tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post6065999456747866766..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: What is noir?Ed Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-54581051260796950982009-11-28T03:11:47.040-08:002009-11-28T03:11:47.040-08:00Just wanted to add that david l.vineyard's art...Just wanted to add that david l.vineyard's article you refer to should be read by all those finding this page. He really writes good articles. His recent one on Desmond Cory http://mysteryfile.com/blog/?p=1619 is another good example of his level headedness when he writes. Recommend to all readers.Ricardo Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07403860141180929786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-86772410720119180712009-03-11T14:18:00.000-07:002009-03-11T14:18:00.000-07:00And horror fiction is about the b/w/e imaginable w...And horror fiction is about the b/w/e imaginable ways not to die...while suspense fiction is about the b/w/e probable ways not to die...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-9728261021568352072009-03-11T14:16:00.001-07:002009-03-11T14:16:00.001-07:00Well, as you know, this discussion has been known ...Well, as you know, this discussion has been known to break out regularly on Rara-Avis, the hb/noir discussion list.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, gentlemen, where do westens end, and stories of the west begin? Several years of argument, please.<BR/><BR/>(Fiction is about how to live, by positive, negative or mixed example...science fiction is about the best/worst/etc. possible ways to live...fantasy ficttion is about the b/w/e imaginable ways to live...)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-31673480691554359832009-03-11T14:16:00.000-07:002009-03-11T14:16:00.000-07:00I always thought a Noir hero was a poor sap who wa...I always thought a Noir hero was a poor sap who wasn't a cop, wasn't a P.I., but was just a guy who got sucked in by a dame or a plot.<BR/><BR/>RJRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-77608230093781835892009-03-11T13:46:00.000-07:002009-03-11T13:46:00.000-07:00I had to laugh when I read your first paragraph. ...I had to laugh when I read your first paragraph. I remember that debate well. I didn't even know there was a difference until someone brought it up. I wonder if the debate was ever settled or if people just stopped caring. I never much cared, and I feel pretty much the same about the "noir" definition. I enjoy the debate, though.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.com