Monthly Archives: December 2020

Tour: Journal of the Plague Year

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Don

2020, without question, a great year for binge-watching — but taking a moment to think about it, I don’t believe I did any more bingeing than usual (which is to say I am a binge-master, the only trick is tracking … Continue reading →

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Hammett: More Jeopardy!

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Don

And Hammett-based clews continue to pop up on Jeopardy! as if in a noir salutation to the passing of Alex Trebek. On December 28 the rerun episode titled “Around the World with Alex: Journey Through Israel” (originally broadcast November 23, … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Non-Stop Jeopardy!

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Don

Holy cow. It isn’t just one Hammett clew every month or few months, it is a damn barrage. Yesterday, Friday Dec 18 — S37 E70 — in the Double Jeopardy round. $2000 clew. Category: Literature: This playwright’s “The Children’s Hour” … Continue reading →

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Hammett: And Another Jeopardy! Clew in the Trebek Era

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Don

Man, the Jeopardy! Hammett clews are coming out fast and furious, like hot lead from a Tommy gun. Yesterday, Wednesday 12/16/20 — S37 E68 — as the last few final episodes hosted by Alex Trebek work their way on air … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: A Charles Saunders Publication History Moment

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Don

Very casually, I’ve begun to poke around looking for content for a LitCrit MegaPack or two, starting by going through Word doc files to see what I have available. Many of my essays pre-date Word doc’ing (and will require the … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Three Silver Eyes

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Don

And today Evan Lewis pops up three more newsprint appearances for the excellent Hammett yarn “The Girl with the Silver Eyes.” A primo example of the casework of the Continental Op. Evan writes: This final feature focusing on The Girl … Continue reading →

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Hammett: Middle Name Dashiell

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Don

Aha! Hammett makes the cut yet again for Jeopardy! — in one of the run of final episodes hosted by Alex Trebek. Nice. On 11/30/2020 — aka yesterday — in the first round. $200 clew. Category: Authors’ Middle Names That … Continue reading →

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Hammett: The Big Knockover, Brazilian Style

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Don

Woke to an update from Terry Zobeck, always keeping an eye peeled for any Hammett news or anything like Hammett news. Has anyone read the magnificent The Big Knockover who won’t see its real life echoes in the link he … Continue reading →

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