Stealing Books
Leah Henrickson writes about rare book heists, the film American Animals and the larcenous ways of the library of Alexandria at the Independent.
“A Million and One Places to Go!
At Loser City, friend of the Gutter writes about the art of the hustle in Susan Seidelman’s Smithereens. “Do you have a picture in your head of New York? Does it come from real life? Or the memory of art? I know the New York I see when […]
“The Plot to Put Conceptual Art on Melrose Place. Yes, Really.”
“Twenty years ago, the conceptual artist Mel Chin cold-called the offices of Melrose Place, Aaron Spelling’s wildly popular prime-time soap opera, with a proposition. What if a task force of artists supplied free artworks and props for the show’s apartment-complex set, with coded cultural messages on pressing topics […]
Revisiting Dakota North
This week’s Guest Star is Nick Hanover on the underappreciated Dakota North! ~~~ 1986 was a year of changes for comics, with the Big Two working overtime to freshen up their respective lines with series that could compete with the booming indie world for adult readers who were […]
“Will Eisner and Three Visions of New York”
Our sister site Pornokitsch shares three visions of New York from Will Eisner, Fantasia, and Dark Dark Dark. “New York, New York. Is there any city that has featured in as many stories, songs and films? Ok, maybe Paris, but ignoring that – definitely New York. The representations […]
Cahiers du Cannon: Street Smart
Guest Star Jessica Ritchey returns this month with another entry into her series, Cahiers du Cannon. Last Month, Jessica wrote about Castaway. This month she looks at Christopher Reeve in Street Smart (1987). Until Batman V Superman disgraced itself in theaters the most reviled Superman property was easily […]
The Cultural Gutter 