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.
Inception fandom celebrates film’s second anniversary
The Dark Knight trilogy has its fans, but another Christopher Nolan film has a fandom that goes even deeper.
On Aug 17, 2012 by Aja Romano
Entertainment Weekly snubs gay “Teen Wolf” pairing in TV relationship poll
EW asked readers which TV relationship pairing they’d like to see, but overwhelming nominations for a fan-favorite pairing of Teen Wolf‘s male leads were apparently ignored.
What should Mark Oshiro read or watch next?
At LeakyCon, the Internet book club guru welcomed—and commented on—suggestions for his popular sites, Mark Reads and Mark Watches.
On Aug 15, 2012 by Aja Romano
2 more ways Scientology resembles a broken role-playing game
In the second part of a two-part series, the Daily Dot examines two more features that role-playing games-turned-cults have in common with Scientology.
On Aug 10, 2012 by Aja Romano
How Scientology resembles a broken role-playing game
In the first installment of a two-part series, the Daily Dot takes a look at the surprising similarities between Scientology and regular RPGs.
On Aug 9, 2012 by Aja Romano
Kixeye’s sexist hiring video highlights problems at gaming industry’s core
A company representative called the video “hilarious.”
On Aug 7, 2012 by Aja Romano
Janoskians excel in public drama—online and off
Where there’s fandom, there’s drama—the Australian comedy troupe behind Awkward Train Situations recently learned.
On Aug 6, 2012 by Aja Romano
Debate about race and relationship pairings bites Teen Wolf fandom
Online arguments about race in MTV’s Teen Wolf have gotten so heated that show creator Jeff Davis deleted his Tumblr, but there may be something else driving all the drama.
On Aug 2, 2012 by Aja Romano
Crowdsourced novel “The Diamond Club” trolls “50 Shades of Grey” fans
Comedians Brian Brushwood and Justin Robert Young got the Internet to write a spoof of “Fifty Shades of Grey.”
On Aug 1, 2012 by Aja Romano
Emergency psychiatrist weighs in on Reddit rape confessions
Dr. Rob Tarzwell says giving rapists a forum to confess is actually a danger to public safety, and it’s “very likely triggering rape cravings in rapists.”
On Jul 31, 2012 by Aja Romano
50 Shades Generator skewers more than bad writing
By focusing solely on bad writing, this site designed to mock Fifty Shades of Grey has lost the plot entirely.
“Twilight” fandom reacts to Kristen Stewart cheating scandal
“Twihards” are taking to the Internet to show their support for K-Stew after she apologized for cheating on her longtime boyfriend and co-star, Robert Pattinson.
On Jul 26, 2012 by Aja Romano
Batman fans condemn theater shootings, defend “Dark Knight”
Fans of The Dark Knight Rises say the movie is not to blame for the mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., whatever the media may imply.
On Jul 20, 2012 by Aja Romano
How author Lev Grossman bridges fandom and fiction
The bestselling author of The Magicians discusses Harry Potter, fandom, and how he tries to turn down the trolls.
#legendends: A dark copyright claim rises
Warner Bros. has filed a copyright claim over a Twitter hashtag used to promote The Dark Knight Rises.
On Jul 19, 2012 by Aja Romano
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