So we don’t necessarily feel this way–to say that these shops felt tremendously unwelcoming for some of us here at the Gutter is an understatement–but it’s an thoughtful piece and people’s sense of loss and nostalgia is real. “In the last few months of 2022, I started playing Magic: […]
At Filmi Ladies Podcast, Pitu Sultan and the Gutter’s own Beth Watkins discuss Marathi films and film festivals! “In today’s episode we discuss Pitu’s experience of nerding out at NAFA –the first Marathi Film Festival in the US. Topics discussed: • the films of directors Dr Jabbar Patel, […]
Google locked romance writer K. Renee out of her works in progress. “All 10 of her works in progress—some 222,000 words across multiple files and folders—were frozen. Not just frozen, but inaccessible on her phone and tablet. When her husband fetched her laptop, Renee logged into Docs and […]
Celebrate the 19th anniversary of the essential romance site, Smart Bitches Trashy Books here! Leave a comment! Have fun with the community! Check out some articles while you are there! More here.
As is the case for any self-respecting horror fan, the subject of Kyle Edward Ball’s divisive but impossible-to-ignore minimalist sensation, Skinamarink, has been lighting up my group chats. “Did you like it?” “Will I like it?” “What is it?” Friends, I’ll tell you what I tell everyone when […]
“Here is how platforms die: first, they are good to their users; then they abuse their users to make things better for their business customers; finally, they abuse those business customers to claw back all the value for themselves. Then, they die. I call this enshittification, and it […]