“Chose Your Catto!”
Larp Legion shares a gallery of cats drawn as RPG characters. They are adorable and rad af. (Thanks, Mike!)
“Is There A Monkey In It?”
Do you need to know if there is a monkey in any given film? Is There A Monkey In It? can help.
“An Ode to Mothra”
Friend of the Gutter Jessica Ritchey writes an ode to Mothra at Balder & Dash at RogerEbert.com. “The giant moth’s introduction to audiences came in 1961’s “Mothra,” and for all it owed to the conventions of the Kaiju formula it offered plenty that was unique. Instead of a […]
John Mandeville and the Knights of Ren
At the Public Medievalist, Asa Mittman writes about race, racism and the medieval narrative that inform The Last Jedi. “In the final act of the film, the Resistance (our heroes) have fled the First Order’s mighty army. They hole up in a cave, behind a massive wall, with […]
“The Sordid History of Hairless Cats on Film”
Bilge Ebiri writes about the history of hairless cats on film. “Before I proceed, some disclosure: I have a Cornish Rex that, while not technically hairless, looks very much like a space alien to people, even other cat owners. Though not much of a cuddler, she is absurdly […]
Ice Bear is Best Bear
At first it was the way the bears were stacked atop each other that appealed to me. I’d see ads for We Bare Bears while watching other shows and think, “That is adorable/charming/cute/appealing.” Their shape, the color arrangement. Just the whole stacking thing. But one weekend shortly after […]
