What true-crime authors need to tag out?
Today’s discussion topic is a part two of sorts to last week’s part one, on the genre stories/cases that need a thorough reimagining — but today, we’re...
Judge Judy · Mariticide · Carlos Ghosn
Plus: A true-crime series retires
Murder Ballads · Epstein's Bankroll · Cyber-Blackmail
Plus premiere dates, reality-TV scams, and a whale of a passion project
Dennis Quaid · Zachary Quinto · Monica
Plus: Did the pandemic help foster the true crime hype cycle?
F. Lee Bailey · Edgars Flashback: The Pierre Hotel
Plus Dominick Dunne, disco, and a dark chapter in Kamloops
What True Crime Classics Need An Atlas Obscura?
Sarah Weinman @sarahwsomething I spend far too much time thinking about are books written about cases that are eventually revealed to be wrongful...
DNA · Influencers · Making a Murderer
Welcome to Eve's post-vacation inbox cleanse
Edgar Awards Flashback: 1988 · Magritte
Plus: Everyone's in "The Staircase," the perils of gambling, and more
Citizen · Queer New York · Parker Posey
Plus: Netflix takes on a ProPublica bombshell
May 2021 Bonus Review #2: Who Killed Little Gregory?
An unsolved French case from the '80s takes on bigger societal mysteries.
May 2021 Bonus Review #1: An American Crime
2007's account of Sylvia Likens's murder can only glance at the heart of the story's darkness.
Long weekend catch-uppertunities
Just one of the stacks of Exhibit B. inventory I need to get through before rewarding myself with an ice-cream sandwich. [Quick admin reminders! 1) Last day...
Nail Bomber: Manhunt · Whitey Bulger · How To Rob A Bank
Plus another Epstein docuseries, my June review subject, and AFI DOCS
Danny Masterson · Diego Maradona · Dateline
Plus more Satanic panic, some casting updates, and a Giannulli family vacation
The Alamo · Duran Duran · North Korean Hackers
Plus, honoring George Floyd, remembering Etan Patz, and bad-penny cops
Sketch-Artist Sisters · I'll Be Gone In The Dark
Plus a new podcast, West Cork docs, and the battle for the "soul" of publishing
What brings a long-ago crime into the zeitgeist?
Did Elizabeth Olsen’s ’80s do in WandaVision inspire her Candy casting? I’m sure I’m not the only person who’s noticed the uptick in competing true-crime...
Chippendales · Epstein · Cheetos
Plus: if you have $48K for this Lizzie Borden ephemera, you'd better not be reading this for free
Somerton Man · Ohio Heists · Only Murders In The Building
Plus Barrymore clickbait analysis, and Kathie Lee blows SDB's sweet summer mind
Dr. Death · I, Sniper · Kevin Spacey
And new podcast on those who watch the watchmen