We are entering Volume 12 of Fashion, Style & Popular Culture ( FSPC ), guest edited by Dr Joy Sperling. This issue is our second dedicated to the importance reviews and a celebration of our reviews editor, Dr Jessica Str & uuml;bel-Bickerstaff. It is also a time to reflect on the process of actual 'reviews'and how we examine others. Reviews should be an encouraging experience encompassing the complete accomplishments a body of work, media and even an individual. When performance reviews or editorial reviews become passive-aggressive and even methods of penalizing and negating positivity, they lose their audience. FSPC is dedicated to creating a positive experience with our media reviews for everyone. While not all critiques are optimistic, all works, publications and, most importantly, scholars have positive qualities.