Did Hill Street Blues Rip Off Ed McBain's 87th Precinct Series?
A tragicomic tale of stolen set-ups, threatened lawsuits, bruised egos, stalled adaptations, and besieged productions.
By Paul Abbott | October 15, 2019
5 Classics of Cyberpunk Noir
By Nick Kolakowski | October 10, 2019
A Cultural History of
Nancy Drew
By Olivia Rutigliano | October 8, 2019
Your Guide to the Essential Crime TV of October
By Camille LeBlanc | October 4, 2019
Who's Missing from the Michelle Carter Documentary? Michelle Carter Herself.
A new documentary about Michelle Carter demonstrates a still-limited vocabulary when it comes to talking about female criminals and mental health.
By akankshasingh | October 4, 2019
By Peter Colt | October 2, 2019
By Camille LeBlanc | September 25, 2019
Hog Noir and the Morally Ambiguous Hero
An infestation of feral hogs creates a bleak moral universe that can only be described in one word—noir.
By Heather Harper Ellett | September 24, 2019
