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Lucky Luciano

Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler.

The Mind-Blowing Story of the Most Important Songwriter You’ve Never Heard Of

While many artists testify to Bert Berns’ brilliance, his mentor laments not knowing the location of his grave, so he can piss on it.
By John Kruth

‘Boardwalk Empire’ Recap 5×1: ‘RIP Lucky’s Face’

"The best and the truest alas are the fewest, but be one of these if you can," says Mrs. Thompson in a voiceover of Nucky swimming to find coins dropped by the Commodore, back when Atlantic City was all swamp but surprisingly looked pretty much exactly like how it does (did?) in Boardwalk Empire's heyday. Whiplash though, since after that flashback to 1884, we've now skipped ahead seven years since last season's finale to 1931, where Nucky is hanging out in Cuba with Sally Wheet. He's betting all his money on the rum game, as well as some other, less clear game, which is being run by a Cuban child and involves slips of paper. Which raises several interesting questions:
By Drew Grant

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