Fan Culture… [ISSUE I] How Coffee Shop AUs are the Perfect Example of Why Fanfiction Culture Thrives and Always Will: A Barista’s Perspective by Tiana Gaudioso 11 Apr 2022 The stigma surrounding escapism via artistic avenues is more complex and diverse than the average consumer probably realizes. I believe most of us can agree that any and all critique…
Fan Culture… [ISSUE I] ‘I Love A Coffee Shop AU’ And Other Ways To Immediately Let Me Know You’ve Never Worked In One by Chloe Sheila 11 Apr 2022 "Can I have a cappuccino with no milk?" My head shoots up, fingers poised over the sticky till. The air is hot both with the steam from the coffee machine,…
Fan Culture… Before we ride the wave, some notes by John Rey Dave Aquino 15 Aug 20215 Sep 2021 I am a K-pop fanboy. It started in 2016. During a group meeting (we were rushing a group assignment for our Reading Process class), my friend (who once told me…
Fan Culture… The Better to Heal You With by Beth Winegarner 20 Oct 202018 Jul 2021 Image source: The Telegraph A veil of resinous incense enveloped me as I walked through the narrow, wooden doors of the St. Pancras Old Church in London. The small, stone-walled…
Personal Essay Chemical X— The Strongest Chemical Known To Us by Neha Kapoor 22 Jul 201922 Jul 2019 ‘Fighting crimeTrying to save the worldHere they come just in timeThe Powerpuff Girls’ A show that I grew up watching, one that unknowingly acted as the foundation of female friendships,…