About raptnrent: I got the name from my keys - R Apt and R Ent for the back door to my apartment and the back door to the house. I liked that they were also words: Rapt, meaning enthralled, riveted, captivated, and Rent, meaning torn asunder, violently wrenched. I thought it made for an interesting juxtaposition, open to all kinds of interpretations.
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Tag Archives: true crime
“Be on my side, I’ll be on your side”
The other day I watched River’s Edge, a 1987 film based on a 1981 crime. I’d say it falls in the Law and Order category of true crime, as a fictionalization of real events. The gist of the story is … Continue reading
The other stories
I watched Ridley Scott’s pseudo- true crime film All the Money in the World yesterday, after having had it sit by the TV for two weeks while I was too busy. It’s about the kidnapping and ransom of J Paul … Continue reading
Curtains for crime time
Our True Crime class has come to an end. As all of the students have been saying, it was a lot of work, but it was worth it. And it was worth it because of the students – the truecrimers … Continue reading
The working class gangster
As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. We talked about nature vs. nurture with In Cold Blood. Thomas Firestone, in “Mafia Memoirs: What They Tell Us About Organize Crime” talks about the differential … Continue reading
Evil Incarnate
A call for papers for something called the Evil Incarnate Conference came through my email today. The theme is “Manifestations of Villains and Villainy,” and the conference seeks a definition through exploring various cultural representations of evil. This was a … Continue reading
Mad love for “Mad Love”
The article we read a few weeks ago, Mad Love: The Ballad of Fred & Allie, has been nominated for the prestigious Pushcart Prize! While some might call it self-congratulation among the Academic/Industrial Literary Complex, it’s more of an honor … Continue reading
Ted, just admit it
Jane’s Addiction wrote the song “Ted, Just Admit It” in 1987. It gave the title to their 1988 major label debut, Nothing’s Shocking. At that point in time, Ted was still denying responsibility for his murders. The song incorporates Bundy’s … Continue reading
Great googly moogly
I saw Sara’s first gif attempt, then I saw CogDog’s Googlyify A GIF assignment for ds106, and I knew this was going to happen. Sorry. Couldn’t be helped.
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Ted the poet
A few years ago I read Arthur Phillips’ novel, The Egyptologist. He tells the story through letters and diary entries, and at several points in the novel I realized that what I thought was happening wasn’t what was going on … Continue reading
“The story you’re about to see is true”
You are about to see a dramatization of actual facts, in which some of the names have been changed. But the story is true That’s the way the Helter Skelter movie starts, with actor George DiCenzo portraying prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi … Continue reading