Fanthropology: The Hugo Awards
It's almost impossible for me to write a regular column on fandom writ large, and not comment on the recent controversy over this year's Hugo Awards....
Developmental Talent Ep. 25: Post Mania Extravaganza
On March 29th 2015, the WWE put on one of their best shows in years: Wrestlemania 31! We here at Developmental Talent (the FreakSugar.com exclusive...
Fanthropology: Fandom as Propaganda
Melvin Purvis is probably most widely known today as the character played by Christian Bale in the 2009 movie Public Enemies. But the character was...
Developmental Talent Ep. 23: New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Welcome to a very special themed episode of the most action-packed professional wrestling podcast on the entire fuckin' planet: Developmental Talent!...
Fanthropology: The New Water Cooler Chats
Recently, I heard someone bemoaning the fact that we collectively don't have a common frame of reference with respect to media. It used to be, for...
Developmental Talent Ep. 22: Joe Is Home
Even the incredibly craptacular weather can't stop Developmental Talent from unleashing new episodes of the (FreakSugar-Exclusive) professional...
Fanthropology: On Display
I'm a fan of a variety of disparate different things: Firefly, Alice in Wonderland, King Crimson... The depth of my fandom for each of these is...
Developmental Talent Ep. 21: Ring Of Honor’s Birthday
The 21st episode of Developmental Talent (the FreakSugar-exclusive professional wrestling podcast) is now live! This is the second episode of our new...
Developmental Talent Ep. 20: Figuring out FAST LANE
This week's episode of developmental Talent (the FreakSugar-exclusive professional wrestling podcast) is coming in a little late thanks in no small...
Fanthropology: ‘Shipping
Given that fan fiction goes back centuries (Virgil's The Aeneid circa 25 BC is basically just Iliad fan fiction) it stands to reason that the notion...