Cartographic Curiosities
Step right up for your glimpse of Slate Magazine’s slideshow collection of cartographic curiosities!
RIP, Paul Naschy
Spanish icon Paul Naschy has died. He was best known for his character, the werewolf Waldemar Daninsky, but he worked in every aspect of filmmaking from the 1960s till his death. Cinebeats and FEARnet have tributes. (thanks, Colin)
Rin-ne Online
Miss Takahashi Rumiko? Sad that InuYasha is complete? Well, you could go over to Viz’ website, where they’re publishing her new manga, Rin-ne, online as its serialized in Japan…
Interview with John Woo
Andrew O’Herir interviews John Woo, harbinger of “Chinawood,” and reviews the international version of The Battle of Red Cliff (“Doves, lots of doves!”)
RIP Edward Woodward
RIP Edward Woodward. Respectable critics will righly remember you for Breaker Morant, but here in the Gutter we’ll remember you for The Wicker Man, The Equalizer and EastEnders. Obituaries here and here.
Rob Liefield, Scene By Scene
Chris Sims watches The Comic Book Greats: Rob Liefield, in which a 23-year-old Rob Liefield is interviewed by the ever-lovin’ Stan Lee. “[W]hether you think of Liefeld as the dynamic heir to Jack Kirby or the much-deserved punching-bag of the Comics Internet, it makes for a fascinating snapshot […]
The Cultural Gutter 