Tales of Desolation
Friends of The Gutter Todd Sharp and John Crye are releasing chapters of their new serialized photo book, Tales of Desolation, every Tuesday and Thursday. “I was ten when everything changed. That’s when it all stopped working.”
“Blast of Silence: Independent Filmmaking Then & Now”
Allen Baron talks about making his film, Blast of Silence, and the differences between making an independent film between then and now. “In the fall of 1959 I returned to NYC and decided to make my own movie. Making an independent feature film then was expensive, extraordinarily technical, […]
The Goblin and The Resurrected Witch, Live in Budapest
Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (“The Goblin”) and Katalin Ladik (“The Resurrected Witch”) from the intensely sonic, Berberian Sound Studio, offer a performance of their vocal talent with sound designer Pál Tóth (aka, én) in Budapest.
Joe Sacco’s Panorama of War
Artist Joe Sacco talks with NPR about his latest book, The Great War: July 1, 1916: The First Day of the Battle of the Somme. It’s a 24 foot panorama of one day. “Each panel in the panorama is dense and detailed. Fresh troops march in looking eager […]
Altered Art: Superheroes!
Fine art with added superhero value. (Thanks, @ImpossibleFunky!)
PD James’ Tips For Writing A Novel
Author P.D. James shares ten writing tips. “I love situations where people are thrown together in unwelcome proximity, where all kinds of reprehensible emotions can bubble up.”
The Cultural Gutter 