Alex MacFadyen is a muppet-identified writer, bookworm, and creator of strange liminal creatures. You can find more of his creations and musings at Critter Lab on Wordpress.
I live part of my life in Animal Crossing. I realize this is not a unique statement to make at this point in time and arguably the Animal Crossing: New Horizons video game is popular enough that it doesn’t really sit in the cultural gutter, but that’s precisely […]
Screen Editor Alex MacFadyen has made a journey into the wilderness for purposes beyond our ken! He will return perhaps wise and definitely with another piece. ~~~ One of the random questions on OkCupid dating profiles is whose closet you would like to raid, and one of the […]
Screen Editor alex MacFadyen has gone undercover on a Gutter mission of vital importance. He’ll be back soon. In the meantime, please enjoy this essay on Don Draper, Marty Hart and willpower. ~~~ Awhile back I had one of those moments where I read something that made all […]
As a general rule, you can tell me what happens at the end. In fact, if I’m finding a book or tv show stressful, I often flip ahead or look at recaps to find out what happens so I can just relax and enjoy it. That said, every […]
Mummies have been popping up everywhere in my life lately. Not literally, like turning around to find them shambling down the street behind me or accidentally disturbing their peaceful slumber in a dark corner of the closet, but in many fictional formats. I’ve discovered mummies in board games […]
Screen Editor alex is engaged in a mission of extreme importance and utmost secrecy. So this month, please enjoy one of his vintage pieces. ~~~ When I was a kid, my parents got me a later model Radio Shack Trash 80 (TRS-80) computer, but what I really wanted […]
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The Cultural Gutter 