Fandom fascinates me. Even after blogging for over a decade, even after reading and writing about fandom for many, many years, it still intrigues me. I feel like I have learned a lot but I still feel like I don’t know everything. Heck, I’m not sure that I understand myself when it comes to the… Continue reading Collect One Thing or Many Things?
Tag: fandom practices
Not a word
“Pop Trash is my favorite Duran Duran album” “That album is awful. It’s not well-written, it is overproduced, and had minimal success.” ……………………………………………………… “Andy was my favorite guitarist. I really loved the way his playing and had that push and pull interaction with the keyboards.” “He brought absolutely nothing to the table. You can’t even… Continue reading Not a word
Let Me Explain Merch Buying
Last week, my blogger partner wrote a fantastic blog about how what really matters in the world of fandom is one’s memories and experiences. If you have not read it, I recommend doing so. You can find it here. I enjoy blogs that got me thinking and this one definitely did. I could not argue… Continue reading Let Me Explain Merch Buying
Random Fandom: Transferrable Skills
The other day I ran across an article that caught my attention. It was on the website entitled shityoushouldcareabout.com. This is not a website that I’m familiar with but when I saw some tweets referencing an article about fandom, I thought I should check it out. You can check it out yourself here. The basic… Continue reading Random Fandom: Transferrable Skills