movies There are only two types of detectives in film, and here's a sketch about both of them Devin Nealy

noir An elegy for the dying breed of San Francisco private eyes Thom Dunn

police Drone detectives to identify evidence and create immersive simulations of crime scenes David Pescovitz

crime Elementary students assigned elf murder case David Pescovitz

books Why Edgar Allan Poe's work is still so damn good and creepy David Pescovitz

happy mutants Steven Brust's "Good Guys," a hardboiled noir urban fantasy, with everything great about Brust on proud display Cory Doctorow

surveillance Being followed? Here's how to shake your tail David Pescovitz

Man on run after murder of trans student Rob Beschizza

Crime may not pay, but for these three men, at least it poops Jason Weisberger

politics Secret Service agent assigned to Jill Biden accidentally shot himself Rob Beschizza

crime Murder charge for quadruple amputee cornhole champion Rob Beschizza

politics Republican county chairman accused of torturing own daughter for not cleaning room Rob Beschizza

Comics Matt Kindt's paranoid psychic-espionage comic book series "Mind MGMT" returns this June Gareth Branwyn

crime Florida man arrested after "sexual performance" with vacuum cleaner Rob Beschizza

animals Wayward sheep invade German supermarket Gail Sherman

law Hundreds of human skulls and "decomposing torsos" found in Pennsylvania man's basement Rob Beschizza

mystery A flock of sheep investigate a killing in The Sheep Detectives Séamus Bellamy

theft Guinea pig heist is over: 25 stolen, 24 rescued, and one tragic loss Jennifer Sandlin

NASA The tiny, secret art museum we sent to the moon — and how it got there Ellsworth Toohey

law Teacher nicknamed "Mr. Pedophile" arrested on child sex charges Rob Beschizza