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Pulp Gallery: MYSTERY ADVENTURE (1936)-
All by Norman SaundersMore Mystery Advneture(s) HERE.
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Overlooked Films: Mickey Spilane's TOMORROW I DIE (1995)
Here's another episode of Fallen Angels. This one stars Bill Pullman in a non-Hammer story from Cavalier magazine.
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FFB: Six Books Reviewed by DASHIELL HAMMETT
This column appeared in the May 24, 1930 issue of the New York Evening Post.THE SCARAB MURDER CASE By S. S. Van Dine. Scribners. $2. MANHATTAN NIGHT. By William Almon Wolff. Minton, Balch. $2. THE MAN...
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Moments in Paperback History: LanceCon '86 (Part 1)
Art Scott took so many photos at the 1986 LanceCon (as always, here in Portland) that I'm splitting them into two posts. Above: Larry Paschelke, Lance himself and Greg Phillips.Cap'n Bob's shirt. He...
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FFB Rerun: MURDER WEARS A HALO by John Evans/Howard Browne
Yeah, this is a recycled review, from 2009, but I have a better than average excuse. My wife and I are just back from a too-short tour of Italy. We're both exhausted and both recovering from a heavy...
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Weird Stuff I Saw in Italy, 1: The Pope's Cowboy Hat
As I mentioned yesterday, we're just back from a ten-day squint at Italy. We saw a lot of the normal stuff (which was very cool, and I'll be slapping some normal pics up here soon), but being a strange...
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Weird Stuff I Saw in Italy, 2: Old Lady Men
The number one occupation in Italy, at least near the tourist attractions, is selfie-stick salesman. Those pests were everywhere, and often outnumbered the tourists. But one of the runner-up jobs is...
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Weird Stuff I Saw in Italy, 3: Horses, Italian Style
Believe it or not, they do have real horses in Italy. We saw some hitched to carriages outside the Colosseum, rigged up exactly like those near the Alamo and in Central Park. But they have some...
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Overlooked Films: DJANGO (1966)
In keeping with my Italian frame of mind (did I mention I'm 25% Italian?), here's a great Spaghetti Western. This is the original Django film, and still the best I've seen.
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Weird Stuff I Saw in Italy, 4: Calling Doctor Who!
These leaf-headed aliens (from Milan,I think) are just the type of threat you expect to see stalking the streets of the Doctor's London.And the monstronsity below, resmembling the great granddaddy of a...
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Weird Stuff I Saw in Italy, 5: Animal Warfare
These two undated pieces by Peter Wenzel ( 1745-1829) are hanging in the Pinacotera (painting gallery) of the Vatican Museum. What they're doing there, I don't know, but they reminded me of Wild Kingdom.
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FFB: THE SISTINE SECRETS, Michaelangelo's Forbidden Messages in the Heart of...
In gearing up for our trip to Italy, I read a pile of books, both fiction and non. This was the most interesting, and had the biggest payoff.The authors of The Sistine Secrets present what is...
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