Can’t get enough of The Godfather saga? Then you’re in for a real treat on May 8th, as the backstory of the Corleone family is unveiled in the new book by author Ed Falco. What? No Mario Puzo? Well, the late Puzo penned a screenplay that essentially filled in the history not covered during the [...]
This is the first in a series of photographs, I will be posting periodically, that feature a moment or character from mob history. With a dose of photojournalism, I shall offer a brief explanation of each original picture – the who, what, where, when, and if applicable – why. Today’s subject: Virginia Hill. To simply [...]
You can watch his daughter Renee Graziano who is one of the stars of the popular reality show on VH1 called Mob wives, which shows the everyday aspects of the women who are associated to the men in the business but have nothing to do with it! Anthony is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention [...]
Tales of twentieth century organized crime, particularly the evolution of the American Mafia, are loaded with folklore and theories. Although gangster Alphonse Capone may be the most prevalent in our collective pop culture psyche… more stories have surrounded the man known as “Lucky” Luciano. Many of the accounts behind New York’s most infamous master criminal [...]
Not all organized criminals are created equal. Nor should anyone believe all the ladies involved were mere arm-candy. Just as intelligence, prowess and business savvy were skills necessary for the top echelon of history’s male gangsters to be bosses – so too was the case for more than a few powerful female figures. Call them [...]
A man who was all but written off by those around him, until fate and chance dealt him a hand that afforded him a second shot at nobility, and he seized it with a vengeance. If you want to see Eric Roberts kill a lot of people, then ‘The Butcher’ is the movie for you. [...]
Monday night on the History Channel’s reality series Pawn Stars – a would-be seller walked in and claimed to have Charles “Lucky” Luciano’s signet ring. In case you missed this episode, here’s the lowdown: Pawn shop owner Rick Harrison was approached by a man holding an ornate gold ring, and ready to give an elaborate [...]
They may not have been the wealthiest of urban gangsters during their reign, but they certainly earned a spot among the most notorious to ever come out of Queens New York during the 1980′s crack cocaine onslaught. A group of former Five Percenters turned drug kingpins – they were called The Supreme Team, and led [...]
What is a Mafia game? A mafia game is any game about the criminal activities of The Mafia. What is a Mafia Role Playing game? A Mafia RPG is a game that puts the user in a ‘role’ of a mobster in the mafia. The user of a mafia rpg uses the game features to [...]
Brooklyn’s Ron Braunstein – better known as Necro – is as controversial, offensive, and outlandish as they come in the world of independent music. Yet… he’s also extremely skilled in his art. A DIY guy to the core, he’s built a cult-like following that adores the gory lyricism, horrorific sampling, and unique self-produced beats that [...]
