If you’d asked me last week if I’d ever seen Goodfellas, I’d have said something like “Yeah, 25–30 years ago. Great movie.” But I watched it over the weekend and not one scene seemed familiar. Did I see it 25–30 years ago and since forget everything, or did my mind somehow convince itself that I’d seen the movie?

It is indeed a great movie. If you haven’t seen it yet, do so. If you have, check out IMDB.com’s extensive trivia about the movie. If I somehow manage to live another 25–30 years, I’ll probably have dementia by then so could watch it again for the first time.

Coronavirus News, Analysis, and Opinion:

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Cryptocurrency, Investing, Money, Economy, and Debt:

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Politics:

Myanmar coup: UN ambassador fired after anti-army speech

North Dakota Considers Hiding Vote Totals

The Golden Trump Statue Is the Talk of CPAC. It Was Made in Mexico.

GOP Rep. Appears at White Nationalist Event Where Organizer Calls Capitol Riot ‘Awesome’

Why Republicans Are Still Holding Onto the Big Lie

Serendipity:

How much will Africa capitalize on cheap renewable energy as its power grid grows?

The crash course.

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