Song of Ice and Fire – The Cultural Gutter

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The Geologic History of Westeros and Essos

By Guttersnipe on April 11, 2014 • ( Leave a comment )

Learn all about the geology of Game Of Thrones at Generation Anthrophocene.

Fantasy Cartography

By Guttersnipe on December 8, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Jonathan Roberts mapped Westeros for The Land of Ice And Fire, see his fantasy maps and read an interview with him via The AV Club.

Pondering The Red Wedding

By Guttersnipe on June 8, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

The AV Club consider the emotional impact of Game of Thrones’ Red Wedding episode. Gus Mustrapa considers pranks, punchlines, Schadenfreude and the Red Wedding: “This weekend a booby-trap three years in the making was sprung. Millions of TV viewers watching A Game of Thrones took the proverbial blow. A […]

“The Rape of James Bond”

By Guttersnipe on March 13, 2013 • ( Leave a comment )

Sophia McDougall writes about “sexual assault and ‘Realism’ in popular culture.” (via @Pornokitsch)

NPR Interviews George R. R. Martin

By Carol on July 12, 2011 • ( Leave a comment )

Callers ask fiction and fantasy author, George R. R. Martin questions on NPR’s “On Point.” “I never saw distinctions between these two genres. They all seemed to me to be flavors, if you will, of imaginative fiction, romantic fiction The great romantic tradition as opposed to realistic tradition […]