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  • To Be Others is to be more like ourselves

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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?  We might ask…

  • How Cosplay Can Change Lives

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    By: Liz Ohanesian Ginger Burton remembers the first anime convention she attended. It was Anime Expo back in 2007. While Burton knew about anime, she was unfamiliar with cosplay. …

  • Some Thoughts on Costuming

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    by Carol Resnick I don’t know why other people go into costuming, but to me it is the thrill of visualizing a costume (or a presentation, as in 1979)…

  • There is nothing ordinary about cosplay

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    By Greyrondo There is nothing ordinary about cosplay. Whether it’s the character’s personality or the costume, the end result is always larger than life—not that cosplayers would ever have…

  • Cosplay: The Illegitimate Child of SF Masquerades

    Cosplay: The Illegitimate Child of SF Masquerades

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    by Michael Bruno The most enlightening panel of the entire convention turned out to be not what I was really expecting. During the “Cosplay Roundtable” panel at Nan Desu…