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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

The Hang(ed) Man

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on February 5, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Man’s Inhumanity to Man: Emotional Suppression and the Machinery of Control in “Equilibrium” (USA, 2002)

By michelle8e45d54816 on January 29, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

A Slippery Slope from Cute to Evil in Cult of the Lamb

By Critterlab on January 22, 2026 • ( 5 Comments )

You Are Sleeping, You Do Not Want to Believe: ‘Dreamscape’ (1984)

By Guttersnipe on January 15, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Sachin’s Best of 2025 (and maybe 2026!)

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on January 8, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

From The Archives: In György Pálfi’s ‘Hen’, the Real Lady Bird is (in) the Eggs We Laid Along The Way

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on January 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

M.O.S.S.’ Latest Global Conspiracy!

By Guttersnipe on July 5, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

At KPBS, Miguel Rodriguez reports on last weekend global live tweet of Godfrey Ho’s Robo Vampire, organized by the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit, of which The Gutter is a member. The M.O.S.S. site has a transcript of the tweetalong.

Joe Sacco’s Journalism

By Guttersnipe on July 2, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

At Slate, Campbell Roberston reviews Joe Sacco’s Journalism and discusses in comic form Sacco’s journalism in the medium of comics.

Unfortunately Necessary

By Guttersnipe on July 2, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Project Perko has “A Guide to Offense“

Avengers Theme on One Violin

By Guttersnipe on July 2, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Taylor Davis plays 6 parts of Alan Silvestri’s “Avengers Theme” on her violin.

The Writers of Invader Zim, Interviewed!

By Guttersnipe on July 1, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Behold, Filthy Earth Worm Baby Humans, Danielle Koenig, Roman Dirge and Eric Trueheart–the writers of Invader Zim–have been interviewed! (Thanks, Matt!)

Protein Patterns

By Guttersnipe on July 1, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Knit your own favorite amino acids according to these charts of all 20 at ChemKnits!

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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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