My Scrapbook "It's about my wife. I need you to find out what she thinks I did wrong." By Jon Adams (The New Yorker) Private eyes are so ubitquious in pop culture by now that they pop up everywhere; a well-established meme that almost everyone instantly recognizes, and thus a frequent inclusion in humor. Here, … Continue reading My Scrapbook: “It’s about my wife. I need you to find out what she thinks I did wrong.”
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My Scrapbook: “Why, thanks. You’re looking very film-noir-ish tonight yourself.”
My Scrapbook "Why, thanks. You're looking very film-noir-ish tonight yourself." By Mort Gerberg (The New Yorker) The term "film noir" has become so pretentious, so compromised, so misunderstood and so misappropriated, used to sell everything from perfume and jewelry to yogurt and Yoyos, and its definition so sloppily applied to novels, films and television to … Continue reading My Scrapbook: “Why, thanks. You’re looking very film-noir-ish tonight yourself.”
My Scrapbook: The Maltese Falcon Tourist Trap
My Scrapbook The Maltese Falcon Tourist Trap Friend of the site Robert A. James, author of Truths and The Maltese Falcon (2023), sent along this photo, writing "My friend was visiting Mdina on the island of Malta, and sent me this photo of a completely authentic shop!" Curious? The official address is "Maltese Falcon, 27 … Continue reading My Scrapbook: The Maltese Falcon Tourist Trap
My Scrapbook: Dan Tanna’s T-Bird… in Matchbox Scale
My Scrapbook Dan Tanna's T-Bird... in Matchbox Scale By Stefan Halushka  Falling the breadcrumbs from Jim Rockford's Trailer... in Matchbox Scale, I discovered another great diorama recreating an another iconic scene from a private eye show by master modeler Stefan Halushka--this one featuring Las Vegas private eye Dan Tanna's classic cherry red 1957 Ford … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Dan Tanna’s T-Bird… in Matchbox Scale
My Scrapbook: Jim Rockford’s Trailer… in Matchbox Scale
My Scrapbook Jim Rockford's Trailer... in Matchbox Scale By Stefan Halushka    Saw this on Facebook, and just had to share this amazing Matchbox-scale diorama of Jim Rockford's trailer and Firebird, lovingly crafted by Stefan Halushka. One of Stefan's hobbies is recreating Hot Wheels/Matchbox-scale scenes featuring vehicles from film and television scenes. "I had been … Continue reading My Scrapbook: Jim Rockford’s Trailer… in Matchbox Scale