Nicolle Lamerichs

Anime’s massive success in US theaters has more to do with the power of fandoms than the medium itself becoming dominant, according to Japanese filmmaker and journalist - AUTOMATON WEST Japanese filmmaker and journalist Mirai Konishi talks about anime's recent boom in popularity across US theaters.

Fandom and events massively contributed to anime's visibility in the US, this article explains automaton-media.com/en/news/anim...

I loved this article, particularly this: "In highlighting the ways some fans endeavour to minimize or avoid contributing to harm, even as they continue to watch to the contest, I do not aim to let people off the hook for more complicit actions, but to show that complicity and resistance coexist"

I can't wait to play this demo! Congrats to the team / @joostvervoort.bsky.social for creating such a vibrant, beautiful deckbuilding game! 🤩 #indiegames

I know it’s difficult right now, but I insist that you seek and enjoy beautiful things, even if it seems frivolous or irresponsible in the face of overwhelming horror. I want you to feed yourself artistically, spiritually, and literally, because you can’t Do The Work when you’re starving.

The open call for Game Poems Magazine Issue 2 is now live!

Game Poems is a *playable* magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames.

If you make small, experimental games, we'd love to see what you create.

Learn more at www.gamepoems.com/submit

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'The poorest among us, owning no factories, private jets, or oil rigs, are hardly a glimmer in the rearview mirror of the ultrarich as they race toward emission rates previously unseen by humankind.' futurism.com/scientists-w...

YouTube video by Shazam "Dick Gumshoe" - It´s Detective Gumshoe - Ace Attorney OST

Do you have game tracks that you can listen to for hours? I have a huge list, but this is my fav one if I'm really deep diving into something haha. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkin...

'The Bride!' stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale dissect Maggie Gyllenhaal's dark love story 'The Bride!' stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale take us inside the making of writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal's revamped classic in EW's exclusive cover story: 'It's a great, kick-ass, bold, ori...

Highly recommend scrolling through Entertainment Weekly’s piece on The Bride! for the animated ‘Bride or Die’ cover and accompanying photo shoot 🖤

Fanfiction’s Total Cultural Victory | Defector In 2012, a self-published author of erotic Twilight fanfiction, whose books had gained a large fan base online, was offered a seven-figure contract by a major American publisher. E. L. James’s Fifty S...

GOD a good piece about fic in a mainstream(ish) pub????

"How might we discuss fanfiction's influence on published fiction in a way that acknowledges that we get something out of fanfiction, and its related forms? Can we reach a healthier vision of the relationship between fiction and desire?"

Very sad that this brilliant, funny woman passed away. Forever an icon and inspiration. May she rest in peace 😟

I get that! I was super addicted (even though it is painfully hard at points!) and rolled credits on basic ending a while back!!! 🥳 But i want to finish act 3 still / get the better endings so I am not done yet. First a break with acnh though. 💜

Silksong and Difficult Games: A Typology of Game Fandom Difficult games, such as Dark Souls, Elden Ring, or Silksong, do not always have a good reputation. For a long time, I dared not touch these games myself. They simply seemed to challenging. By the …

Do you ever wonder about game fandom and different types of fans? I was reflecting a lot on gatekeeping and different play styles lately, thanks to Silksong. I thought I'd bundle my ideas in a blog, and made a typology to go along with it! (Shaw!) #gamestudies nicollelamerichs.com/2026/01/28/s...

Hiveworks Guild logo. Two bees sitting on a bee hive holding hands.

The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:

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A painting of a cute hamster sitting at a table making tea. Art by Hamster Painter GOTTE

Please take a seat and rest here, weary doomscroller. You've seen enough for today

I hope all the AI boosters understand that they’re training their kids that only chumps do things the hard way—by working diligently and going through the discomfort and hassle of learning and acquiring skills.

And also teaching them that a 30% error rate is good enough.

I truly believe that despite the seemingly bottomless evil in our fascist enemies, they are few compared to those who love their community and their neighbors. Most people want peace, want equality and fairness. Most people want to make the world better. And I think we will.

A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10 How two podcasters turned a Star Trek side project into a full-time career.

Interesting interview with the hosts of The Greatest Generation podcast. I assume a lot of Trekkies here listen to it already, but if you haven’t, it’s the best and so funny! arstechnica.com/culture/2026...

Close up of Pinkie Pie looking at a newspaper comic saying “Hmpf. I thought these were supposed to be funny?” The comic is called Ponybert by Trot Adams. It opens with a building and we see a word balloon that says “Well?” The second panel is of Ponybert, the Dilbert stand-in saying “No one is smart but me.”

Thinking about that time the My Little Pony comics, of all things, absolutely bodied Scott Adams.

I am here for this!!

Wait huh? That's terrible. 😞 I am glad you like the doll though!

'My daughter helped shape new autistic Barbie doll' An autism advocacy group describes the new toy as a "milestone" in representation.

I thought it was an AI-generated joke at first, but "autism Barbie" hits the shelves soon. And she comes with noise-cancelling headphones (!) I am all in favor of representation, but there is no telltale sign for autism. No, not even that fidget toy you included, Mattel! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Today I reviewed abstracts for a conference that I can't attend, but deeply love. I'm so happy that I said yes and made time for this, when it could have been so easy to decline. It was so inspiring to read the submissions and an honor to review the solid work being done in my field! 💜 #academicsky

"Summer bakes in memories for you to look back on a few months later; it’s the time when everything was good, murder case aside." Great read on Persona 4 by @emilyprice.bsky.social

New publication! 🥳 I had a lot of fun contributing to this one on comics fandom, painstakingly translated by the editors. 👏 It's a super hefty volume in German on comics and great for teaching or as a resource at your uni library! 💜 #forschung #comicsforschung

#TrueCrime: Digital Culture, Ethics and True Crime Audiences The book considers the large and varied true crime community, outlining their at times contradictory needs and desires

# TrueCrime: Digital Culture, Ethics and True Crime Audiences is out. Seems like a solid book full of media & fan studies! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

oooh can't wait to read this one, congrats!

In case you missed it, I’ve got a new article out on games that deliberately try to provoke and to irritate you.
It’s called 'Antagonistic Game Design,' and it’s open access on #Eludamos!

One thing I miss about Pokémon is when they'd design each Pokedex to look sort of like the handheld console you were playing the games on at the time

Teaching Materials: Spring 2026 Syllabus, Introduction to Literary Studies | Dr. Em Friedman Get more from Dr. Em Friedman on Patreon

My spring syllabus using games to introduce the principles (and challenges) of literary analysis -- with many debts to @ryancordell.org @annakornbluh.bsky.social @zugenia.bsky.social and so many more -- is now available free to read.