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" The leaders of La Cosa Nostra, its associates, and Mafia namesakes are aging and getting picked up by the FBI. So it suits them all to realign their worldview. And in modern times, it hasn&amp;#039;t been all bad stuff coming out of the sides of their mouths. Here are five things the Mob has done (mostly recently) to actually improve our lives, with the requisite reservations. Investing in green energy. Though, according to today&amp;#039;s fascinating Washington Post story, Italian authorities have now had to seize a third of Sicilian wind farms. Cleaning up a Sandy-ravaged neighborhood. Though 300 hours of community service is a sweeter deal than a 30-month prison sentence. Stopping their murdering (in Philadelphia). Though you can only stop killing after you&amp;#039;ve been killing. Alcohol in Prohibition. Though, again, the merciless, family-destroying killing. But on that note: Bobby Cannavale as Gyp Rosetti. No qualification. The man behind that short-fused sadomasochist on the most recent season of Boardwalk Empire deserves best supporting actor, Emmys. Follow The Culture Blog on RSS and on Twitter at @ESQCulture. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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