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  1. paul bond

    Who shot Waldo?

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    September 19, 2012
    In a comment on an earlier blog post, from the Bava, Stephen Downes linked to an online archive of hardboiled old time radio. The title of the first episode was Who Shot Waldo? I couldn’t resist. The background comes from The … Continue reading →
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    To be criminals

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    September 17, 2012
    It was interesting that Thursday evening’s class drew a parallel between the Continental Op and Rorshach. That hadn’t occurred to me. I thought of a similarity to Batman in Frank Miller’s Dark Knight Returns. Batman is quoted as having said, … Continue reading →
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    Ceiling fans

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    September 17, 2012
    “What do ceiling fans symbolize?” I asked my wife. “Heat, futility, going around in circles” she answered. She’s smarter than me – I’m lucky. Ceiling fans and venetian blinds are staples of film noir. The blinds I understand – their … Continue reading →
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    Prose and poetry

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    September 12, 2012
    I love the language that Hammett uses. For example, he writes “I set fire to a cigarette.” Normally, one would say, “I lit a cigarette.” Lit is a form of light, which has positive, even biblical connotations. Setting fire implies … Continue reading →
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    GIF-fiti

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    September 12, 2012
    The Animated Bansky GIFs showed up on my Twitter feed last week sometime, I think. Cogdog tweeted them again today, so I innocently inquired if animated graffiti was an assignment yet. To which he barked, “Do it yourself, you worthless maggot!” … Continue reading →
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    What’s the rumpus?

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    September 10, 2012
    “What’s the rumpus?” This question shows up early in Red Harvest. I recognized it from Miller’s Crossing where it was asked by several chartacters. Miller’s Crossing bears some plot similarities to Red Harvest. You’ve got a guy playing everyone against everyone … Continue reading →
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    Leopold!

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    September 1, 2012
    For my six word story contribution, I chose to reinterpret the classic Looney Tune Long-Haired Hare as “Less opera, more banjo – or else.” Actually it just popped into my head out of nowhere, or out of a four decade diet … Continue reading →
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    The other guys

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    August 30, 2012
    After seeing Groom’s gifs of Siodmak’s Killers, I thought I’d try some of Don Siegel’s 1964 version. It’s a retelling rather than a remake. There are some interesting connections between the two. Apparently Siegel was originally hired to do the … Continue reading →
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    Connection

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    May 28, 2012
    Connection (youtube link) is an ancient song by the Rolling Stones, from their Between the Buttons album. I’d be surprised if anyone knows it. I’m surprised that I made the connection. It does bring up a number of connection though. … Continue reading →
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    Moon, Keith

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    May 26, 2012
    For today’s Daily Create, we had to “Take a photo of (or something that represents) the moon.” Naturally, my first thought was, “That’s asking for trouble.” But rather than mooning a webcam, I took this photo of my Who Are … Continue reading →
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