The Dark Side of Fame, or How Kpop’s dreaded “Black Ocean” Inspired the Plot of The Band
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by The Strand Magazine
2w ago
The Dark Side of Fame, or how Kpop’s dreaded “Black Ocean” inspired the plot of The Band There’s a wild statistic out there that says upwards of a quarter of millennials would quit their job tomorrow in order to become famous. Once upon a time, being doctors and lawyers were considered the “dream jobs”; these […] The post The Dark Side of Fame, or How Kpop’s dreaded “Black Ocean” Inspired the Plot of The Band appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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My Top Ten Favorite Recent Thrillers
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by Kira Peikoff
2w ago
Few things in life are as enjoyable as getting sucked into a great thriller. Those late nights spent in the dark glued to my e-reader provide the kind of twisty, adventurous fun that keeps my heart racing just enough. (My kind of thrill ends when I take off my glasses.) With a mix of well- […] The post My Top Ten Favorite Recent Thrillers appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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THE HUNTER by Tana French: An Absorbing Crime Yarn
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by Tana French
2w ago
Bestselling author Tana French’s THE HUNTER is “an absorbing crime yarn” 1.Tell us about your upcoming novel, The Hunter. It’s a heat-wave summer in the little West of Ireland village of Ardnakelty. Cal Hooper, who took early retirement from the Chicago police force and moved there looking for peace, has found it: he’s built a […] The post THE HUNTER by Tana French: An Absorbing Crime Yarn appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries in our National Parks
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by Gabrielle Pilon
3w ago
TOP 10 UNSOLVED MYSTERIES IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS By: A. J. Landau (author of LEAVE NO TRACE)     LEAVE NO TRACE is the first in a series of mystery-thrillers set within, and against the backdrop of, America’s iconic national parks. To commemorate the book’s February 27 publication, we thought it would be fun to […] The post Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries in our National Parks appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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Exclusive with Benjamin Stevenson
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by Andrew Gulli
3w ago
Exclusive with Benjamin Stevenson Gulli:  Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone—what a title, what’s the book about? Stevenson: A family gets trapped in ski resort and finds a killer picking them of one by one. However, everyone in this has – at some point in their lives – killed someone already. How do you […] The post Exclusive with Benjamin Stevenson appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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The beautiful illusion of procrastination masquerading as the pursuit of artistic excellence
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by Gabrielle Pilon
3w ago
The beautiful illusion of procrastination masquerading as the pursuit of artistic excellence. By M.M. Dewil ~ In a recent letter Nick Cave wrote ‘… art is the noble and necessary rejoinder to the sins of the world.’ I agree. And as such the artist hasn’t the luxury to wait for inspiration to strike. Rather, he […] The post The beautiful illusion of procrastination masquerading as the pursuit of artistic excellence appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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How I Look at Art
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by Jonathan Santlofer
1M ago
How I Look at Art Navigating museums can be tricky. Blockbuster exhibitions have made what should be a quiet, intimate experience, too often crowded and difficult, chirping audio guides like crickets in the air, people jostling for a better view or worse, loudly critiquing the artwork to a friend.  Sometimes I think art has become […] The post How I Look at Art appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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Homefront Spy by Jack Beaumont
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by The Strand Magazine
1M ago
Homefront Spy By Jack Beaumont   In the espionage thriller genre we’re used to fictional spies who operate as lone wolves with seemingly little integration into the societies they serve. Names that come to mind are James Bond, Ethan Hunt and Jason Bourne.   Let me ruin the fantasy, which I’m the first one to […] The post Homefront Spy by Jack Beaumont appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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The Top Ten Films of the Master of Suspense by Debbie Babitt
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by Andrew Gulli
1M ago
The Top Ten Films of the Master of Suspense by Debbie Babitt “There is no terror in the bang. Only in the anticipation of it.”   —Alfred Hitchcock I owe a huge debt to Hitchcock. He taught me how to tell a story cinematically. If I could see it, I could write it. From him […] The post The Top Ten Films of the Master of Suspense by Debbie Babitt appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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‘I’m Here to Make you Laugh?’
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by Ian Moore
1M ago
‘I’m Here to Make you Laugh?’ by Ian Moore ‘Funny? Funny how?’ So demanded a chilling Joe Pesci in Good Fellas channelling not, as many think, a psychotic wise guy hood, but actually literary agents and editors the world over when asked to consider a submission that includes jokes, comedy or farce. But why? Why […] The post ‘I’m Here to Make you Laugh?’ appeared first on Strand Mag ..read more
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