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Luke Poling

Luke Poling is a filmmaker (Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself), podcaster (Why? the Podcast) and writer. Early in his film career, he worked as a production assistant on The Departed, where one of his jobs included buying the rope to throw Martin Sheen's stunt double off a roof.

You Know, For Kids! The History of a Teenage James Bond

The license to kill, the drinking, the racy affairs...what could go wrong bringing Bond to young readers?

Adam Diment Was a Swinging 60s Icon and the Prince of British Spy Fiction—Until He Disappeared

Diment's sexed up spy novels were all the rage in 60s London. Then one day, he was gone.

July 2, 2021 By Luke Poling

A (Big) Dig Into the Roots of Boston Noir

Private eyes, priests, and public corruption. Boston has a noir all its own and a decades-long tradition.

March 5, 2021 By Luke Poling