ALEX DEELEY

Martin Scorcese's "Goodfellas" is the next film on the list of movies I'm watching this year to broaden my horizons.  Obviously, this film is iconic.  Shortlisted in gangster films with the likes of The Godfather, it is the kind of movie that people stare at you when they find out you've never seen it. At an expansive 2 1/2 hours, it's a surprisingly quick story.  Taking place over the course of thirty or so years, we follow the lead character (who is certainly not a protagonist), Henry Hill.  Portrayed marvelously by Ray Liotta, he is a witty, short-tempered and overly-confident child in a man's body. The funny thing about this movie is how it paces the first half in this throwback style, then breaks the mold in the third act, making the arguments and the violence unsettling and unpredictable. It's a terrible kids movie.

Alex Jones: The King of the Selfish Idiots I HAVE AN ADMISSION.  I despise the concept of conspiracy theories. Now, I'm not saying I despise rigorous, intellectual, critical thought.  Quite on the contrary, I believe that critical thinking skills are exactly what is missing in the minds of most conspiracy theorists. An article featured on Salon goes into some detail about this very issue. I recently got into a hell-born deathmatch spicy debate with my father ( whose views can be readily consumed at his blog: "From the Outhouse," natch ), who is a fairly-moderate conspiracy theorist himself.  Meaning, he doesn't buy into the faked moon landing mumbo-jumbo or the more heart-on-sleeve rhetoric about the Boston bombings being an inside job, but he does call into question the unseen who are harnessing powers across the globe.  I think he's a 9/11 Truther, too. It's mystifying to me.  Not specifically my dad, of course.  I think he's a very smart gu...

AN ARTICLE ON core77.com caught my eye today.  It features some of the more interesting designs of American currency in the late-nineteenth century through early-twentieth century. Some of my favorites are: This amazing five-dollar bill from 1896.  I love this one because the text is just gorgeous and they were still hanging on to the Roman numerals (which, I still think would look nice). This one's a bit more strange.  This bizarre art-deco thing they were going for doesn't quite work.  It certainly doesn't fit into the style that had been evolving for some time.  It's like a b-side to the currency of the day. Anyway, there's a whole bunch more on that article I liked.  I recommend checking it out!

Gilbert, Axe, Taco Bell WHAT VEHICLE WOULD KILL YOU THE FASTEST? is the topic of the latest blog post by the writing staff over at Zackipedia , using the pseudonym Zack Pruitt. I'd like to illustrate just how short-sighted this "blog post" really is, and how the political machinations behind Zackipedia, as well as being in the pocket of 'Big Grape Nuts' and taking their blood money, have tainted its ethical standards. Let's start at the beginning... here is a direct quote from the article in question: On the popular website twitter.com @edsbs poses the following question: "... what vehicle, with no prior experience, would you kill yourself fastest attempting to pilot?" There is only one answer, and I will tell you what it is. But I will first list the other answers that were suggested, and explain why they are wrong. First off, this wild accusation that there is a user on Twitter going by the handle "[at sign]edsbs...