Abba’s most devoted fans have helped them remain in the public consciousness. Sometimes, under difficult circumstances.
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John Glenn would have turned 100 on July 18, 2021. Today’s space program is a giant leap more inclusive than when he made his pioneering orbit of the Earth in 1962.
What at first appeared as a horror story for supporters could turn out to have a happy ending.
Being indoors with other people is a recipe for spreading the coronavirus. But removing airborne particles through proper ventilation and air filtration can reduce some of that risk.
Some comic fans have found a bright spot in virtual conventions in an otherwise bleak pandemic year. The sense of community matters more than a simplistic analysis about metrics or interactivity.
Monsta X fans have been derided as boy-band dupes, but their protests against the treatment of superstar Wonho shows them rejecting the capitalist system that’s quick to cut people loose.
High-profile cases of corruption, ticket touting and match fixing have led Italians to lose faith in the beautiful game.
Fan culture is thriving in Westeros. Although HBO’s Game of Thrones has ended, fans will ensure that the show lives on (and changes) across multimedia platforms, long into the future.
Australia’s deep passion for sport is changing, with fewer people attending major traditional sporting events and eSports on the rise.
The adult fans of My Little Pony are both a blessing and a curse for marketing the new movie.
The struggles of being a female sports fan.
More and more, the culture of elite, professional footy is characterised by commercialisation and corporatisation.
Overpriced and low-quality beer at sports stadiums leaves fans feeling exploited. Here’s how that can change.
Letters from would-be girl astronauts in the 1960s tell part of the complicated story of sexism – in both NASA and the US at large – at the dawn of the space age.
Many decry ‘superteams’ like the NBA’s Golden State Warriors as bad for the sport. But psychology research shows that they also make us more likely to watch – and bask in the joy of seeing them fail.
The ‘Jesus’ controversy is often considered a watershed moment in the Beatles’s career. And yet it remains largely misunderstood.
As the business of sport booms why does this come with an increasing frequency of integrity scandals of bribery, corruption and cheating?
No-one seriously believes that football – followed by so many, and accepted as legitimate by most of the community – could be killed off in Australia by a handful of media mouthpieces.
Which team you support in sport can depend on many things. But who should you barrack for in this packed weekend of sport if none of your favoured teams are in any of the games?
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
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Assistant Professor, Department of English, Lakehead University
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Senior Researcher and College Lecturer in Engineering, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Critical Media Practices and Digital Humanities, University of Colorado Boulder
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Associate Professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
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University of Oxford
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Senior Research Associate, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Texas State University
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Professor in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Durham University
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Associate Professor of Computer Games and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University
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Professor of International Sport Business, Head of Sport Business Insights Group, Victoria University
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Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University
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PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor in American Studies, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Utrecht University
