I remember seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away in the theatre, and I think it holds the record, in my experience, for the fastest time in making a small child cry. I have no idea what movie the child’s parents thought they were taking her to, but I don’t […]
Videogame developer Ross Mills was concerned that a British educational toy store was selling Anakin Skywalker toys figures, given that Anakin had massacred a village of sand people, tried to kill his teacher and slaughtered a school of Jedi younglings. The Early Learning Centre responded with an excellent […]
Amy Harmon tells the story behind correcting a misidentified My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic character (Twilight Sparkle), elucidating The New York Times‘ correction policy and giving a glimpse of her interview with the woman she profiled in, “Navigating Love and Autism.” (Link fixed–thanks, Dr. O!)
The Thing remade as an episode of Pingu.
Le Crabe aux Pinces d’Or is a 1947 Tintin film directed by Claude Misson. It is in French. (via @beatonna)
Playmobil recreation of Joy Division performing “Transmission” on the BBC.
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The Cultural Gutter 