From the monthly archives: November 2013
by John Nardizzi
On October 8, 1986, a Manhattan jury returned a guilty verdict against Luis Resto and Carlos “Panama” Lewis, on charges of second and third degree assault, conspiracy, and criminal possession of a weapon. There was nothing unusual about the charges, which […]
by Robert Emmett Murphy, Jr.
Nothing will happen on the 19th of this month that will change the course of American history. It is important to remember that, because if you are listening to the wrong people, the next civil war will erupt.
There […]
commentary by Patrick H. Moore
Who was that masked man?
I always watched the Lone Ranger on TV when I was a child and I wasn’t wild about it — not my favorite western, a bit too predictable — EXCEPT I always remembered the […]
by BJW Nashe
The ongoing saga of crack-smoking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is big news right now. After months of denying the rumors swirling around him, Ford has finally admitted to “smoking crack, probably a year ago, in a drunken stupor.” Toronto police reportedly […]
by John Nardizzi
Brawls in professional sports tap easily into old myths and stories about good and evil, offering 45 second morality plays with larger than life characters. But violent behavior carves out a pound of flesh from both aggressor and victim alike, and […]
by Thomas Davidson
I’m a blue-collar connoisseur of bad behavior. I had the privilege of growing up in Detroit, the Athens of Attitude and Impropriety. I applaud a special sub-class of bad behavior. Its practitioners are nonviolent criminals who bring an array of […]
by Robert Emmett Murphy, Jr.
“Night of the Hunter” (1955) and “Cape Fear” (1961)
“Night of the Hunter” features one of the greatest film villains of all time, brought to life by the single finest performance in Robert Mitchum’s remarkable career. He plays Harry […]
