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ELEGIAC BIRTHDAYS AMERICAN: JACK KEROUAC’S CENTENARY

(Note: this piece was published originally at the estimable Arc Digital, back in March to mark the anniversary from which I take my…

10 min readAug 11, 2022

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ELEGIAC BIRTHDAYS AMERICAN: JACK KEROUAC’S CENTENARY

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Michael Carlson

OJ SIMPSON AUCTION: PRICES SLASHED

The auction of OJ property ordered to help pay the civil judgement in the Brown/Goodman murders was, not surprisingly, a zoo. I was there.

5 min readApr 11, 2024

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OJ SIMPSON AUCTION: PRICES SLASHED

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Michael Carlson

MICHAEL CONNELLY’S RESURRECTION WALK

Mickey Haller, The Lincoln Lawyer, hires his ex-cop half-brother Harry Bosch to work on the dark side, a free a victim of a police frame up

3 min readMar 18, 2024

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MICHAEL CONNELLY’S RESURRECTION WALK

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Michael Carlson

THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION AT SIXTY: STILL HAZY (& CRAZY) AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

60 years after JFK’s murder, the story remains untold & the literature with it. Why it’s important not to dismiss it as conspiracy theory”

22 min readNov 21, 2023

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Michael Carlson

DAMAR HAMLIN: THE INJURY THAT SHOOK THE SHIELD

Damar Hamlin’s injury was a problem, beyond player safety. How the NFL proceeded with football & protected the NFL’s image is revealing

15 min readJan 7, 2023

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DAMAR HAMLIN: THE INJURY THAT SHOOK THE SHIELD

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Michael Carlson

L.A.’s Finest: Michael Connelly & Robert Crais Write Crime

Los Angeles crime writers haven’t come any better than Michael Connelly & Robert Crais over the past 35 years. Both have new novels out now

8 min readNov 17, 2022

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L.A.’s Finest: Michael Connelly & Robert Crais Write Crime

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Michael Carlson

KENNETH STARR: beyond the Obituary

An obituary is not an analysis of a past political event, so how far does one disentangle Kenneth Starr from the Clinton Impeachment?

13 min readSep 25, 2022

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KENNETH STARR: beyond the Obituary

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Michael Carlson

THE GRAPHIC STYLE OF NOIR: ED BRUBAKER’S CRIMINAL

Ed Brubaker’s Criminal is among the best noir being created today & uses what comics make possible to go beyond the written & filmed noir

9 min readSep 24, 2022

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THE GRAPHIC STYLE OF NOIR: ED BRUBAKER’S CRIMINAL

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Michael Carlson

WAITING FOR GOODELL: A Tragi-Comedy in Two Acts

With NFL’s DeShaun Watson case unresolved, I published my take, a Theatre of the Absurd play, Waiting For Goodell. You can read it here

15 min readSep 6, 2022

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Michael Carlson

ANNE HECHE: BEYOND THE OBITUARY

I wrote Anne Heche’s obituary for The Guardian, but there was more to say about the tragedy in her life & the shape of her acting career

8 min readAug 17, 2022

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ANNE HECHE: BEYOND THE OBITUARY

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Michael Carlson

Michael Carlson

Yank doing life w/out parole as UK broadcaster & writer. @carlsonsports. Covers arts, books, film, music, politics & uh, sports. Accept no substitutes

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