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| | |  alter egos: Encyclopedia - Crime fictionCrime fiction is the genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred. It has several sub-genres, including detective fiction (including the whodunnit), legal thriller, courtroom drama, and hard-boiled fiction.
Crime fiction - History of crime fiction.
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Snoopy - Developments One of the first odd developments of Snoopy was his tendency to sleep on top of his doghouse, rather than inside it. Then, Snoopy started walking on two legs like a human. This soon became so commonplace as to be almost unnoticeable, as Snoopy developed a variety of alter egos, most notably the World War I flying ace. For this character he would don goggles and a scarf and fly his Sopwith Camel (actually his doghouse), battling the Red Baron (who appeared vicariously through the bullet ...
See also:Snoopy, Snoopy - Character, Snoopy - Developments, Snoopy - Puppyhood and siblings, Snoopy - Snoopy!!! The Musical, Snoopy - Snoopy elsewhere in popular culture Read more here: » Snoopy: Encyclopedia II - Snoopy - Developments |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Penny Arcade comic - Recurring characters
Penny Arcade comic - Major characters.
Johnathan Gabriel [7]
Mike Krahulik's comic alter ego (named after the archangel Gabriel). "Gabe" is energetic and free-spirited[8], but has a propensity to become extremely angry [9]. He has a Pac-Man tattoo on his right bicep and a love of line dancing [10]. He has a fascination with unicorns [11] and is a dedicated fan of Spider-Man [12] and Star Wars [13]. He has an odd affinity for a cardboard tube which he had fantasies of wielding as a wandering samurai ...
See also:Penny Arcade comic, Penny Arcade comic - Attributes of the comic strip, Penny Arcade comic - Recurring characters, Penny Arcade comic - Major characters, Penny Arcade comic - Minor characters, Penny Arcade comic - Other works, Penny Arcade comic - Crossovers, Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade events, Penny Arcade comic - Child's Play, Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade Expo, Penny Arcade comic - Other events, Penny Arcade comic - Legal Troubles, Penny Arcade comic - American Greetings, Penny Arcade comic - Jack Thompson, Penny Arcade comic - Collected editions Read more here: » Penny Arcade comic: Encyclopedia II - Penny Arcade comic - Recurring characters |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Crime fiction - High art versus popular art
Crime fiction - The discrepancy between taste and acclaim.
Up to the 1960s or so, reading the paperback edition of a crime novel was usually considered a cheap thrill — with the word "cheap" used in both meanings: "inexpensive" and "of minor quality". The educated and civilized world was often interested, or at least pretended to be, in the "high art" categorised by classical music, paintings by renowned artists, in famous classical plays and novels like those of William Shakespeare. The term "popular art" refe ...
See also:Crime fiction, Crime fiction - History of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Categories of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Crime fiction and mainstream fiction, Crime fiction - High art versus popular art, Crime fiction - The discrepancy between taste and acclaim, Crime fiction - A re-assessment of critical ideals, Crime fiction - Pseudonymous authors, Crime fiction - Contemporary critical views, Crime fiction - Film and literature: The case of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Availability of crime novels, Crime fiction - Quality and availability, Crime fiction - Classic bestsellers, Crime fiction - Forgotten classics, Crime fiction - Revival of past classics Read more here: » Crime fiction: Encyclopedia II - Crime fiction - High art versus popular art |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - History Glasses were possibly invented in northern Italy, most likely in the late 1280s. The identity of the original inventor is unknown, although a possible source is the Arabs, who may have had magnifying lenses in the 10th century. In 1676, Franciscus Redi, a professor of medicine at the University of Pisa, wrote that he possessed a 1289 manuscript whose author complains that he would be unable to read or write were it not for the recent invention of glasses, and a record of a sermon given in 1305, in which the speaker, a Dominican monk named Fr ...
See also:Glasses, Glasses - History, Glasses - Corrective glasses, Glasses - Safety glasses, Glasses - Sunglasses, Glasses - Special glasses, Glasses - Conditions glasses are used to correct, Glasses - Variation in glasses, Glasses - Glasses as a fashion accessory, Glasses - Other names for glasses Read more here: » Glasses: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - History |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Ventriloquist comics - History A meek, quiet man, the Ventriloquist plans and executes his crimes through a dummy named Scarface, with the dress and persona of a 1920s gangster, complete with pinstripe suit, cigar and tommy gun.
Born into a powerful Mafia Family, Ventriloquist (real name Arnold Wesker) developed multiple personality disorder when he saw his mother murdered by an assassin from a rival Family. Growing up, his only outlet was ventriloquism, which he mastered, forming an act with a dummy he named Scarface. Eventually, the Scarface dummy took on his rep ...
See also:Ventriloquist comics, Ventriloquist comics - History, Ventriloquist comics - Appearances in other media Read more here: » Ventriloquist comics: Encyclopedia II - Ventriloquist comics - History |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Penny Arcade comic - Other works Under the banner of 'Penny Arcade Presents', Krahulik and Holkins are sometimes commissioned to create promotional artwork/comic strips for new video games, with their signature artistic style and humor. They are usually credited simply as 'Penny Arcade' rather than by their actual names. Some of these works have been included with the distribution of the game, and others have appeared on pre-launch official websites, such as:
Brothers in Arms - A somewhat toned-down look at a discussion between paratroopers. [71]
See also:Penny Arcade comic, Penny Arcade comic - Attributes of the comic strip, Penny Arcade comic - Recurring characters, Penny Arcade comic - Major characters, Penny Arcade comic - Minor characters, Penny Arcade comic - Other works, Penny Arcade comic - Crossovers, Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade events, Penny Arcade comic - Child's Play, Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade Expo, Penny Arcade comic - Other events, Penny Arcade comic - Legal Troubles, Penny Arcade comic - American Greetings, Penny Arcade comic - Jack Thompson, Penny Arcade comic - Collected editions Read more here: » Penny Arcade comic: Encyclopedia II - Penny Arcade comic - Other works |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Snoopy - Character Snoopy first made his appearance on the strip on October 4, 1950, two days after the strip premiered. Schulz was originally going to call him "Sniffy" until he discovered that name was used in a different comic strip. Snoopy was a silent character for the first two years of his existence, but on October 19, 1952 he verbalized his thoughts to readers for the first time via a thought balloon; Schulz would utilize this device for nearly all of the character's appearances in the strip thereafter. In addition to Snoopy's ability to "speak" his thoughts to the reader, many of the human characters in Peanuts have the uncanny knack of reading ...
See also:Snoopy, Snoopy - Character, Snoopy - Developments, Snoopy - Puppyhood and siblings, Snoopy - Snoopy!!! The Musical, Snoopy - Snoopy elsewhere in popular culture Read more here: » Snoopy: Encyclopedia II - Snoopy - Character |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Snoopy - Puppyhood and siblings Over the course of the strip's run, it was revealed that Snoopy had been born and raised at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm; his father used to run with hunting dogs, but would secretly run ahead and warn the rabbits. Snoopy's original owner was a little girl named Lila, who had to return him to Daisy Hill after her family moved to an apartment where dogs were forbidden. Shortly after his return to the farm, Snoopy was selected by Charlie Brown's parents as a companion for him. At one point in the series, Charlie Brown said that his parents bought ...
See also:Snoopy, Snoopy - Character, Snoopy - Developments, Snoopy - Puppyhood and siblings, Snoopy - Snoopy!!! The Musical, Snoopy - Snoopy elsewhere in popular culture Read more here: » Snoopy: Encyclopedia II - Snoopy - Puppyhood and siblings |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Penny Arcade comic - Legal Troubles
Penny Arcade comic - American Greetings.
After a strip titled "Tart as a Double Entendre" featuring character Strawberry Shortcake paddling Plum Pudding was published on April 14, 2003, American Greetings sent a cease-and-desist letter to Penny Arcade creators. They chose not to enter into a legal fight over whether or not the strip was a protected form of parody and complied with the cease-and-desist, by replacing it with an image directing their audience to send a letter to a lawyer for American Greetings [95]. However the comic is easily findable with a few well chose ...
See also:Penny Arcade comic, Penny Arcade comic - Attributes of the comic strip, Penny Arcade comic - Recurring characters, Penny Arcade comic - Major characters, Penny Arcade comic - Minor characters, Penny Arcade comic - Other works, Penny Arcade comic - Crossovers, Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade events, Penny Arcade comic - Child's Play, Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade Expo, Penny Arcade comic - Other events, Penny Arcade comic - Legal Troubles, Penny Arcade comic - American Greetings, Penny Arcade comic - Jack Thompson, Penny Arcade comic - Collected editions Read more here: » Penny Arcade comic: Encyclopedia II - Penny Arcade comic - Legal Troubles |
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Penny Arcade comic - Child's Play.
On November 24, 2003 the authors of Penny Arcade announced their plans for a children's charity, Child's Play, which aimed to organize large scale donations, particularly in video games, for their local Seattle Children's Hospital. In their first year they raised over $250,000 in cash, toys, and games and expanded their operations in 2004 to partner with additional hospitals in Oakland, San Diego, Houston and Washington DC. During the holiday 2004 season they raised aroun ...
See also:Penny Arcade comic, Penny Arcade comic - Attributes of the comic strip, Penny Arcade comic - Recurring characters, Penny Arcade comic - Major characters, Penny Arcade comic - Minor characters, Penny Arcade comic - Other works, Penny Arcade comic - Crossovers, Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade events, Penny Arcade comic - Child's Play, Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade Expo, Penny Arcade comic - Other events, Penny Arcade comic - Legal Troubles, Penny Arcade comic - American Greetings, Penny Arcade comic - Jack Thompson, Penny Arcade comic - Collected editions Read more here: » Penny Arcade comic: Encyclopedia II - Penny Arcade comic - Penny Arcade events |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Crime fiction - Film and literature: The case of crime fiction Crime fiction and the motion picture industry have complemented each other well over the years. Both cater to the need of the average audience to escape into an idealist world, where the good reaps the rewards, and the bad incur their punishment. Adaptations of crime fiction into films have been hugely successful.
For a detailed explication of the history of the relationship between crime fiction and the film industry, see the main article crime film.
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See also:Crime fiction, Crime fiction - History of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Categories of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Crime fiction and mainstream fiction, Crime fiction - High art versus popular art, Crime fiction - The discrepancy between taste and acclaim, Crime fiction - A re-assessment of critical ideals, Crime fiction - Pseudonymous authors, Crime fiction - Contemporary critical views, Crime fiction - Film and literature: The case of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Availability of crime novels, Crime fiction - Quality and availability, Crime fiction - Classic bestsellers, Crime fiction - Forgotten classics, Crime fiction - Revival of past classics Read more here: » Crime fiction: Encyclopedia II - Crime fiction - Film and literature: The case of crime fiction |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - Sunglasses Main article: Sunglasses
Sunglasses may be made with either prescription or non-prescription (i.e. plano) lenses that are darkened to provide protection against bright visible light. Good sunglasses should also protect against ultraviolet light. Due to changes in the atmosphere, ultraviolet levels are much higher than in the past and ultraviolet protection for eyes and skin is even more important. It is possible to have lenses that look very dark and yet offer little ultraviolet protection. Sunglasses vary greatly and ...
See also:Glasses, Glasses - History, Glasses - Corrective glasses, Glasses - Safety glasses, Glasses - Sunglasses, Glasses - Special glasses, Glasses - Conditions glasses are used to correct, Glasses - Variation in glasses, Glasses - Glasses as a fashion accessory, Glasses - Other names for glasses Read more here: » Glasses: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - Sunglasses |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - Safety glasses Safety glasses are usually made with shatter-resistant plastic lenses to protect the eye from flying debris. Although safety lenses may be constructed from a variety of materials that vary in impact resistance, certain standards suggest that they maintain a minimum 1mm thickness at the thinest point regardless of material. Safety glasses can vary in the level of protection they provide. For example, those used in medicine may be expected to protect against blood splatter while safety glasses in a factory might have stronger lenses and a stro ...
See also:Glasses, Glasses - History, Glasses - Corrective glasses, Glasses - Safety glasses, Glasses - Sunglasses, Glasses - Special glasses, Glasses - Conditions glasses are used to correct, Glasses - Variation in glasses, Glasses - Glasses as a fashion accessory, Glasses - Other names for glasses Read more here: » Glasses: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - Safety glasses |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - Variation in glasses Glasses can be very simple. Magnifying lenses for reading that are used to treat mild hypermetropia and presbyopia can be bought off the shelf, but most glasses are made to a particular prescription, based on degree of myopia or hypermetropia combined with astigmatism. Lenses can be ground to specific eyes, but in most cases standard off-the-shelf prescriptions suffice, but require custom-fitting to particular frames.
As people age, their ability to focus is lessened and many decide to use multiple-focus lenses, bifocal or even trifoc ...
See also:Glasses, Glasses - History, Glasses - Corrective glasses, Glasses - Safety glasses, Glasses - Sunglasses, Glasses - Special glasses, Glasses - Conditions glasses are used to correct, Glasses - Variation in glasses, Glasses - Glasses as a fashion accessory, Glasses - Other names for glasses Read more here: » Glasses: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - Variation in glasses |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - Glasses as a fashion accessory Glasses are often regarded as unattractive, and many people prefer to wear contact lenses for that reason. Contact lenses also provide much improved peripheral vision.
On the other hand, many people are attracted to people who wear glasses, and glasses are available in a wide range of styles, materials, and even designer labels.
Glasses can be a major part of personal expression, from the extravagance of Elton John and Dame Edna Everage, from Groucho Marx to John Denver to Lisa Loeb all the way to the varied pr ...
See also:Glasses, Glasses - History, Glasses - Corrective glasses, Glasses - Safety glasses, Glasses - Sunglasses, Glasses - Special glasses, Glasses - Conditions glasses are used to correct, Glasses - Variation in glasses, Glasses - Glasses as a fashion accessory, Glasses - Other names for glasses Read more here: » Glasses: Encyclopedia II - Glasses - Glasses as a fashion accessory |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Crime fiction - Availability of crime novels
Crime fiction - Quality and availability.
As with any other entity, quality of a crime fiction book is not in any meaningful proportion to its availability. Some of the crime novels generally regarded as the finest, including those which are regularly chosen by experts as belonging to the best 100 crime novels ever written (see bibliography), have been out of print ever since their first publication, which often dates back to the 1920s or 30s. The bulk of books that can be found today on the shelves labelled "Cri ...
See also:Crime fiction, Crime fiction - History of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Categories of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Crime fiction and mainstream fiction, Crime fiction - High art versus popular art, Crime fiction - The discrepancy between taste and acclaim, Crime fiction - A re-assessment of critical ideals, Crime fiction - Pseudonymous authors, Crime fiction - Contemporary critical views, Crime fiction - Film and literature: The case of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Availability of crime novels, Crime fiction - Quality and availability, Crime fiction - Classic bestsellers, Crime fiction - Forgotten classics, Crime fiction - Revival of past classics Read more here: » Crime fiction: Encyclopedia II - Crime fiction - Availability of crime novels |
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| | | | alter egos: Encyclopedia II - Crime fiction - Categories of crime fiction Crime fiction can be divided into the following branches:
Detective fiction
The whodunnit
Locked room mystery
The Golden Age whodunnit
Later and contemporary contributions to the whodunnit
The historical whodunnit
Spoofs and parodies
The American hard-boiled school
The police procedural
The legal thriller
The caper story
The spy novel
The psychological suspense novel
The criminal novel (Novels told from the po ...
See also:Crime fiction, Crime fiction - History of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Categories of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Crime fiction and mainstream fiction, Crime fiction - High art versus popular art, Crime fiction - The discrepancy between taste and acclaim, Crime fiction - A re-assessment of critical ideals, Crime fiction - Pseudonymous authors, Crime fiction - Contemporary critical views, Crime fiction - Film and literature: The case of crime fiction, Crime fiction - Availability of crime novels, Crime fiction - Quality and availability, Crime fiction - Classic bestsellers, Crime fiction - Forgotten classics, Crime fiction - Revival of past classics Read more here: » Crime fiction: Encyclopedia II - Crime fiction - Categories of crime fiction |
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