January 3-5, 2012

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[Fiction]

• Something Important by whichclothes, Spike/Angel, NC-17.
• Never Leave A Drunk Vampire Alone by forsaken2003, Spike/Xander, R.
• You are the raging storm by coalitiongirl, Buffy/Koh (Buffy/Spike), PG.
• Butterfly Passion by theladymerlin, Angelus/William, NC-17.
• Her Right Hand by gryfndor_godess, Buffy/Spike, PG-13. *spoilery for the Buffy comics*
• The Heart in Reverse by penny_lane_42, Buffy/Spike (Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Riley), PG-13.
• Undone by Ruuger, Buffy/Spike.

[Chaptered Fiction Updates]

• Connection Chapter 8 by lusciousxander, Xander/Dawn, Xander/Spike.
• Family Confidential Chapter 46 by miss_kuddel, Willow/Tara, PG-13.
• The Faith Lehane Files (1/4) by brutti_ma_buoni, Faith, PG.

[Images & Videos]

• Angel/Spike banner by theladymerlin. *NSFW*
• Fanart: Clare Kramer as Glorificus by thedothatgirl.

[Fandom Recs]

• Five Memorable Fics From 2011, recced by catbirdfish.
• My top five for 2011 by dragonyphoenix.
• lusciousxander recs 5 Spander fics for 2011.
• Three fic recs by debris4spike.
• Five favorite Spuffy tales, recced by shapinglight.
• Five Super Fics from whichwillow, recced by velvetwhip.
• A few fic recs by slaymesoftly.
• lusciousxander recs Five Spander fics written by baudown.
• 5 Great Gen Takes on Rare Female Characters, recced by rebcake.
• Five Stories That Were Just That Good, recced by shapinglight.
• Five Spike/Buffy Post-Season 8/Early Season 9 Fics, recced by eilowyn.

[Community Announcements]

• rekindlespangel is up and running. Hop on over and check out all the contributions so far. And remember to let the artist/author know what you think of their work.
• Sign-ups are open at werewolfbigbang.
• Nominations are open for The Willowy Goodness Awards.
• buffyxander has set up a mirrored community on Dreamwidth.
• Challenge 210 will remain open for another week at btvs_hush.

[Fandom Discussion]

• Episode Poll: "The Real Me" by gabrielleabelle.
• elisi has some fannish thoughts after reading 'Mark Watches Buffy'.
• Review: "What's My Line pt.2" by harsens_rob.
• gabrielleabelle looks at the episode "Phases" through The Feminist Filter.
• simonf recalls what this fandom was like when Buffy season 6 aired.

[Articles, Interviews & Other News]

• Video interview with Amber Benson & Adam Busch about "Drones".
• Buffy comics nominated for Gem Awards.
• Sneak Peak of Emma Caulfield as the Blind Witch.
• Mark Watches "School Hard" and "Inca Mummy Girl".