Otaku Links: Hopelessly addicted to the Web
In r/movies, a redditor took some stills from Spirited Away that look more like paintings than screenshots. Here’s all 38. Could cosplay be banned at New York Comic Con? This is…
Otaku Journalist Vlog #2: Spring anime sampler
I think I’m beginning to get the hang of this vlogging thing! This time I’m sharing my thoughts on the opening episodes of Red Data Girl, Karneval, Aku no Hana,…
Otaku Links: All Tumblr, all the time
It’s been a great week on Tumblr for amazing fan game concepts that I wish were real. Check out this Pokémon concept where you play as a young Professor Oak…
Otaku Journalist Vlog #1: My five favorite things right now
There’s only so much you can convey with the written word. That’s why when I was in journalism school, we had assignments to tell stories not just through articles, but…
Otaku Links: Cosplay, consent, and the Camarilla
Like everyone else in the fandom-blogosphere, I just found out about CONsent, a photo journalism project about treating cosplayers with respect. As research my Sexism in Anime Fandom panel, Patches…
Natsume’s Book of Friends: A “special snowflake” fantasy
Allow me a moment of narcissism: When I first got into anime, part of the appeal was that liking it somehow made me different. Most of my peers had no…
TableTop Day: A new geek holiday
I hate April Fool’s Day. I hate having to scrutinize every page I read on the Internet today to see if it’s sincere or some sort of satire. I wrote…
Otaku Links: Girls are awesome!
Meet Amy. She builds entire dresses (and helmets, and axes) out of Magic cards. The best comment on this Kotaku article is where a commenter calls the dress lame and…
Corruption, scandal, and fandom journalism
Thanks to everyone who downloaded and read Effective interview techniques! Just two days later, I’ve begun tackling the fifth guide in the series, Navigating ethics and bias. While compiling my…
Download Effective interview techniques, my free digital guide!
When I made the decision to release all my digital guides for free, I felt like I was giving up. Instead it’s been the best thing I could have done…