Fanthropology: Contextual Communication
I somehow missed it when it first started circulating back in January, but I recently came across a paired set of still images from Star Wars: The...
C’est la Guerre: Black Cat Comics in Salt Lake City
Black Cat Comics. This all began as a clever attempt to combine business with pleasure. I was vacationing in Utah, and knew that this column was...
Fanthropology: Politics
Well, both of the major party political conventions have come and gone, and we're firmly in the official 2016 presidential race now. Something...
Fanthropology: Whither Pokémon Go
Well, it seems almost impossible to have a column about fans and fan activity, and not mention Pokémon Go. The game launched earlier this month and...
Fanthropology: Sanctioning Fan Works
The big news in fandoms lately has been that CBS and Paramount, joint owners of the Star Trek franchise, announced that, counter to their recent...
Fanthropolgy: Don’t Be an Asshole
Yesterday morning, a gunman walked into a nightclub in Orlando, FL and began killing people. It was a gay nightclub, and he evidently became...
Fanthropology: What Chewbacca Mom Tells Us
You probably caught something last week of the story of Chewbacca Mom. Candace Payne stumbled across a Wookie mask as she was returning some clothes...
Fanthropology: A History of Exclusion
The goal of any fandom, ultimately, is to connect with other people. "Hey, you like this thing? I like this thing too!" Accordingly, fans frequently...
Fanthropology: 20th Century Marketing
Last week, it was announced that 20th Century Fox will no longer be showing footage of any of their upcoming works at San Diego Comic-Con, citing...
A Legend: Remembering Chyna
A Legend: Remembering Chyna by FreakSugar contributor Matt Pierce As just about everyone knows, Chyna, Joan Marie Laurer, passed away this past...