Soviet Winnie the Pooh
Hey, it’s Winnie-the-Pooh, but he’s in Russian in these three Soviet era animated stories by Fyodor Khitruk and Boris Zakhoder! (Thanks, Ed!)
Stop-Motion Soviet Wonder
Enjoy children’s book writer Eduard Uspensky’s Cheburashka in all his glory in this subtitled, stop-motion short, “Cheburashka and Crocodile Gena!” It’s like Rankin & Bass’ American puppet-mation Christmas specials, but Soviet.
“Teenage Love Stories”
The Internet Archive has the first three issues of Warren Publishing’s Teen Love Stories for your entertainment and edification.
“The Golden Age superheroes were shaped by the rise of Fascism”
Art Spiegelman writes about the history of superheroes and the rise of Fascism at The Guardian. And he includes his response to this very essay being cut from an upcoming compilation of golden age Marvel comics. “At this point, it might be worth pointing out (not out of […]
So Many Captains Marvel
At Radio Times, there is an explanation of all the Captains Marvel. (Thanks, Ann!)
“Mysterious Traveler: Rutger Hauer, 1944-2019”
At RogerEbert.com, Matt Zoller Seitz remembers Rutger Hauer. “From his early breakthrough years in in Dutch films by one of his most important collaborators, director Paul Verhoeven, through his more recent period as an oddball elder statesman who could be menacing or sweet depending on the requirements of […]
The Cultural Gutter 