RIP, Dara Singh
Indian actor Dara Singh has died. In remembrance, Todd from Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! has gathered together all his pieces about Singh’s films. The Times of India has responses from fans and filmmakers. The BBC has an obituary.
Remembering Ernest Borgnine
Actor Ernest Borgnine has died. The New York Times has an obituary. Michael Wilson remembers his brushes with Borgnine. Bruce Campbell remembers Borgnine in his autobiography. TCM will remember him with a film marathon on July 26.
Connect the Pop: Interview with R.L. Stine
Peter Gutierrez interviews R.L. Stine. They talk about Goosebumps, reading, “John Landis’ son” and Stine’s influence on librarians: “We grew up on your books, and now we’re reading them to kids.”
FantAsia Film Festival 2012
The FantAsia site is up and running with many, many trailers to get you ready for the festival. (Or at least, what films to keep an eye out for).
Nerds and Male Privilege: Tropes, Trolls, Haters and Anita Sarkeesian
Leaping once more into the breach, Dr. Nerdlove writes about “the Internet Hate Machine” and Feminist Frequency‘s Anita Sarkeesian. “There’s a good question as to just why there’s this active core of hatred and fear of women in geek culture and why they seem so determined to silence anyone–women especially–who […]
Girls, Education and Comics
The Gutter‘s own Comics Editor was kindly invited to join the “Comics in the Classroom” roundtable at Books And Adventures with Dee Pirko from Girls Read Comics Too, educator and editor Lisa Fary from Pink Raygun, writer Louie Stowell and Adele Walsh from Melbourne’s Centre for Youth Literature.
The Cultural Gutter 