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I am much more cautious about the cons I attend and who I room with. Dragoncon used to be the highlight of my year but I…

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ChrissyPlaysDressup

Covid

I remember sometimes having to doom scroll thru messages because if something was a hot topic multiple people would be emailing at the same time so…

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Melissa (Louisville, KY)

Personal Stories
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Yaldamn (New York)

Personal Stories

It makes it really hard to want to interact and talk with new people at cons because of it. I caught covid for the first time…

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AMANDA

Covid
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Alan Yeh (Cary, NC)

Cosplay Repair

Masquerade: This is part of a longer post called “How I Spent My Summer Vacation, Part II” posted on Rec.Arts.Anime on July 9, 1993

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Enrique Conty (Anime Expo 1993)

Masquerade / Cosplay Contest

Cosplay Around the World (2014) / 2022 Re-Edit Where the Hell is Matt (2006) inspired me and I thought to myself, why not do that but…

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Cosplay Around the World (2014/2022)

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Nikki Moxxi (Orange County, CA)

Personal Stories
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Molotov Bailey

Personal Stories
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Punished Props (Seattle, WA)

Personal Stories
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Regina (Portland, OR)

Personal Stories
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Super Reflex Cos

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Wonder Women of America

Books

Prior to the pandemic I was satisfied with attending cons in my cosplay and just being seen at the event but ever since the pandemic I’ve…

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REBECCA

Covid
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@CosplayRepairMedic (Pittsburgh, PA)

Cosplay Repair
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Buffalo’s Best Batman (Buffalo, NY)

Causeplayer

Last year, I stumbled upon a Jay Kay Klein’s photos of the 24th World-con held in Cleveland in 1966.Jay Kay Klein photographs and papers on science…

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TRICON 1966

Convention Report

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.

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Fanatic Wars

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Breaking All The Rules: Cosplay and the Art of Self Expression

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