fandom 11-year-old superfan of yacht rocker Michael McDonald gets a heartwarming surprise Rusty Blazenhoff

science fiction The rise, fall and reboot of The Backrooms Rob Beschizza

costumes A brief history of cosplay, explained in 5 historical conventions Thom Dunn

star wars How Star Wars fans made Mandalorians cool Thom Dunn

star trek Tour a spot-on recreation of the sets for Star Trek: The Original Series Gareth Branwyn

fandom The SNL/Shatner 'Get A Life' video Jason Weisberger

music Watch "Mondo Elvis," a short and unsettling 1984 documentary about extreme Elvis Presley fans David Pescovitz

David Lynch Dale Cooper shows up on TikTok entering Twin Peaks at the exact moment he drove into the town 31 years earlier Gareth Branwyn

art This guy hand-paints amazing art on Vans loafers Xeni Jardin

star wars "To Boldly Go With The Force", Mindy Clegg's essay on the politics of popular sci-fi Ken Snider

science fiction Read: Jeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she correctly identifies Campbell as a fascist and expresses solidarity with Hong Kong protesters Cory Doctorow

Entertainment Weird details you probably missed in Disney movies Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Guy recreates Disneyland's Fantasyland in his basement Cory Doctorow

happy mutants A lovely little story about a sentient tank that attends a comic-con Cory Doctorow

pop culture Stranger Things' fans crash museum's site trying to get their hands on Dustin's purple hoodie Rusty Blazenhoff

NSFW Line of Beauty: stunning biography of fantasy artist Wendy Pini Rob Beschizza

fandom One hard-won rule about fandom: never, ever meet the wizard Racheline Maltese

fandom Why women of color struggle to find a place in fandom Caroline Siede

star trek Women are the backbone of the Star Trek fandom Caroline Siede

Games Cosplay at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International: 10 amazing fan portraits Xeni Jardin