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The Rec Center #447
July 26, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Reylo and the video game actors’ strike, along with some cool fanart for The Green Knight, multifandom fic recs on...
The Rec Center #446
July 19, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on GRRM’s failure to fill out forms, Hollywood sequels, and the Neil Gaiman sexual assault allegations. Plus some...
The Rec Center #445
July 12, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have articles about a Yu-Gi-Oh loving Olympian and ongoing bigotry in the Bridgerton fandom, some gorgeous fanart for the film I...
The Rec Center #444
July 5, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about House of the Dragon, TV streamer release schedules, and (you’ll be shocked to hear!) Interview with the Vampire,...
The Rec Center #443
June 28, 2024
OUR LONG-AWAITED IWTV S3 RENEWAL!!!! THE PRESUMABLY DEVASTATING S2 FINALE THIS WEEKEND!!!! (Sorry to everyone who doesn’t care about this show lol but it is...
The Rec Center #442
June 21, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles on Bridgerton fans, Kpop fans, and Interview with the Vampire fans. (Why yes, that last one is by me, how did you guess.)...
The Rec Center #441
June 14, 2024
Hello and welcome to a very special Interview with the Vampire-themed issue of the Rec Center! This week we have some of our usual programming (ie. articles...
The Rec Center #440
June 7, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about tamagotchis and hot anime boys, along with some cool Magnus Archives fanart, multifandom reality TV AU fic recs,...
The Rec Center #439
May 31, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about disability representation and (from Elizabeth!) the history of fandom community names. Plus some cool Fallout...
The Rec Center #438
May 24, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles on price of concert tickets, Magic: The Gathering, and yes, the four-hour Star Wars Hotel video everyone is talking...
The Rec Center #437
May 17, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Final Fantasy shipping, Colleen Hoover, and X-Men ’97, along with some cool Dracula fanart, a grab-bag of...
The Rec Center #436
May 10, 2024
HAPPY IWTV S2 WEEKEND!!! (Skip to the bottom for Gav’s review! It’s so good!! I’m not even holding it against her that she wouldn’t share her screeners. I...
The Rec Center #435
May 3, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles about Magneto and media archiving, along with some Fallout fanart, multifandom fic recs about friendship, and more! —...
The Rec Center #434
April 26, 2024
Hi everyone! So: Gav has spent the past week on a remote island with minimal internet/cell service. (And even minimal electricity!) As we’ve done a few times...
The Rec Center #433
April 19, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about the inescapability of Taylor Swift fandom and the unfortunate demise of the Yuri on Ice movie, along with some cool...
The Rec Center #432
April 12, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about physical media, Star Wars fans and (at Fansplaining) fannish journalism. Plus some lovely MDZS fanart, and a rec...
The Rec Center #431
April 5, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have television endings, literary fan tourism, and Gav on the 25th anniversary of The Matrix, plus Witcher fanart and a...
The Rec Center #430
March 29, 2024
Hello all! This week we have articles on the Star Trek franchise and the BBC’s super cool attempt (lol) to market Doctor Who with AI, plus Discworld fanart...
The Rec Center #429
March 22, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have pieces on film archives, Purim, and fandom creativity, plus guest reccer ahoymultiships, who really lives up to her name...
The Rec Center #428
March 15, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Gamergate 2.0, Titanic VHS tapes, and Tolkien’s unfortunate political legacy in Italy, along with some cool Dune...
The Rec Center #427
March 8, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on Dune and anime physical media, Better Call Saul fanart, and a multifandom list of slow burn fic. — Elizabeth...
The Rec Center #426
March 1, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about adult Disney fandom, the infamous Dune popcorn bucket, and (by Elizabeth!) two pieces on different ends of the...
The Rec Center #425
February 23, 2024
Hello everyone! It’s the final week of Femslash February, so we have one more batch of multifandom f/f—plus articles on Christopher Nolan fans and a brand-...
The Rec Center #424
February 16, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about romance bookstores and the Hugo Awards censorship debacle, along with some Star Wars fanart, multifandom Femslash...
The Rec Center #423
February 9, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Sarah J. Maas fandom and the Britney Spears museum, along with some Batman fanart and multifandom fic recs for the...
The Rec Center #422
February 2, 2024
Hello everyone! Happy Femslash February! This week we have pieces on Star Trek fandom’s Threshold Day and (my reporting on) an interesting fan-academia...
The Rec Center #421
January 26, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about the Real Housewives franchise and the latest Hugo Awards controversy, along with some cool Good Omens fanart, a...
The Rec Center #420
January 19, 2024
Hello everyone! This week we have articles about multiverses and The Sopranos, some lovely Percy Jackson fanart, and a multifandom grab-bag of fic. —...
The Rec Center #419
January 12, 2024
Hi all! After a wonderful few days together in person, we’re back with our second batch of 2023 Yuletide fanfic recs, along with articles about OFMD’s...
The Rec Center #418
January 5, 2024
Hi all! This week we have articles about Goodreads and the inescapable Taylor Swift fandom, along with some cool fanart for The Boy and the Heron, and...
The Rec Center #417
December 29, 2023
Hi all! As per Rec Center tradition, our final newsletter of 2023 is a year-in-review post from each of us, covering our year’s fandom faves and some...
The Rec Center #416
December 22, 2023
Hi all! This week we have Elizabeth’s latest column at Atlas Obscura (about the beloved Yuletide fic exchange!), along with articles about K-drama and...
The Rec Center #415
December 15, 2023
Hello everyone! This week we have pieces on Taylor Swift, Studio Ghibli, and Gav’s coverage of Scavengers Reign, plus Dracula fanart and the first ultra-long...
The Rec Center #414
December 8, 2023
Hi all! This week we have articles about X-Files music and the James Somerton YouTube plagiarism scandal, along with Elizabeth’s first fan culture column at...
The Rec Center #413
December 1, 2023
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on copyright law, Doctor Who, and Twilight, plus some beautiful Sandman fanart and a multifandom grab-bag of fic....
The Rec Center #412
November 24, 2023
Hi all! This week we have articles about vintage TV renewal campaigns, Beyoncé fandom and a political controversy in the Scream franchise, along with some...
The Rec Center #411
November 17, 2023
This week we have articles about Tumblr, Pokemon, and a unique book club, along with some Magnus Archives fanart, multifandom arranged marriage fic recs, and...
The Rec Center #410
November 10, 2023
Hi all! This week we bring you coverage of ethics in Taylor Swift journalism, the Baldur’s Gate sex speedrunning community, and the death of Omegle. Also...
The Rec Center #409
November 3, 2023
Hello everyone! This week we have coverage of concert merch woes, the Five Nights at Freddy’s fandom, and an interview I did on the omegaverse lawsuit,...
The Rec Center #408
October 28, 2023
Hello all! This week we have articles about the BTS memoir and comics industry unionization efforts, some lovely OFMD fanart, multifandom horror and...
The Rec Center #407
October 20, 2023
Hello everyone! This week we have articles on Doctor Who and the history of superheroes and spandex, Our Flag Means Death fanart, and a multifandom grab-bag...
The Rec Center #406
October 13, 2023
Hi all! This week we have articles about celebrity autograph tattoos and AO3 account locking, along with some cool Disco Elysium fanart, multifandom fic recs...
The Rec Center #405
October 7, 2023
Hi all! This week we have articles about fannish interior design and Peaky Blinders fandom, some very distinctive Baldur’s Gate 3 fanart, a multifandom rec...
The Rec Center #404
September 29, 2023
Hi all! This week we have articles about coffee shop AUs, the end of the writers’ strike, and Star Trek: Deep Space 9, along with some wonderful Harrowhark...
The Rec Center #403
September 22, 2023
Hello everyone! This week we have articles about Ticketmaster woes and fictional brands, Baldur’s Gate fanart, and a rec list of “post-canon” fic. Plus read...
The Rec Center #402
September 15, 2023
Hi all! This week we’ve got articles about AI Harry Styles songs and The X-Files, Star Wars fanart, and a multifandom rec list of crossover fic. — Gav new...
The Rec Center #401
September 8, 2023
Hello all! This week we have pieces on Rotten Tomatoes and discourse around queer media, Red Dead Redemption fanart, and a multifandom grab-bag of fic. —...
The Rec Center #400
September 1, 2023
Hi all! This week we have articles about K-pop crypto and AI fanfic chatbots, a rec for a new bookmarking service, and some lovely Interview with the Vampire...
The Rec Center #399
August 25, 2023
Hello all! This week we have articles on a nightmarish Barbie HGTV show and monetizing your hobbies, some delightful fanart for the game “Stray,” and a...
The Rec Center #398
August 18, 2023
Hi all! This week we have articles about hip-hop history, fandom and gender identity, and Hot Wheels collecting, along with some cute Untamed fanart,...
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