gangsters

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People are carefully trying to connect the dots, trying to point to places within Dylan’s work where he’s mentioned gangsters or specific moments in American history.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

“Audiences loved gangsters because they were fighting back at the man,” says Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, professor of media studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

But I’ve seen that look in pro-fighters, football players and serious gangsters.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

The series follows the lives of Birmingham gangsters in the 20th Century, including Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

She was not one of the reformers who had campaigned for Prohibition, but she believed in the rule of law, and the rise of the gangsters appalled her.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield