The Complicated Legacy of Dr. Seuss’ Political Cartoons
At the Atlantic, Sophie Gilbert has a piece on Dr. Seuss’ anti-Fascist cartoons and their complicated legacy.
“Yuri On Ice Brought Me Back To Anime”
At Polygon, Ashley Oh writes about the appeal of Yuri On Ice. “So how is an ice skating anime so popular that it crashed Crunchyroll? Yuri on Ice packages an extremely niche thing into something fascinating — even relatable — for mass audiences. It’s one of the most […]
BBC Radio 4’s Fright Night Begins
BBC Radio Four’s Fright Night line-up is spooktacular! It includes short stories, a drama by filmmaker Peter Strickland, readings of Stephen King short stories and Rosemary’s Baby and an adaptation of The Ring.
Midnight Madness 2016 Line-up
The line-up for this year’s Midnight Madness program at the Toronto International Film Festival has been announced: Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire; Iko Uwais and Julie Estelle return in Timo Tjahjanto and Kimo Stamboel’s Headshot; Morgan Spurlock’s Rats; Paul Schrader’s Dog Eat Dog, starring Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe; Adam […]
What is Godzilla thinking?
Lately my son has been asking me to play a game called “Nutcracker” with him. The rules are simple – be whoever you want and do whatever you want. Sounds good in theory, but since being social requires some element of shaping who you are and what you […]
The Monstress Within
I first got my start as Comics Editor here at the Cultural Gutter because of a zine I made. It was a personal zine I started after spending a few years running Mad Cow, the zine for the University of Toronto Women’s Centre. I was excited to write […]
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