Here we are, once again with our eyes before a carefully-crafted, compelling piece of art. Cinema, as we know, is the single most powerful tool for conveying a message. It doesn’t matter if the content is faithful to the truth, what matters is the narrative. The award-winning case presented by this film is clearly anti-capital…… Continue reading Capital Punishment — But it’s Fiction, Sir!
Category: Alex Taylor Tuesdays – Crime and Outdoors
Read Prof. Alex Taylor’s Crime Stories and History column as it appeared in the Gainesville Times, 1987-1992. Additional insight and commentary provided by T. Nelson Taylor.
Gunfighting Blues
Gunfighting? A much younger me once asked my father if he ever drew his weapon and fired in the course of duty; had he ever participated in an actual gunfight? Was it like those we watched on the television or at the movies — Dirty Harry, etc.? His answer was usually stoic, reverent, and largely…… Continue reading Gunfighting Blues
Laughing Matter? Sheer Lunacy!
Crime scenes a laughing matter? Hold that thought. Success! I am pleased to say that, after 15 months’ thumb-twiddling in Covid Purgatory, I was finally able to access the Gainesville Times archive and retrieve the final 25 columns written by my father, Prof. Alex Taylor. Maybe that’s begging the question a tad. The Times’ archive…… Continue reading Laughing Matter? Sheer Lunacy!