Aja Romano
Aja Romano is a geek culture reporter and fandom expert. Their reporting at the Daily Dot covered everything from Harry Potter and anime to Tumblr and Gamergate. Romano joined Vox as a staff reporter in 2016.
Wil Wheaton posts his junk on eBay
“A crappy dented ping pong ball I found in my garage” is up for auction. Current bid? $1,135.
On Sep 11, 2012 by Aja Romano
Iconic comic series Elfquest returns with Web-only chapter, BoingBoing partnership
The return of Elfquest marks the first online-exclusive story for the 35-year-old fantasy comic, and the first time BoingBoing has run a serial comic.
On Sep 7, 2012 by Aja Romano
Comic bloggers fight online, sexual harassment
The Internet provided a united front against a noted troll targeting female comic bloggers with threats of rape.
On Sep 6, 2012 by Aja Romano
DragonCon: Internet fandom goes IRL
The Daily Dot visits Atlanta’s DragonCon, where every stripe of Internet fandom is on display in one overwhelming real-life location.
Hugo Awards livestream cut off in “copyright infringement” fiasco
Broadcaster Ustream shut down the official broadcast of science-fiction’s most prestigious award show due to automated copyright-infringement software.
On Sep 5, 2012 by Aja Romano
Gangnam Style: A beginner’s guide to K-pop fandom
Don’t know the difference between TVXQ and EXO? This comprehensive guide should help.
On Sep 3, 2012 by Aja Romano
10 famous authors who write fanfiction
From E.L. James to Neil Gaiman, these authors are blurring the distinction between fiction and fanfiction.
On Aug 30, 2012 by Aja Romano
The search for unironic Mitt Romney/Paul Ryan fanfiction
There’s plenty of satirical fanfiction about Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, but are earnest fans of the Republic presidential ticket writing stories of their own?
On Aug 29, 2012 by Aja Romano
After Elton’s TV slash relationship poll gets huge response from fandom
After an Entertainment Weekly TV poll snubbed a popular gay relationship, fans who want to see male characters together on their favorite shows got a poll of their own from After Elton. Hundreds of thousands of votes have already been cast.
On Aug 27, 2012 by Aja Romano
Surprises, memes and trolling in Sight and Sound’s top ten films list
Citizen Kane‘s drop from the top spot may have grabbed the headlines, but a YouTube meme video was also nominated for the first time ever.
“Romance at the Cool Kids’ Table”: The Daily Dot does fanfiction
To celebrate the Daily Dot’s first anniversary, fandom reporter Aja Romano cast the website—and some other Internet news sites you may recognize—in a work of original fiction.
On Aug 24, 2012 by Aja Romano
“Teen Wolf” fans bite Entertainment Weekly, get new poll at After Elton
After Entertainment Weekly left a popular same-sex Teen Wolf pairing out of a TV relationship poll, gay-focused pop culture website After Elton started a new poll just for same-sex ‘ships.
On Aug 22, 2012 by Aja Romano
Webcomic saves 14-year-old effort to preserve inventor’s lab
The Oatmeal raises half the money in six days.
One Direction fans have trouble separating their “Larry Stylinson” fantasy from reality
Directioners want a relationship between Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles so much that they’ve convinced themselves it already exists—to an extent never before seen in Real Person Fandom.
“Sherlock” star Benedict Cumberbatch stirs up fans and trolls on Twitter
Cumberbatch became the talk of the Twitterverse after taking shots at his obsessive fans, Downton Abbey, and the practice of “posh-bashing.”
On Aug 21, 2012 by Aja Romano
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