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art Vintage Chicago street gang business cards Andrea James

photos Badass SoCal Latinas from the 70s and 80s Andrea James

organized crime Mobster Whitey Bulger tells high schoolers: "My life was wasted and spent foolishly" Mark Frauenfelder

noir Take a lurid look at LA noir Bob Knetzger

football Celebrate the World Cup with these bloody, sexy true crime soccer stories Thom Dunn

actors Mobster says James Caan once ordered a "Mafia style" beating of Joe Pesci over unpaid hotel bill Mark Frauenfelder

marvel El Santo: the Mexican wrestling superhero Devin Nealy

rap Vanilla Ice and the birth of inauthentic hip hop Devin Nealy

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Profile of former yakuza member who has opened a small noodle-restaurant in Japan Mark Frauenfelder

racism Black officers say racism is endemic in Capitol Police Mark Frauenfelder

police High school student newspaper exposes Nazi symbols in local police training videos Thom Dunn

Comic Books Alan Moore on Covid, super heroes, Trump and Brexit Thom Dunn

Food How long can you safely keep condiments in your pantry and fridge? Gareth Branwyn

COVID-19 The most comprehensive timeline to date of coronavirus and US government's response Gareth Branwyn

movies Actor Danny Aiello has died at 86 Xeni Jardin

crime AP: the mob who attacked Hong Kong protesters were rural thugs hired by gangsters Cory Doctorow

crime Violent mobs of alleged Triad gangsters dole out savage beatings to Hong Kong democracy protesters, cops nowhere to be found Cory Doctorow

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