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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Blood Geysers and Biopunk: The Gory Films of Yoshihiro Nishimura

By Michelle on June 18, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

The Little Detective That Did: Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!

By Beth Watkins on June 11, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Summer Fun Time Reading ’26

By Carol on June 4, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Don’t Sleep on Simon Glassman’s ‘Buffet Infinity’ (2025)

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on May 28, 2026 • ( 2 Comments )

Fatal Kisses, Leather Daddies, and Evil Tofu: Queer Coding in Video Games

By Critterlab on May 14, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Some Thoughts on a Film that Disappeared: Cindy Sherman’s Office Killer

By Carol on May 7, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

An Open Letter to D&D Next’s Art Department

By Guttersnipe on January 13, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Glitterdust has some suggestions for art in Dungeons and Dragons publications. “And you can argue, if you like, that this is just the opinion of a privileged white guy. Because, y’know, it is. I’m not a woman, I’m not a minority, and my only disability is depression. But […]

Interview with Sion Sono

By Guttersnipe on January 13, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Time Out Tokyo interviews Sion Sono about his film, Himizu, and shooting in Ishinomaki after March 11. (via Earl Jackson)

On the value of frightening small children

By Critterlab on January 12, 2012 • ( 7 Comments )

I remember seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away in the theatre, and I think it holds the record, in my experience, for the fastest time in making a small child cry. I have no idea what movie the child’s parents thought they were taking her to, but I don’t […]

Sacrificing Personal Safety for the Greater Good

By Guttersnipe on January 11, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Jim Hines gives himself back pain so that you don’t have to, by imitating the poses of urban fantasy covers and others. (Possibly NSFW??)

Two Scifi Points of Interest

By Guttersnipe on January 10, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Karl Schroeder points to the prologue of his upcoming book (Ashes of Candesce, the fifth book in the Virga series), while a BBC podcast looks at women-only societies in scifi.

The Artsy Household is Complete Once Again

By Guttersnipe on January 10, 2012 • ( Leave a comment )

Ursula K. Le Guin talks about that crucial member of any artsy household, a new cat!

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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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