It’s widely accepted that Jennings Stockton Cox is the man who invented the Daiquiri in the Cuban town of, well, Daiquirií in 1898. But it was the bartender at the El Floridita, Constantino Ribalaigua Vert who crafted the drink for Tennessee Williams, Jean-Paul Sartre, Gary Cooper and of course Ernest Hemingway, made El Floridita in… Continue reading Prohibition Era Cocktails: The Daiquiri
Author: Pagourgis
Donald Westlake: The Patron Saint of the Hardboiled Heist Novel
Donald E Westlake (1933-2008) is your favorite writer’s favorite writer. The man wrote over 100 fiction books and almost all of them are pure pulp. I can’t recommend his books enough, if you’re into hardboiled fiction, pick one up. This is a guy who counts Elmore Leonard, Jim Thompson, Stephen King, Dennis Lehane, and Lawrence… Continue reading Donald Westlake: The Patron Saint of the Hardboiled Heist Novel
Pulp Art Reference Models
If you follow our Instagram page you’ve probably seen some of the Gil Elvgren reference pictures next to the completed work we put up time to time. For the longest time I’ve been curious about the unnamed models who’s faces adorn the pulp paperbacks and vintage calendars we still look at fifty-some-odd years later. Like… Continue reading Pulp Art Reference Models
People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul – Funk Friday
A while back we put up an article announcing our super eclectic American Pulps playlist on Spotify. Well it’s got two followers and I’m one of them so apparently you guys don’t care to much about our music. That’s cool, but we put together some other playlists and we might as well let you know… Continue reading People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul – Funk Friday
The Godfather: From Mens Mags to the Big Screen
You can’t deny the influence Mario Puzo’s The Godfather had on future creators who in turn became our influences here at American Pulps. I read The Godfather when I was in college and I loved it. But it wasn’t until much later that I found out the 1969 novel was also published in the pages… Continue reading The Godfather: From Mens Mags to the Big Screen
Inspirational Stuff: Mort Künstler and Shark Week
When people ask us what kind of stuff we write, we like to show them the painting above by Mort Künstler. We love everything about this right down to the bookshelf nightstand. I mean, OK, this guy’s obviously going through a rough patch in his life but at least he seems well read. Mort’s last… Continue reading Inspirational Stuff: Mort Künstler and Shark Week
Happy Independence Day
Today we’re celebrating not only the 243rd anniversary of declaring our independence from the crown, it’s American Pulps first birthday. That’s right, one year ago today we changed our name from Shit Show Pulps to American Pulps. To celebrate both our nation and film, I’m going to talk about a documentary on Netflix I just… Continue reading Happy Independence Day
Murder by Gaslight
The Victorian Era Murder Mystery or Murder by Gaslight genre has its roots in the pulp rags of the Gilded Age when Penny Dreadfuls were all the rage. It was of course, during this time that Jack the Ripper preyed on the women of Whitechapel and the wealth disparity was ripe for corruption and desperation.… Continue reading Murder by Gaslight
Con Artists, Swindlers, Grifters, and Cheats
There’s something about confidence men and women that interest me. I think it’s the fact that I want to learn as much about the subject as possible so I don’t get screwed over by a real life conman. Whenever my family would go to New York I wanted to buy a fake Rolex, I think… Continue reading Con Artists, Swindlers, Grifters, and Cheats
Community Spotlight: Martin Ellison
We’ve got another American Pulps Spotlight where we take a person from the American Pulps community and interview them. We have so many talented people in our community and we want to give props where props are due. This week it’s Martin Ellison a pulpy pen and ink artist, illustrator and oil painter. Tell us… Continue reading Community Spotlight: Martin Ellison