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Alex Taylor Tuesday brings a one Anthony Comstock to light. You probably haven’t heard of this gent or the delightful derision bearing his name. Published in Gainesville Georgia’s Times, October 25, 1988, Taylor’s “Nude Painting..” feels harmless until you dive a little deeper into the deathly fallout of priggish policies. More to follow … Nude…… Continue reading Oh My Goodness, He Said BLUENOSE

This week, Prof. Alex Taylor covers the meaning and origin of a few select words from the world of crime. To comment, time apparently never favors certain parts of language, as you shall soon see. This column was originally published, October 18, 1988 in Gainesville Georgia’s Times, usually found on the left of the first…… Continue reading Choice Words

(Is there a Mexican Yakov Smirnoff?) A fragment of the old, Wild West, when justice often came self-served or not at all. As the years march, it fades further from memory, outside of its most famous occurrences, O.K. Corral, et al. So many other stories, particularly those with inconvenient, contentious, or even revisionist outcomes, fade…… Continue reading In Arizona, The Gringos Get You