If Friday’s debate was to be the preliminary pre-gaming session for the political Banger-Rager of the year, it’s a good thing the party was cancelled.

Last week, Mr. Donald Trump opted out of his long-slated appointment as GOP moderator one dramatic day before what may very well now be the…

Barney Frank, a member of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 1981, recently announced his retirement. I’m not a big fan of Mr. Frank, due to the role he played as a member of the House Financial Services Committee in the economic meltdown, and the fact that he’s such…

My musical year was pockmarked more by what I didn’t go to than what I did. Elvis Presley, despite being dead, played Radio City Music Hall in February. I really wanted to see that big band and those back-up singers playing behind Elvis himself on the big screen complete…

The 110th annual Baseball Winter Meetings wrapped up on Thursday in Dallas, TX, after four consecutive days of both excitement and chaos. This year’s free agency class is arguably the most captivating one in recent memory and some of the deals made so far this offseason have been very intriguing.…

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Focus Features

Rated R for violence, profanity, sexuality and nudity.

It’s Spy vs. Spy in Adaptation of John le Carre Cold War Thriller

Dateline: Budapest, 1973. It is the height of the Cold War and British spy Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) has been dispatched behind…

Impractical Jokers Wallows In Embarrassment

Thursday, 10 p.m. (truTV)

   Impractical Jokers begins with these words: “This program includes scenes of graphic stupidity among four friends who compete to embarrass each other.”

   Don’t say they didn’t warn you. The friends put themselves in public situations where they dare…

Every year, all over the country, local rags get tapped to do a holiday gift guide, and it’s a sham. If you’re working for some big corporate pub, you might get a stereo or a TV or if you review computers, you get a discount on a computer, but…

November 19: Enjoyed 381 Main’s November Winter Fest in Little Falls, NJ, this Saturday, featuring Jersey brewers’ elixirs tapped or bottled. Owner Steve Baskinger’s made this lounge-y hangout the perfect sports bar for craft beer enthusiasts. Alongside New Jersey Beer Co’s Matt Steinberg and Carton co-owner Augie Carton, I…

In 1985, Rick Derringer contributed the song “Real American” to the World Wrestling Federation’s compilation record, The Wrestling Album. The song, and its infectious chorus (I know you can hear it in your head right now) would gain fame as the entrance theme for Hulk Hogan, becoming an essential piece…

In Praise of A Riveting New Biography on Howard Cosell

“May you live in interesting times.”

- Ancient Chinese Proverb

“My disposition demands the immediacy of translation of effort into result.”

- Howard Cosell

I last sent words to press on the subject of Howard Cosell…