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General Fandom

My Least Favorite Trope: matociquala (tumblr) - "You know, I’ve taken a lot of responsibility in my life, and never once has it resulted in me becoming a Chosen One."

topic:hero, topic:gender

Why the comics industry is doing better than ever: Aja Romano (blog) - "The few die-hard comics fans who straggled into the 2:30 panel at the tail end of Dragon Con earlier this month got treated to a rundown on where the comics industry is headed, and what we can look forward to in the future."

topic:comics

Magical Mondays: Magical Beings and Their Relationships with Animals: Lady Geek Girl (blog) - "Do magical beings who are mostly human but have physical characteristics similar to certain animals feel differently about how those specific animals are treated?"

topic:fantasy, topic:identity

Oh, My Pop Culture Religion: The Power of Taboo: polyglotpisces (blog) - "How do our backgrounds and worldviews influence whether we perceive taboos as restrictive or as empowering, and what does the use of taboo in speculative fiction mean for people who follow religious taboos in real life?"

topic:religion

Attempting to debunk "Man/Product of his time" argument: sasha_feather (DW) - "
The "Man of his time" argument assumes that everyone in that time period felt the same way. Erases nuance and difference."

topic:history

Specific Fandom

Doctor Who

The Doctor's New Outfit and Some Thoughts on Female Companions and Costume Design: hellotailor (blog) - "The unveiling of a new Doctor Who costume is a lot like a superhero rebranding -- or a new collection by an established fashion label"

fandom:doctorwho, topic:costumes

Friends
Why 'Friends' still matters: Greg Stevens (blog) - "The words "profound" or "cutting edge" rarely come up when people discuss the television show Friends."

fandom:friends

Gilmore Girls
6 reasons the Internet loves 'Gilmore Girls': S.E. Smith and Nico Lang (blog) - "As of last week's announcement, the Internet is collectively flipping out over Gilmore Girls, a little WB/CW television show that stopped airing in 2007."

fandom:gilmoregirls

Harry Potter
Women's education in Hogwarts (before the first wizarding war): thepostmodernpottercompendium (tumblr) - "I'm going to play the devil's advocate here and first critically examine the assumptions placed here and then go on to elucidate my own thoughts on the matter. All of this goes under a cut because this is ridiculously long."

fandom:harrypotter

Slash Report: 421 Harry Potter with Merelyn and Twentysomething: Slash Report (podcast) - "Pru (whose relationship with HP is a tragedy) and MK (who found it wanting) are joined by ultra HP nerds Merelyn and Twentysomething to talk about one of the biggest fandoms of our time."

fandom:harrypotter

MCU
Boycotting Agent Carter: A How-To: peggylives, sugarfey (tumblr) - People who are saying they’re going to boycott Agent Carter because of the prevalence of white dudes in casting need to sit down and really think about what the fuck that will accomplish. Mainly, getting a female-lead show canned.

fandom:mcu

The Winter Soldier Doesn't Do Slogans: gwyn (DW) - "The MCU version of Bucky is, to my eyes, far more broken and dehumanized than the comics version (not that Bucky’s not broken and dehumanized in the books, because he is, deeply so), but even this version of him is not without his resources and capabilities"

fandom:mcu, topic:characterisation

A Song of Ice and Fire
Chapter by Chapter Analysis: ACOK, Tyrion III: racefortheironthrone (blog) - in-depth chapter-by-chapter analysis of ASOIAF

fandom:asoiaf

Leave no Stoneheart unturned: Johnny (blog) - "Catelyn Stark may be the most tragic figure in A Song of Ice and Fire."

fandom:asoiaf

The Wild World of Game of Thrones Fan Theories, Part 1: The Mary Sue (blog) - "I’ll be focusing on some of the more intricate fan theories here: from a few of the big ones, to some of the lesser known, but equally appealing. This is in no way an all-inclusive list, so if some of your favorites are missing list them in the comments!"

fandom:asoiaf

Untitled: donewithwoodenteeth (tumblr) - Considering the numerous additions and incredible focus given to the Tyrells (who serve as comparatively minor characters in the books) in the show, I get so frustrated that the essence of book Loras Tyrell is lost in my opinion.i

fandom:asoiaf

Untitled: Podrick Payne: A Survivor (Meta)
(tumblr) - This fandom typically draws attention to the trait about Podrick that is most apparent as well as the most admirable: his loyalty.

fandom:asoiaf

Star Trek

I've Figured Out How The Universal Translators Work: Various Authors (Forum) - " The universal translator occupies an interesting place in Star Trek. It isn't mentioned very often, yet it's often critical to the plot."

fandom:startrek, topic:canon, topic:discussion

Tampon Run
Teen girls built a game about periods, and it's bloody awesome: EJ Dickson (blog) - " That's why two young women have created Tampon Run, a game that celebrates the wonders of the female reproductive system by letting you lob tampons at bullies on the street."

fandom:gaming

Tangled
Mother Gothel's design makes me uncomfortable.: glegrumbles (tumblr) - "Mother Gothel's design makes me uncomfortable. Her dark, thick, curly hair, her sharp nose, and the way her features are generally perceived as more "ethnic" in comparison to all the other human characters in Tangled—it all reminds me of an archetype for Jewish women"

fandom:tangled, topic:fairytales, topic:racism

Teen Wolf
Sexualized Saturdays: Teen Wolf Doesn't Have a "Girlfriend Character" Problem: Lady Geek Girl (blog) - "Today I want to defend Malia and Braeden against the most common criticism these two characters receive, which is that Malia and Braeden are just "girlfriend characters"."

fandom:teenwolf, topic:femalecharacter

X-Files
The Mother Of All Metas: X-Files "William" And Dana Scully's Nine-Year Maternal Melodrama: PlaidAdder (AO3) - "I can tell you exactly what kind of sense "William" actually makes of this whole crazy storyline. But I'm going to warn you right now: you're not going to like it"

fandom:thex-files

CSI Twilight Zone: X-Files Season 9, "Audrey Pauley": PlaidAdder (AO3) - ".I’ve been saying all along that Doggett is a decent character but not right for the X-Files. The same could be said (by people who are not as turned off by Gish and by New Age fuzziness as I am) about Reyes. Just as his natural habitat is the cop show, hers is the Twilight Zone."

fandom:thex-files

Zone One
Zombie Assimilation: Noah Berlatsky (blog) - "How do you turn a zombie story into literary fiction? Make it really boring. At least, that's Colson Whitehead's solution in Zone One, and it has a certain, simple brilliance to it, as well as a comic flair."

fandom:zoneone, topic:zombies, topic:literaryfiction