Links Roundup for 5 December 2011

[otw_staff]

Here's a roundup of stories on Twilight fandom that might be of interest to fans:

• The recent release of Twilight's latest film produced a flurry of news articles, many of them focusing on fans. The FabLife posted for a week on fans including a feature on Lori Joffs and the Twilight Lexicon. Asked "Have you ever felt this way about any other book/movie/person/thing?" she replied "Of course! I am a fan through and through. When I say I am a fan of something big, I mean it! I’ve been a fan of Disney since I can remember. I saw Beauty and the Beast in the movie theater seven times when I was in high school. I’m a fan of sci-fi and have played around in both the Star Wars and the Star Trek fandoms. And of course, there is Harry Potter! Laura (the co-owner of the Lexicon) and I met each other on line through Potter, and we visited so many Potter fansites that we learned from them how we wanted to run our own site."


• The Midland Daily News declared that 'Twilight' fandom spans generation, interviewing various mother-daughter fans. "Aimee Seamster, a young wife and mother to two daughters, said, "I heard about it when it came out but I refused to get in on all the hype of the whole thing. I was flipping through HBO and decided to watch "Twilight." Half-way through, I fell in love with it." Later her daughter Sheridan watched New Moon at a friend's house. Aimee said, "After I watched it I realized we both liked it and we had something special just between her and me. It was something we could share.""


• Many other press clippings deal with the importance of women's issues, sometimes, as in NY Magazine, simply by noting that it's a major film with multiple female roles. The Hairpin's feature compared the story to an "eighteenth-century seduction novel", while Alyssa Rosenberg responds by noting how the horror of pregnancy and childbirth are addressed in a way few texts dare. Time Magazine agrees and suggests "Maybe part of the reason critics deplore these movies is not only because they are so unfamiliar with kooky heterosexual female fantasies but also because they don’t really like what these fantasies say about men."

If you are part of Twilight fandom, why not contribute to Fanlore? Additions are welcome from all fans.

We want your suggestions! If you know of an essay, video, article, event, or link you think we should know about, comment on the most recent Links Roundup — on transformativeworks.org, LJ, or DW — or give @OTW_News a shoutout on Twitter. Links are welcome in all languages!

Submitting a link doesn't guarantee that it will be included in a roundup post, and inclusion of a link doesn't mean that it is endorsed by the OTW. Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog. Find related news by viewing our tag cloud.

Links Roundup for 5 December 2011

[otw-staff.livejournal.com]

Here's a roundup of stories on Twilight fandom that might be of interest to fans:

• The recent release of Twilight's latest film produced a flurry of news articles, many of them focusing on fans. The FabLife posted for a week on fans including a feature on Lori Joffs and the Twilight Lexicon. Asked "Have you ever felt this way about any other book/movie/person/thing?" she replied "Of course! I am a fan through and through. When I say I am a fan of something big, I mean it! I’ve been a fan of Disney since I can remember. I saw Beauty and the Beast in the movie theater seven times when I was in high school. I’m a fan of sci-fi and have played around in both the Star Wars and the Star Trek fandoms. And of course, there is Harry Potter! Laura (the co-owner of the Lexicon) and I met each other on line through Potter, and we visited so many Potter fansites that we learned from them how we wanted to run our own site."


• The Midland Daily News declared that 'Twilight' fandom spans generation, interviewing various mother-daughter fans. "Aimee Seamster, a young wife and mother to two daughters, said, "I heard about it when it came out but I refused to get in on all the hype of the whole thing. I was flipping through HBO and decided to watch "Twilight." Half-way through, I fell in love with it." Later her daughter Sheridan watched New Moon at a friend's house. Aimee said, "After I watched it I realized we both liked it and we had something special just between her and me. It was something we could share.""


• Many other press clippings deal with the importance of women's issues, sometimes, as in NY Magazine, simply by noting that it's a major film with multiple female roles. The Hairpin's feature compared the story to an "eighteenth-century seduction novel", while Alyssa Rosenberg responds by noting how the horror of pregnancy and childbirth are addressed in a way few texts dare. Time Magazine agrees and suggests "Maybe part of the reason critics deplore these movies is not only because they are so unfamiliar with kooky heterosexual female fantasies but also because they don’t really like what these fantasies say about men."

If you are part of Twilight fandom, why not contribute to Fanlore? Additions are welcome from all fans.

We want your suggestions! If you know of an essay, video, article, event, or link you think we should know about, comment on the most recent Links Roundup — on transformativeworks.org, LJ, or DW — or give @OTW_News a shoutout on Twitter. Links are welcome in all languages!

Submitting a link doesn't guarantee that it will be included in a roundup post, and inclusion of a link doesn't mean that it is endorsed by the OTW. Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog. Find related news by viewing our tag cloud.

A Thank You to Our Volunteers on International Volunteer Day

[allisonmorris]

December 5 is International Volunteer Day, established in 1985 by the United Nations as a day for celebrating and honoring volunteerism around the world. The OTW Board — both current and incoming members — wants to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who make up the OTW.

More than 400 fans around the world currently volunteer at varying levels within the OTW; in almost every time zone, there is at least one OTW volunteer donating time, energy, and love to this organization and to fandom. We exist because of you.

Thank you to everyone involved with Accessibility, Design, & Technology (including all of the AO3 coders and testers); everyone involved with Abuse, Communications, and Content; everyone involved with Development & Membership; everyone who helps keep a eye on our Financial picture; everyone involved with Internationalization & Outreach; everyone involved with our Legal team; everyone involved with the Open Doors project; everyone involved with Support; everyone involved with Tag Wrangling and Translation; everyone involved with Transformative Works & Cultures and the Symposium blog; everyone involved with Systems and with our Wiki committee (and all of the gardeners and editors at Fanlore, too!); all of our Webmasters; everyone involved with our Vidding projects; and last but not least, our Volunteers & Recruiting team.

And hey: if you're interested in becoming one of our volunteers, please fill out our volunteer interest form — we'd love to have you join us in 2012!

In commemoration of International Volunteer Day, we tip our virtual hats to each and every one of you. Thank you so much for all of the work that you do.

All our gratitude,

The OTW Board

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog.

A Thank You to Our Volunteers on International Volunteer Day

[allisonmorris.livejournal.com]

December 5 is International Volunteer Day, established in 1985 by the United Nations as a day for celebrating and honoring volunteerism around the world. The OTW Board — both current and incoming members — wants to take this opportunity to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of the volunteers who make up the OTW.

More than 400 fans around the world currently volunteer at varying levels within the OTW; in almost every time zone, there is at least one OTW volunteer donating time, energy, and love to this organization and to fandom. We exist because of you.

Thank you to everyone involved with Accessibility, Design, & Technology (including all of the AO3 coders and testers); everyone involved with Abuse, Communications, and Content; everyone involved with Development & Membership; everyone who helps keep a eye on our Financial picture; everyone involved with Internationalization & Outreach; everyone involved with our Legal team; everyone involved with the Open Doors project; everyone involved with Support; everyone involved with Tag Wrangling and Translation; everyone involved with Transformative Works & Cultures and the Symposium blog; everyone involved with Systems and with our Wiki committee (and all of the gardeners and editors at Fanlore, too!); all of our Webmasters; everyone involved with our Vidding projects; and last but not least, our Volunteers & Recruiting team.

And hey: if you're interested in becoming one of our volunteers, please fill out our volunteer interest form — we'd love to have you join us in 2012!

In commemoration of International Volunteer Day, we tip our virtual hats to each and every one of you. Thank you so much for all of the work that you do.

All our gratitude,

The OTW Board

Mirrored from an original post on the OTW blog.