The Virtues of Captain America
Friend of the Gutter, Mark D. White has a new blog looking at “ethically memorable moments in Captain America’s 50+ years in comics since his Silver Age revival in 1964.” And he begins with Cap in Avengers #4 (1967)!
Thinking about the new Captain America
Friend of the Gutter Mark D. White writes about first issue of Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Francis Yu’s Captain America. He focuses on five aspects that “excite [him] going forward.”
“Batman Dance Party”
“None of Batman’s greatest heroes and villains can resist dancing to the Batman theme song.” Thanks, Mark!
Summer Fun Time Reading ’18
It’s hot and the cottonwoods are seeding. The fluff is falling like snow and drifting in piles all over. That might make it seem like the start some kind of idyllic tale set in the West. There could be taciturn people brought together by loss and love. Or […]
“A Review of the Hereditary Wikipedia Page by Someone who is Too Afraid to See Hereditary”
Rob Harville writes about being scared about horror movies (and horror movies that some people might say are just thrillers) and reading about them on Wikipedia anyway. It’s a nice piece of writing. Now with Wikipedia summary reviews! “It’s me, the Culture Knower so frightened of horror movies […]
Knit Medusa’s Snakes for Yourself!
Make your own snake hair and easily outwit Perseus this time! (Via the Speakeasy).
The Cultural Gutter 