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video games are fanfiction's next frontier
If fanfic is the horny nationals, then fan games are the horny Olympics.
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sims-maxxing in the apocalypse
inside the complicated world of custom content mods in the Sims 4, which offer both rebellion and escape.
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Faye OD
is AI dating the new frontier of impersonal connection?
A drastic shift is happening in how people relate to each other in our digitized world, and it's deeply influencing how we date and connect. Society is…
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would you pay for fan service?
how cosplay created a system of "participatory parasocial connection."
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Maalvika
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RIP TikTok, which made us gay
TikTok may be "back," for now, but the future of the app feels uncertain — especially for queer users. Writer Malavika Kannan explores what the new…
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to all the tiktok mannerisms we've loved before
an ode to how much creators on the app have shaped culture over the years
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kate lindsay
the fanfic-to-real-fic pipeline
Despite fanfiction being some of the most popular “pull-to-publish” phenomena of the 2010s, these books — "Fifty Shades of Grey," which was once a…
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our magical girl comic is here 🥺 💓
In our inaugural comic (hopefully the first of many), mixed feelings art director Logan Tsugita put girlhood into five panels that speak volumes. "What…
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unsolicited dating advice from mr. "looking for the perfect woman"
After flyering for dates in New York City with varying degrees of success, writer Tess Garcia turned to a self-proclaimed flyer pro: Dan Perino, father…
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the “flyerfication” of dating
I stopped by Staples to pick up 50 fliers with my face on them. On each displayed facts that I viewed as crucial to attracting the right crowd, from…
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Tess Garcia
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the attack on titan musical made broadway c*nt again
As the cast of Attack on Titan: The Musical took their final bows I suddenly became very sure of two things: One, Attack on Titan might be one of the…
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why are all the witches talking about gatekeeping on TikTok?
WitchTok is in turmoil. On TikTok, writer Heather Akumiah explores the chaotic world of witches as they debate the morality of "gatekeeping".
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