American Animation, 1900-1921
The Library of Congress’ “The Origins of American Animation” collection includes Krazy Kat, The Kazenjammer Kids and Keeping Up With The Joneses shorts dating from 1900 through 1921.
Disney Princesses in Period Dress
Illustrator Claire Hummel reinterprets Disney princess costumes to make them more historically accurate. (via The Bookshelves of Lesser Doom)
Badass Women of the Pulp Era
14 Badass Women of the Pulp Era from around the world.
Krampusnacht 2010
In honor of Santa’s scary helper, Krampus, here’s “The Story of the Christmas Krampus” (as told with puppets) and footage from the 1919 film, “Aleta und Der Krampus.”
Big Damn Heroes
For all his various meanings, attributes and forms, the hero of a Romance novel is really just the male protagonist. He can be heroic in nature, of course, and he often is, but it isn’t required. Sometimes the actual heroism, should there be any, falls to the heroine. […]
Nosferatu eine Symphonie des Grauens
Nosferatu eine Symphonie des Grauens in its Schrecktastic entirety.
The Cultural Gutter 