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Who runs culture? The fans do.

Nov 7, 2025

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8 min read

Who runs culture? The fans do.

Florence Welch channels Buffy, Lionsgate hires TikTok fans (yes!!), and Star Wars debates who the galaxy is for (again).

Lake monsters + fandoms + Substack drama + Zingerman’s

Nov 4, 2025

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2 min read

Lake monsters + fandoms + Substack drama + Zingerman’s

Listen to me talk about all of this on INSIDE + OUTSIDE with Jessica Murnane

The ache of belonging: Katie Parla on Rome

Oct 31, 2025

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7 min read

The ache of belonging: Katie Parla on Rome

"I feel sick when I’m not there. I hate not being there.”

From screen to screenshot: the age of frameposting

Oct 21, 2025

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5 min read

From screen to screenshot: the age of frameposting

The screenshot + quote graphic is one of the most powerful forms of modern fandom

The cult of the menu ghost

Oct 17, 2025

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7 min read

The cult of the menu ghost

I still think about the Chicken Caesar Pita at Chili’s

How @carriebradshaws_outfits became a living museum

Oct 14, 2025

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8 min read

How @carriebradshaws_outfits became a living museum

Meet the woman who turned Sex and the City fandom into scholarship, one pair of Manolos at a time.

Are haters fans on a bad day?

Oct 10, 2025

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5 min read

Are haters fans on a bad day?

A fandom that becomes all critique and no care eventually collapses.

It's Showgirl week and Supernatural turns 20.

Oct 1, 2025

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7 min read

It's Showgirl week and Supernatural turns 20.

Plus...a new study shows why women are the most powerful sports fans in the world.

More than stuff: why we collect

Sep 26, 2025

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5 min read

More than stuff: why we collect

From Beanie Babies to Labubus, the thrill of collecting goes deep

When “I love this” becomes “I live here”

Sep 23, 2025

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4 min read

When “I love this” becomes “I live here”

Why some fans decorate, and others reconstruct entire worlds.

Fashion as fandom, explained by Ryan Shaw

Sep 19, 2025

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12 min read

Fashion as fandom, explained by Ryan Shaw

You’ve made it into the club... only to find another club.

The playbook for a sustainable creator career

Sep 16, 2025

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11 min read

The playbook for a sustainable creator career

Adam Krasner of Two West shares how category leaders build fandoms and diversify revenue

How far would you go for your favorite drink?

Sep 12, 2025

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9 min read

How far would you go for your favorite drink?

This is the story of a bartender who loved one cocktail so much, he rebuilt it from scratch.

Stop trying to hack fandom

Sep 9, 2025

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4 min read

Stop trying to hack fandom

Let fans transform the thing they love into something bigger

Millennial Lindsay Lohan fans made Freakier Friday happen

Sep 5, 2025

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6 min read

Millennial Lindsay Lohan fans made Freakier Friday happen

Plus: fur, faith, and an iconic $23 drink for fans of...what?

Dan Pelosi shows that fandom is built by great hosts

Sep 2, 2025

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8 min read

Dan Pelosi shows that fandom is built by great hosts

"Hosting is the launching pad to connect."

The world of Taylor Swift is made up of her fans

Aug 29, 2025

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11 min read

The world of Taylor Swift is made up of her fans

It’s their complex, rich, and beautiful lives that make the orbit endure

How a Netflix cake artist multiplies fandom through teaching

Aug 26, 2025

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8 min read

How a Netflix cake artist multiplies fandom through teaching

Why Julie McAllister refuses to gatekeep her talent and her art

I made you a map

Aug 22, 2025

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4 min read

I made you a map

A first look at The Orbit of (Huge) Fandom

Fans don’t want to be “consumers”

Aug 19, 2025

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6 min read

Fans don’t want to be “consumers”

My framework for fandom + business. Plus, 7 lessons just for you.

Inside the Anthony Bourdain fandom and subreddit

Aug 15, 2025

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10 min read

Inside the Anthony Bourdain fandom and subreddit

“This community isn’t built on the idea that we all knew him. It’s built on the reality that he had an impact on us — and that impact is worth talking about.”

Lauren of Ricki Beach Club on building influencer collabs that actually work

Aug 12, 2025

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6 min read

Lauren of Ricki Beach Club on building influencer collabs that actually work

"A lot of influencers really care deeply about their fandoms. They protect it, covet it, and want to serve them."

This week in fan capital

Aug 8, 2025

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5 min read

This week in fan capital

Patreon has passed $10 billion in fan payments to creators

Fan-led growth: how and why memberships work

Aug 5, 2025

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13 min read

Fan-led growth: how and why memberships work

Jen from Memberful shares what you need to know before launching one

The magic of loving something with your whole life

Aug 1, 2025

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7 min read

The magic of loving something with your whole life

"I didn’t want to be saved; I wanted the sword."

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