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Can Stormy Daniels Be to Trump What Taxes Were to Al Capone?

GANGSTERS

Sometimes, all it takes is a misdemeanor conviction to bring a powerful thug to his knees.

Shan Wu | Published Feb 01, 2023

Accused Sex Cult Dad Said Capone Was Relative, Witness Says

MAFIA MAN

Larry Ray also allegedly told his victims he knew famous generals, foreign presidents, and even that he stopped a plot to take over the country.

Pilar Melendez | Published Mar 30, 2022

Want to See Tom Hardy Cross-Dress and Wear a Diaper?

WE ALL GO A LITTLE MAD SOMETIMES

He’s squared off against Batman in “The Dark Knight Rises” and fended off marauders in “Mad Max: Fury Road.” But you’ve never seen Tom Hardy quite like this.

Nick Schager | Published May 11, 2020

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Trump’s Defenders Can’t Stop Comparing Him to Al Capone

THE PRESIDENT & THE MOBSTER

Conservative pundits keep suggesting President Trump is being railroaded just like violent mob boss Al Capone. Are they sure they want to go there?

Pilar Melendez | Published Aug 28, 2018
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Trump Connects Manafort, Capone, and Fear Itself

PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE

The gangster grew up a veritable stone’s throw from the campaign chairman’s Brooklyn brownstone. But that wasn’t what made the president think to link the two men.

Michael Daly | Published Aug 02, 2018

Ari Melber on Gun Violence: ‘Are We Helpless?’

TIME FOR ACTION

The MSNBC anchor was filling in for Rachel Maddow when he gave a history lesson that was packing heat.

Hayley Jones | Published Oct 05, 2017

The Bean Counter Who Put Al Capone in the Slammer

UNSUNG

When it came to catching Public Enemy Number 1,, T-man Eliot Ness got the spotlight but accountant Frank Wilson was the dogged numbers sleuth who put Capone away.

Gil Troy | Published Aug 26, 2017

Tom Hardy on the ‘Fury Road’ Sequel

LET THE GAMES BEGIN

The incredibly talented actor discusses fatherhood, his drama school classmate Michael Fassbender, and the potential of a Christopher Nolan-directed Bond film.

Marlow Stern | Published Jan 15, 2017

How Prohibition Made Al Capone a Hero

Repeal Day

In honor of the 83rd anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment, we look at the life and legacy of the notorious bootlegger.

Noah Rothbaum | Published Dec 05, 2016

How Did Al Capone Become the New Hitler?

Touchable

Donald Trump, natch; but also Hillary Clinton and Ted Cruz and even Rick Perry have been compared by critics to the archetypal mobster. Why?

Deirdre Bair | Published Apr 23, 2016

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