A good memoir should be more than an autobiography and less than a confessional but contain elements of both. As a reader, I am less interested in being overwhelmed with family trauma and pathos except when it informs the greater tale being told. Quite often, it is the memoirs that feature an excess of pathos More
The series was adapted by Steve Yockey (The Flight Attendant) from the comic series by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner.
What do famous literary detectives like Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple have in common with real-life scientists? It’s elementary! Super sleuths in some of our favorite books and movies rely on the same skills as chemists, microbiologists, and cyber security specialists. Scientists use their skills of observation, inference, prediction and investigation to solve mysteries in fields like medicine, history and ecology. But these skills aren’t just for adults. Kids become better problem solvers...
HAWAII ISLAND (KHON2) -- There are dozens of unsolved murders in Hawaii, but just because a case goes cold doesn't mean the victim is forgotten. Big Island Detective Derek Morimoto has made it his mission to uncover the truth in unsolved cases -- some of them decades old. He knows he can't bring the victims []
An Edinburgh police detective is summoned to the island of Malta, in this gripping and atmospheric murder mystery set in the Victorian era. It is the summer of 1880, and DI Sam McQueen has been called away from the gray, damp streets of Edinburgh to investigate a case on the oppressively hot Mediterranean island of Malta. Inspector Sam McQueen is out of his comfort zone. Malta is hot and his clothes are more suited to the Edinburgh climate. The local police chief is distinctly unwelcoming....
California’s Proposition 47, a milestone in criminal justice reform, is under threat. The proposed Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, which seeks to undo important aspects of Proposition 47, would take us backward to prioritize punishment over rehabilitation. Proposition 47 was passed in 2014 to revise penalties for nonviolent lower-level drug and property offenses. Before the reform, prosecutors had broader discretion to treat some property crimes as felonies or misdemeanors....
An excerpt from ‘The Egghead Detective Agency Volume 2’, by Pika Nani.
Life Eater caught my eye the moment it appeared on my Twitter feed, having described itself as a ‘horror fantasy kidnapping sim’. My initial thought was “oh, God no,” as I immediately worried just how sadistic a game like this could get in our current climate. But, while it is somewhat sadistic, it also has plenty of heart.And considering the game was developed by the likes of Strange Scaffold - the brilliant minds bursting with bizarre ideas such as neo-noir shooter El Paso: Elsewhere (which...
The man accused in the death of a Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detective in 2016 has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in court on Wednesday, April 24.
Rapper trails summer release of The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) with a fictional crime report suggesting that the antic character will meet a violent endOne of the great alter egos in pop could be meeting a grisly end, as Eminem announces his first album since 2020: The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce).Set for release on an unspecified date this summer, the album was announced with a trailer that frames the demise of the antic character, with a crime reporter saying to camera:...
In the funny, terrifying, colorful, oddly lovely, lovably odd "Dead Boy Detectives," premiering Thursday on Netflix, deceased putative teenagers Edwin (George Rexstrew) and Charles (Jayden Revri) investigate what's troubling troubled ghosts. Created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner for DC Comics, the eponymous team was born on the pages of "The Sandman" in 1991 and made an appearance, played by much younger actors, in the third season of "Doom Patrol," the best of all superhero series. But the...
Chief Detective 1958 Episode 3's ratings ramp back up to become #1 most-watched show of any kind on Friday.