diff --git a/catalog/common/models.py b/catalog/common/models.py
index 990277ee..5086ea52 100644
--- a/catalog/common/models.py
+++ b/catalog/common/models.py
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ class ItemType(models.TextChoices):
     PodcastEpisode = "podcastepisode", _("Podcast Episode")  # type:ignore[reportCallIssue]
     Performance = "performance", _("Performance")  # type:ignore[reportCallIssue]
     PerformanceProduction = "production", _("Production")  # type:ignore[reportCallIssue]
-    FanFic = "fanfic", _("Fanfic")  # type:ignore[reportCallIssue]
     Exhibition = "exhibition", _("Exhibition")  # type:ignore[reportCallIssue]
     Collection = "collection", _("Collection")  # type:ignore[reportCallIssue]
 
@@ -256,6 +255,7 @@ class LocalizedTitleSchema(Schema):
 
 
 class ItemInSchema(Schema):
+    type: str
     title: str = Field(alias="display_title")
     description: str = Field(default="", alias="display_description")
     localized_title: list[LocalizedTitleSchema] = []
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ class Item(PolymorphicModel):
         collections: QuerySet["Collection"]
         merged_from_items: QuerySet["Item"]
         merged_to_item_id: int
+    type: ItemType  # subclass must specify this
     schema = ItemSchema
     category: ItemCategory  # subclass must specify this
     url_path = "item"  # subclass must specify this
diff --git a/journal/views/review.py b/journal/views/review.py
index 0715f63c..3f4bfa1e 100644
--- a/journal/views/review.py
+++ b/journal/views/review.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
 from catalog.models import *
 from common.utils import AuthedHttpRequest, get_uuid_or_404
 from journal.models.renderers import convert_leading_space_in_md, render_md
+from users.middlewares import activate_language_for_user
 from users.models.apidentity import APIdentity
 
 from ..forms import *
@@ -105,7 +106,9 @@ MAX_ITEM_PER_TYPE = 10
 
 class ReviewFeed(Feed):
     def get_object(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
-        return APIdentity.get_by_handle(kwargs["username"], match_linked=True)
+        o = APIdentity.get_by_handle(kwargs["username"], match_linked=True)
+        activate_language_for_user(o.user)
+        return o
 
     def title(self, owner):
         return (
@@ -114,10 +117,10 @@ class ReviewFeed(Feed):
             else _("Link invalid")
         )
 
-    def link(self, owner):
+    def link(self, owner: APIdentity):
         return owner.url if owner else settings.SITE_INFO["site_url"]
 
-    def description(self, owner):
+    def description(self, owner: APIdentity):
         if not owner:
             return _("Link invalid")
         elif not owner.anonymous_viewable:
@@ -125,7 +128,7 @@ class ReviewFeed(Feed):
         else:
             return _("Reviews by {0}").format(owner.display_name)
 
-    def items(self, owner):
+    def items(self, owner: APIdentity):
         if owner is None or not owner.anonymous_viewable:
             return []
         reviews = Review.objects.filter(owner=owner, visibility=0)[:MAX_ITEM_PER_TYPE]
diff --git a/users/middlewares.py b/users/middlewares.py
index 1bd2572a..da344527 100644
--- a/users/middlewares.py
+++ b/users/middlewares.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.middleware.locale import LocaleMiddleware
 from django.utils import translation
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from users.models import User
 
-def activate_language_for_user(user, request=None):
+
+def activate_language_for_user(user: "User | None", request=None):
     user_language = None
     if user and user.is_authenticated:
         user_language = getattr(user, "language", "")