The Best and Worst Golden Globe Moments

Read MoreI admit it, I’m an awards show junkie. Tonight’s annual Golden Globes Awards had its share of hits and misses. What follows is my list of the best and worst of the telecast:

Read MoreI admit it, I’m an awards show junkie. Tonight’s annual Golden Globes Awards had its share of hits and misses. What follows is my list of the best and worst of the telecast:

Read MoreI love Thai food.

Read MoreLet me be clear. The right to artistic expression must be defended. In all cases. No matter what. At any cost. No compromises. Without exception. Artists are either free to express themselves, or they are not. There’s no purgatory.

Read MoreThe inaugural American Poker Awards includes 14 categories. I have already selected my nominations. In an upcoming article, I’ll post my choices and why I think they merit being honored for their work.

Read MoreScattershooting, while wondering what happened to Danny Villanueva, the NFL first Mexican football player. The answer may surprise you.

Read MoreJames Woods says, “deal me in.” The renowned actor and three-time Emmy winner will participate in “Poker Night in America’s” upcoming high-stakes cash game, taking place at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City, January 16-19.

Poker’s legalization in Atlantic City changed many lives, including mine.
It wasn’t so long ago that every Hold’em player on the East Coast knew each other.
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Read MoreGambling has never appeared so unbearably dull as in the dreadful remake of “The Gambler,” starring Mark Wahlberg, now out in theaters. This is a horrible movie.

Read More“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.”
― Christopher Hitchens (The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever)

Read MoreThe first season of “Poker Night in America” has now concluded, with another year of new programs soon shifting to Monday nights. What follows is my look back on the first season of broadcasts, including some of my fondest memories and biggest disappointments of 2014.