Xisca, to animals

"Look, you're a nice girl, but in case you're thinking of mothering me, forget it. I'm no stray dog you can pick up, and I like my neck without a collar!"

  • Joe Rolfe, Kansas City Confidential, 1952

constantorbit, to movies
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Finished watching "The Breaking Point" last night (1950). Liked it much more than I expected, but I pretty much love all noir, so...

The last shot is heartbreaking.

The second film adaptation of 's To Have And Have Not -- the 1944 Bogart/Bacall is of course much more stylish.

I watched it on but it's apparently available at the -
https://archive.org/details/thebreakingpoint1950_202004

scotlit, to literature
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Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930) was born , 22 May, at 11 Picardy Place, Edinburgh – a 🎂 🧵

Bridget Kendall on BBC Sounds explores the life & work of the doctor & literary superstar who changed forever

1/11

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p054419v

scotlit,
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“Holmes’s stories […] have a surprisingly grounded view of crime, & one that arguably fits better into the hardboiled tradition of Hammett & Chandler than the cozy tradition of Christie.”

—Alexis Hall on Sherlock Holmes as noir icon

4/11

https://crimereads.com/sherlock-holmes-hardboiled-detective/

AndyPaciorekArt, to photography
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parisstroke, to photography
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laurence, to fantasy
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The superb Hazbin Hotel has a lot of the same sensibility as my romantic noir urban fantasy series that starts with the Demons of Wall Street.

If that sounds interesting, I'd be happy to send a free ebook on request. You can find the whole series in the usual online shops.



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AndyPaciorekArt, to TShirts
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New merchandise designs at my Uncanny Noir store ... ... etc .

AndyPaciorekArt, to Blog
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AndyPaciorekArt, to Horror
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shhh ... sneak peek of possible cover for issue 2 of Sinister Tales comic (Issue 1 is not out yet)

AndyPaciorekArt, to tv
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JELeak_Author, to queer
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Twists, turns, and Angst (👈 note the capital A!) are center stage in this third book in the Shadow series. A sultry spy has fallen for her mark and all hell is about to break loose. Buckle up. 💄👠🥃😬
https://books2read.com/itsot
(This is a series. The books are not standalones)

parisstroke, to photography
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LongShotts, to art
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‘Hidden treasure!’

Original artist: Peter Caras
Source: ‘Best True Detective’ (1962)

parisstroke, to photography
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AndyPaciorekArt, to art
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AndyPaciorekArt, to graphicnovels
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parisstroke, to photography
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AndyPaciorekArt, to photography
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Opium Smoker and Cat.
~Brassai. Paris. c1931

AndyPaciorekArt, to books
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Plucked from my numerous 'To Be Read' piles ...
@bookstodon

AndyPaciorekArt, to books
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Latest eBay acquisition
Read Cinema Panopticum BT Thomas Ott and got hooked.

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