Belly-up in the Cultural Mainstream

I just became the only person in America whose only exposure to the song "Oops! I did it again" is Richard Thompson's cover from 1000 Years of Popular Music.

Like he wrote in the liner notes, if you take it out of context it's a pretty good pop song.

ETA after reading the comments: I'm getting the distinct impression that the people reading my journal are not a representative sample of the cultural mainstream either. ;)

Belly-up in the Cultural Mainstream

I just became the only person in America whose only exposure to the song "Oops! I did it again" is Richard Thompson's cover from 1000 Years of Popular Music.

Like he wrote in the liner notes, if you take it out of context it's a pretty good pop song.

ETA after reading the comments: I'm getting the distinct impression that the people reading my journal are not a representative sample of the cultural mainstream either. ;)

Another try at a Unified Fanfic Field Theory

This whole discussion of fanfic, slash, pro vs. amateur writing, and the community of fandom has fascinated me so much that I wanted to put together some of my posts which I made on other people's journals so I could have them in one place for future reference. Anyone who's been following this discussion closely has probably read a lot of this before, though there is some new material as well.

I'm not going to get into legal aspects at all here-- this is just about what I find interesting and appealing about the whole phenomenon.

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Finally, this link sums up a lot of what I find charming and wonderful about the entire fanfic phenomenon: the community, the artistic collaboration, the fast gratification, and, of course, hot guys kissing:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/telophase/55825.html

Another try at a Unified Fanfic Field Theory

This whole discussion of fanfic, slash, pro vs. amateur writing, and the community of fandom has fascinated me so much that I wanted to put together some of my posts which I made on other people's journals so I could have them in one place for future reference. Anyone who's been following this discussion closely has probably read a lot of this before, though there is some new material as well.

I'm not going to get into legal aspects at all here-- this is just about what I find interesting and appealing about the whole phenomenon.

( Read more... )

Finally, this link sums up a lot of what I find charming and wonderful about the entire fanfic phenomenon: the community, the artistic collaboration, the fast gratification, and, of course, hot guys kissing:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/telophase/55825.html