Monthly Archives: June 2016

Sinister Cinema: Hammett Easter Egg OSTRICH-Sized in Legends of Tomorrow

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Don

I thought I had gotten in on something early when I did the post about spotting a Maltese Falcon statue in an episode of the CW show Arrow. A subsequent and cursory check of the web revealed that only one guy … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film | Tagged Arrow, DC Comics, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, John Huston, Legends of Tomorrow, The CW |

Hammett: Almost Complete, If Spread Thin, Man. . .

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Don

Image above: one cover from the new set of eBooks collecting the Op short stories. My morning inbox featured Michael S. Chong sending along a link to an interview about the series. I’ve known for a few months that some … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, News | Tagged "Death and Company", "It", Otto Penzler, Terry Zobeck |

Rediscovered: From Two-Gun Bob to Ali

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Don

The death of Mohammed Ali yesterday spurred our resident Mean Streets boxing expert, Brian Leno — now in the thick of writing a book on Robert E. Howard and the world of pugilism he knew — to show how closely … Continue reading →

Posted in Boxing, REH | Tagged Archie Moore, Cassius Clay, Charlie Light, Duke Tramel, Kid Dula, Lovecraft, Mohammed Ali, The Alabama Kid |

Tour: Sunday June 12

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Don

For this month you’ll find a walk offered on Sunday June 12, where anyone can show up with $20 and join in. No appointment needed, but comfortable shoes come in handy. Noon start at the “L” sculpture. Followed by some … Continue reading →

Posted in Frisco, Tour | Tagged Fritz Leiber, Post Street, The Warrington |

Rediscovered: An Ossuary of Paper and Board for a Rajah of Words

Posted on June 2, 2016 by Don

You snooze and you lose. Of course, it doesn’t help anything if the item you are about to buy is done in a print run of only about 85 copies, published in Bucharest. . . . By the moment I … Continue reading →

Posted in Lit | Tagged A. Reynolds Morse, Alfred A. Knopf, Carl Van Vechten, Harold Billings, John D. Squires, M. P. Shiel, Malcolm Ferguson, Steve Eng |

Rediscovered: ‘Bo Writin’ on the Wall

Posted on June 1, 2016 by Don

Image: Ernest Borgnine as Shack the railroad bull vs. Lee Marvin as the legendary hobo A -No.1 in Robert Aldrich’s Emperor of the North — a definitive hobo/train cinematic statement. Brutal. Most people I’ve met have never heard of this … Continue reading →