Robert Donoghue is a class act and I want to be like him when I grow up. For the Heartbreak, use your google skills and read the ridiculousness* that prompted Mr. Donoghue's public vote of confidence. For the Staggering Fandom, be aware that there are people like Rob Donoghue in the world, and recognize that as a wonderful thing.

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Wow. I just blew my own mind a little bit. Of course image macros of the pope and Vatican should be on a website called The LOLy See. It cannot be any other way.

Heartbreaking Works of Staggering Fandom got off to a shaky start, and I'm going to keep things shaky by throwing out some honorable mentions in the music category before posting "fans ( Read more... )

I've never read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, but the title's so good that I just had to steal it for my little project. The works I'm interested really aren't heartbreaking - they're heartening.

First up, the Something From (Almost) Nothing category.

This one'll probably end up an honorable mention once I get more reader suggestions. ( Read more... )

The Role-Playing Games hobby didn't just happen. Grognardia does an excellent job of exploring the literary, pulp-fantasy roots of the hobby, but I'm interested in a bigger picture. Conventions for science fiction fans started in the '30s, but -as near as I can tell- "fan culture" started its march to the mainstream at the same time gaming and ( Read more... )