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Mark it Zero

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Reverend

Spencer Scott has been en fuego with all things ds106 this semester. I could feature so many of his assignments, such as his Solo Voice Trio or his Noir We There Yet? bumper sticker. He performed his own musical commercial for Demarco’s Fedoras—keeping … Continue reading →

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Paul Bond’s Tales From the Animated Crypt

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Reverend

There’s been so much awesome work coming out of ds106 the that’s it been a bit overwhelming. I want to write about EVERYTHING, but that often leads to me writing about none of it. Tonight I have decided to break that … Continue reading →

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Noir 106: ds106’s Dark Turn

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Reverend

We’re already well into week 4 of Noir 106 and I am just realizing I haven’t officially blogged about this iteration of the multi-faceted cultural chameleon that is ds106 (#4life).  Coming off the focused, intense tour de force that was wire106 (a … Continue reading →

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Graphic Gift: Bodiless Starched Jeans on a Desert Road with Animated Back Pockets

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Reverend

I finished up my second visual assignment of the week last night, but things got too crazy for me to post it earlier. Michael Branson Smith‘s “Graphic Gift” assignment is one I really appreciated because it forced me to dig … Continue reading →

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Dark Night Selfie

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Reverend

I decided to get started early on the visual assignments for week 3 of noir106. I took some time this evening to work on the Chimeratic Composition assignment submitted by the great Tom Woodward. The instructions are as follows: Take at least three pictures … Continue reading →

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Savage Quotes

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Reverend

Given we are focusing on writing in noir106 this week, I wanted to share some of the gems I have come across in Jim Thompson‘s 1953 novel Savage Night. And given I still have 8 stars of assignments to complete, I created a … Continue reading →

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It’s Chinatown GIFs, Jack

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Reverend

I spent some time making Chinatown GIFs this morning, and I think the shot of Mulwray’s dead body might be one of my better attempts in a long while. GIFs are not only fun to make, they are awesome for … Continue reading →

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Former Ventura County Sheriff Claude Mulvihill

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Reverend

I read Robert Towne’s script and watched Roman Polanski’s classic neo-noir Chinatown (1974) this week for noir106. This class is becoming an excuse for all kinds of fun things. We’re focusing on writing out of the gate this time around, and Paul Bond … Continue reading →

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Moral Endings in Cain’s Postman Always Rings Twice

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Reverend

Picking up on my last post about the broader crisis of existential meaning in Hemingway’s “The Killers” for noir 106, it might be be interesting to look  at James M. Cain’s 1934 novella The Postman Always Rings Twice. I this reading I was struck by the deeply perverse … Continue reading →

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Is there an idea to “The Killers”?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Reverend

Noir is often characterized by pithy dialogue, rainswept city streets, the femme fatale, shadowy characters, tortuous plots, etc. These tropes certainly help one identify a style of noir, and you can find the tropes in all the literary examples of noir … Continue reading →

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