Blood Red Earth
Get ready to squirm–there’s a prequel to The Burrowers, the sure-to-be-squicky, Lakota-language Blood Red Earth.
Fold Yourself a Crustacean
Recreate crustaceans, cephalopods and even angler fish with pdf origami patterns. If you don’t read Japanese, just click on the critter and get going.(Thanks again, Steven!)
Ricardo Montalbán, RIP
Ricardo Montalbán has died. Gutter fans probably remember best his roles in Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Fantasy Island and Spy Kids, but Montalbán had a long career and also worked hard to combat stereotypical depictions of Latinos. Linda Holmes writes about Montalbán trapped on Fantasy Island […]
Fun with Kaiju Shakedown
Every day is fun day at Kaiju Shakedown. This time: chibi Watchmen, awesome criterion-type designs for Chinese movies and a trailer for Cat Head Theatre’s upcoming samurai film.
More Killer Jellies!
“When jellyfish populations run wild, they may jam thousands of square miles with their pulsating, gelatinous bodies…” Arm yourself with knowledge! Also, pictures!
LOLthots
oh, hai! Jay Dixit ponders the humanity in lolcats (and talks to The New Yorker’s cartoons editor about them): “By articulating profound feelings through cats and marine mammals speaking garbled English, we’re able to shroud genuine emotions in pseudo-irony — which means those animals can evoke deeper emotions […]
The Cultural Gutter 