One Direction

One Direction’s ‘Take Me Home’ at 10: Patriarchy with a Pretty Face

One Direction’s ‘Take Me Home’ at 10: Patriarchy with a Pretty Face

One Direction’s Take Me Home proved that masculinity is not just based on toughness, stoicism, or any of the qualities traditionally associated with it.

Kaitlyn Tiffany Argues for Fandom’s Undeniable Influence on Life Online

Kaitlyn Tiffany Argues for Fandom’s Undeniable Influence on Life Online

Kaitlyn Tiffany’s history of fandom and its influence on life online, Everything I Need I Get From You, is both lighthearted and erudite.

We’re Not Groupies, We’re Band Aids: How the Fans Loved and Destroyed One Direction

We’re Not Groupies, We’re Band Aids: How the Fans Loved and Destroyed One Direction

The millions of young women in One Direction’s fan base made the band – and made sure that they would never be artists in their own right.

The Best Mainstream Pop Singles of 2013

The Month In Pop Entertainment: November 2013

One Direction: Take Me Home

Cock Roaches and Keith Richards: How Do Some Bands Seem to Last Forever?

In Defense of Boy Band Mania

In Defense of Boy Band Mania

The last time the music business had a legitimate reason to feel good about itself was a time when boy bands ruled the world and albums were flying off shelves.

One Direction: Up All Night