Remarkist

Curating Identity: Why Physical Media Matters in the Age of Endless Streaming

What we keep when everything is rented

Curation: Collecting Media in the Digital Age, Recommendations, and Music Playlists

How we collect is what makes us fans

How Suspense Thrillers Hijack Your Imagination-And Why You Love It

Unanswered questions keep us hooked!

Bootleg Merch: Why Fans Make Better Stuff Than Brands

When fan-made apparel gets it more than the franchise does

Fandom and the Mandela Effect: Finding Joy in Remembering It Wrong

Was it real? Or did we imagine it?

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