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Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

An Unusual Merry Christmas from Bombay

By Beth Watkins on December 25, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

10 Things I liked in 2025

By Carol on December 18, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Reflections of a Reflection in Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s ‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on December 11, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Gutterthon 2025: Grand Slam!

By Guttersnipe on December 8, 2025 • ( Leave a comment )

Disavowing the Story: On Kimi wa Koibito (You Are My Lover): Part Two

By Guttersnipe on December 4, 2025 • ( 1 Comment )

Hat on a Hat on a Dinosaur: Jurassic Overkill and Instant Aliens

By Critterlab on November 27, 2025 • ( 5 Comments )

The Best Thing Is The Worst Thing, Too

By Carol on April 26, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

And more comics with Ask Chris. The Invincible Super Blog’s Chris Sims explains what the best thing and what the worst thing about comics culture are: fans. He also has pictures of a Bat-Monster Truck. 

Superhero Fashion with Tim Gunn and Crazy Sexy Geeks

By Carol on April 26, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

Tim Gunn thinks the Hulk should wear a suit all the time.  “It mitigates all that mass.” Part 2 of Crazy Sexy Geeks’ discussion of superhero fashion with Tim Gunn.

Go Team Lovecraft!

By Carol on April 25, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

At The Times Online, Stephen Hawking says contacting aliens could be dangerous. Lord Rees says aliens are possibly beyond any human’s ability to comprehend. We say, Go Team Lovecraft!

Pencak Silat!

By Carol on April 25, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

In Merantau a young Minangkabau man goes to Jakarta, where he uses pencak silat for the power of good.

Blade Runner: Designing the Future

By Carol on April 23, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

In its awesomeness, The Curated Object also has pieces from “Blade Runner: Designing the Future,” including Syd Mead’s conceptual paintings and a promotional, luminescent umbrella.

More Utagawa Kuniyoshi

By Carol on April 23, 2010 • ( Leave a comment )

A Doppelganger. A Giant Carp. A Tengu. The Curated Object has more images from “Graphic Heroes, Magic Monsters: Japanese Prints by Utagawa Kuniyoshi.”

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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, Angela Englert, Sachin Hingoo, Alex MacFadyen, and Beth Watkins 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 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, Mastodon, and Bluesky as @culturalgutter. We do not accept unsolicited pitches.

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