The Suits of James Bond
A website dedicated to fab fashion and 007. (thanks, @World_Of_Hurt)
“The Heist Always Goes Wrong”
“In a good heist film, the heist always goes wrong.” Andrew Nette shares his favorites.
BBC Remake + Kevin Spacey + David Fincher = You Will Watch
The Fractured Atlas has an interesting piece on Netflix’s House of Cards, the Nutcracker, data analysis and driving new content development in the arts. And Andrew Leonard has more at Salon: “Netflix’s data indicated that the same subscribers who loved the original BBC production also gobbled down movies […]
Twilight’s Anti-Fandom
Emma Vossen examines Twilight hate and anti-fans, writing: “People have become eager anti-fans of the series, creating an active subculture that manifests in hateful dialogue and value judgements on a seemingly arbitrary slice of a very large pop culture pie.”
Loving the Alien: Superman and Masculinity
Since alex, Chris and I decided to write about masculinity this month, I’ve been thinking about Superman. Actually, I’ve been thinking and rethinking Superman almost as long as I’ve been writing for The Cultural Gutter. I began really thinking about him while watching Justice League and Justice League […]
Scouting the Orientalist Fantasy of a Perfect Chinese Restaurant
Scouting NY writes of the difficulty of finding a Chinese restaurant that satisfies directors’ ideas of a Chinese restaurant in New York, because that restaurant doesn’t exist. “Literally every time I get asked to find a Chinese restaurant, it’s the same description. ‘I want a place with really […]
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