Remarkist

Imagination: Invented Memories, Suspense, and Made Up Languages

Fantasy and Fandom

Fandom vs. The Canon: Why Pop Culture Belongs in School

From Tolstoy to Taylor Swift

Unpopular Opinions in Fandom: Why Dissenting Voices Make Fan Communities Better

Hot takes lead to great conversations

The Rewatch Effect: How Returning to Stories Again and Again Make us More Curious

Fifth or fiftieth rewatch? Understandable.

What Plot Holes Reveal About How Deeply We Love Fiction

Why narrative inconsistencies can annoy, delight, or mystify fans

Curiosity in Fandom: Plot Holes, Unpopular Opinions, Rewatches, and Academia

For fans who love to ask questions

The Evangelist's Dilemma: Can One Be A Fan Without a Fandom Community?

The experience of loving something alone

The Beautiful Agony of Waiting: How Fandom Turned Anticipation Into an Art Form

Nothing beats that sweet expectation

The Fan Festival Boom: Why Fandom Is Moving Off Social Media and Into Real Life

From online to IRL

Book vs. Movie: Why We Think the Book Was Better (And What That Really Means)

Or was it?

The Fun of Fanfare: Book-to-Movie Excitement, Fan Festivals, Anticipation, and Fanatics

Gather ‘round, die-hards! The celebration is on!

Did We Kill Taste? How the Streaming Era Gives Us More Choices but Fewer Surprises

Finding what we like in pop culture today

Tropes and Pop Culture: How Archetypes Shape Taste and Identity

It’s giving Main Character Energy

Why Your Pop Culture Taste Isn't Random: It's a Map of Your Identity

What we like changes with who we are

A Matter of Taste: Personal Identity, Aesthetics in Pop Culture, Affects of Streaming, and Guilty Pleasures

March is for mixing it up!

Author Matt Browning Talks Books, Business, and His Love for Gilmore Girls

An exclusive interview with a pop culture references expert!

The Social Power of Play: How We Communicate Through Games

Play is a dialogue between players and audiences