I've been playing Texas Hold 'em and other forms of poker since I was about 12.

I loved watching classics such as 'Casablanca' and goofball comedies such as 'How To Murder Your Wife' on WGN-TV.

Christian Bale has a kind of genetically engineered handsomeness that's perfect for [John Preston]. He's also a better actor than he ever gets credit for being.

Equilibrium is enjoyably classy trash.

I grew up in Dolton, just south of Chicago, about a 20-minute drive from old Comiskey Park.

Living in the past is a Jethro Tull album, not a smart poker strategy.

The truth is that our way of celebrating the Christmas season does spring from myriad cultures and sources, from St. Nicholas to Coca-Cola advertising campaigns.