What Plot Holes Reveal About How Deeply We Love Fiction

Why narrative inconsistencies can annoy, delight, or mystify fans

May 8 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • Diana Franco

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Tropes and Pop Culture: How Archetypes Shape Taste and Identity

It’s giving Main Character Energy

Mar 20 • Diana Franco

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Why Your Pop Culture Taste Isn't Random: It's a Map of Your Identity

What we like changes with who we are

Mar 13 • Diana Franco

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A Matter of Taste: Personal Identity, Aesthetics in Pop Culture, Affects of Streaming, and Guilty Pleasures

March is for mixing it up!

Mar 1 • Diana Franco

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February 2026

Author Matt Browning Talks Books, Business, and His Love for Gilmore Girls

An exclusive interview with a pop culture references expert!

Feb 28 • Diana Franco

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