Article: The rise of true crime; 20th-century murder and American popular culture.(Brief article)(Book review)

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Article: Jury is still out on `True Crime' trading cards
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 31, 1992 ;     619 words ... ... begins marketing a "True Crime" series of collectibles ... vigorously defended its "True Crime" series, to be released ... comic books and books on popular culture as well as collectors ... events series. The "True Crime" series will feature ...

Article: True crime: forensic aesthetics on display. ...
Afterimage;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... sciences of forensic procedure, to end up in the ambivalent receptacle of a broader imagination, what could grossly be termed popular culture. In short, criminals and their actions are quite fascinating. Watching them being caught is also entertaining. Advanced ...

Article: 100-Year-Old Murder Alive in Popular Culture; ...
The Washington Post;  July 12, 2006 ;     645 words ... ... An American Tragedy." The story was later spun into an Oscar-winning movie, television programs, plays, songs, true-crime books and, most recently, an opera on the Metropolitan Opera stage. In observance of the 100th anniversary of the killing ...

Article: Conroy at top of his game in `Losing Season'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald;  November 3, 2002 ;     694 words ... ... nation in transition and a young boy learning the hard way that sometimes losing can be just as rewarding, if not more so, than victory. New York writer Marc Flores writes about true crime and popular culture under the pseudonym Ronin Ro.

Article: Johnny B. (not so) Goode; Author looks at controversy, scandal in ...
The Boston Herald;  November 10, 2002 ;     685 words ... ... undercutting his boldest statements with quotes drawn from secondhand sources, Pegg fails to make his book an unforgettable portrait of a rock pioneer. Marc Flores writes about true crime and popular culture under the pseudonym Ronin Ro.

Article: QUEENSBOROUGH PROFESSOR, AUTHOR, NOMINATED FOR MOST PRESTIGIOUS ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 2, 2009 ;     437 words ... ... book, The Rise of True Crime: 20th Century Murder and American Popular Culture at the 2009 Spring ... America, examines the true crime genre within popular culture. The lecture will ... murders, and a look at true-crime as the subject of ...