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A defining characteristic of hard-boiled detective fiction is cynicism. The protagonist in such a novel has a necessarily cynical world view and makes cynical observations about the world. Many such novels are set in Los Angeles. I thought that was just a cliché trope, until I started thinking about how the setting contributes to the […]
The other weekend, I had time and inclination to find a new trail to walk. I drove down to Valley View Glades Natural Area and hiked the 2.6 mile loop. I had stopped in there once before, just to check the place out as a possible hunting location, but I hadn’t gone far. It’s a […]
I was working with a film crew today, and after the day’s shooting, we were hanging out to eat. The conversation turned to gender discrimination in Hollywood and the barriers against female leads, and the reaction to recent examples of strong female leads. I put forward my continued struggle to identify what constitutes, or should […]
