Posts tagged as Murderers
The E! Investigation: "Rich Kids Who Kill"!
I've been worrying quite a bit about TV recently. There's not that much to watch? Or maybe I'm not doing my part. But the things I read in my inbox about the TV! They make me want to, like, read books. For instance, on May 12, E! will bring us "E! Investigates: Rich Kids Who Kill," an hour-long shindig about "FROM PARK AVENUE TO PRISON"! Consider yourself reassured that there is nothing exploitative about this. READ MORE
Rodney Alcala, Our Greatest Evil Murderer-Photographer
Rodney Alcala was shuffled off to death row a few weeks ago in California, for killing five women. (He'd been on a terrible crime spree since 1972, but still managed to pack in a 1978 "Dating Game" appearance.) He also had an extensive photography collection, as any groovy, awful, murderous bachelor would-which has been now wisely released to the public, in the hopes that missing women might be identified from the photographs. And you know what? GAME OVER, Ryan McGinley, Cobrasnake, Terry Richardson, et al. Marianne Boesky or some dealer is no doubt grabbing for the rights this second. (Are there rights to be had? California no longer has a Son of Sam law, so, probably!) READ MORE
Wal-Mart Is Coming to New York City
So much for the Starbucks/Wal-Mart population divide ratio; now Wal-Mart is back in the market for a New York City store. From the department of the obviously obvious: "The retailer is likely to focus on poor neighborhoods where there is a pent-up demand for jobs and supermarkets."
