Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

A while ago, Lincoln Geraghty, @acafanmom.bsky.social, @memorieschild.bsky.social & myself did a special issue on “The Past, Present & Future of Fan Fiction”. This is now being reprinted in book format, & available for download for free #FanStudies www.mdpi.com/books/reprin...

There's a reason why films like K-Pop Demon Hunters is now the most-watched film on the Netflix (hint: it's not about K-pop). It's about what resonates with audiences (and fans!) in the end. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/a...

Another great and mostly unknown source of pure pleasure: SAKKA share.google/0zu6eU3Xqqye...

Japan makes so many good films, and sadly most of the live action ones are completely non-viable in the English market. Which means that this platform is absolutely priceless.

Column: The Corporation for Public Broadcast is ‘winding down.’ What does that mean for public radio and TV? I talk with media studies professor and public media expert Josh Shepperd for an explainer. In short, it's dire Gift 🔗

I did a parasocial episode! We talk about creepy fans, why this term blew up over the last decade, and if anyone *really* thinks they're friends with celebrities.

Abstracts and info are up online for The Magical Kingdom: Exploring Disney’s Impact on Popular Culture virtual conference on July 24 & 25 www.popcrn.org

Not being glib here but I do think over saturation of super hero movies has contributed to this. Just sit back and wait for a Hero to take down the Bad Guy. Only the Hero can save us.

“The Risk of Serialized Reality: On ‘Big Fiction’ and ‘The New Seriality'” — Mesha Maren in The Metropolitan Review In a recent article for The Metropolitan Review, novelist Mesha Maren reads Dan Sinykin's Big Fiction: How Conglomeration Changed the Publishing Industry and American Literature…

Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?

Expected to f*** up the airports, too. We should at least get our own version of Ri Chun-hee for the broadcast.

Our first piece of the year is live—and it's a big one! With the recent release of the classic BBC sci-fi show Blake's 7 on Blu-ray, @scenicrailway.bsky.social looks back at the infamous 1980s clash between fans and creators that became known as the Slash Wars. 🚀 Read or listen to an audio version:

Stop Forcing A.I. Into Every Fucking Thing!

Trump plans an expensive grand military parade on June 14 for his 79th b-day amid growing recession warnings. According to the AP, the Army plans call for more than 6.6k soldiers, at least 150 vehicles, 50 helicopters, seven bands & possibly a couple thousand civilians. apnews.com/article/army...

NEW CFP ALERT! 📣 Check out the details of our upcoming special issue on Latin American Fandoms guest edited by Yazmín Carrizales and Libertad Garzón at the following link: buff.ly/2Ow8Jon...! Deadline is 1/1/2026!

Great piece by @joshshepperd.bsky.social in @us.theconversation.com about origins of U.S. public broadcasting. U.S. Public Broadcasting began in 1920s, as a public service ideal, with professors constructing radio stations, often in rural areas to serve citizens. theconversation.com/trump-and-ma...

For the wonderful folks at @ellipsus.com, I wrote a guest post about fic and generative AI! As people yank archives for LLMs or "finish" others' work with these tools, we're increasingly seeing AI used to create fic, too. But if you outsource the act of being a fan to AI, what does that leave you?

Its the ease with which universities have suddenly the money to pay for AI subscriptions, AI professorships, AI workshops, AI everything while they reassure us that "there is no money" to pay grad students and precarious faculty living wages.

going through and saving all of my polygon pieces. can't believe this is the first thing i wrote for them. really came out swinging. and it was thanks to patches shooting me an email bc of a twitter thread i had made. www.polygon.com/2020/7/23/21...

The tagline of this otaku dictionary is maybe perfect? 知っているだけで恥ずかしいーYou'll be embarrassed just to know these words. So nerdy, the words themselves bring shame, proof that it is *the* geek dictionary of choice.

The distance from "federal workers can" to "federal workers must" is short and well traveled www.businessinsider.com/maga-hats-fe...

something I really appreciate about Pascal is that he's using his position - which is very secure, he's hugely successful and they're not going to throw away a bunch of money firing him - to be this outspoken it's important that everyone speak out on trans rights but especially big names

Not to put too fine a point on it, but fascist anti-intellectualism is incoherent (i.e. ban "diversity" but do censorship in the name of intellectual "diversity") because it's anti-intellectual. They don't believe in things, they cling to power. www.wfyi.org/news/article...

Men in plainclothes, one in a balaclava, raided the Charlottesville courthouse today. They abducted a local painter whose case (allegedly fighting with his roommate) was being dismissed, and another who was there paying fines. They took them away in unmarked vans. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...

Such a great way of articulating this issue. I'll also add that they don't just lie: they invert. So "protecting democracy" = "fascism" "Fighting antisemitism" = Enforcing bigotry "Protecting children" = trans hate/targeting trans children Fighting "oppressive" DEI = Anti-Black policies

The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.

“Many academics tell us they’re avoiding US travel entirely due to genuine fears about border detention and visa issues” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Looks like TBN in the oval office (for my atheist and agnostic friends, that's Trinity Broadcasting network, Televangelist hell)

this is possible but another way to think of it is that if you're under 40 in China you hadn't experienced anything but growth until 2020. the appetite for eating bitterness for the sake of the nation is not that great, but the fuck you spirit at US actions is very real.

NYT needs to correct this disinformation right away. Its reporters are apparently clueless about what's actually going on out there. People with valid visas and green-card holders ARE ABSOLUTELY being deported right now for speech, and without criminal convictions.

Places to find free zines include my ZineBakery.com catalog & homemade/redistro, @zinelib.bsky.social's zines.barnard.edu, @miloblue.bsky.social & @chrisqzap.bsky.social's Queer Zine Archive archive.qzap.org; archive.org, social media + #zine", library/coffeeshop/e+ tables, search city+"zine distro"

'Bluesky has overtaken its flailing rival X in hosting posts related to new academic research, indicating the platform is fast becoming the go-to place for scholars to share their work.'

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

Since #scms25 is upon us, here are some of my conference hacks. Feel free to modify to fit your needs.

Been a minute since I shared this. If you're interested in #FanStudies, follow the fine people on this starter pack. If you do fan studies, let me know so I can add you! go.bsky.app/C73J94T

with @katiedidnt.bsky.social 🙌🏻

Good morning. Listen, you have to just decide. They are not taking the Black Smithsonian. Resolve it in your spirit.

Check out this dossier of reflections on #ungrading from a range of Film & Media Studies faculty (including me) - thanks to @jennblaylock.bsky.social for co-editing! quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jcms/teach...

Thinking about incredible artist Drew Struzan and wishing him and his family the best. Thank you, sir, for defining cinema, creating anticipation, and capturing our imagination.

JFC

Looking for people who attend anime cons! If you… ● Are 18 years of age or older ● Live in the United States ● Attend anime cons ... then we would love to hear from you! Click here go.iu.edu/animesurvey to learn more and to begin the Anime Conventions Survey 2025!

Don't trust "AI" and also realize that the push to have "AI" in everything happened because some tech people wanted to get rich and other tech people didn't want others to get rich without them, and now they've all spent too much money on a bad product and are trying to scramble out of the hole.

This was the second best thing to come home and find after a work/research trip! My @nyupress.bsky.social book FANDOM FOR US, BY US: THE PLEASURES AND PRACTICES OF BLACK AUDIENCES is here! Thanks to @rawreader.bsky.social and @kristenwarner.bsky.social for the endorsements.

JFC

Check out the No Way Out podcast interview with Mark Graham, director of Internet Archive's Wayback Machine. It’s a must-listen for anyone eager to understand how web archiving works & why it matters. 🎧 ➡️ open.spotify.com/episode/4zP5... #digitalpreservation #archives @mark.bsky.social