images of Virginia Rappe

I remember first hearing of starlet Virginia Rappe and her death connected to silent film comedian, Roscoe Arbuckle, in a communications class at Auburn University. It was fascinating stuff, the kind of material that actual made you sit up and listen in class. As I learned, this waif of a woman was brought into a

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Librarians Know Your Dirty Secrets

I just had dinner with a group of librarians here in Huntsville, Alabama. I was graciously asked to come speak on WICKED CITY after it was chosen as the book for their Community Wide reading project. While the evening started with a serious history/lit discussion on Phenix City, we moved into the more sordid side […]