RIP, Sid Caesar
Comedian, actor and writer Sid Caesar has died. The New York Times and Variety have obituaries. Time has gathered clips of his work. The Archive of American Television has an interview with Caesar here.
Guttersnipe
Just a critter in the Gutter.
The Turn of the Tale
Carol’s wonderful piece about Frozen nearly had me writing one of my own. Sisters being friends, yay! Snowman not as annoying as feared, yay! Big number for Idina Menzel, yay! But the bulk of what I had to say boiled down to ‘better than I thought’. That’s a […]
The 39 Steps
“Alfred Hitchcock’s original 1935 version of The 39 Steps is one of those films that’s so seminal that when watched today it can seem like little more than a parade of hoary old clichés; that is, until you consider that The 39 Steps is where many of those […]
RIP, Shirley Temple
Actress and Ambassador Shirley Temple Black has died. The New York Times and The Guardian have obituaries. She got her start in “Baby Burlesks” went on to make many, many films, become the US Ambassador to the United Nations, Ghana and Czechoslovakia, the first female US Chief of Protocol, […]
The Prague Museum of Communism
At Teleport City, The Gutter‘s own Keith Allison continues to share his adventures in Prague. This time, he visits the Prague Museum of Communism.
RIP, Stuart Hall
Sociologist and Cultural Theorist Stuart Hall has died. The Guardian and Art Review have obituaries. At Flavorwire, Brie Hiramina writes, “Why Stuart Hall’s Groundbreaking Work On Culture And Identity Still Matters.” There is an interview with Hall at Radical Philosophy. You can watch a documentary about Stuart Hall, […]
The Cultural Gutter 