Hand Drawn Hominins
Pages from a sketchbook depicting human ancestors with drawings and descriptions in German by Norbert W. Hinterberger. (Well, the drawings aren’t in German).
Evan Munday’s 365 Canadians You Might Not Find In Textbooks
Friend of the Gutter Evan Munday is drawing a Canadian every day for his #365Canadians project. He’s interviewed about the project by the CBC. “You’re probably familiar with Rick Hansen, Buffy Sainte-Marie and David Cronenberg, but do you know Chan Hon Goh, Del Lord and Lori Fung? Author, cartoonist and […]
Felice House puts Women in Western Paintings
Artist Felice House uses images of women in classic Western paintings. “House had spent much of her career painting women in ways that clashed with media representations, so she decided to tackle the male-dominated Western genre. She put out a call for models and was quickly overwhelmed with […]
“The Paintings in the Parlor of the Bates Motel”
At Americana, Katrina Powers writes about the paintings in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). “In the original 1960 trailer for Psycho, Alfred Hitchcock notifies us that the parlor of the Bates Motel was Norman Bates’ (Anthony Perkins) “favorite spot,” then suggests that we visit the parlor with him. Once […]
“Have a Creepy Little Christmas”
Hyperallergic has an intriguing gallery of Victorian Christmas cards ranging from the charming to the disturbing. (Some are both)
A Very Modern Coyote
“Bugs Bunny is an inspiration. How could I fail to admire a character who is equal parts Rex Harrison, D’Artagnan, and Dorothy Parker, packed into a graceful rabbit skin? Daffy is recognition, as is the Coyote.” “Human beings, of course, in even their most grandiloquent plans, often resemble […]
The Cultural Gutter 