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Thoughtful Writing About Disreputable Art

Relax and Enjoy the Mystery: Deadloch and How to Get to Heaven From Belfast

By Critterlab on March 19, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

“Remember Quick that Life is Death”: Mother of Flies (2025)

By Carol on March 12, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Madeline Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s ‘Honey Bunch’ Tries and Tries Again

By Sachin Hingoo (he|him|his) on March 5, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

Blood Pact: Exploring SOV Director Glenn Andreiev’s Infatuation with the Vampire Mythos

By Michelle on February 26, 2026 • ( 1 Comment )

Spy Vibes: Keemat (1973)

By Beth Watkins on February 19, 2026 • ( Leave a comment )

With Your Ears, The World Enters You: Rabbit Trap (UK/USA, 2025)

By Carol on February 12, 2026 • ( 4 Comments )

The Nature of the Hero, Rowling-Style

By jamesschellenberg on January 1, 2009 • ( 6 Comments )

A few months ago, I decided to take the plunge: I would burn through the Harry Potter series, now complete, all in one go. It’s been… interesting. I’ve discovered all kinds of things I had not realized before, including the fact that Harry is – to put it […]

Ichthyo

By Guttersnipe on December 31, 2008 • ( Leave a comment )

Radiographs from a Smithsonian exhibit reveal the austere and lovely architecture of fish. Potato Benevolence has 4 images and a response.

Don’t Open the Forbidden Door

By Guttersnipe on December 31, 2008 • ( Leave a comment )

You really don’t want to open the forbidden door, but it couldn’t hurt to peek at the trailer, stills and poster for Joko Anwar’s Forbidden Door / Pintu Terlarang. (new working link). 

Au Revoir, Eartha

By Guttersnipe on December 28, 2008 • ( Leave a comment )

Eartha Kitt was a great singer, a fine actress and the best Catwoman ever. Entertainment Weekly has more clips.

The Yellow Peril Seduces Unshaven, Middle Aged White Men

By Guttersnipe on December 27, 2008 • ( Leave a comment )

“She came from the Orient to seduce middle-aged white men who don’t shave.”  Grady has a few things to say about the Zhang Ziyi and Dennis Quaid film, The Horsemen.

All I Want For Christmas Is A Few Good Books

By Guttersnipe on December 25, 2008 • ( 1 Comment )

In the spirit of the season, here are ten, in alphabetical order by author.

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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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