gonzomike National Lampoon Terrific article. FYI though Jones drew a Sandman comic for DC comics that I wrote in 1998.

Another forgotten Black writer is Julian Mayfield--he studied with John O. Killens, Rosa Guy, Paule Marshall, Douglas Turner Ward & Maya Angelou. His Harlem based novels The Long Night and The Hit should be on your reading list. magazine.catapult.co/people/stories…

From Woke to DEI and Beyond: the war of words continues -- Tricia Rose on Left of Black

Until Hunter Biden, I didn't realize that people were still smoking crack. I thought it had gone out of style like quaaludes. --1984: Enter the Crack Era crimereads.com/harlem-crack-e… via CrimeReads

Cheating Hearts: On James M. Cain and Infidelity crimereads.com/cheating-heart… via CrimeReads #filmnoir Eddie Muller

Happy Birthday Chester Himes Conservative Review

Finally getting to this, gonzomike . Delightful. Special. As always!

Before the remake of Trouble Man hits screens tomorrow, let's take a look back at the original thriller diller. --Trouble Was His Business: 50 Years of Trouble Man crimereads.com/trouble-man-50… via CrimeReads Michael Jai White

The latest VANITY FAIR mentions the work of fantasy artist Bernie Wrightson and his influence on the soon come #Frankenstein movie, but this piece is more in-depth ---Scary Monsters and Spooky Freaks: Bernie Wrightson Unleashed crimereads.com/bernie-wrights… via CrimeReads

Electric Blue: A Personal Journey Through 'Sea of Love' and the 1980s NYC Dating Scene crimereads.com/sea-of-love-ne… via CrimeReads

Really smart people aren't constantly telling the world how smart they are.

When I was given the project the studio was thinking about using Lee Marvin or Robert Mitchum in the lead role. Then I got a call from producer Larry Gordon telling me that I would be making the picture with Isaac Hayes. --RIP Jonathan Kaplan crimereads.com/isaac-hayes-li…

Mojo Metropolis: On Touré’s Soul City Adventures crimereads.com/mojo-metropoli… via CrimeReads

Sweet Freedom: Friday's "Forgotten" Books: the links to reviews: 8 August 2025: socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2025/08/friday…

Journey with uptown boy gonzomike as he recalls his life in 1960s/70s Harlem in his latest MrBellersNeighborhood essay. --On Broadway - mrbellersneighborhood.com/2025/08/on-bro… #harlem #nyc #1970s

In the '70s Jesus Candy Store on 150th Street and Broadway was my favorite shop in the community. There were pinball machines in the back that I must've stuffed with thousands in shiny quarters. --On Broadway - mrbellersneighborhood.com/2025/08/on-bro… #nyc #harlem @mrbeller