Tuesday, July 15, 2014

DisasterCon: how a fan convention’s big dream became a nightmare


"Basically, Night Vale just walked."


At a hotel in Chicago’s suburbs, a room full of people have been waiting over an hour to see the creators of beloved surrealist podcast Welcome to Night Vale. When an organizer says they left after not getting paid, a cry of disbelief runs through the audience. She tries to bring the crowd together in a collective sigh of frustration. "Give me back my money!" one man shouts. And another piece of DashCon 2014 falls apart.


Originally called Tumbl-Con, the fan convention was supposed to bring the Tumblr community together, even after it changed its name to make clear that it had no affiliation with the site. With the help of volunteers from a range of fandoms, it rented out a convention center and set...


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