The Gutter's own @thecritterlab.bsky.social on Queer coding and final moves in video games! culturalgutter.com/2026/05/14/f...

I love the fucking internet, part 972964386: "One Night In Bangkok" arranged and performed as a 16th century chanson. youtu.be/i3jHv0GZB9U?...

Every time I see this ghost I imagine it’s singing opera… Happy Halloween!

Hey, it's a fantastic new piece from the Gutter's own @thecritterlab.bsky.social! culturalgutter.com/2025/06/12/p...

No Kings but...

For Switcheroo Month, the Gutter's own @thecritterlab.bsky.social engages in some responsible irresponsible speculation! culturalgutter.com/2025/04/17/s...

I honestly think it would be hilarious if there was one family on White Lotus that was having just the best time, like we get two miserable storylines and then occasionally cut to this family going “We saw three dolphins!”

The Gutter's own @thecritterlab.bsky.social on the wonderful Robot Dreams and Wong Kar-Wai! culturalgutter.com/2025/02/20/w...

It’s their first rave #driveinmob

That’s what my voice of sanity always says! #driveinmob

It’s the Animal Crossing magic flooring! #driveinmob

Classic sneaking music #driveinmob

At least she’s clearly labelled as dead! #driveinmob

Morlock is practicing for the annual wizard’s rap battle #driveinmob

Nothing so poetic as eyes like olives! #driveinmob

The Groucho disguises make them look a little bit Miyakazi somehow #driveinmob

Is it even a Muppet movie if Kermit doesn’t yell “quiet!”? #driveinmob

I’m imagining filling out the insurance forms for the sparkler tiara scene 😂 #driveinmob

Everyone should always go up stairs like that #driveinmob

I wonder if current day fashion mavens miss having phone cords to drag their interns around by… #driveinmob

How many times do you think Gonzo has heard “get that thing down from there!” in his life? #driveinmob

Nothing like unbearable cuteness to make the day a little better 💗

‘‘Twas the day after Christmas…

Well, learning that this exists kinda made my day 😂

I now have “Spiders in the Snow” stuck in my head to the tune of Riders on the Storm.

Contrary to popular belief, there are only four kinds of bats.

If you see this, post a vampire and pass it on.

The Gutter's own @flashymcflash.bsky.social has two suggestions for comfort films his these crappy times: culturalgutter.com/2024/11/14/s...

What's a movie that felt like a fever dream? Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997)

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last tv show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who is coming to save you?

In this particular choose your own adventure I have no trouble picking a path…

The deadline is when?

Gutterthon 2024 has begun! Help us keep our commitment to paying writers for their work and get some sweet perks! #Gutterthon2024 www.indiegogo.com/projects/gut...

New at the Gutter, a swell piece by Alexander MacFadyen on considers how we have arrived at a cultural moment whereby a classical orchestral arrangment of Pitbull is the perfect soundtrack to a scene in Bridgerton. There are many cool rabbit holes here: culturalgutter.com/2024/07/11/m...

I had no idea there was so much cool art history behind the spooky paintings in the House of Usher!

If you see this post an image from your phone and don’t explain it.

The Gutter's own Carol on Diao Yinan and Neo Noir film in China! culturalgutter.com/2023/11/23/g...

Ah yes, the 9 genders

If I have to go back to the office, this is how I’m getting there. Does anyone have advice on the best place to park a Howler in downtown Toronto?

I am both an American and a Cultural Anthropologist who specializes in semiotics and religion. I do not understand what is going on in this flag. At all.

Don’t feed the books after midnight…

Bats make up one fifth of all land mammals. So if you're in a room with four other land mammals, one of you is a bat.

There were beaver heads literally flying across the theatre at the Midnight Dankness screening of Mike Cheslik’s brilliantly ridiculous Hundreds of Beavers! If you’re curious about the logistics of coordinating stunts with folks in beaver costumes, check out Carol’s article at The Cultural Gutter.

The Gutter's own @thecritterlab.bsky.social on the sweet and heartwarming YA series, Heartstopper, which has just started a new season: https://culturalgutter.com/2022/05/19/how-heartstopper-filled-a-hole-in-my-heart/

This Hopeful Critter was lucky enough to meet Squalo at a screening of the re-released 1967 classic, Squalo vs the Space Demons (Squalo contro i demoni spaziali). He’s even wearing his orange space suit!!!