2010
Almost Otaku: Do You Really Want Live Action Versions? by Tom_Pinchuk on June 11, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Avatar: The Last Airbender: Series Rewatch: Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episodes 6-11 by skemono on racebending on May 29, 2010
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Series Rewatch: Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 3 Episodes 12-16 by skemono on racebending on June 5, 2010
Bleach: Weekly Bleach: Chapter 407 by GodLen on June 11, 2010
Comics: How To Build A Comic Shop by Sean Kleefeld on June 10, 2010
Comics: Screw Bill Willingham. Apparently at a convention, he said, “I wanted to gun down those girls who kept asking about the memorial case.” by geekgirlsrule on June 11, 2010
Daily Show with Jon Stewart: A Thin Line Between Stereotype and Satire: The Daily Show’s “Asian Correspondent” Olivia Munn by Latoya Peterson on June 11, 2010
Evangelion: One Fan’s Opinion: Is the Rebuild of Evangelion Really a Remake? by GodLen on June 10, 2010
The Myth: Ah, fandom! by dangermousie on June 8, 2010
Star Trek: do you think spock/uhura will last? by 1bill_sookie on kirkspock on June 10, 2010
Star Trek: I recently purchased David Greven's Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of Desire in the Television Series and Films. by idvo on kirkspock on June 10, 2010
Star Trek: The Kirk/Spock Slash Community - A paper highlighting just a few things that support Kirk/Spock by 1bill_sookie on kirkspock on June 10, 2010

Fandom legal issues

Our Law and Society Presentation: Google Analytics: Analyzing the Latest Wave of Legal Concerns for Google in the U.S. and the E.U by The Learned Fangirl on May 28, 2010

Publishing and writing news and advice

Terms to Know: Lead Title by Eric Blank on June 9, 2010
Re-Write Wednesday: Keeping Focused by Janice Hardy on June 9, 2010
On Taking Advice by Brit Mandelo on June 9, 2010
Brave New (Writing) World: The Positive Future by Nancy Jane Moore on June 10, 2010
2010: Is This the Cyberpunk Dystopia We Were Expecting? by Matt Staggs on June 10, 2010
Realms of Fantasy Subscription Numbers Dropping by John Klima on June 10, 2010
Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Giving Up On Yourself Part Two by Kristine Kathryn Rusch on June 10, 2010
You're So Emotional by Janice Hardy on June 10, 2010
The Rejection Letter of the Future Will Be Silence (And Why This is a Good Thing) by Nathan Bransford on June 10, 2010
What makes a backbone character by Juliette Wade on June 10, 2010
Anti-Branding and the Gentle Art of Author Promotion by Tansy Rayner Roberts on June 10, 2010
So You Want to Commit Novel #3A: Plot by Phyllis Irene Radford on June 10, 2010
Finishing Part 1 — The Fear is Real by Sarah Zettel on June 12, 2010

Convention reports

MediaWest: MediaWest Con and kitties. by tenaya on June 3, 2010

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Overflow edition Meta discussion

Old Fans Were New Fans Once by The Crotchety Old Fan on May 20, 2010
I Can Guess Your Age From The Books You Read by Crotchety Old Fan on May 22, 2010
Authors and FanFiction: Complex Positions by Webmonarch on May 27, 2010
derivative works in context by seperis on May 28, 2010
Writing: It's always hard being a fandom of one by duskpeterson on May 29, 2010
Undead Meta by facetofcathy on May 30, 2010
A Madwoman and a Witch: black-and-white pseudo-feminism meta by melengro on June 2, 2010
Miss Media Junkie by The Rise of Fanfiction on June 3, 2010
System for organizing fic? by scribblesinink on ebooks on June 8, 2010
Stuff No One Told You About Slash Fandom by thatneedslube on fangasmic on June 8, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

DC Comics: More DC Race Fail by goggle_kid on scans-daily on June 7, 2010
DC Comics: DC Comics That Made Me a Fan by ToB on June 9, 2010
Legend of the Seeker: Legend of the Seeker fans publish video by Michael Martinez on June 3, 2010
Legend of the Seeker: Seeker fan campaign update by Michael Martinez on June 3, 2010
PepSi : PepSi University: PepSi Fan Fiction – The Power of Fandom and Why It Still Matters by lenageek on June 9, 2010
Smallville: Legitimate Smallville Post Season Thought (Non-Spoilery except maybe in comments) by theclexfactor on May 15, 2010
Smallville: Best of SV S9 by goodvibe on May 25, 2010
Smallville: Smallville Eppys; Sacrifice and Hostage... by dawnybee on May 25, 2010
Smallville: Smallville S10 Final Screentime Minutes, and Comparisons by jeannev on May 26, 2010
Smallville: Critical Myth Review: Smallville: Season 9 Post-Mortem by entil2001 on smallville on June 3, 2010
Supernatural: Tarts talk about Supernatural 5.17: 99 Problems by Suzette Chan on May 24, 2010
Supernatural: SPN meta: The More Powerful You Became, the Weaker You Were by mobiusklein on May 25, 2010
Supernatural: Son of Hellstrom? by yourlibrarian on May 26, 2010
Supernatural: TV Guide Blog - Simon Said - Dean singing and more - JUST SPECTACULAR! by sophie-deangirl on May 28, 2010
Supernatural: SPN meta: Why Ruby won in the end by mobiusklein on May 31, 2010
Supernatural: Tarts talk about 5.18: Point of No Return by Suzette Chan on May 31, 2010
Supernatural: This Mortal Coil: An Examination of Death in Supernatural by mithrel on June 8, 2010
Wharehouse 13: Warehouse 13: Full Inventory—"Duped" by tablesaw on May 22, 2010

Publishing and writing news and advice

So...fandom. Few authors have it. All authors want it. Seriously, we do. by Hailey Edwards on June 9, 2010

Award news

The Vampire Awards: Introducing…The Vampies Awards!! by Ms.Ambrosia on June 9, 2010

Convention reports

Anime North: Certainly Not A Con Report Of Anime North 2010 by ETERNAL on June 9, 2010

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Meta discussion

Why Participatory Culture Is Not Web 2.0: Some Basic Distinctions by Henry Jenkins on May 24, 2010
The Hollywood Geek Elite Debates the Future of Television by Henry Jenkins on June 2, 2010
The Fannish Life: What I Did On My Spring Vacation by ANN MORRIS on June 3, 2010
Inside the writers room: Top scifi TV writers reveal tricks of the trade by Marc Bernardin on June 7, 2010
thefourthvine shared some interesting thoughts about how entertainment entertains. Since I very frequently discuss items I don't really seem to like, I thought I'd share my perspective by cho-malfoy on June 9, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Anime: study of anime presents...a copout by Anime Anthropologist on June 7, 2010
Anime: Proposal for Master's Thesis by Anime Anthropologist on June 7, 2010
Batman: It's A Dan's World: Batman: Year One Heads To DVD? What About Batgirl? All When It Comes To THE CRUNCH by Dan on June 8, 2010
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Willow Rosenberg by passthatdutch on buffyquestions on June 7, 2010
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Paint a vulgar picture by simonf on June 8, 2010
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Episode Poll: 2.05 Reptile Boy by gabrielleabelle on June 8, 2010
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: but I... *gasp* have new thoughts about Season 8 that aren't rage-inducing. I've finally been able to emotionally disconnect from the story and while I still am angered by what's being done by angearia on June 8, 2010
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Ugh, I don't want to fill up the friends' page, but... by harsens-rob on June 9, 2010
Doctor Who: Doctor Who: The Hungry Earth by Angry Who Fan on May 27, 2010
Doctor Who: Doctor Who last Saturday! Guys, SO GOOD. by be-themoon on June 8, 2010
Doctor Who: Doctor Who: Cold Blood by Angry Who Fan on June 9, 2010
He-Man: He-Man and the Masters of Transmedia by Henry Jenkins on May 21, 2010
My Darling! Miss Bancho: Review: My Darling! Miss Bancho Volume 1 by Lori Henderson on June 8, 2010
Serie A: The Supporters Trust Movement Reaches Serie A by Rob on May 28, 2010
Sport: Blogs, Balls, Babes and Morality by Nicole M. LaVoi on June 8, 2010
Sport: Research on homophobia & heterosexism featured by Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport on June 8, 2010
Sport: Why the apathy about women's sports coverage? by Sports, Media & Society on June 8, 2010
Sport: Columnist says Wooden wouldn't survive with today's athletes....and he's correct by They're Playing Basketball on June 8, 2010
Tulsa Shock: Tulsa's release of Amanda Thompson - a Shock to fans? by Swish Appeal on June 8, 2010
World Cup: Thirty-One World Cup Shirts by Ian on June 7, 2010
World Cup: I Am So Excited For the World Cup! by LaPrincipessa on June 8, 2010
World Cup: Unnecessary World Cup Music by Ian on June 8, 2010
World of Warcraft: Artistic License: 'World Of Warcraft: Shadow Wing Vol. 1' by JILL RAYBURN on June 3, 2010

Fandom legal issues

publishing a Sherlock Holmes pastiche without breaking copyright law? by missviolet on fandom_lawyers on May 18, 2010

Call for papers

Call for Papers: Transformative Works and Fan Activism by Henry Jenkins on June 4, 2010

Fandom news

Fandom News & World Report - 6/3 by kmarier on nwsfs on June 2, 2010

Convention news

BlizzCon: Artistic License: BlizzCon Is Coming by JILL RAYBURN on June 1, 2010

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Overflow edition Meta discussion

SF and ablism (or: a not-as-such brief thought) by megwrites on June 3, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Big 12: Breaking down the money in conference realignment by Courtney Linehan on June 9, 2010
Boston Celtics: It's not easy wearing green by Beth Teitell on June 10, 2010
Comics: Hope Larson's "Girls & Comics" Survey Results by Matthew Holm on May 19, 2010
Comics: Deeply Problematic: Comics and disability: XKCD and dyslexia, Natalie Dee and Tourette's syndrome by RMJ on May 26, 2010
Comics: First gay cartoon character? Yeah right. by Monique Madrid on June 1, 2010
Comics: Thoughts on the girl comics market (a dissertation, ha!) by Stephanie Villarreal on June 2, 2010
Comics: What would a feminist superhero tweet? by Miriam on June 2, 2010
Comics: Hope Larson's Girls & Comics Survey, part 2 by Matthew Holm on June 2, 2010
Comics: Despite A Rough Couple Days…Optimism Prevails! by Kelly Thompson on June 3, 2010
Comics: Single Motherhood in Romance Comics - Love Me, Love My Child! by Jacque Nodell on June 3, 2010
Comics: Girls & Comics, 3 by Matthew Holm on June 3, 2010
Comics: She Has No Head! and the Bechdel Test for Race by tinyheroes on June 3, 2010
Comics: This just in: People on the Internet SUCK! by elfinpiper on June 3, 2010
Glee: Let's all dream on by WHEELIE cATHOLIC on May 19, 2010
Glee: Glee: Dream On by s.e. smith on May 20, 2010
Glee: Glee Makes me Glum by Bad Cripple on May 20, 2010
Glee: After the whole quad thing from last week, I sort of hoped that Glee would be done with its disability shenanigans. by Wheelchair Dancer on May 21, 2010
Philadelphia Flyers: Flyers fan paints his mom's car by Staff on June 9, 2010
Spider-Man: The Geek Beat: Can Spider-Man Be Color Blind? by Elisabeth Rappe on June 1, 2010
Spider-Man: The 'Donald Glover For Spider-Man' Campaign: A Comic Book Historian's Take On The Heated Debate by Rick Marshall on June 2, 2010
True Blood: True Blood by BRIAN LOWRY on June 9, 2010
Twilight: "Short Second Life of Bree Tanner": Stephenie Meyer slays her own vampires by Lizzie Skurnick on June 8, 2010
World Cup: DirecTV Likely To Score With World Cup by REINHARDT KRAUSE on June 9, 2010

Obituaries

Jerry Emerson Loomis: RIP: Jerry Emerson Loomis 1933-2010 by sfwa on June 6, 2010

Award news

Chesley Awards: Celebrating our 25th Anniversary of the Chesley Awards by Association of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists on June 7, 2010

Convention reports

WisCon: Panel Notes: Reducing Global Machismo by catrambo on June 3, 2010
WisCon: so fucking special: mental illness panel ftw. by rhivolution on June 7, 2010
WisCon: Wiscon Report - notes on Including Disabled Characters in Your Work(s) by sophy on June 8, 2010
Music Documentary Conference: Sights and Sounds: Interrogating the Music Documentary Conference by Oliver Carter on June 7, 2010

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Meta discussion

Raiders of the lost basement by Anime Anthropologist on May 27, 2010
? My my my my Mitchell ? by tetradecimal on fandom_wank on June 7, 2010
Social Media and Your (Lack of) Privacy by sfwa on June 7, 2010
Meta rec: Why writing good girls and good boys is subversive by beatrice_otter on hooked-on-heroines on June 8, 2010
One Fan’s Opinion: Sad Traps. by GodLen on June 8, 2010
And Now, I Scream, Because That's What Girls Do by m-stiefvater on June 8, 2010
Almost Otaku: Is it OK to Cheer On the Bad Guy? by Tom_Pinchuk on June 9, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Anime: reading into anime by Anime Anthropologist on May 31, 2010
Batgirl: Superhero Movies For Everyone! Except Batgirl. by Dodai on June 1, 2010
Batwoman: Artist Amy Reeder Faces Challenge of BATWOMAN, SUPERGIRL by Vaneta Rogers on May 28, 2010
Comics: Differing Opinions On Digital Comics by Sean Kleefeld on June 7, 2010
DC Comics: Quoted: DC Comics Senior Story Editor Ian Sattler on “Green, Pink, and Blue” Heroes by Arturo on June 7, 2010
Hero Tales: Hero Tales eps. 1-2 (anime) by yhlee on June 6, 2010
NHL: What The NHL Can Teach The NBL About Social Media by SportSpiel on June 9, 2010
One Piece: Beginner's Guide to One Piece by GodLen on June 7, 2010
Ouran High School Host Club: lady or host, it doesn't matter by littlebutfierce on June 6, 2010
Socceroos: The social media usage policy for members of the Socceroos by Laura on June 9, 2010
Star Trek: What are your favorite pro novels for TOS, and why do you like them? by magadin on kirkspock on June 7, 2010
Star Trek: The Day of not-Classic Trek - June 20th by cosmic-llin on June 7, 2010
Star Trek: And the Children Shall Lead by ariadnechan on kirkspock on June 8, 2010
Star Trek: Voyager: Return to the Delta Quadrant by madzilla on voyager_fans on June 8, 2010
Tactics: Tactics volumes 1-6, by Kinoshita Sakura and Higashiyama Kazuko by snarp on June 6, 2010
World Cup: Foursquare, CNN and the World Cup by Laura on June 9, 2010

Fandom legal issues

So, About This Comic Piracy Stuff... by Sean Kleefeld on June 8, 2010

Publishing and writing news and advice

Size does matter by erastes on meta_writer on May 25, 2010
Privileging the Pretty by Madeleine E. Robins on June 7, 2010
Why rejections make me laugh. Auditions are good prep. by Mary Robinette Kowal on June 7, 2010
Real Life Diagnostics: Show vs. Tell, Part Two by Janice Hardy on June 7, 2010
The New Myopia: Quick Thoughts on the Limitations of Genre Coverage by Larry on June 7, 2010
Don't Try to Be Someone Else by Juliette Wade on June 7, 2010
How I Conduct Research by Shawn Speakman on June 8, 2010
How They Do It: Guest Blogger Kody Keplinger -- Talking About Talking by Janice Hardy on June 8, 2010
Flick Lit by Mark C Newton on June 8, 2010
Fantasy = Normal by nhess on June 8, 2010
Closure by Charlie Stross on June 8, 2010

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