-Abhinav Sekhri “He was a humble man who shunned publicity and lived a quiet life. He was born in Cologne, Germany … [and] came to America as an immigrant with a middle school education. … He bought his first building in Los Angeles when he was 21, an endeavour that bloomed into a real estate … Continue reading A Cross-Country Caper and Constitutional Criminal Procedure| The Criminal Law Blog
For my second and final entry to this year’s Women in Translation month, I’ve read The Dry Heart (1947) by Natalia Ginzburg, translated from Italian by Frances Frenaye. I’ve read …| Stuck in a Book
Carter Dickson is the not-especially-hidden pseudonym of John Dickson Carr, and he wrote murder mysteries under both names and a handful more. He specialises in the locked-room mystery, which is one of my favourite tropes – though I have only| Stuck in a Book
Last year, I decided to watch three films which dealt with oh-so-relatable problem of “Oops! I remarried and my first spouse is still alive!” The first was the execrable modern schlock One True Loves; the second was misogynistic Too Many Husbands (1940) and| Stuck in a Book