What would the modern diner think of a nice dinner out from the 30s-60s? [more inside]
posted by mikesch on Mar 29, 2012 - 52 answers

Has the person who chose "Straight Up and Down" as the theme song for HBO's Boardwalk Empire ever explained why he/she chose it? It's such an unusual choice but I think it works well.
posted by Lucinda on Oct 4, 2011 - 2 answers

In Boardwalk Empire, episode 3, what's the incredibly obscene Yiddish phrase used by the dying gangster? [more inside]
posted by topynate on Mar 12, 2011 - 8 answers

Laws which had an unexpected or unintended effect? [more inside]
posted by tegna56 on Oct 15, 2010 - 37 answers