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All Things Thriller

A Celebration of Thrillers, Noire and Black Comedy by Pamela Lowe Saldana

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Ron DeSantis Tortures Sleeping Dogs

I can’t stand Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. And, yeah, it’s personal. Like a lot of other politicians (of both parties, I might add) I think he’s a pompous blow hard. But that’s not why I can’t stand him. No. It’s his cruel streak, his over-the-top maliciousness in general and his snidely air that I find […]

Let’s Move On

Okay. I’m not going to gloat. Gloating’s not a good look. (Note the rhyme and reason between gloat and bloat; the nuance, if you will. Take note of it, if you can.) Or don’t. Either way, I’m moving on. I ain’t sayin’ you treated me unkind You could have done better but I don’t mind […]

The Politics of Sadism and Covid-19

In general, I don’t enjoy talking about or writing about politics. I rarely discuss them with my friends and family because–shock, shock–I have friends and family with opposing views on the subject matter; views that differ from my own. Is that selfish? Yes, it most certainly is. In fact, I’m so selfish that sometimes I […]

“RUSH LIMBAUGH CLAIMS GOVERNMENTS ARE INFLATING CORONAVIRUS DEATHS TO FURTHER THEIR POLICIES”–NEWSWEEK–4/3/20

Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has claimed that the COVID-19 death toll is being exaggerated by governments “eager” to use modeling predictions to further their policies. Limbaugh made the remarks on the Thursday edition of The Rush Limbaugh Show. He insisted that models used to predict the spread of disease were helping promote government policies, […]

Into The Vacuum

Normally I avoid being political, especially on my blog. The primary reason is practical. I want people to read my blog and to follow it no matter their political inclinations or affiliations. Additionally, my blog is about cinema and literature; thematically it is about crime. And though I’ve been known to stretch the framework a […]