By Ankush
I don’t have anything particularly meaningful to say about it, but this story — which relays how Al Gore was able to get an advance copy of the closely-guarded series finale to The Sopranos — is pretty neat.
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By Ankush
I don’t have anything particularly meaningful to say about it, but this story — which relays how Al Gore was able to get an advance copy of the closely-guarded series finale to The Sopranos — is pretty neat.
Ankush Khardori is an attorney and former federal prosecutor who specialized in financial fraud. He has written for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, and other outlets. More by Ankush Khardori
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