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By Andrea Letamendi. Why might a person want to become someone else? What would compel them to put on a costume and assume a different identity? …

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To Be Others is to be more like ourselves

Essays
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DJ Croft (Atlanta, GA)

Personal Stories
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Clinton (Owasso, OK)

Personal Stories
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Anna-neko

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Assist Wigs (Los Angeles, CA)

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Warren (Chicago, IL)

Personal Stories
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Josh & Sheena (Christiana, TN)

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Superman (2012)

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Charmedseed (Denver, CO)

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.

Covid

There a lot to this to be honest. It’s made me step back and see that I definitely spent a lot of money and time cosplaying…

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Mae Mae Twin

Covid
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Anime Expo 2002 – Ninja Neptune

GeoCities
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Mike and Carol Resnick

Personal Stories

By Ger Tysk Breaking All The Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self-Expression is a photobook project documenting the culture of fan costuming, known in most circles…

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Breaking All The Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self Expression (website, 2013)

Essays
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Lisachu (Anchorage, AK)

Personal Stories
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Alan Yeh (Cary, NC)

Cosplay Repair
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ANNA MINA (North Carolina)

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Regina (Portland, OR)

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Dragon Con Cosplay Medics (Atlanta, GA)

Cosplay Repair
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Patience (Anchorage, AK)

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