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Ubehime (Florida)

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@samurairocker55 (Los Angeles, CA)

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Judges panel from left (seated front row): Fred Patten, Frederik Pohl, Carol Pohl, Joni Stopa, Jon Stopa, and unidentified man. George Scithers seated on stage with…

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Tricon 1966 Masquerade

Convention Report

By Alan Takashita Life before r.a.a.——————Well, frankly, people mostly just didn’t talk much about anime.This was the time period where Robotech was the big anime-related thing. At…

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A Brief History of the rec.arts.anime newsgroup 

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Ted (Los Angeles, CA)

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Tranquil AShes (Washington DC)

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Sarah (Nashville, TN)

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Toni Darling (Phoenix, AZ)

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TrisRex (Chicago, IL)

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@alia_vera

Personal Stories

I am much more cautious about the cons I attend and who I room with. Dragoncon used to be the highlight of my year but I…

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ChrissyPlaysDressup

Covid

By Beth Elderkin Yaya Han was supposed to be on tour right now. Instead of signing copies of books and posing for pictures with fans, the cosplayer is…

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Cosplay Is a Business and It Is Suffering

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Garrett (Los Angeles, CA)

Personal Stories

by Tom Croom. Originally posted March 15, 2021 Did you forget a painful or traumatizing moment in life? Don’t worry. Social media is here to remind…

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One year ago pop culture conventions stopped happening. Last weekend I went to one that’s now run twice during the pandemic.

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Molotov Bailey

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Assist Wigs (Los Angeles, CA)

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Austin Cosplay Swap Meet #2

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It’s made a big difference. I spend more time on my projects and am overall less motivated to crunch. I build less for other people than…

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Veijanikita

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Camille (Los Angeles, CA)

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Vaultfox (Pittsburgh, PA)

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