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Today's #FeaturedArticle is Hollywoodgrrl’s video, “Marble House”. A #DrWho fanvid with the Tenth Doctor and Martha, showing actions have consequences – good or bad – even if you’re a powerful being. See the Fanlore page to learn about this fannish history https://bit.ly/3YLJI1J
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February 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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This #MetaMonday, we’re highlighting the essay “Rule 63 and femslash within fandom” by intransitive. It covers the exclusion of genderswapped characters from femslash events, and critiques some of the language used to enforce it. Find out more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3Za0fwx
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February 2, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Returning for 2026, Fanlore will have monthly editing challenges! Each month, you can earn a shiny new badge for completing the editing task. February’s editing challenge is create or expand a page related to femslash fandom, in honor of Femslash February! https://bit.ly/3VVU51W
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February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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F/F lovers rejoice, for #FemslashFebruary has returned! Femslash is a genre of fanworks about women characters in a romantic/sexual relationship. All month long Fanlore will be spotlighting articles related to femslash fandom, so keep an eye on our social media for more.
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February 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Today we’re spotlighting the Pride & Prejudice fandom! This Jane Austen novel from 1813 has been adapted many times, most notably with the 1995 BBC TV series or the movie from 2005, and became a model for the romance genre. Check out Fanlore to read more! https://bit.ly/3Z8gj1J
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January 31, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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This #FeaturedArticle, let’s dive into the world of pirates! Izzy Hands is a main character in the TV series #OurFlagMeansDeath. Based on a real life pirate—Israel Hands—he’s best known for being second in command to Edward Teach. Learn more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3NRX2PF
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January 30, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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This week's #FeaturedArticle explores Fox's Cease and Desist campaign against fan sites. In the mid-90s, Fox targeted fan websites using official images from several TV shows, including #TheSimpsons, #TheX-Files, and #Millennium. Learn more on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/42rdXNI
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January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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This week’s #FeaturedArticle is Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, #Stucky, one of the Marvel fandom’s most iconic ships. From best friends who went through war and recovery, their bond sparked years of fanfiction, art, edits, and meta. Learn more on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/2slEtsW
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January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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In this week’s Featured Article, we’re covering The Problem of Susan, which alludes to the controversial ending for the character Susan Pevensie from The Chronicles of Narnia novel series. Finds out more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3L9wpVE
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January 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Returning for 2026 Fanlore will be having monthly editing challenges! Each month you can earn a shiny new badge for completing the suggested editing task. January's editing challenge is add three example fanworks to any page . Find out more on Fanlore: bit.ly/3VVU51W
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January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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This week's #FeaturedArticle is Tags (Wuzzles) explained by zvi. Written in the early days of AO3, it was an explainer to help fans get used to AO3's tagging system and how it was different from how other sites used tags. Go over Fanlore to learn more: https://bit.ly/4j5znH2
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December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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This week’s #FeaturedArticle is all about Guestbooks, or “dreambooks”. This existed on older websites and blogs as message boards, where fans could give feedback, make friends, or plug their own works. Do you remember them? Check out Fanlore to read more! https://bit.ly/4oSaJLi
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December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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We’re holding three end-of-year editing chats on our Discord to celebrate the end of 2025! Join us on Dec 21 @ 4 PM UTC, on Dec 27 @ 9 PM UTC, or on Dec 28 at 4 AM UTC to chat and work on editing Fanlore together! discord.gg/fanlore
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December 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Today’s #FeaturedArticle is #RiseoftheBraveTangledDragons! This fandom crosses over Rise of the Guardians, Brave, Tangled, and How to Train Your Dragon. It had its peak around the mid-2010s, but still hosts new activity and fanworks. Learn more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/3MwIPXP
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December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This week’s #FeaturedArticle is about Gennie Summers, (2 August 1924 - 25 May 2010), who was a prolific gen artist and occasional writer. Her main fandoms were #StarTrek and #StarWars. Learn more about her work on Fanlore! https://bit.ly/4a4OC0D
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December 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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This #PlatonicTuesday is all about #Stobin from #StrangerThings! Meeting as Scoops Ahoy coworkers in Season 3, they’re a perfect match: disaster humans who find their platonic soulmate. Are you a fan of these two? Help expand their Fanlore page! bit.ly/4ov0Ymg
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December 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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This week's #FeaturedArticle is #TheATeam !
The 1980s action classic followed four Vietnam War vets framed for a crime they didn't commit—helping the innocent, dodging the law, and serving iconic explosions (and one-liners!). https://bit.ly/49a6TZY
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December 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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For 2025 Fanlore is having monthly editing challenges! Each month you can earn a festive new badge for completing the suggested editing task. December's editing challenge is to add to a page about fandom meta. Find out more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/4400zRr
December 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This #FanworkFriday we’re featuring Out of Tartarus, a charity zine with characters from the video game Hades. It began in 2020, but was postponed by the pandemic until preorders opened in 2021. Head on over to Fanlore to check out its artists and writers! https://bit.ly/44vguqP
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November 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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#FeaturedArticle is the ship Sansa Stark/Margaery Tyrell #Sansaery. A popular Game of Thrones non-canon ship between two future queens. If you want to see some of the highlighted fic recs or lovely fanart them, head over to the Fanlore page and read on: https://bit.ly/3ken9lx
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November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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For this week's #FeaturedArticle, we're reading a Last Knight Story! In Forever Knight fandom, this fanfic genre stems from the widely negative reaction to the series finale “Last Knight” – which sparked a wave of related fanfic. Learn more on Fanlore: https://bit.ly/4oQoVVT
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November 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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This #Thurminology is all about about #Brickfilming, fan-made stop-motion films using LEGOs. Although LEGO has made it an officially-sanctioned activity, some fans want to keep it out of the mainstream.

Have you made a brickfilm? Learn more at Fanlore! https://bit.ly/49UYHgj
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Did you miss the chance to earn a badge from one of our past challenges? Then join us from November 16th-30th for our newest challenge, No Fault November, a make-up challenge. Check out the help page for info, and happy editing! https://bit.ly/47RPt1O
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November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Today’s #FeaturedArticle is Ninety One Whiskey, a Supernatural fanfic by komodobits. This WWII historical AU centers around the slash ship of Dean Winchester/Castiel, aka Destiel. Head on over to Fanlore to see some of the amazing art created for this fic! https://bit.ly/3X7xyPC
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November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This week’s #FeaturedArticle is #StormtrooperRebellion, a Star Wars: The Force Awakens trope where Finn’s defection starts a Stormtrooper rebellion. Sparked by a 2015 Tumblr post, this trope has become popular fanon. Head over to Fanlore to learn more! https://bit.ly/4mP0MNF
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November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM