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The 10 Best Bounty Hunter Moviesย
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The bounty hunter is the ultimate outsider in law enforcement. Neither elected like a sheriff nor sworn in like a cop, the bounty hunter gets in harmโs way as…
Sean Howe on High Times Magazine and Its Enigmatic, Larger-than-Life Editor
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For someone who would dress all in black in the guise of a priest or in a dapper all-white suit, there remain shades of gray surrounding Thomas King Forcade…
On Writing an Urbex Thriller and Exploring the Vertical City
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How far would you go to be the first? The only? All the great cities have become theme parks, and all the theme parks feed lots, Burning Man a…
On the Rise, and Fall, and Uncontainable Rebellion of Cyberpunk
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There once lived a man who was naked, raving, and could not be bound. According to the Gospel: โHe tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his…
A Roundtable Discussion on Dark Academia
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Darkened libraries, exclusive elite schools, looming Gothic towers, charismatic professors, illicit affairs, the tang of autumn in the airโฆ rivalries and obsessions that lead to murder.ย Why is dark academia…
The Off-Broadway Play Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors Is Cute, Not-So-Bloody Fun
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Gordan Greenberg and Steve Rosenโs new play Dracula: a Comedy of Terrors, now open at New World Stages, is production is replete with playful contradictions. Despite the presence of…
Reflections on The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafรณnโs Classic Biblio-Mystery
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Like many great novels, the book you are about to read is one whose every page is imbued with the art of storytelling. Its first five words, โI still…
Queer Crime Fiction Coming Out This Fall
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With the exuberance of Pride Month in June, itโs easy to get excited about new queer crime fiction in the summer months. But, with shortening days, ubiquitous Pumpkin Spice…