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"Outlaw Blues" celebrates America's Counter-Culture

  • Outlaw Blues
  • September 27, 2011
Outlaw Blues is a searing tale of the rock and roll and film revolutions of the 1960s and 1970s told by an insider who worked with Bob Dylan and...
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Maid cafes: Counterculture dining in Tokyo, Japan

During my last Japan trip, one consummate hotel professional saved me from fruitlessly wandering the sweltering city.I was staying at the very...
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THE photojournalist of the Sixties: Robert Altman presents

Last night Robert Altman (no relation to the late director) took over the Lush Life Gallery at Yoshi’s San Francisco for a book signing for ...
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Burned Alive by Kieran Crowley—the Kim Antonakos kidnapping & murder

It is with pleasure mixed with deep regret that I write of my affection for this book. Pleasurable because Burned Alive by Kieran Crowley is one of...
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Craigslist Killer: A Date with Death by Michele R. McPhee

A Date with Death by Michele R. McPhee is about “the secret life of the accused ‘Craigslist Killer.’” The word &ldquo...
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The Darkest Night by Ron Franscell

The Darkest Night is more than your typical true crime book. It’s a truecrimeslashmemiorslashnarrative a la Truman Capote. Dare I make such a...
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Torture at the Back Forty: The Gang Rape & Slaying of Margaret Anderson by M. Dauplaise -- Part II

On the night in question, Ms. Anderson found herselfwith a friendat the Back Forty, a local biker tavern, doing what everybody else was doing:...
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Torture at the Back Forty: The Gang Rape & Slaying of Margaret Anderson by M. Dauplaise -- Part I

Torture at the Back Forty: The Gang Rape & Slaying of Margaret Anderson by Mike Dauplaise tells the harrowing tale of a young single mother...
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