The Incredible Legend of the First Black Samurai
Saturday, April 08, 2017
The Black Dahlia Murder
Neatorama: A young woman is murdered, her body mutilated and dumped next to an L.A. sidewalk. Sensationalized newspaper reports call her everything from a manipulative tease to a naive young girl. But who was she, and who killed her? Here’s a murder mystery, L.A.’s most notorious cold case, ripped from the headlines …of 1947.
Rent a Texas Home That Looks Like a Cowboy Boot
Mental Floss: Meet Dan Phillips, the real-life Western version of the old woman who lived in a shoe. Inspired by storybook architecture, Phillips, an architect who resides in Huntsville, Texas, constructed a 35-foot-tall house shaped like a cowboy boot. Phillips's boot-shaped abode is equal parts roadside attraction and functional residence—and Lonely Planet reports that it’s now available for rent.
Friday, April 07, 2017
Chelsea Brown, R. I. P.
NY Daily News: NEW YORK — Chelsea Brown, a dancer and actress who brightened "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" and later found success performing in Australia, has died.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.
Tim Pigott-Smith, R. I. P.
Hollywood Reporter: He became a regular on British TV screens in everything from 'Doctor Who' to 'Downton Abbey.'
Torn & Restored -- Austin Williams
Rusty Diamond, former stage magician, left Las Vegas after a trick goes terribly wrong at the birthday party of the daughter of a well-known mobster. He's been living off the grid for two years, but someone has located him somehow, and he's received some odd mail, the latest item being a box that holds a greeting card, a sheet of textbook paper, three human teeth, and an adult index finger severed just above the knuckle. The only way Diamond can find out what's going on is to return to Las Vegas.It's a trap, of course. A very smart young man named Trent has been nursing a grudge against Diamond, and he's been posting videos on the dark web of himself dressed in garb like Diamond wore for his act. He looks Diamond, and he's performing Diamond's tricks, except that he's doing them for real -- snuff shows. His threat is that he'll give the video to the police, who'll believe it's Diamond who's in them. Trent hooks up with the mobster, who'd also like to destroy Diamond. They're going to do it, too, if Diamond can't pull one last trick out of his sleeve.
The Las Vegas local color's strong in this book, and material about magic tricks is always of interest. Some of the story takes place in the tunnels under the city, and I like stuff like that. Williams manipulates his fast-moving plot well, with a good bit of violence. Things don't end without serious costs to some of the characters. It's all well done, and there's a satisfying conclusion.
The Rusty Diamond series was originally planned as a trilogy, but there's a strong indication at the end that Diamond will be back, this time in a different city.
Boontling Language of Boonville
Boontling Language of Boonville – Boonville, California: A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.
Dawn Wells: Forever Mary Ann
Dawn Wells: Forever Mary Ann: Dawn Elberta Wells was born on October 18, 1938, in Reno, Nevada. Dawn Wells has lived such a full, rich, idyllic life, it is a bit ironic that her very first dream was probably the only one she never achieved. "I wanted to be a ballerina more than anything," she says, "(but) I couldn't get 15 inch thighs and grow another five or six inches. And my knees started dislocating."
30 of the Worst Mugshot Shirts of All Time
30 of the Worst Mugshot Shirts of All Time: If you're going to be committing elicit activities it's probably best to make sure your attire doesn't scream "Arrest me!".
What kind of activities would those be?
What kind of activities would those be?
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