Popular Culture - Wikipedia
A good place to start - defining popular culture - pop culture in 20th and 21st centuries, origins, criticisms ...
Popular Culture Studies - Wikipedia
History, adoption, technology, geographical usage, content, social aspects, further reading.
Comics - Wikipedia
Defining comics, history, artistic medium, art styles, the language, forms within comics, creation of comics , comics awards ...
Marvel Universe
A wiki encyclopedia dedicated to Marvel Comics

Assorted TV Fan Sites

FANDATA's Fandom Directory¨ - On-Line Edition
A searchable database of people & companies, publications & zines, clubs and conventsions
Lostpedia
The Lost Encyclopedia- Currently 1,428 articles dedicated to ABC's hit TV show Lost

fanfiction

Dr. Seuss Parody Page
Collected and maintained by David Bedno
Fandom - Wikipedia
77 pages in 12 subcategories undeer this entry
Fan Fiction - Wikipedia
History, formats, reviewing, terminology and subgenres, legal issues, references.
The Fanfic Symposium
"A symposium is a collection of essays on a similar topic (it's also a party involving feasting and drinking, but we won't go there). The topic in this case is fan fiction, and the essayists are, well, you. … You can browse columns by year or by topic, or look at the ten most recent columns. "
FanFiction.net
"A resource for writing, reviewing and reading fanfiction stories"
The Force.net
Fan fiction based on the Star Wars myth
Slash fiction - Wikipedia
History, present-day slash, original slash, controversy, evolution, timeline.
Star Trek fan fiction
Star Trek didn't begin fan fiction but it certainly is responsible for a rapid expansion of activity that brought fan fiction into popular consciousness. One genre, the homoerotic fantasies that paired Kirk and Spock, is where the term "Slash"came from.
Yahoo! - Fan Fiction Index
Links to many fan fiction sites. Everything from the popular Star Trek and Xena, to the Nanny and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
Xena Fan Fiction Archive
In it's short 6 year lifespan Xena: Warrior Princess spawned a vast array of fan fiction. This is a well organized archive. It also includes links to other Xena related fan fiction sites.
SportsFan Magazine
Links to Fan Sites for many sports

Media & Genre

Genre - Wikipedia
Subgenre, conventions, audiences, genre in philosophy
Comicbookdb.com
The comic book database
Encyclopedia of Television
"The Encyclopedia of Television includes more than 1,000 original essays from more than 250 contributors and examines specific programs and people, historic moments and trends, major policy disputes and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. It also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos and bibliographical information."
Computer & Video Games - Wikipedia
An extensive entryincluding history, gameplay, genres, popularity, development, naming, amd format. See also: List of computer and video gaming topics
Entertainment Software Association
Facts & Research, News, Intellectual Property, Government Affairs, etc.
Game Infowire.com
News, screenshots, gossip, opinion & reviews

Romance Novels

American Women's Dime Novel Project
Dime Novels for Women, 1870 - 1920 - a project that grew out of Felicia L. Carr's Ph.D. dissertation.
A Reader's Guide to Romance Novels & Women's Fiction
Maintained by Valerie Taylor who states: "Ideally, this site should work in harmony with other romance websites--to help you find your favorite authors, the most astute book reviews, all the latest information about upcoming releases, or the perfect readers' group for you."
Longmire does Nomance Novels
Spoofs of romance novel book covers.
The Romance Reader
Book reviews, features, author interviews ...
Romance literature directory at Yahoo
Autors, Romance Writing Blogs, Booksellers, Web Published Romance, Regency, Writing
The Road to Romance
For readers and writers of romanitc fiction - reviews, author links, interviews, etc.

Speculative Fiction/Science Fiction/Fantasy

Science Fiction - Wikipedia
Scope & purpose of science fiction, prominent authors speakng about, genres , media, terminology, fandom
feministSF wiki (fsfwiki)
A collective knowledge base of all things feminist, fictional, and speculative ...
World Science Fiction Society - World Science Fiction Convention
The largest sci fi "con" that also awards the Hugo
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
Awarders of the Nebula at its annual awards banquet. SFWA has 1500 mumbers - "most professional writers of science fiction and fantasy" in the US and "elsewhere in the universe."

Soap Opera

Soap Opera - Wikipedia
History, characteristics, plots & storylines, US Soaps, UK aand Australia Soaps, Parodies, links. See Also: Telenovela
SoapOperaHistory.com
"...the goal of this site is to provide in-depth knowledge and information about every soap opera ever!"
World of Soap Themes (WoST)
A free webcast of television soap commentary and interviews
Soapdom
"Where soap opera rules! … Soapdom, Inc. is a B2B2BC media company that serves as an intermediary ebusiness for networks, producers and studios to promote their serialized television programming including daytime soap operas. "
Soap Links
A no-nonsense but huge soap index. Scroll down almost to the bottom to find links to online soaps and serials
Soap Opera Links
Organized by soap title, each page has links to fan pages, newsgroups and official web sites
The SoapBox
"The place where you can rant and rave about your favorite soap operas. To get started just place your pointer on the box above and step on up."
The Soaps
Four brand-new, weekly serials: Misty Waters, Southland, The Tribe Majestik and whispers.

Sports Fans

Interactive Internet Sports
"Play Sports Trivia, enter your predictions for upcoming sports' contests, and Mouth Off with other IIS Sports Fans."
Schneid's Volleyball Page
Schneid goes beyond fan to fanatic about his or her favorite sport.
Tom Benjamin's Hockey Page
Benjamin sums up his own site like this: "Anybody who likes the essays on this site will probably be a serious hockey fan, but not all serious hockey fans will be interested."