Life as a DJ Taught Me to Listen—and to Write
On growing up in the Bronx, and spinning stories in the basement.
By Robert Desiderio | February 28, 2020
Black Power, Blaxploitation, & The Sounds of the Seventies
By Ashawnta Jackson | February 26, 2020
A Brief History of
After-Hours Clubs
By Terry Williams | February 26, 2020
How to Turn A Man into a Legend
By Gary Phillips | February 25, 2020
People v. Gillette: How an Obscure Execution in the Finger Lakes Inspired Generations of Storytellers
The Long Cultural Afterlife of a Horrifying Crime
By S.L. McInnis | February 24, 2020
By Otto Penzler | February 24, 2020
These Famous Noirs and Mysteries Were Inspired by Real-Life Crimes
Agatha Christie, Alfred Hitchcock, and other greats who found inspiration in real crimes.
By Nick Kolakowski | February 21, 2020
The Punk Rock Private Eye and the End of an Era in Downtown New York
In 1979, as the music scene was under threat, one man captured its corruption in true noir fashion.
By David Masciotra | February 21, 2020
