At their blog, Tom Alberta writes about the Great Gonzo, Queerness and Jean-Francois Lyotard: “It’s not exactly a secret: Queers are sneaky. Traditionally deprived of role models who think and act like us, we have become experts in the art of subverting characters in nominally ‘wholesome’ media. Everybody’s […]
I heard industrial pa-chunking before I even entered the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Across the street from the museum is the Ford Development Center, where Ford Motor Company does research on new vehicles and “mobility solutions.” The center first opened in 1953 and was designed by […]
Rita Moreno talks about singing “Fever” with Animal on The Muppet Show.
Of all the people whose art and philosophy have shaped the man I grew up to be, I think it’s possible that I have been most influenced by Jim Henson. The way the Muppets interacted with one another and the values they lived by formed a foundation for […]
I remember seeing Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away in the theatre, and I think it holds the record, in my experience, for the fastest time in making a small child cry. I have no idea what movie the child’s parents thought they were taking her to, but I don’t […]
Find t-shirts, mugs, totes and more at our new Guttermart location at Teepublic!
The Cultural Gutter 