Toys and Fandom, An AI Holiday Story, American Girl and Gilmore Girls
Our December content is dedicated to holidays and the toys that made us fans!
Time 🕰 is a construct, a figment of our imaginations….that’s the only way to explain that it is already December 2023. In November, we devoted our content here at rmrk*st Magazine to an entire TV show franchise dedicated to the manipulation of time ⏳, Doctor Who. But at the end of every year, it’s nice to take a bit of a mental pause ⏸: we celebrate holidays, spend time with family and loved ones, and kick back with some holiday movies 📼 and traditions. But before we talk about what we’ve packed in our sleigh 🛷 to deliver this December, let’s take a look back at the last month here at Rmrk*st Mag, just like a Spotify Wrapped retrospective.
In honor of the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who, the TV show that has captured the hearts and minds of generations of fans, we dedicated last month’s cover and lots of content to the fandom. We took a look at the villains featured in the TV show over the years, from the original series to the 2005 revival. We challenged readers to the ultimate Doctor Who trivia❓. And since the holidays are indeed coming up, we offered our best Doctor Who gift guide to help you find that perfect piece of paraphernalia for the fan in your life (or yourself!) To understand the show better, a self-proclaimed Doctor Who newbie on our staff interviewed a fan to find out the best way to start watching, now that those 60th Anniversary specials are finally out!
We looked to Friends for how to celebrate a perfect Thanksgiving, and once the turkey 🦃 and pie 🥧 finished, we kicked off our Holiday Slate! The Holiday Slate is our way of taking some time to dive into the holiday spirit, with a lineup of holiday themed TV show/movie watch party events! For a fun twist, our Holiday Slate is focused on those Hallmark and Hallmark-style rom coms 💕🎭 that are very popular at this time of year, as well as some other surprises. Anyone with a Remarkist account can join us for these events! The holiday festivities don’t stop there: we are opening up our very own digital version of the classic holiday market! The Joyful Markit is our take on the artist’s open-air market, complete with sweet treats 🍪 and an emphasis on gift-giving–with prizes 🏆, of course! Stay tuned to our Discord channel for more information on our Holiday Slate watch parties and the Joyful Markit!
So let’s get into what this month has to offer! Every December, it’s hard to escape the countdown to the holidays: halls are decked, holly is hauled out, trees are lit, and candles are placed. December comes with gift-giving holidays, of course. Can you remember the best gifts you received at the holidays as a child? Most likely, it was a toy 🧸. So, this month’s theme at rmrk*st Mag will pay tribute to toys and fandom! We’ll explore the role of toys in fandom: movies about toys, best toys, worst toys, nostalgic toys…and of course we will serve up some holiday themed fandom content as well. So make sure to hit that subscribe button to get everything delivered straight to your inbox, like a little gift 🎁, from us to you!
We’ve made a list 📝 and checked it twice…a Table of Contents list, that is. Check it out below, and stay tuned for some surprises along the way! We’ll update links as they publish!
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