“Grace Jones is perched on a ledge above the dancefloor of New York’s 12 West, the state-of-the-art, members-only gay disco, about to take the stage for one of her first performances. The year is 1977, and no one is prepared for what’s about to hit them.” More at […]
At The Feminine Critique Emily and Christine watch The First Power and Blood Creek. “Welcome to this super occult and horse-stomping heavy episode, where Christine humors Emily on a trip back through memory lane for 1990’s The First Power and Emily humors Christine’s weird fascination with 2008’s Blood […]
Fusion argues for adaptations of Octavia Butler’s science fiction and horror. “There is no better time for Octavia Butler’s work to be adapted. Unlike most of her contemporaries, she did not deal with robots, mechanized suits of war, or quantum physics. She eschewed these to explore aliens, mutants […]
io9 has Charlie Jane Anders’ list of amazing costumes from Star Trek: The Next Generation’s first three seasons.
At Film Companion, the Gutter’s own Beth writes about the snake ladies, monkey midwives, anipals (animal friends), Mithun Chakraborty and the many wonders of Indian B-movies. “You may know exactly what is going to happen, but you can rarely predict how.”
At Chinese American Eyes, Alex Jay takes an in-depth look at Chinese-American comics artist, Chu F. Hing, creator of the Green Turtle.
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