This Christmas I found myself sitting in my recliner watching my kid play Baldur’s Gate 3 on his new Steam Deck in the very boring, adult predicament of having asked for relatively practical gifts and now having no new toys to play with. I decided to remedy my […]
Dr. Alex Fitzpatrick has a swell pieces on archaeology as sidequests in games. “How does this portray archaeology and why is archaeology so well-suited for side quests? As part of this discussion, we’ll be focusing on two video games that utilise a sort of ‘archaeology’ as a side […]
The Gutter’s own Carol Borden has some thoughts on the Adams Family’s new film, Mother of Flies (USA, 2025): “Mother of Flies is itself a ritual—one that transmutes these experiences, these fears, the pain, the cost of survival, the wonder and joy of survival, and the intimate closeness […]
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day with a 1958 comic about him and the Civil Rights Movement that inspired John Lewis. Read “Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” here.
Kota Ibushi confronts Dr. Cube and his minions on the Kaiju Big Battel Danger Can Happen Half Hour! “Senior Referee Dundee recaps Kota Ibushi’s explosive run-in with Kaiju Big Battel, featuring behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive segments, and Ibushi’s match at Content of Champions in Dallas, Texas. Broadcast from Brooklyn […]
You may have seen that rad poster Drew Struzan created for Joseph Ruben’s 1984 movie, Dreamscape. It’s the one with a smirking Dennis Quaid holding a torch while creepy heads float on the sides, implying an over-the-top, Indiana Jones-like escapade. That doesn’t strike an accurate tone, and it’s not the whole story.
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