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Naga

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  1. I tried to watch the Netflix one last year, and quit 5 minutes in. Everything about it was bad. Recorded the first ep of American Ripper, but deleted without watching after listening to the pod. Devil in the White City was a good book, and I think that you were correct that placing Holmes in that context helps. Not only was it Chicago at the turn of the century, but all these people flooding into the city to work at/experience the World's Fair gave him the opportunity to do what he did more successfully than he might have been able to otherwise. I think the book also benefits from the fact that it isn't entirely focused on Holmes, giving you a break from the ick factor of what he did. Although, as an architect, I'm much more inclined to find the design and construction aspects of both the Fair and his "murder castle" much more interesting. As far as the "America's first serial killer" title goes, I read a book called The Midnight Assassin which looked at a series of murders in Austin, TX in 1884-85. And of course newspapers back then tried to tie that to Jack the Ripper as well, saying he left Austin for London. At least that one fits a bit better with the whole organized/disorganized profile.
  2. Have you seen the ID series A Crime to Remember? The first three seasons are streaming on Hulu, and (particularly for ID) is very well done in pacing and production. It looks at crimes from further back than most, generally 1960s but some as early as the 30s. ETA: The framing device of narration by someone "who was there" like a neighbor or friend is pointless, but I think the show is still better than many.
  3. Never forget: Raisins are managed by a cartel, the Raisin Administrative Committee. There's way more to it than that, but it's my favorite raisin fact.
  4. Yes, please re recommended reading on the Lindbergh case. What do you consider the best resource?
  5. You did induct an episode of Fawlty Towers into the Canon during Mark I: Communication Problems. It was actually the first I had ever heard of the show, even though I watched PBS back in the day when it ran all the time. I think I had run across too many episodes of Are You Being Served? and just didn't get it with the British comedy at that age. When you discussed that episode, you all talked about The Germans being a more famous episode and really funny. I'm not sure if that's a matter of remembering something fondly that is problematic when you go back to it with different context.
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