#BoyBandNostalgia

From boy bands to digital movements, fangirls have shaped culture for decades. It is time to see their passion as a legitimate cultural force rather than a punchline. We have all seen the grainy footage from the sixties, the nineties, and the twenty-tens. The shaky camera work captures young women ... Read full article.

Stop apologizing for your bedroom posters. Author Emma Straub proves that our boy band nostalgia is a valid cultural identity and a vital part of growing up. Remember the feeling of peeling the plastic off a new CD? Or the way your heart skipped when your favorite member of a boy band looked ... Read full article.

Think fangirls are just about screaming at concerts? Think again. The journey from boy band obsession to bestselling author is a real pipeline that deserves our respect. For decades, the image of a teenage girl screaming in the front row of a boy band concert was treated as a punchline. It was ... Read full article.