LOOKING INSIDE THE DUST JACKET of John Emsley's new book,"The Elements of Murder:A History of Poison," I was given a hint of what I would find between the covers:"Through vividly told stories of innocent blunders,industrial accidents,poisoners of various hues-cold,cunning,desperate-and ...
An enactment which threatened theessential elementsof any plausible conception of democratic government would lie beyond those boundaries. There are sixessential elementsof a valid lease: 1. But were theessential elementsof first-degree murder present-malice and premeditation?
Everyone wants a book cover they love. The problem is that as the author, sometimes you're focused on small story elements instead of the overall impression the cover gives your reader. Your cover needs to make a promise to the reader about what's inside and what to expect without delving...
Demolition Mandid okay business on release, but perhaps not enough to convince that Stallone could repeat his 80s success. Critics were decidedly underwhelmed too, not quite attuned to the mix of satire, humour and genre elements. Now, with the benefit of time and the fact that the film’s ...
A Pakistani Brit and his former lover, who has become a fascist street punk, reunite and run a family laundromat. The characters deal with the materialism and anti-immigrant furor of Thatcher's England—elements that feel just a little bit too relevant at the moment. ...
These 50 movies reflect elements of modern queer (LBGTQIA+) history—sometimes dramatized, sometimes documentary, and sometimes because the film itself made history. They reflect decades of love, sex, activism, and artistry. Some call for tolerance, while others throw up a middle finger in respon...
“One In A Million’ was the fruit of Aaliyah’s first collaboration with Missy Elliott and Timbaland. A club ballad that fused elements of funk, electronica, and trip-hop, and put Aaliyah’s ethereal vocals on full display, it was the perfect distillation of all the pervasive sounds of th...
Spirit Hunter: Death Markis a horrific adventure from the get-go. Each chapter of the game follows a different horrific ghost as you try to rid the titular Mark from yourself and various visitors to the mansion. The game features adventure game elements, such as collecting items, investigating...
Murder at the Vanities(1934) As one of the final exclamation points in the pre-Code era,Murder at the Vanitiesis an unhinged musical that plays on everything that’s come before it and pushes the dial up to 11. Besides portraying interracial dancing and callous murder, there is a ton of...
tweaked by Mariah Carey, Jordan Knight and even some elements of the Broadway smashHamilton.C.W. Mobb Deep, “Survival of the Fittest” (1995) Prodigy knew how to start a verse with a vivid phrase, and the first bar of “Survival of the Fittest” is perhaps his greatest opening salvo....