Moominland Tales: The Life Of Tove Jansson
A BBC documentary on the life and work of writer and artist Tove Jansson, best known for her Moomin books. (via Kate Laity)
“How Homestar Runner Changed Web Series For The Better”
At The AV Club, Todd VanDerWerff writes about the influence of Homestar Runner: “The stuff on Homestarrunner.com was really funny, and even if the site hasn’t been updated in years, its surprisingly elaborate mythology and characters still pop up in online discussions from time to time. It also […]
Maurice Sendak, Children’s Books and Taboos
Steven Heller writes about Maurice Sendak and treating “children like the intelligent little animals that we know they are.”
Ray Harryhausen and Me: A Life of High Adventure and Escapism
Ray Harryhausen passed away last week. This has been noted by people more qualified than I to discuss the master of stop-motion magic—Rick Baker, Adam Savage, Todd Masters, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, and more. The superhuman talent and perseverance evident in a Harryhausen effects sequence can easily be […]
Gary Groth Interviews Maurice Sendak
The Comics Journal has published a goodly excerpt of Gary Groth’s interview with illustrator and writer Maurice Sendak. “And one of the passions I have about children is, we don’t know what they see, we don’t know what they really hear. And occasionally they are polite enough to […]
Gutter Favorites 2012
The CG editors list their favorite pieces of 2012 here at The Cultural Gutter.
The Cultural Gutter 