Noir and Hard-boiled Thursday, April 2, 2015 – 6:30pm – 8:00pm Balcony N Presentations Title Body Presenter Affiliation Presentation type No Reason for Pessimism: Exploring Aki Kaurismäki’s Finnish ‘Noir’ It’s no surprise that the director who declared that, “Hollywood is the reason I make the films… K. A. Laity The College of Saint Rose Paper…
Tag: popular culture
SpeakEasy Radio begins!
Welcome to SpeakEasy Radio! Like our page on Facebook! EPISODE 1: Kicking off this new project with the fabulous Carol Borden of the Cultural Gutter, overseen by the glorious Trixie Sneer, created by S. L. Johnson.We talked about the Gutter, Start Trek, comix, music, the Space Cat calendar, Godzilla, the mythical Iguana Fist and of…
Out Now: James Bond & Popular Culture
Out now: includes my essay “Flirting with James Bond” about how I developed the Chastity Flame series. read more at the McFarland site, or just click the picture to buy it for yourself, or to send the info to your college or local library! Blurb: The most recognizable fictional spy and one of the longest…
DC, PCA and Miss Wendy
PCA is a terrific conference: I get to hang out with the fabulous Miss Wendy, and friends like Frenchy and Chris and met new friends like Rebecca and Rio. My paper went well despite my being the only panelist and it taking place on the evening of the first day when most sensible people had…