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Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

Allison Epstein: A Love Letter to the Fictional Thief

"As a historical crime writer, there’s one trope I love more than almost anything, and that’s an old-timey thief with an elaborate scheme."

By Allison Epstein | February 25, 2025

Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

Tinker Tailor Soldier... Shifgrethor

Calvin Kasulke on the strange politeness of 1979’s "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" miniseries

By Calvin Kasulke | February 24, 2025

The 10 Best Films about Diamond Heists

The 10 Best Films about Diamond Heists

A look at the history of jewel thieves in cinema, "graded on both robbery and rock."

By Norman Birnbach and Tilia Klebenov Jacobs | February 24, 2025

Shondaland's new Series is a Screwball Whodunnit Set in the White House

Shondaland's new Series is a Screwball Whodunnit Set in the White House

"Murder mysteries are so popular right now"

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 21, 2025

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Five Horror Short Stories That Would Make Killer Movies

Stories from Shirley Jackson, Tananarive Due, and more.

By Zack Budryk | February 21, 2025

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

Kat Dunn On Vampires, Desire, and Queering the Gothic

The author of "Hungerstone" talks with Molly Odintz about her new take on Sheridan le Fanu's "Carmilla"

By Molly Odintz | February 20, 2025

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By Peter Alson | February 20, 2025

What to Read Before and After Seeing Art Spiegelman: Disaster is My Muse

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 19, 2025

Cinema May Be Dying, But Shitposting is a Thriving New Artform

By Alex Rollins Berg | February 19, 2025

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Emily J. Smith Talks Technology, Dating, and Other Miseries of the Modern World

Kate Brody interviews the debut novelist about her searing indictment of Silicon Valley and its intrinsic misogyny

By Kate Brody | February 19, 2025

Breaking and Entering: How Deon Meyer's New Novel Snuck Past Genre Boundaries

Breaking and Entering: How Deon Meyer's New Novel Snuck Past Genre Boundaries

What really defines the sub-genres of crime?

By Deon Meyer | February 18, 2025

How America Fell in Love with Helen Gibson, the Pioneer of Action Movies

How America Fell in Love with Helen Gibson, the Pioneer of Action Movies

In the 1910's, Hollywood discovered a new star: the serial queen.

By Mallory O'Meara | February 18, 2025

Kevin Wade on the Move from Dramatic Writing to His Debut Novel

Kevin Wade on the Move from Dramatic Writing to His Debut Novel

The "Bluebloods" showrunner talks with Terry McDonell about his years of writing for the screen and TV, and why he decided to write a crime novel.

By Terry McDonell | February 17, 2025

There's no Valentine's Day Movie Like <em>Some Like It Hot</em>

There's no Valentine's Day Movie Like Some Like It Hot

Love... murder... what more can you ask for (in a bubbly, buddy screwball comedy)?

By Olivia Rutigliano | February 14, 2025

Luigi Mangione, George Metesky, and a Tradition of Anti-Corporate Violence

Luigi Mangione, George Metesky, and a Tradition of Anti-Corporate Violence

Decades before Mangione, there was Metesky, the "Mad Bomber."

By Michael Cannell | February 14, 2025

Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

Why Posh London Is Just as Good A Setting For Mysteries as Any Gritty Side Street

Scratch beneath the stucco of Belgravia, London’s most upmarket residential district, and dark secrets lurk.

By Orlando Murrin | February 14, 2025

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