It was a little after 5:00 am in my home in Hong Kong when Jerzy Dudek, the Polish goalkeeper of Liverpool FC, saved a penalty from Andriy Shevchenko, a Ukrainian playing for AC Milan. The save ended ...

Part of the fun of being an anime fan is being part of the community. By joining the community, an anime devotee can discuss fan theories with other viewers, discuss favorite characters, share fan art ...

In “Chronically Online,” columnist Chloe Shannon Wong ’28 spotlights Stanford students immersed in the world of the Internet. A passionate game developer and CS/Design double major, Lucas Wang ’27 is ...

Fandom, a wiki hosting service and fan platform with more than 300 million monthly active users and 250,000 wiki communities, has just announced its newest features and tools: Interactive Wiki Maps ...

Sports fans are currently in their own league when it comes to enthusiasm and devotion. But the lessons behind that loyalty aren’t exclusive to stadiums, brackets, or highlight reels—they’re relevant ...

Fandom is not a new word, but people talk about it more often than ever before. Be it music or sports, the world has experienced how powerful fans’ hearts can be—not only in entertainment but also for ...

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than two years away, soccer has never been so fashionable in America. A new report on the state of soccer fandom in the U.S. by marketing, media, and experiences ...

The notion of what it means to be a fan has transformed more radically than perhaps any other element of entertainment culture. Over the years, it has evolved from a gentle hobby into something that ...

Michael Block is a 14 time GLAM Award nominated writer, producer, and host of the podcast Block Talk. Throughout his time in the entertainment industry, he has worked on and off Broadway as a stage ...

We hate to say it, but the end is near. The penultimate episode of The Summer I Turned Pretty dropped on Wednesday, forcing the fandom to come to grips with the unfortunate fact that there’s only one ...