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End of Watch: Joseph Wambaugh, 1937-2025 Remembering author Joseph Wambaugh (1937-2025) with a 2013 video interview for the L.A. Times and articles about the Onion Field, the 1963 kidnapping of two LAPD officers in which one was killed and the other survived.

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Mel Brooks made Gene Hackman audition for Young Frankenstein.

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L.A. Times/Spectrum video interview with Christopher Goffard on the #BlackDahlia that talks about me. www.latimes.com/00000195-3ab... Desc: Image of detectives, Crime lab chief and reporter looking at body (not shown) of Elizabeth Short, 1/15/1947

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is March 4 Reminder: I will be doing a live Ask Me Anything on the #BlackDahlia case on YouTube, next Tuesday, March 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific time. (TW: I'll discuss the autopsy). I'll also talk briefly about Hallie Rubenhold's forthcoming…

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A very steep drop (22%) in medical school enrollment of American Indian and Alaska Native students -- who are already too scarce in medicine -- is the result of Covid impact, economic woes, and a recent SCOTUS decision. My story, including two amazing recent grads: www.statnews.com/2025/02/25/n...

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For Monday, we have a mysterious child wearing a dog mask.

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All the cowardly media outlets had to do was stand together, refuse to cover the admin PR stunts until the AP was back. Of course they didn’t because they are cowards. And now they will be picked off one by one. Courage has a shelf life. Use it. Or go away.

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George Hodel: Ask Me Anything, February 2025 This month's Ask Me Anything on George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Mabel Fairbanks, Wonder Girl of the Ice Mary Mallory takes a look at the career of Black skating star Mabel Fairbanks, Wonder Girl of the Ice

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Movieland Mystery Photo For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow.

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‘Ask Me Anything’ on George Hodel – February 18 Next Tuesday (Feb. 18) on YouTube, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, Boxie and I will be answering questions about George Hodel and Steve Hodel in the Black Dahlia case. Have questions? Leave them in the comments (and questions, pls, not statements).

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Peter P. Jones, Pioneering Black Photographer In an encore post, Mary Mallory looks at the career of Black photographer Peter P. Jones, who shot production stills for Selznick Pictures.

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Movieland Mystery Photo For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow standing in a doorway.

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Now reading an ARC of @hallierubenhold.bsky.social's latest. After reading 'The Five,' which I recommend to everyone, I'm very much looking forward to 'Story of a Murder.'

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A historic tattoo, performed in Burma, according to caption information.

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'The medical practitioner must be on guard to recognize partially dissected remains or bones that have been discarded by medical students.' --Sydney Smith, 'Forensic Medicine: A Textbook for Students and Practitioners'

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Being a Tr*mpist mouthpiece is profitable! In case you wondered. Note: I canceled my sub to the right-wing game platform last year.

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated +) Here's the first image from this week's mystery movie.

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, February 2025 This month's Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, including a progress report on Heaven Is HERE! and a forthcoming book on the Black Dahlia case by William Mann.

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El Salvador seeks to house U.S. criminals. MSM: La la la la Best and worst outfits at the Grammys la la la.

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i’m taking on a new personal project this month. i’ve just collected a large collection of 35mm film negatives of black american life in the 1970s and 1980s and am going to begin digitizing them into an archive of their own. i’ll write about my progress here.

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One Canadian proposal: a 100% tariff on Teslas.

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This February is 7 years since our daughter Jaime was murdered in the Parkland shooting on February 14th. Please watch to hear more about the work of our foundation @orangeribbonsjaime.bsky.social. Asking for your generosity with a donation so the work can continue drive.google.com/file/d/1Q-Nk...

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Feb. 23, 1938 — Editorial: U.S. Doesn’t Need Anti-Lynching Law Feb. 23, 1938: The Los Angeles Times editorializes that the U.S. doesn't need a federal anti-lynching law. Backed by New Dealers, it's merely an appeal to Black voters and lynchings hardly ever happen anyway, The Times says. And a pig…

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A collection of vintage cocktail napkins has been listed on EBay. Famous watering holes such as Sardi's, Mike Lyman's and Clara Bow's "IT"Cafe. ladailymirror.com/2025/01/31/f...

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JFC, latimes, fill out the top line! This is absolutely 💩 work that would be unacceptable in a h.s. paper. #HeadlineWritingIsDead #AmateurHour #WhoNeedsCopyEditors #ItWorkedOnline #PrintIsDead

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1981: Republican President Ronald Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers.

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is February 4 Boxie and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, February 4, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube. I have discontinued my videos on Instagram.

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On the Frontiers of Medicine: 'Before an autopsy begins, a qualified physician should certify that the patient is dead.' --Sidney Farber, 'The Postmortem Examination' (1937)

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights — Committee for the First Amendment Defends Free Speech In this week's encore post, Mary Mallory looks at Hollywood's Committee for the First Amendment, formed in 1947 in response to the House Un-American Activities Committee.

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Movieland Mystery Photo We begin this week's mystery movie with an enigmatic young girl in pigtails.

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