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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

From Homer to Nolan: How The Odyssey Survives Through Reinvention

By Michelle on July 23, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

From the Archives: Reality Isn’t What It Used To Be

By Angela Englert on July 16, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Getting Surreal in Winnipeg: Universal Language (2024)

By Critterlab on July 9, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Apocalypticism Now: Cries Of Ecstasy, Blows Of Death (1973)

By Guttersnipe on July 2, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Still Keeping It Cozy: The Coziest Upcoming Games of 2026 and Beyond

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on June 25, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Blood Geysers and Biopunk: The Gory Films of Yoshihiro Nishimura

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

Auld Lang Syne

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

John Hodgman telepathically communicates the meaning of, “Auld Lang Syne.”

TCM Remembers, 2011

By Guttersnipe on December 31, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Turner Classic Movies’ montage commemorating people working in the film industry who have passed away in 2011. And here’s how TCM’s annual memorial video comes about.

Comics-Themed Cocktails

By Guttersnipe on December 31, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Comics Alliance‘s Chris Sims has concocted his own comics-themed cocktails, including a comments section cocktail for comics fans.

The Tate Gallery Profiles Maurice Sendak

By Guttersnipe on December 31, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Maurice Sendak talks about his work and the art he loves, “My work has always been considered inappropriate, but the ones that I love, the ones that I think work as works of art and books are inappropriate.” There are also glimpses of his workspace and his dog. […]

Thieves who don’t thieve and other oddball behaviour

By Guttersnipe on December 31, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Shamus Young over at Twenty Sided takes a look at the odd Thieves’ Guild quest in Skyrim: “The Player is railroaded into accepting this idiotic sequence of actions, is prevented from asking reasonable questions, and is forced to ask stupid ones.”

The Blade Runner Sketchbook

By Guttersnipe on December 29, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

100 pages of Blade Runner glory, out of print, but online and free. (Thanks, @matt_kay) (Fixed link!)

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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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