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Imagination: Invented Memories, Suspense, and Made Up Languages
Fantasy and Fandom
8 hrs ago
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Diana Franco
May 2026
Fandom vs. The Canon: Why Pop Culture Belongs in School
From Tolstoy to Taylor Swift
May 29
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Diana Franco
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Unpopular Opinions in Fandom: Why Dissenting Voices Make Fan Communities Better
Hot takes lead to great conversations
May 22
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Diana Franco
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The Rewatch Effect: How Returning to Stories Again and Again Make us More Curious
Fifth or fiftieth rewatch? Understandable.
May 19
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Diana Franco
What Plot Holes Reveal About How Deeply We Love Fiction
Why narrative inconsistencies can annoy, delight, or mystify fans
May 8
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Diana Franco
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Curiosity in Fandom: Plot Holes, Unpopular Opinions, Rewatches, and Academia
For fans who love to ask questions
May 1
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Diana Franco
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April 2026
The Evangelist's Dilemma: Can One Be A Fan Without a Fandom Community?
The experience of loving something alone
Apr 30
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Diana Franco
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The Beautiful Agony of Waiting: How Fandom Turned Anticipation Into an Art Form
Nothing beats that sweet expectation
Apr 24
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Diana Franco
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The Fan Festival Boom: Why Fandom Is Moving Off Social Media and Into Real Life
From online to IRL
Apr 21
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Diana Franco
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Book vs. Movie: Why We Think the Book Was Better (And What That Really Means)
Or was it?
Apr 13
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Diana Franco
The Fun of Fanfare: Book-to-Movie Excitement, Fan Festivals, Anticipation, and Fanatics
Gather ‘round, die-hards! The celebration is on!
Apr 1
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Diana Franco
March 2026
Did We Kill Taste? How the Streaming Era Gives Us More Choices but Fewer Surprises
Finding what we like in pop culture today
Mar 31
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Diana Franco
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