California's death row inmates relocating The wheels of government move slowly sometimes, not unlike the wheels of the publishing world. (My Privileged Killers is finally out.) I've not been posting about California's death row, but been posting about rehabilitation and other prison matters for some time now. This recent story about the speeded up emptying of California's death row is a case in point (my summary and headings based on LA Times story): According to California’s … [Read more...]
How race may still affect outcomes despite opportunities.
I had the pleasure last month to meet Jimmy Hatch for the second time in several years. He's a decorated, wounded Navy Seal vet.** He started Yale four years ago as a "nontraditional" student at age 52. He stood out on campus because of his age and definite real world prep as opposed to the often prep-school prep of his much younger young classmates. Hatch came to the attention of a trio of Yale classmates who run a monthly zoom forum featuring interesting people to showcase. … [Read more...]
Jena Friedman’s on her ‘True Crime Story: Indefensible’ show.
My last post was about someone who has endorsed my forthcoming Privileged Killers book which probes how savvy wealthy or "gifted" people often get mere slaps on the wrist for heinous murders. The endorser, Elie Honig, a former Federal and State prosecutor and CNN legal analyst, authored his second book last year, Untouchable. Untouchable Honig shows how the rich and powerful use the justice system to their own benefit and rarely have to pay a price. Of course he writes about Trump … [Read more...]
UNTOUCHABLE and PRIVILEGED KILLERS
During the run up to the publication of Privileged Killers early next year, I've received many nice endorsements. They're also called "Advance Praise" which publishers solicit and put in the opening pages of many books. Advance Praise For Privileged Killers. I've received "blurbs so far from criminologists, sociologists, true crime writers, and criminal justice personnel so far. An example is the one from the last category: "When it comes to crime writers, you've got your wannabes … [Read more...]
The new Frida Kahlo. Are Appearances Deceiving?
If my prior post showed skepticism about the latest self-reinvention of Paris Hilton, then this post is different. I invite you to learn about the private life of well-respected Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. After you learn some of the against-type characteristics of the artist's personal life, reflect on whether Kahlo’s unconventional life seems more real and honest than Hilton’s. BTW, search my website for other posts about "appearances being deceiving," like my blog about President … [Read more...]
The new Paris Hilton. Are Appearances Deceiving?
One of the themes in this website is "Appearances can be deceiving." In one blog I wrote about the deceptive appearance of President John F. Kennedy. In my last blog I tried to show (and explain to a degree), Paris Hilton's "Barbie" doll phase. We'll look at a number of statements excerpted from a Harper's Bazaar magazine article below. Then you can have a go at sorting out what's going on with Hilton whose autobiography, Paris, The Memoir, came out in March of this year. Is … [Read more...]
Paris Hilton – the First Human Barbie?
It's no surprise that Margot Robbie is playing the first human Barbie in her new movie. Her looks and stature make her a natural to portray Mattel's doll introduced in 1959. But Paris Hilton, too, can resemble the most famous toy of all. And so Paris may've beaten Margot to the punch as the first human Barbie. But wait. We must suspend belief to buy into Barbie becoming human in Robbie's new movie. Likewise, we've got to swallow hard to believe whether Paris was really "human" in her Barbie … [Read more...]