• Culture

    Joe Pompeo on the Murders That Gave Rise to the New York Tabloids and Modern True Crime

    A new book sheds new light on one of the Jazz Age's most scandalous murder investigations.

    September 14, 2022  By Kevin Canfield
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    Arnold Rothstein: New York’s First Criminal Genius

    "[H]e realized before anyone else what Prohibition was going to be like and the opportunities it presented."

    September 14, 2022  By Michael Mayo
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    How to Get Away with Murder in the Regency Era

    Plan the crime at night, and for heaven's sake, don't use arsenic.

    September 14, 2022  By Vanessa Riley
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    2 or 3 Things I Know About Godard

    An obituary, kind of.

    September 13, 2022  By Olivia Rutigliano
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    September's Best Psychological Thrillers

    New books from Meg Elison, Katherine St. John, Sarah Bonner, and more.

    September 13, 2022  By Lisa Levy
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    The Language of Brutality

    How we speak of violence, what we name it, how we show it, and why it matters.

    September 13, 2022  By Rijula Das
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    Natural Disasters in Horror

    "A natural disaster is the ultimate break in a pattern, presenting novel, ferocious circumstances."

    September 13, 2022  By R. J. Jacobs
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    Buying Guns For the IRA From Whitey Bulger

    "Jim Bulger was giving us crucial help, but he thought like a criminal not a patriot."

    September 13, 2022  By John Crawley
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    There's Irma Vep and then there's Irma Vep

    Julia Sirmons reflects on Oliver Assayas's classic meta-film and his own new television adaptation.

    September 12, 2022  By Julia Sirmons
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    10 New Books Coming Out This Week

    New offerings from the world of crime, mystery, and thrillers.

    September 12, 2022  By CrimeReads 
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