Fan

360 Staff Pick: Big Fan

Arts, Culture & Media

Big Fan follows a guy (Patton Oswalt) who lives to watch the New York Giants and then bloviate on sports-talk radio. But it’s not a football movie — it’s a fascinating exploration of fandom: what we get from worshiping public figures and what happens when we glimpse their feet of clay.

The Strange and Startling World of Japanese Otaku

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Nerd’s Paradise

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Can a sports fan go too far? The psychology of fans and super-fans

Sports