Mysteries

New York City on the Brink: The Truth Behind "The Darkness"

Jason Pinter | Posted 11.24.2009 | Books


Jason Pinter

With unemployment skyrocketing, the city facing a $5 billion gap, with fewer cops on the streets and more people needing to do whatever it takes to survive, New York City is a powder keg.

My Father The Miracle Worker

Philip Smith | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living


Philip Smith

One day back in the 60s, my father, a high-society interior decorator with clients like the Presidents of Cuba and Haiti, suddenly discovered that he could talk to the dead and heal the sick.

The State of the Crime Novel

Jason Pinter | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Jason Pinter

I've asked six of the most renowned crime fiction critics in the country to weigh in with their thoughts on the state of the crime novel. I hope you find their responses as interesting as I did.

Gillian Flynn on The Interview Show

Mark Bazer | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago


Mark Bazer

Novelist Gillian Flynn ("Dark Places," "Sharp Objects") appeared on The Interview Show, to discuss her work, devil worship, and watching porn at slumber parties as a kid.

Jason Linkins

Alabama NBC Affiliate Reports On Mysterious Broom

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.16.2009 | Media


An Alabama NBC station is reporting that a broom is standing on its own, "unsupported," inside a consignment shop. Yes. That is what is going on in t...

Say Hello to Carl Weissner

Jan Herman | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living


Jan Herman

The city was cast in a sinister sepia, as in a 1930s gangster movie. 'I should have killed myself when it still made sense,' he thought.

Mysteries, etc.

The Montauk Monster | Posted 05.14.2009 | Green


The Montauk Monster

Oh dear, this has been such a hilarious and terrible day for me. I came to the beach for the same reason we all come to the beach: for sun, surf, and ...