Saturday, September 21, 2013

The Anthony Awards

The Rap Sheet: And Finally, We Have the Anthonys

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Urine, scuffle, gun threat spark panic in Tigard movie theater

Free for Kindle for a Limited Time

Amazon.com: Felony Fists (Fight Card) eBook: Jack Tunney, Mel Odom, Paul Bishop: Kindle Store 

Los Angeles 1954

Patrick “Felony” Flynn has been fighting all his life. Learning the “sweet science” from Father Tim the fighting priest at St. Vincent’s, the Chicago orphanage where Pat and his older brother Mickey were raised, Pat has battled his way around the world – first with the Navy and now with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Legendary LAPD chief William Parker is on a rampage to clean up both the department and the city. His elite crew of detectives known as The Hat Squad is his blunt instrument – dedicated, honest, and fearless. Promotion from patrol to detective is Pat’s goal, but he also yearns to be one of the elite.

And his fists are going to give him the chance.

Gangster Mickey Cohen runs LA’s rackets, and murderous heavyweight Solomon King is Cohen’s key to taking over the fight game. Chief Parker wants wants Patrick “Felony” Flynn to stop him – a tall order for middleweight ship’s champion with no professional record.

Leading with his chin, and with his partner, LA’s first black detective Tombstone Jones, covering his back, Patrick Flynn and his Felony Fists are about to fight for his future, the future of the department, and the future of Los Angeles.

Pimpage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Attention to Books of Interest


Lawrence Block is a master of the short story as well as of the novel, and here's a collection of 17 stories to prove it.  The hardcover edition of this book sold out on publication, but the eBook is now available.  Good stuff.

Amazon.com: Catch and Release eBook: Lawrence Block: Kindle Store  The Master Returns--With Never-Before-Collected Tales of Murder and Desire

One of the most highly acclaimed novelists in the crime genre, Lawrence Block is also a master of the short story, with award-winning work ranging from the macabre to the slyly comic, from heart-stopping tales of revenge to memorable explorations of lust and greed, all told in Block's unforgettable style. The sixteen stories (and one stage play!) collected here feature appearances by some of Block s most famous characters, including gentleman burglar Bernie Rhodenbarr and alcoholic private detective Matt Scudder, as well as glimpses into the minds of a rogue's gallery of frightening killers, dangerous sociopaths, crooked cops, and lost souls whose only chance to find themselves may be on the wrong side of a gun.

You'll meet a compulsive hoarder whose towering piles of trash and treasures hide disturbing secrets...a beautiful young tennis star with a rather too possessive secret admirer...a dealer in stolen art who is unwilling to part with his most prized possession at any price...poker players with agendas that have nothing to do with the cards in their hands...and a catch-and-release fisherman whose preferred catch walks on two legs.

Terror and passion, cruelty and vindication--it's all here, in a collection that will thrill you, scare you, and remind you why Lawrence Block is still the best there is at what he does.

Free for Kindle for a Limited Time

Amazon.com: Blonde Lightning (Hayes/McCoy) eBook: Terrill Lee Lankford, Scott Phillips: Kindle Store

Out of work in The Industry, Mark Hayes decides he’s desperate enough to hitch his wagon to the dubious star of Clyde McCoy, a hard-drinking veteran screenwriter known only too well for being difficult. Clyde has secured the backing to produce his latest script, a noir homage called Blonde Lightning. With a popular action star and a sexy up-and-comer on board in the lead roles, he’s cleaning up his act, dusting off his director’s chair, and is determined to make the picture happen.

For investing the last of his savings into the production, Mark gets the title of associate producer. However, his real job is on-set troubleshooter–his duties ranging from keeping a randy old character actor on a short leash to caring for and feeding some very high-maintenance investors. But the real trouble starts when a crewmember is nearly electrocuted. Clyde suspects sabotage, compliments of Mace Thornburg, an industry bottom-feeder with a grudge against nearly everyone in Hollywood, including Clyde’s martial-arts-actress girlfriend. After she’s almost killed in another suspicious accident, Clyde and Mark resort to drastic measures to exact revenge. But when the payback plot takes an unscripted turn, the deadly drama is suddenly no longer in front of the cameras. 

Now, trapped in a classic double-cross scenario, Mark realizes the only way out is for him and Clyde to wade deeper into a violent nightmare of treachery, lies, and murder as black and inescapable as the La Brea tar pits. It’s a trip Clyde seems more than willing to take . . . and that Mark discovers is part of the high price for finally getting his name on the silver screen.

10 Forgotten Ancient Civilizations

10 Forgotten Ancient Civilizations 

Song of the Day

▶ Little River Band - Lonesome Loser - YouTube:

10 Mugshots From The 1930s With Curious Details

10 Mugshots From The 1930s With Curious Details

Today's Vintage Ad


Alvin, Texas, Not Included

12 Of The Bleakest Places On Earth

Book Trailer for Louis L'Amour Graphic Novel

Law Of The Desert Born Trailer 

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Kathie Reed, Shack Woman, Beacon, 1959

35 Great Travel Books That Will Take You Around the World Without a Plane Ticket

35 Great Travel Books That Will Take You Around the World Without a Plane Ticket

20 Brilliant Authors Whose Work Was Initially Rejected

20 Brilliant Authors Whose Work Was Initially Rejected

Wasn't This Question Answered in a SyFy Movie of the Week?

Which is toughest... shark or crocodile? Finally we have an answer, as giant reptile eats its fishy rival  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Science Fiction Cover Art

The Golden Age: Science Fiction Cover Art

SHAMUS AWARDS

Mystery Fanfare: SHAMUS AWARDS

Robert Barnard, R.I.P.

'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Robert Barnard R.I.P.

Valley of Wanted Men

▶ 1935 VALLEY OF WANTED MEN TRAILER FRANKIE DARRO - YouTube:

Friday, September 20, 2013

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

The Raw Story: A Florida man set fire to a friend’s mobile home after he refused to drive him into town, authorities said.

10 Cats Who Live at the Library

10 Cats Who Live at the Library

Another List Judy and I Aren't On

The 5 Highest-Earning Celebrity Couples Of 2013

Find Out Which Fictional Character Shares Your Birthday

Find Out Which Fictional Character Shares Your Birthday

Or Maybe You Do

16 Things You Might Not Know About "Sixteen Candles"

Song of the Day

▶ Gallery - It's So Nice To Be With You - YouTube:

Famous Writers on New York

Famous Writers on New York: Timeless Private Reflections from Diaries, Letters & Personal Essays

Today's Vintage Ad


Movie Mistakes

Movie Mistakes: 10 Ridiculous Film Errors 

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Sheldon Lord (Lawrence Block), April North, Beacon, 1961

Librarians Are Such Animals

Oh My God, There's A Cat In Russia That Wears A Bow Tie And Works As A Librarian 

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

And then there's the gorilla.

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Why Are Texans Such Dirty, Dirty Football Players

Another Forgotten Book

Vintage Treasures: Hell’s Cartographers

More Forgotten Books

Excavating The Lost Novels of Bram Stoker

Another Forgotten Goodie

Vintage Treasures: The Best of John W. Campbell

Another Forgotten Book and Writer

John Cheever’s Falconer: The writer’s prison novel was his masterpiece

Barry Awards 2013

Mystery Fanfare: Barry Awards 2013

Will the Persecution Never End?

Mail Online: She does have some fans! Paris Hilton recreates the mad bird lady scene from Home Alone 2... and causes an avian frenzy 

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Will the Persecution Never End?

Backstreet Boy Nick Carter says Paris Hilton 'was a horrible influence' on his drug use  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Forgotten Books: The Kill -- Douglas Heyes

Back in 2011 I did my FFB post on The Kiss-Off, by Douglas Heyes.  By coincidence, Jeff Pierce did his Kirkus column that same week on another book by Heyes, The Kill.  Since I enjoyed The Kiss-Off, I got out my copy of The Kill and set it aside to read.  It took me a while to get to it, but I finally did.  

In case you didn't click on the link above, here's what I said about Heyes in my post: If you do a quick Internet search for "Douglas Heyes," you can find out about his movie and TV careers. He was a prolific writer in both media, he developed TV series (North and South), he directed (Kitten with a Whip), and he even had a bit part or two. But you can find nothing about his fiction writing, and that's too bad. Heyes doesn't deserve to be forgotten. After reading The Kill, I remain convinced that Heyes is a writer to remember.  (And Pierce's article has a lot more to say about Heyes' career in movies and TV than I did; check it out.)

The Kill is set in Los Angeles in 1938, and it has a great opening: "I won't be taken alive.  Not that I wouldn't rather be?"  So immediately we wonder, who is this guy and how did he get into such a mess.  

The guy is a private-eye name Ray Ripley (believe it or not), and he got into this mess the way all private-eyes do, by accepting a job that he probably shouldn't have because he needs the money.  Almost immediately he finds himself accused of a murder he didn't commit (and later we discover that it's not really even a murder, exactly).  The big surprise, though, is the mysterious man named "George," who turns out to be someone you won't be expecting. 

There's a lot of great '30s atmosphere in the book, and you'll recognize some of the locations even though they aren't named (the Bradbury building, for one).  Lots of action, good writing, and some good surprises.  If you enjoy pulpy p.i. fiction, this one's worth checking out.




Over-Exposed

▶ 1956 OVER-EXPOSED TRAILER CLEO MOORE - YouTube:

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Macavity Award Winners 2013

Mystery Fanfare: Macavity Award Winners 2013

Looking for Bigfoot?

Looking for Bigfoot? Follow this map --others have seen 'em there 

Link via Jerry House.

I've Heard of All of Them and Read Six

SHOTSMAG CONFIDENTIAL: Stav Sherez talks about The Ten Best Crime Novels You've (Probably) Never Heard Of

Link via The Rap Sheet.

17 Swashbuckling Facts About Talk Like A Pirate Day

17 Swashbuckling Facts About Talk Like A Pirate Day 

Song of the Day

▶ Leon Redbone- Roll Along Kentucky Moon - YouTube:

Yet Another List I'm Not On

The National Book Awards Announce Longlist for Fiction 

How to Truly Talk Like a Pirate

Arrrggg You Serious? How to Truly Talk Like a Pirate

Today's Vintage Ad


First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Enraged drivers shoot, kill each other

The ten rules of writing fiction

The ten rules of writing fiction  

Hat tip to SF Signal.

You Know You Want It!

▶ Kinetic Sand - YouTube

A 'fancy' serial number can make a $1 bill worth thousands

A 'fancy' serial number can make a $1 bill worth thousands

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Lee Morell, Mimi, Beacon, 1959

Yet Another List I'm Not On

5 of the Most Scandalous Affairs in Literary History

Edd Cartier, A few dust jackets...

The Golden Age: Edd Cartier, A few dust jackets...

A Guide To Proper Comma Use

A Guide To Proper Comma Use: 13 Rules For Using Commas Without Looking Like An Idiot

I taught these rules for 39 years.  To no avail.

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs: Stop Hating on Adjectives and Adverbs

It's TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY....arrrrrrr...

The Golden Age: It's TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY....arrrrrrr...

Croc Update

Mail Online: Tragedy as landslides on Mexican coast kill up to 80 people while panic spreads after CROCODILES are spotted swimming in the flooded streets  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Ken Norton, R. I. P.

NY Daily News: Ken Norton Sr., the former hard-bodied heavyweight with the distinctive cross-armed defense who once defeated a prime Muhammad Ali while breaking his jaw, died Wednesday at a hospital in Arizona while receiving treatment for a stroke he suffered last year, according to the Los Angeles Times, which referenced his former friend and manager, Patrick Tenore.  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Fingers at the Window

▶ 1942 FINGERS AT THE WINDOW TRAILER BASIL RATHBONE - YouTube:

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Boca employee charged with battery; accused man of crushing lunch, police say

Definitely Not Safe for Work!

Peek Inside 22 Vintage Lesbian Pulp Novels

Adult content and images warning.

Harry Whittington included.

Ah-Choo!

Sneeze city: Wichita tops list of the 15 worst places to live in the U.S. for those with Fall allergies  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Robot Snake WBAGNFARB

Robot snakes on Mars? Serpentine probe could explore Red Planet

FRONTLIST FEATURES: Hungry 4: Rise of the Triad by Harry Shannon & Steven Booth

Top Suspense Group: FRONTLIST FEATURES: Hungry 4: Rise of the Triad by Harry Shannon & Steven Booth

Nicolas Cage Pillowcase Update

Nicolas Cage pillowcase: face of actor staring at you on your pillow.

I know I've mentioned the pillowcases before, but I couldn't resist this update.

They Really Are Everywhere

UPI.com: Four gators escape Swedish zoo, all but one recaptured

Gator Update (Texas Edition)

Photos: Man bags giant gator in south Texas 

Dust Devils -- Roger Smith

Robert Dell's father, a hardened mercenary, has just gotten out of prison, so Dell's not in a good mood.  And then he's in a terrible automobile accident in which his wife and two children are killed.  Except that "accident" isn't the right word.  It's a deliberate act, and Dell isn't meant to survive.  He does, but he's accused of the murder  himself.  And then things get worse.

Roger Smith pulls no punches and takes no prisoners.  Dell's story is a bloody journey, physically and psychologically.  Anyone can die at any time.  And does.  Strong stuff, and if this is what South Africa is like, it's one of the scariest places in the world.  I wanted to turn away at times, but I kept reading right to the bloody end.

The Unsung Pros

The Unsung Pros

I Should Be the Most Productive Person Alive

Why Grumpy People Can Be Super Productive

Song of the Day

▶ Pistol Packin' Mama by Al Dexter and His Troopers (1943) - YouTube:

Cartoon of the Day

Link

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But Do We Want to Hear What They Have to Say?

BBC News - Vest allows dog to 'talk' to owner

Hat tip to Richard Prosch.http://www.meridianbridge.com/

Edgar Allan Poe on the Joy of Marginalia

Edgar Allan Poe on the Joy of Marginalia and What Handwriting Reveals about Character

Raoul Whitfield: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Best of Them

“Raoul Whitfield: Shoulder to Shoulder with the Best of Them” (by by Boris Dralyuk) | SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN

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Harry Whittington, Vengeful Sinner, Croydon, 1953

PimPage: An Occasional Feature in Which I Call Attention to Books of Interest

Amazon.com: The Hiding Place eBook: David Bell: Kindle Store: Twenty-five-years ago, the disappearance of four-year-old Justin Manning rocked the small town of Dove Point, Ohio. After his body was found in a shallow grave in the woods two months later, the repercussions were felt for years.…  

Janet Manning has been haunted by the murder since the day she lost sight of her brother in the park. Now, with the twenty-fifth anniversary of Justin’s death looming, a detective and a newspaper reporter have started to ask questions, opening old wounds and raising new suspicions. Could the man convicted of the murder—who spent more than two decades in prison—really be innocent? Janet’s childhood friend and high school crush, who was in the park with her that day, has returned to Dove Point, where he is wrestling with his own conflicted memories of the events. And a strange man appears at Janet’s door in the middle of the night, claiming to know the truth.  

Soon, years of deceit will be swept away, and the truth about what happened to Janet’s brother will be revealed. And the answers that Janet has sought may be found much closer to home than she ever could have imagined.

50 Works of Fiction in Translation That Every English Speaker Should Read

50 Works of Fiction in Translation That Every English Speaker Should Read 

Or Maybe You Did

Sriracha Sauce - 14 Things You Didn't Know about Hot Sauce Sriracha from Huy Fong

Wild Vintage Posters from Classic Roger Corman Drive-In Movies

Wild Vintage Posters from Classic Roger Corman Drive-In Movies

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Worst lawyer ever? Texas attorney slept through client’s trial, forgot his name, and failed to enter a plea bargain  

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Facebook feud lands one man in trauma center, another in jail 

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Howard V. Brown

The Golden Age: Howard V. Brown

Paris Hilton Update

Mail Online: Paris Hilton has taken a swipe at Kim Kardashian's series Keeping Up with the Kardashians by insisting The Simple Life is still the best reality show.

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

The Bodyguard

▶ The Bodyguard (1992) - Trailer - YouTube:

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

Woman Stabs Roommate for Refusing to Stop Listening to The Eagles

Once Again Texas Leads the Way

Dog accidentally fires shotgun, shoots owner, 78, in Fort Worth, Texas 

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

Yet Another List I'm Not On

The Richest People in America List

Q & A with Paul Levine

SONS OF SPADE: Q & A with Paul Levine

Robert Vaughan Interview

Hundreds of Books Later, He's Still Writing

Ben Franklin's Thoughts About the Constitution on the Day It Was Signed

Ben Franklin's Thoughts About the Constitution on the Day It Was Signed

Lenore: Purple Nurples -- Roman Dirge

Lenore might not be everybody's favorite little dead girl, but she's my favorite little dead girl.  Especially this time, since she's taking on wild hogs!

Okay, that's not true, but because she eats pork wrapped in pork after midnight, she's doomed to be killed by the Creeping Creepig.  I'm not sure why this should worry her, as she's already dead, but it does lead to a wild adventure.  But then all her adventures are wild, none much wilder than the other two tales included here (the Creepig episode is a two-parter), "King for a Day" and "The Dweller in the Fridge."  

Lenore's not for the squeamish or for anybody who doesn't have a warped and twisted sense of humor.  Dirge puts the graphic in graphic novel, or graphic novelette, or whatever we have here.  If you're into the weird and strangely appealing, you owe it to yourself to check out any of the books in this series, of which Purple Nurples is but the latest.

I Miss the Old Days

A Story With Bite - Remembering the California Alligator Farm

Song of the Day

▶ Elvis Presley - When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again - YouTube:

Today's Vintage Ad


Archaeology Update

Tomb of China's woman prime minister: The life and lovers of politician who served first female emperor and was eventually executed in a palace coup

Fourteen Oddball Reasons You’re Not Dead Yet

Slate Magazine: Fourteen Oddball Reasons You’re Not Dead Yet

Croc Update (Sleep Tight Edition)

Man, 40, finds 8ft crocodile hidden under his bed after it spent the entire night just inches from where he slept 

Hat top to Jeff Meyerson.

FRONTLIST FEATURES: What Doesn't Kill Her by Max Allan Collins

Top Suspense Group: FRONTLIST FEATURES: What Doesn't Kill Her by Max Allan Collins

I Miss the Old Days

The '60s at 50: Tuesday, September 17, 1963: 'The Fugitive'

Explore the World's Best Museums Without Leaving Your Living Room

Explore the World's Best Museums Without Leaving Your Living Room

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Jack Williamson, The Humanoids, Lancer, 1963

Knees Calhoon Sells Out

Knees Calhoon's Midnight Ramble: J.D. Salinger's Pretty Mouth and Green My Eyes

Or Maybe You Do

11 Things You Might Not Know About J.K. Rowling

29 Historically Impossible Details in Famous Movies Slideshow

29 Historically Impossible Details in Famous Movies Slideshow  

Yes, it's a slideshow.

10 Best Hot Sauces On Earth

Best Hot Sauce - Power-ranking the 10 Best Hot Sauces On Earth

Frank R. Paul

The Golden Age: Frank R. Paul

Overlooked Movies: The Man with Two Brains

I have a weakness for the comedy of Steve Martin.  I've liked him ever since seeing him on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, and I've seen most of his movies.  Maybe all of them.  I usually find them hilarious, and I might mention a few of my other favorites on upcoming Tuesdays.

In The Man with Two Brains, Martin plays Dr. Michael Hfuhruhurr.  You'd have to hear him pronounce it; hardly anyone else can get it right.  There are other names in the movie like that, and either you think they're funny or you don't. Works for me.  Hfuhruhurr has invented a great method for screw-top brain surgery, and he saves the life of Kathleen Turner, who's playing an over-the-top parody of her role in Body Heat.  Naturally he falls for her.  Complications ensue, such as Hfuhruhurr falling in love with a brain in a jar after he discovered Turner's true nature.  The fact that there's a serial killer on the loose might seem not to have anything to do with the rest of the movie, but it turns out that it does.  (I loved the identity of the serial killer, too.)

I also recently read Steve Martin's memoir Born Standing Up, which I highly recommend if you're at all a fan of his work.

The Man With Two Brains

▶ The Man With Two Brains (1983) Trailer - YouTube:

Monday, September 16, 2013

Update on Judy

Since I posted this morning about why I wouldn't be going to Bouchercon, I thought some of you might be interested in this update.  Judy has gone through two treatments in her current chemo regimen.  Last Friday she had a PET scan, and today we visited her doctor to go over the results.  He was very optimistic and said her response to the drugs was "amazing."  This doesn't mean she's out of the woods, but she's made a great start.  She'll start the third treatment tomorrow. The treatments go for six days, and she has to have a backpack full of chemicals and two little pumps that she has with her 24 hours a day. There will be six treatments in all if Judy can tolerate them.  We hope she can and that results will continue to be good.

Thanks to all for the good wishes, thoughts, prayers, karma and everything.

A Tap on the Window -- Linwood Barclay

Linwood Barclay is a master of the bestselling thriller.  Things begin innocently enough with the titular tap, and then they start to spiral almost out of control.

Cal Weaver, ex-cop, is a p. i. in a middling New York city near Buffalo.  He and his wife are going through a touch time because their son died in a fall from a rooftop while under the influence of Ecstasy.  The town's going through a tough time because of a feud between the mayor and the chief of police, who happens to be Weaver's brother-in-law. Weaver can't let his son's death alone, and he's investigating it in sometimes unorthodox ways.

Weaver gives a ride to a young woman on a rainy night.  She disappears.  Her best friend is murdered.  Other people die.  There are intercut chapters of something strange and seemingly unrelated (though of course they're not) going on in town.  If you're looking for a feel-good read, this isn't it.  It's fast-paced and effective, and in places it's even funny, but humor isn't the game here.  By the end, no one's left untouched by the fear and the violence and the secrets.

11 Most Evil Characters in Books

11 Most Evil Characters in Books

It's National Play-Doh Day!

10 Fun Facts for National Play-Doh Day

Song of the Day

▶ SHRIMP BOATS by Jo Stafford 1951 - YouTube:

5 Amazing Things People Buried in the Desert

5 Amazing Things People Buried in the Desert

Today's Vintage Ad





Why I Won't Be at Bouchercon

Judy and I love Bouchercon and have been attending pretty regularly since 1980.  Not this year, though.  The reasons are the same as why we weren't at WorldCon, so rather than repeat them, I'll just give you this link.  Maybe next year Bouchercon will be back on the agenda.

My Home Office Not Included

10 Amazingly Creative Home Offices

Link via The Presurfer.

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Harry Harrison, War with the Robots, Pyramid, 1962

First It Was the Thin Mints Melee . . .

. . . but leave it to the Russians to elevate the meme.

News from The Associated Press: RUSSIAN SHOT IN QUARREL OVER KANT'S PHILOSOPHY

I Miss the Old Days

23 Captivating Color Photos Of Jackie Kennedy's Trip To India

24 Photos That Prove Cats Take Better Bookshelfies Than Humans

24 Photos That Prove Cats Take Better Bookshelfies Than Humans

11 Reasons Agatha Christie Was as Interesting as Her Characters

11 Reasons Agatha Christie Was as Interesting as Her Characters 

Do You Like Old Paperbacks?

If you do, you'll want to check out Lynn Monroe's latest checklists on Mamie van Doren, Lawrence Block, and Bill Wenzel.  Covers, commentary, great stuff!

New Poem at The 5-2

The 5-2 | Crime Poetry Weekly, Annual Ebooks - Gerald So, Editor: Terry Trowbridge A TYPICAL NIGHT IN WESTERN HILL

Cluck, Cluck, Cluck

Diapers For Chickens -- No Kidding!

The Man from Montreal

▶ 1939 MAN FROM MONTREAL TRAILER RICHARD ARLEN - YouTube:

Sunday, September 15, 2013

America’s Best Donuts

America’s Best Donuts 

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson, who can no doubt vouch for the Brooklyn sinkers.

Annoying slideshow alert.

Wanna Win a Book?

Martha Wells - Book Drawing

The Secret History of Monopoly Tokens

The Secret History of Monopoly Tokens 

Song of the Day

▶ Amazing Grace - Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - YouTube:

Mammoth Update

Woolly mammoth extinction due to warming climate

Today's Vintage Ad


'Memory Pinball' And Other Reasons You Need A Nap

'Memory Pinball' And Other Reasons You Need A Nap

Adrenaline-Pumping Photos From Some of the World's Biggest Thrill-Seekers

Adrenaline-Pumping Photos From Some of the World's Biggest Thrill-Seekers

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Eric Frank Russell, The Great Explosion, Pyramid, 1963

It Might Not Be What You Think

What happens if you open the plane door during a flight?

Or Maybe Not

College dorms have changed a great deal in the last 110 years

Possum Infestation WBAGNFARB

Possum infestation keeps Tony Abbott out of official residence 

Even I Knew about Most of These

11 TV Spinoffs You Might Not Know Existed 

Robert R. Taylor, R. I . P.

The Washington Post: Robert R. Taylor, an entrepreneur of hygiene who made hand-washing a tidier, less slippery job by introducing Softsoap, the first mass-market pumpable liquid soap that rendered the traditional bar obsolete, died Aug. 29 in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 77.

Bookless Public Library Update

Bookless Public Library Opens In Texas

The Red Pony

▶ 1949 THE RED PONY TRAILER ROBERT MITCHUM - YouTube: