The Greatest Summer Movie of All Time
The Empire Strikes Back vs. Raiders of the Lost Ark–which is the greatest summer movie of all time? Make your voice heard.
Carol
Carol Borden was editor of and a writer for the Toronto International Film Festival’s official Midnight Madness and Vanguard program blogs. She is currently an editor at and evil overlord for The Cultural Gutter, a website dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art. She has written for Mezzanotte, Teleport City, Die Danger Die Die Kill, Popshifter and she has a bunch of short stories published by Fox Spirit Books including: Godzilla detective fiction, femme fatale mermaids, an adventurous translator/poet, and an x-ray tech having a bad day. Read and listen to her other shenanigans at Monstrous Industry. For her particular take on gutter culture, check out, “In the Sewer with the Alligators.”
NES Groove
Do you enjoy the music of NES games? Well, there’s a show just for you. This time, the music of “Fester’s Quest.”
RIP, Harvey Pekar
Famous curmudgeon and writer of the comic, American Splendor, Harvey Pekar has died. The Cleveland Plain Dealer blog has more information.
The Difficulty of Loving Jackie Chan
Keith from Teleport City writes a heartfelt piece about finding Hong Kong movies through Jackie Chan, the difficulties of being a Jackie fan and the vindication of Little Big Soldier.
Exhorting Japan!
1930s Japan gets with the Social Realist program with exhortational posters!
Retrofit Consumer Electronics
What if a time traveler took technology from today back to 1977? Enjoy your Pocket HiFi. (thanks, Humash!)
The Cultural Gutter 