(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) OK I was at Fanime 2019 and as usual, a quick roundup. This was pretty interesting. DOMINANT FANDOM: My Hero Academia was seriously dominant in cosplay, … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) In my last post on the future of cons, looking at “micro-con” replacements for small cons when areas can’t support them, Serdar mentioned a house party … Continue reading
(This column is posted at www.StevenSavage.com and Steve’s Tumblr. Find out more at my newsletter.) When I spoke at Kraken Con last week, it was a bittersweet experience because the convention is shutting down for the time being. Cons come and … Continue reading
(I wanted to post more on franchises, but I’ve got something worth interrupting my Soul Train of thought for.) A few years ago I started doing Geek Career Networking events at conventions. It was a mixture of discussing networking and … Continue reading
Coding is vitally important in our high-tech world. It’s not just a skill you use in a career, but something that is vital for empowering people. Being able to do a web page on your own, making a helpful macro, … Continue reading
Last year I found out about California Extreme, an event in the Bay Area where people get together to show off, discuss, and of course to play old video games and pinball machines over the course of two days. This … Continue reading
Awhile ago, I heard about how the Merdian, Idaho School district removed the novel “The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-Time Indian” from its curriculum. So a student helped give away the books as part of an event called World … Continue reading
Awhile ago I interviewed Jeremy Brett and Lauren Schiller who were working on a fandom/filk archive. Of course I recommend you go back, read it if you haven’t, then donate a lot of stuff to them. Go on. I’ll wait. OK, … Continue reading
So it was time for me to do my usual career events at AOD – formerly AODSF but it moved to being by the San Francisco Airport, which kind of complicates the whole naming thing. AOD is an anime con … Continue reading
As you saw awhile ago I’m pretty sold on the idea of smaller mini conventions. I think there’s a real place for them, I witnessed an excellent one in the form of Kraken-Con, and I’ve had good experiences with them. … Continue reading