Tag Archives: “Mike Alec or Rufus”

Hammett: “The Advertisement IS Literature”

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Don

Even as he packs his valise for PulpFest 2012, our frequent Guest Blogger Terry Zobeck finds a moment to comment on the local action: “Nice post on Vidal. He’s one of my favorite writers. He got a little odd there … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Frisco, Lit, News | Tagged "Ber-Bulu", "Mike Alec or Rufus", "The Advertisement IS Literature", Anatole France, Aristotle, Benedetto Croce, Black Mask, Goethe, Gore Vidal, H. L. Mencken, Jim Tully, Joel Elias Spingarn, John Galsworthy, Joseph Conrad, Mark Dawidziak, Ohio State University, Phil Cody, PulpFest, Raymond Chandler, Ring Lardner, Terry Zobeck, The Editor, Thomas Carlyle, Western Advertising |

Hammett: Rhea, Wilmer, or. . . ?

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Don

Mike Humbert refreshes his name in my Tag Cloud by sending in a link to a bit about The Maltese Falcon he’s found hanging out in the web — as he notes, it is an “Off-the-wall theory, but interesting. . . .” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Dash, Film, Lit, News | Tagged "Mike Alec or Rufus", "Tom Dick or Harry", Albert Fish, Casper Gutman, Elisha Cook Jr., Frederic Dannay, John Huston, Marissa Skudlarek, Mike Humbert, Rhea Gutman, Skeptical Inquirer, Stan Old, Wilmer Cook |

Hammett: More on “Death”

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Don

Prompted by Terry Zobeck’s post on “Death and Company,” I pulled out my Dell Mapback edition of The Return of the Continental Op and checked through all his corrections. Took a little bit of work, since Terry’s page and line numbers refer to … Continue reading →