fan culture
Those Oversized Disembodied Heads at College Basketball Games: A Life Story
The oversized heads that fans wave around behind baskets during college basketball games were once one of fandom's great ideas. Now they're just part of the landscape.
Touhou and the Quest to Discover an Audience Beyond Japan
Touhou is a bullet hell shooter series with a whole bunch of fan games. Now it's coming to a PS4 near you.
Our Magical, Terrible Journey Through the Blazblue Wiki
Series: Blazblue Type: Fighting Game Franchise with innumerable spin-offs Rating: Anime
Paris Goes Green: Among the Irish Contingent at Euro 2016
For three days at the start of Euro 2016 parts of Paris became Irish enclaves, packed with thousands of singing fans decked out in green.
A Day in the Life of a James Dean Impersonator
Photographer Reto Sterchi followed Scott Brimigion as he competed in the famous James Dean lookalike contest in the icon's hometown of Fairmount, Indiana.
Meet the Hardcore MLS Superfans Who Will Do Anything for Their Team
Traveling 18 hours for one game seems like madness, but for a certain breed of MLS fan, it's part of the price of admission.