Off-topic post on prohibition | Michael Tomasky

I see from Yglesias that he's responding to Boardwalk Empire, the big new HBO series that is a Scorsese creation of some sort, with an indifference similar to mine. Well, maybe his reasons are different. I just don't find gangsters particularly interesting.

I used to feel bad about this because men are supposed to love the existential conflict and the male codes and all that. But I just think they're thugs. I don't even like The Godfather all that much. Excellent filmmaking, sure. I can see t...