Posts tagged as goodfellas
The "Goodfellas" Show
"Goodfellas," the TV series? I guess you can never judge in advance, but I am trying to think of how many Certifiable Classic Films have become worthwhile episodic pieces up to now and I am having a hard time with it. (And don't tell me "M*A*S*H," because no.) [Via]
Did They Find Atlantis?
In a strange coincidence of timing, considering the horrible news and footage coming out of Japan over the past three days, an international team of scientists working in south Spain believe they have pinpointed the location of the city of Atlantis. This is a major big deal in archeology. Plato wrote about Atlantis in 360 B.C. It was said to have been an engineering marvel located near the "Pillars of Hercules" (as the Straits of Gibralter were called back then), that it was built around an island temple to Poseidon which was surrounded by concentric rings of water and land, like a bulls-eye, and that it was "swallowed up by the sea and vanished" over a single day and night thousands of years earlier. People have been telling stories, and writing songs, and making movies and TV shows about it since—and searching for evidence to prove that it did in fact, ever exist. READ MORE
Oral Histories
I'm not sure why I didn't bring it to your attention earlier, since I've read it three times already, but you absolutely should take a look at this GQ oral history on the making of Goodfellas. Oral histories can sometimes be pretty lazy or boring (and they're ripe for parody), but this is a terrific example of the form.
Animals Clearly Trying To Tell Us Something Through Horrific Violence
I generally support zoos and aquariums. Because I think it's good for people to observe and learn about animals, despite the cruelty inherent to keeping them in pens. But, man, after the ice-skating bear that killed its trainer in Kyrgyzstan, and the circus tiger that mauled its trainer during a dinner show in Germany, and now the killer whale that drowned trainer Dawn Brancheau in front of an audience full of children at Orlando's SeaWorld yesterday-the third human death associated with this same whale! It's like a Dino De Laurentiis movie-you get the feeling that it's maybe time to reconsider the wisdom of having captive animals perform for us. We put these massive, powerful, naturally free-roaming creatures in a box a tiny, tiny fraction of the size of their natural habitat-"an area that to them is like the size of a bathtub," according to a statement from PETA about the latest incident-and teach them to do tricks for food, and soon enough it's Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. "I'm here to fuckin' amuse you?" The next thing you know, they're stuffing us in a trunk and borrowing steak knives from their moms. READ MORE
Half Baked: Guacamole by the Ceviche Method
This, the first of two recipes we will provide for you for this weekend's festivities, is even easier than you think! Yes you can! USA, USA! READ MORE
