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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Carol Goes to Fantastic Fest 2026!

By Carol on September 24, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Terms & Conditions (USA, 2026)

By Carol on September 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Kung Fu Deadly

By Carol on September 22, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Girl In The Night!

By Carol on September 21, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Donkey Princess

By Carol on September 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Fantastic Fest 2026: Kylgor In The Grisly Abyss!

By Carol on September 18, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

“Why Marketers Fear Female Geeks”

By Guttersnipe on December 22, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

At How Not To Suck At Game Design, Anjin writes about marketing, cycles of exclusion and what to do about it: “Yes, excluding people based on demographic data makes sense to a lot of people in marketing. It’s considered a best practice and it actually is a pretty […]

“Love In The Time Of Hollering: The Age Of Enthusiasm”

By Guttersnipe on December 20, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

At NPR’s Monkeysee blog, Linda Holmes writes about enthusiasm, the outloud internet, broadcast television, premium cable, the Man and many things worth thinking about. “[T]here is a better way forward. Fall in love with things. Try things; dislike some of them. Love people who love things you can’t […]

The 2013 ‘Gesty Awards

By Guttersnipe on December 20, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Gameological issues their 2013 Game of the Year Award. Unfortunately, the event is marred by accounting irregularities.

“‘Diversity Lounge? PAX has a lot of work to do”

By Guttersnipe on December 19, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Leigh Alexander writes about the gaming community, PAX’s proposed “Diversity Lounge” and providing safe, inclusive spaces: “But the ‘Diversity Hub and Lounge’ is vaguely insulting as a concept: What marginalized people want from games events is not necessarily to have special zones just for them, but to feel […]

“How To Discourage Women From Cartooning”

By Guttersnipe on December 19, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

An anonymous cartoonist shares a creepy letter at The Comics Journal: “I have photographic evidence for this one, but I don’t have any proof of the other sleazy ‘real life’ encounters I have had in my career. Every woman I know has had them. They add up, and combined […]

These Are A Few Of My Favourite Things

By Guttersnipe on December 19, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

I always enjoy writing a ‘Best Of’ column, and this year it’s particularly timely. Not only do I work in retail (which is category 5 insane right now) but my week also included a bicycle accident and a broken water main. Frankly, I needed some happy time. It […]

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The Cultural Gutter is a website dedicated to thoughtful writing about disreputable art. The site is updated every Thursday afternoon. Carol Borden, Sachin Hingoo, Alex MacFadyen, Beth Watkins, and Michelle Kisner probe science fiction, draw out the best in comics, stare deeply into the screen, sink their fangs into horror, dally with romance, speedrun their brains on videogames, grapple with wrestling, and explore so much more. Our Guest Stars shine here. Thanks to Gutter aesthetic director Brian Kirby for all his swank art. Thanks to EJ Lee for providing the fantastic art we used in the Cultural Gutter book. The Cultural Gutter's signature nail polishes, "Disreputable," and, "Disreputable 2: Hellcat," were created by Andrea Evans of MPZ Cosmetics. MPZ Cosmetics also teamed up with Dill McKinley to recreate the classic fragrance, Cornichon by Dill McKinley for Gutterthon 2021. Follow us on Bluesky, Facebook, and Mastodon. We do not accept unsolicited pitches.

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