Discovering Geezer Noir

Adrienne Crew • June 30 2011 12:02 PM

I am sorry for the blog silence. It has been a trying month, filled with memorial services and medical appointments involving my mother. Onwards.

Cullen Gallagher reviews several new collections of pulp fiction stories for the "Los Angeles Review of Books," including a collection called Damn Near Dead 2: Live Noir or Die Trying that bills itself as "Geezer Noir."

Standout tales include "Joe R. Lansdale's pithy 'The Old Man in the Motorized Chair,' about a grumpy, retired detective who solves crimes between commercial breaks..."

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Slow posting

11:49 AM Mon | The Twitter feed is curated and updated most days. Posting to the blogs is more sporadic.

12:59 AM Mon | 'In on merit' at USC

11:31 PM Mon | Read the memo: LA Times hires again

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Mark Lacter funeral services

2:07 PM Sat | The funeral for Mark Lacter will be held Sunday, Nov. 24 at 12 noon at Hillside Memorial Park, 6001 W. Centinela Avenue, Los Angeles 90045. Reception to follow.

11:47 AM Thu | Sad news about our friend Mark Lacter

11:49 AM Tue | American-US Air settlement with DOJ includes small tweak at LAX

Go to Mark's blog