A Collection of Calaveras
The Library of Congress has scans of José Guadalupe Posada broadsheet illustrations, including many calaveras for your enjoyment!
“Stuff You Missed In History Class: Bela Lugosi”
The “Stuff You Missed In History Class” podcast discusses the life of Bela Lugosi in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.
Recreating Iconic Photographs with John Malkovich
Photographer Sandro Miller recreates iconic photographs using John Malkovich as the subject. If you are lucky enough to be in Chicago between Nov. 7 and Jan. 31, you can see the exhibition, “Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich: Homage to Photographic Masters” at the Catherine Edelman Gallery. Here is a video […]
Black Victoriana
A gallery of photographs of people of African descent from the Victorian era. (Via Kit Marlowe)
“You Don’t Have To Be Eurocentric To Make It To The Future”
“’You don’t have to be Eurocentric to make it to the future,’ said Andrea Hairston, a professor of theater and Afro-American studies at Smith College in Massachusetts, whose side gig happens to be writing award-winning science fiction. ‘We have to figure out how to be different together. [And […]
In Memoriam, Run Run Shaw
The Gutter’s own Carol writes a little about Run Run Shaw, Shaw Brothers and TVB. “So often we talk about history as this disembodied thing, these external events. And then there is someone like Sir Run Run, who contained almost the entire arc of modern entertainment in his […]
The Cultural Gutter 