Auld Lang Syne
John Hodgman telepathically communicates the meaning of, “Auld Lang Syne.”
The Tate Gallery Profiles Maurice Sendak
Maurice Sendak talks about his work and the art he loves, “My work has always been considered inappropriate, but the ones that I love, the ones that I think work as works of art and books are inappropriate.” There are also glimpses of his workspace and his dog. […]
Interview with George Takei
George Takei is interviewed on NPR’s Here and Now. Takei discusses his experiences growing up in an internment camp during World War II.
Thanks, Pornokitsch!
The always fun and thoughtful website Pornokitsch has recommended 10 books for your e-reader, including, The Cultural Gutter. (Yes, we’re a book, too!)
TinTin and the Lessons of Pulp Racism
In adapting Tintin, Noah Berlatsky writes, “Spielberg provides spectacular ship-to-ship battles, requisite car chases, and improbable fights between construction cranes. But he left out the thing that made the Indiana Jones films most like the Hergé books. That is, racism.”
RIP, Joe Simon
Comics writer and artist Joe Simon has died. Simon created Captain America with Jack Kirby and, according to Michael Cavna at Comic Riffs blog, “Virtuoso though he was, his most iconic image from 80 years in the industry will remain the introduction of Captain America socking Hitler in […]
The Cultural Gutter 