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The Cultural Gutter

Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Welcome to Potters Bluff: Death, Resurrection, and the Horror of Small-Town America

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Best of the Best Is Pretty Good!

By Beth Watkins on October 1, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

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 )

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.”

Ultramen vs. Kaiju

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

Kaijutastic Ultraman poster art by Takayoshi Mizuki. (via The Japan Society)

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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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