Two major fanfic archives were recently purchased by a man named Keith Mander for the express purpose of turning these not-for-profit fan sites into a money-making venture for himself. If successful, he plans to “quickly enter and dominate new fandoms” in the same way. Continue reading
I wasn’t going to write about Malleus Maleficarum, the Jan 31/08 episode of Supernatural, because it’s outside the scope of this blog. But it was truly horrific, an over the top display of misogyny which the show has been building … Continue reading
Very funny video: Challenge of the Super-Duper Friends.
Yay, I sold my house! Here are some prints I picked up from artist Meghan Murphy‘s web site to decorate my new apartment. I love these because they’re so cute and retro and hip. You may have seen the … Continue reading
The fun continues… Chris Williams Respond to Our Questions about FanLib on Henry Jenkins’ site. Summary: he’s every bit the tool folks thought. In response to the above interview, bayleaf comments, “Oh, lord, i think in the FanLib equation fans … Continue reading
Well, this is interesting. And by interesting, I mean outrageous, greedy, insulting, and extremely stupid. From Feminist SF – The Blog! Yesterday, a fanfiction archive launched with $3M of venture capital and its very own domain name: www.fanlib.com. (No link. … Continue reading