What do you call a fan who engages in more scholarly activities/pursuits? Fan studies has aca-fan but what's the counterpart to that? Fan-nerd?

Can folks in the Conclave fandom share their favorite fanwork/fan projects? I remember seeing a zine and a video game? And I just want to learn more because the part of me that was born and raised Catholic is so intrigued by the fact that this movie has a passionate fanbase.

How to Thrive as a Slow Creative open.substack.com/pub/kennadih...

Fork n’ Film recreates dishes from classic films and serves them at the exact moment they appear on screen. It also uses state-of-the-art visuals and surround sound to provide a fully immersive atmosphere, engaging guests’ senses beyond sight and sound. blooloop.com/immersive/ne...

I'm always fascinated by what people can create because of fandom. I did an interview with two admins of the Blooms Run Club last year (a fan-run running club from members of the Philippine pop group BINI), and I'm happy that I can finally share this story. fanwork.beehiiv.com/p/when-fando...

educate yourself for the coming conflicts.

THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford Medicine have devised an influenza vaccine that prompts immunity to ALL four major flu subtypes AND shows potential against bird flu, indicating a significant advancement in flu prevention and a potential increase in vaccine efficacy. Let’s talk about that! 🧪🧵⬇️

Went to a more upper-class area recently and someone said to me, "I don't understand how this place could be 'high-end' but the sewage management is so bad." Me, under my breath: Olfactory ethics.

Spoke with @hifortesa.bsky.social for this excellent @rollingstone.com article on influencer snark! www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

I know BlueSky has a lot of folks that are conducting research, so I'm gonna ask for the network to help me out here. Is there anyone doing research on agency as a component of self-leadership or something along those lines? Would appreciate the help! #research #agency #selfleadership #leadership

I dislike that a chunk of idol or music fandom is people yelling "My cake is better than yours!" (as someone so eloquently summed it up for me) when I'm here eyes wide walking down a row of patisseries just staring at the treats and going "This exists?!", grinning and wiggling.

Be okay with cringe so you can be free.

‘Enshittification’ Is Officially the Biggest Word of the Year That rage you feel as you deal with every single piece of tech in your life? It’s caused by enshittification and the dictionaries are taking notice gizmodo.com/enshittifica... #Enshittification #Technology #Language

Recipe for disaster. As global temperatures rise, food supplies are becoming less secure. So how do we ensure there will be enough for a growing population? We can all start by taking climate change dead-seriously!

In this house, we love BINI fan art. I went to a concert for the PPop group BINI recently and got this bus ticket and stamp-like stickers from a fellow Bloom (that's what the BINI fans are called). It's this laro energy that I found in the fandom that made me want to connect with people.

"Bluesky is awesome now, for how long?" I mean, look, all things change and end, we will all die, earth will be uninhabitable in a billion years, then the sun will expand and destroy the planet, and the universe will die a slow death of proton decay. But BEFORE THAT, let's make this place fun, okay?

Reskeeting a thread from last year about AI and fan practices (fanvidding vs. fanfiction) and my thoughts about language learning and use. This is something I am thinking about as I work on Chapter 6 in my book.

What's the best new habit you picked up when you got older? I remember reading an intro to a fiction anthology where someone says they say, "I appreciate it," after saying 'Thank you,' and it's stuck with me ever since. I try to make sure to say those two things when I do feel happy and grateful.

We don’t have to repeat the mistakes of Twitter by following these outrage farmers when they come here. We can all just agree that these people universally suck and go about our lives without them in it. We don’t have to share “this person who sucks said another thing that sucks.” We can have peace!

one of the reasons bluesky works differently is because early users waged a successful fight to get the devs to prioritize safety features to protect communities at risk as a result bluesky now has a suite of controls that i think are unmatched on social media here’s the list, lmk what i’ve missed

“The Story of Fluoridation”, an NIH article about one of the great public health achievements of the 20th c. Fun fact, Grand Rapids, MI was the first city to fluoridate water. My grandparents & parents all come from GR & all had/have great teeth & longevity. 1/ www.nidcr.nih.gov/health-info/...

Skyline instead of timeline >>>>>>

A great-grandfather lived and worked in Hawaii and at one point was caught by the police cockfighting.

I just realized I have not introduced myself and I just started posting. I'm Eunice, a Filipina solo entrepreneur also taking my Master's in Digital Management. I run a fandom newsletter called fan/work and my master's thesis is around playfulness, transformative fandom, and leadership.

BEST thing about this site,, I can hide negative replies and unattach my posts from reposts that are rude,,, I ain’t gonna take no negativity or trolling on my page. You will not build up by tearing others down here.

If you are a Bloom/PPop fan, please comment below or follow, I'd love to see more of you!

Just a few months ago, I wrote my paper for my futures thinking class on the future of fandom, with climate change as a main driver. And yesterday, the management team of a PPop group I'm following just announced they'd move a concert date due to the expected impact of a supertyphoon.

Hi. You made it to the weekend. Have you eaten something? There's no valor in unnecessary suffering or working yourself into the ground. You are worth taking care of. Stay hydrated, get enough sleep, and try to make plans for something fun tomorrow. You still deserve time to play, rest and recover.

This essay has made my students & I think so much. “Archival shouting” from @kawulf.bsky.social! 🔥

I used to think Loving v Virginia was the greatest name for a legal case ever, but a new challenger has emerged

As more gross people migrate over from the bad place, here's an easy way to block them! Just click on one of these lists, click "subscribe," and then click "block accounts."

Feels like I'm just posting to the void since I'm just getting started here, but why not. I write a weekly newsletter, and this week I write about how far away from reading and critical thinking we’ve come. It's lacking in our education, COVID learning loss, social media attention spans, all of it.

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

my dissertation, "crip data studies," is now out in the world! may be helpful for folks working on projects at the intersections of disability studies, creator studies, + digital media. please read + share! macsphere.mcmaster.ca/handle/11375...

If you're seeing "Invalid Handle" on your profile, this should resolve on its own — thanks for your patience!! 🦋

People are so nice here... I'm kind of shocked. I hope everyone who joins is committed to fostering a kinder culture on this space.

Don’t be the same dusty ass you were on Twitter. Post your hobbies, your passions, talk with each other, follow people back. There is no reason for someone with like 78k followers to be following a handful of people. Don’t act like you’re an elitist dipshit here. We are nice here, to each other.

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Congrats to @bluesky for all the new users My 2 cents. Find every news source the has an RSS feed or equivalent and create accounts that that show their public deeds on here under @johndoetimesfeed That way we all get access to news without having to wait for them to create accounts first.

I've had a hell of a time searching Bluesky. This helped a lot. bsky.social/about/blog/0...

#BINI_JoyToTheWorld drops TONIGHT AT 9PM PHT! youtube.com/watch?v=YCwK...

Reupping for any newskies that may come along, welcome! (Not my creation, but some good tips here)

Bluesky is a PBC (public benefit corporation) with the mission “to develop and drive large-scale adoption of technologies for open and decentralized public conversation.” From the start, our goal has been to build a decentralized social network that is usable by the mainstream.

rare to have a social network where the CEO isn't the main character and we'd like to keep it that way but for the record, @jay.bsky.team is the CEO of bluesky, jack dorsey is no longer on the board and he owns 0% of the company

I love that this place is giving me early bird app vibes because what do you mean @berthac.bsky.social is following me???

If you migrated over from T/X and were following me there, let me know if you need help navigating BlueSky, I'll try to put together stuff that helped me to make your 1st week here easier. 😁

Actually very proud to announce that I am doing a thing: a new book series called "TV Matters" with Intellect! Television / media / pop culture scholars, take note and get in touch if you wanna write about TV! Please share far and wide.

The lack of fanwars (I hope this doesn't bite me in the ass) has to be one of the biggest draws to this place. Also, they make it easy for me to find the right people.