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

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

Men's magazines often feature pictures of naked ladies. Women's magazines also often feature pictures of naked ladies. This is because the female bod….

On first blush, Hold 'em seems like a ridiculously simple game..

I'd say that I'm also recommending [Equilibrium] for the cool gun battles..

Whether it's viewers of the show or readers of my columns and books, I'm consistently impressed with their wit, humor and insight. That goes for abou….

Sometimes a 3-1 favorite loses. That's why they call it gambling, and that's why they keep flipping over the cards..

Wal-Mart doesn't really care about your faith. Wal-Mart cares if you have money to spend, and it is going to be as generic as possible in exploiting ….

Well, I think one of the reasons Chicago became so popular as a filmmaker location is because New York had been used so many times that Chicago, I th….

Becca Gardner is wonderful as the good-hearted little Griff who refuses to be daunted by all the heart-ache and resentment on dad's ranch and this yo….

You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later..

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

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

There's a lot of vitriolic ranting out there, but there are literally hundreds of critics on the web who care deeply about film and having something ….

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….

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

The magic gets lost in translation..

That's why I've always been appreciative of truly creative radio commercials..

When we root-root-root for the home team, we're rooting for our home as much as the team..

I became addicted to the movie-going experience in the 1970s, when I attended multiple screenings of films such as 'Chinatown', 'Jaws', 'Star Wars' a….

I'm a lifelong bachelor, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't marry the right woman..