So many manicules!
Behold all these manicules, i.e. little hands pointing to important elements in a text! Some of them are from illuminated manuscripts.
“Awkward Vintage Japanese Movie Monster Posters”
Please enjoy this gallery of Japanese monster posters. (Thanks, Colin!)
“The Largest Vocabulary in Hip-Hop”
“Rappers, ranked by number of unique words used in their lyrics.” See the chart and the analysis at The Pudding.
“110 Drawings and Paintings of J. R. R. Tolkien”
Open Culture. has images and discussion of J. R. R. Tolkien’s art. And they have links to see more at The Tolkien Gateway. “Beyond perusing the images in the Tolkien Gateway, you’ll also want to have a look at Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull’s book, J.R.R. Tolkien: Artist […]
Kirby Cover Action!
At Them Darned Superpeople, friend of the Gutter Colin Smith writes about some Jack Kirby covers–Challengers of the Unknown! Jimmy Olsen! Lois Lane! “June/July 1959’s Challengers Of The Unknown #8 contained the very last new Jack Kirby work to appear in a DC Comic until 1970. It’s hard not […]
Creepy and Fascinating Victorian Christmas Cards!
The BBC has a look at creepy and fascinating Victorian Christmas cards. Smithsonian Magazine writes about the history about the history of Christmas cards. And the Lilly Library has an online exhibit of Victorian Christmas cards.
The Cultural Gutter 