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Confess!

by paul bond

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September 24, 2013

There was something going on in the Lincoln reading, and I have to confes that I didn’t even pick it up until I found a related reading. He writes in a lawyerly just-the-facts manner, in comparison to Bierce, that it … Continue reading →
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Crime Galleries

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September 23, 2013

So one thing led to another and I ended up on Paul Dodd’s website, featuring his Models from Crime Page series. Maybe those pictures were based on the Crime Stoppers flyer, which apparently also has its own on-demand cable channel. … Continue reading →
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Mapping ideas

by paul bond

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September 22, 2013

One cool tool I like using sometimes is VUE (Visual Understanding Environment). It’s good for mind mapping/concept mapping, organizing thoughts, and whatever else you want to do with it. And it’s free. So here’s a quick map I started on … Continue reading →
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Nat Turner special

by paul bond

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September 22, 2013

I thought I’d try to do a Nat Turner special on Crime Time Radio. I remembered hearing his in some lyrics – I thought maybe Public Enemy, but I couldn’t remember which song. A quick Google brought up a whole … Continue reading →
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What a turn-off

by paul bond

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September 21, 2013

The use of that expression, “turned off,” in these narratives had been puzzling me. As a metaphor, it makes perfect sense. It’s just like turning off a light switch. But these stories come from the days before electricity. How did … Continue reading →
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Vinylcasting

by paul bond

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September 21, 2013

So the other day I decided to take a break from all this crime and murder and listen to one of my old vinyl LPs by The Swinging Neckbreakers. Usually when I listen to an LP I also record it on … Continue reading →
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Looking for background

by paul bond

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September 19, 2013

I like that everyone has strong reactions to today’s readings. Everyone has something to say about them, which should lead to some good discussion. Something to think about though, is why were they trying to get a strong reaction? Franklin … Continue reading →
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You say you want a revolution…

by paul bond

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September 18, 2013

I suggested the Nat Turner confession without having read it. I just looked through a collection of slave narratives for something from the early 19th century that was crime-related, and found it. After reading it through, I’m impressed by how … Continue reading →
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Turner: background info

by paul bond

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September 18, 2013

I sort of remembered Turner from history class, but history class was a long time ago for me. Being a heretical librarian, I looked to Wikipedia for some background and context. That gives some info on the public response to … Continue reading →
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Things change

by paul bond

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September 17, 2013

Abigail points out the familiarity of the Strang/Whipple murder, connecting it to The Canterbury Tales. I was reminded of a movie from the 90s, To Die For, based on Pamela Smart case. I guess it’s an age-old situation. Murder by … Continue reading →
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Bloody Regifter

by paul bond

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September 16, 2013

First of all, I have to say I love that old school “s” makes the title Bloody Regifter. I’m thinking that needs to be a Christmas card. Reading through it makes me think of all those pulp crime & detective … Continue reading →
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Wiseguys

by paul bond

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September 15, 2013

I was listening to Bob Dylan’s 1976 album Desire, because I thought I’d use “Hurricane” in one of these shows. The flip side has a song about the life and death of an NYC mobster, which inspired this episode. Today … Continue reading →
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It’s good to be the king.

by paul bond

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September 13, 2013

When I go through these readings, I always think about how they connect to today. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose, as the French might say. Although maybe not Foucault, I’m not sure. William Fly and his crew … Continue reading →
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Friday the 13th

by paul bond

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September 12, 2013

We’re planning on covering our final Bava film, Rabid Dogs, tomorrow on Friday the 13th. And as it falls on the 13th year, it’s double bad luck. Maybe it would have been more appropriate to do Twitch of the Death … Continue reading →
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Some questions about the readings

by paul bond

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September 12, 2013

Just a few quick things I wanted to throw out there for the group: William Fly Fly’s narrative is titled, “The vial poured out upon the sea.” What does that mean? The phrase comes from the Book of Revelation. Fly … Continue reading →
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Getting background

by paul bond

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September 11, 2013

I think Sara, Meredith and Jack did a great job of breaking down the Foucault reading in the wiki. It was a difficult work, but I think going through that process will serve them well when it comes to contextualizing … Continue reading →
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Two days in a row

by paul bond

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September 11, 2013

You’d think this Sutpen guy was spying on us. Yesterday he featured an unpenitent thief; today it’s an execution. When I saw this, I thought it was an electric chair, but I ran the photo through Google Image search to find this NY … Continue reading →
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The things that show up in in the feed reader

by paul bond

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September 10, 2013

In addition to Foucault’s torture, we’re also looking at Levi Ames’ tale this week. Or should I say – one of Levi Ames’ tales. The notes on the Ames reading say that there were 19 different accounts of his story … Continue reading →
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Pre-production notes

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September 8, 2013

I thought I’d share the collaboration and production process Jim and I are using to do a video with the rest of the True Crimers. I make this process a little complicated because I’m at a remote distance. It should … Continue reading →
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Yo ho ho and a bottle of…

by paul bond

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September 7, 2013

This time I went for a pirate theme with my ds106radio thing, since we have a pirate’s tale coming up in the True Crime class. Today is pirate day on Crime Time Radio “Rhymin’ and Stealin’” with the Beastie Boys. Mixing 1001 … Continue reading →
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Power and knowledge

by paul bond

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September 7, 2013

There are famous sayings like “Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely” and expressions like “power mad” and “drunk with power.” And there’s my favorite, from Jenny Holzer: “Abuse of power comes as no surprise.” The meaning is that we should put … Continue reading →
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Off with their heads

by paul bond

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September 4, 2013

Demi and Abigail brought up the guillotine in their blogs. It’s an interesting contradiction. It is a horrific and violent form of execution, yet the whole point of it was to be humane and execute people without inflicting unnecessary pain. It’s associated … Continue reading →
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Obey and conform

by paul bond

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September 3, 2013

They Live was an 80s film about an alien ruling class that controlled the world through subliminal messages until professional wrestler Rowdy Roddy Piper messed everything up. He found special sunglasses that let him see through the messages – all … Continue reading →
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Of nature and hippies

by paul bond

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September 2, 2013

One of the things we didn’t get to talk about from Twitch of the Death Nerve was the octopus or squid or whatever that thing was. I don’t know why it stood out for me – it’s only in a … Continue reading →
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Sin after sin

by paul bond

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September 1, 2013

I’ve been doing a series of shows for ds106radio called Crime Time Radio. It’s not really part of the True Crime class, just something for my own amusement to fulfill my secret desire to be a DJ. The crime theme … Continue reading →
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Weekend line-up

by paul bond

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September 1, 2013

Just collating a few quick thoughts on some things I saw in the blog feed: Gloriana talks about how she stopped to look things up along the way through the readings. This can be a good habit to develop. It’s a … Continue reading →
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It’s getting better all the time.

by paul bond

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August 28, 2013

Jim and I were talking about how we were going to divide up our parts of leading the class. One of the ideas we came up with was a collaborative Google Doc where we could both write down our thoughts … Continue reading →
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“Let’s go do some crimes.” *

by paul bond

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August 26, 2013

The True Crime class Jim Groom and I have been working on starts tomorrow, and I’m pretty excited about it. The topic is so compelling – who doesn’t love a good story of violence and corruption and crime and justice? But it … Continue reading →
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Icecast

by paul bond

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August 26, 2013

Ice T has had quite the career trajectory – from rapping about LA gang life to playing a gang leader in films to singing about killing police to playing a cop on TV. There’s a crime aspect at every stage. … Continue reading →
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All’s well that ends well

by paul bond

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August 22, 2013

I had never seen Twitch of the Death Nerve before. I guess I just figured I had outgrown Friday the 13th type movies, so I never put it in my Netflix queue. After the opening credits, we hear a fly … Continue reading →
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