By Larry Henry In his new book, former Las Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta points an accusatory finger at the people he says are responsible for blowing up Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal’s car. The culprits: Kansas City mobsters. Cullotta says Rosenthal had been on Kansas City crime boss Nick Civella’s “hit list” for taking public shots at […]
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The Mafia Chronicles: Kansas City Mobsters Blew Up Lefty’s Car, According To New Book
Bruce Blackman: Moonlight Feels Right, Music, Boxing, Frank Sinatra, Life & More…
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt “After that, other stations began adding it (Moonlight Feels Right), and it ended up on virtually every non-country radio station in the world selling 3M+ in the U.S. and 1.5M foreign.”—Bruce Blackman The wind blew some luck in my direction (first line from the smash hit song Moonlight Feels […]
Tati’s World: Thanksgiving a Time For Reflection, Family & Road Trips
By Tatiauna Miller Most people have some type of Thanksgiving tradition, whether it’s playing football with the neighborhood kids, catching a new flick at the cinema or laying around like a fat cat with stretchy pants after feasting. My Thanksgiving celebrations over the years usually starts with a road trip, to me it’s not really […]
“Gollllll-ly!” The Lovable Jim Nabors Dead at 87 – Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved funny man Jim Nabors the star who played the clumsy deputy sheriff Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show” and eventually starred in his own spinoff, has died at the age of 87. Nabors’ husband, Stan Cadwallader, told the Associated Press his longtime partner had died peacefully at home in […]
Investigation Discovery to Premiere Critically Acclaimed Documentary The Family I Had on December 21st
In THE FAMILY I HAD a mother’s love and ability to forgive is profoundly tested when her teenage son kills her daughter. It’s been ten years since Charity’s son, Paris, killed her daughter, Ella, and she is left questioning both his chance at redemption and her ability to forgive. THE FAMILY I HAD peels back […]
Dear White People, News Flash … They’re Not All the Same Person
By Kimberly Palermo I write a lot about racism and discrimination in a continuous attempt to impress upon white people just how extreme racism is in America. Here’s a story that may take your understanding to the next level. One of the most pathetic stories of 2017 is the Cold War Twitter fight between President […]
The Mafia Chronicles: The Mobsters Who Shaped Film Noir
By Larry Henry Fans of Mafia history who also enjoy those bleak, atmospheric crime thrillers known as film noir have had a lot to like about Sunday mornings. That’s when TCM airs its weekly film feature called “Noir Alley.” You can visit the site and view the schedule by clicking here. The weekly program is […]
The Beginning of the End – A Thanksgiving Day Celebration
By Kimberly Palermo How Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today is a far cry from its historical origins and that’s probably a good thing. The truth about Thanksgiving has little to do with the white washed version we learn about in school or the Disney fairy tales we grew up watching. So, what is the “truth” about […]
Gaming Industry Careers
There are many different types of jobs in the gaming industry that will suit people with a variety of skills and interests. Everyone from creatives to technology geeks can potentially establish a career in this industry as the job opportunities are so varied. Here are just some of the possible careers in the gaming industry. […]
Singer & Actor David Cassidy DEAD at 67
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt David Cassidy, who came to fame as a ’70s teen heartthrob and lead singer on “The Partridge Family,” died Tuesday night, according to his publicist Jo-Ann Geffen. He was 67. Cassidy had recently been admitted to the intensive care unit of a Fort Lauderdale, Florida, area hospital. He was in critical condition […]
Cosby Show Co Star Earle Hyman Dead at 91
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Earle Hyman, a longtime stage and TV actor who was best known for playing Bill Cosby’s father on “The Cosby Show,” died last Friday at the age of 91. Hyman died at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey, according to Jordan Strohl, a representative for The Actors Fund. […]
Singer and Actress Della Reese Dead at 86 – Entertainment News
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Beloved singer and actress Della Reese passed away last evening at the of 86. Her role as Tess, on Touched By Angel, endeared her to millions long after her singing career had already made her a huge star. She leaves behind children James, Franklin and Dominique, as well as husband Franklin […]
This Reverse Robinhood Stuff is Taxing
By Kimberly Palermo Turns out having the most powerful man in America be a racist, bigoted, misogynist hasn’t really been a great thing for our nation. Go figure! I am actually embarrassed to tell people I meet from other countries that I’m from the US… Don’t get me wrong, I love the United States, but […]
Tati’s World: I Can’t Stand Gym People!
By Tatiauna Miller I don’t know what’s worse working out or the A-holes at the gym? My fitness life has been null and void for many months and my main excuse for getting back on track, is people at the gym. If I lived somewhere warm all year around I’d workout outside where I have […]
Country Music Legend Mel Tillis DEAD at 85 – Cause of DEATH Revealed
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Country music legend Mel Tillis, whose six-decade career in the music industry had him scoring hits such as “I Ain’t Never”, “Coca Cola Cowboy”, “Southern Rains”, and “I Believe In You” and who never let his stutter get in the way of him becoming a legend, died on Sunday, his publicist […]
Movie and TV Actress Ann Wedgeworth DEAD at 83
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Ann Wedgeworth, who gained fame on film and Broadway before taking on the role of a flirty divorcee on “Three’s Company,” died Thursday at the age of 83 in the New York area after a long illness, her daughter Dianna Martin said. Wedgeworth landed her first Broadway role in the 1958 […]
The Mafia Chronicles: Old Las Vegas Lives On At The Tropicana
By Larry Henry There aren’t many major establishments left in Las Vegas like the Tropicana where the country’s most famous (and infamous) mob-connected people once walked. Though it has undergone expansion and renovation through the years, the 60-year-old Tropicana is not the most luxurious resort in town. It has a small gaming area and a […]
The Neighborhood Watch: Build It and They Will Come…
By Katrina Broner Most people keep track of their lives with great memories and it’s often said, “That was the best day ever!” At times we say, “That was the worst day ever.” We count all these days as the sum of our lives but often I wonder how many days have I spent in […]
Tati’s World: Sluglife the Sequel
By Tatiauna Miller My last column I discussed the “Slugging Etiquette” and shared some of the notorious slug driver’s I’ve come across such as Sir Talks a-lot, Rule Breaker and Reckless Driver. This time I’m going to share a few more of my slug stories because why the hell not! If you remember from last […]
Book Review: A Sick Life by Tionne T-Boz Watkins (Rodale Books)
By Katrina Broner TLC has been my favorite girl group since I was a little kid! I remember having Ain’t To Proud 2 beg on cassette tape and jamming out to it with my father. As I got older I mimicked T-Boz, my favorite member, as much as my parents would allow which was usually […]
Everything’s Relevant: To Poop Or Not To Poop? That Is the Question!
By Jen Loehr We have all been there…that moment when your stomach cramps up, you break out in a vicious sweat, your grip becomes deathly tight on whatever you may be holding on to at the moment and you realize that there is no way you can release any amount of air without a full […]
Magnum PI Co Star John Hillerman Dead at 84
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt John Hillerman, who made a living out of being a character actor, including Tom Selleck’s fastidious estate caretaker Jonathan Quayle Higgins III on Magnum, P.I., died Thursday. He was 84. During Hillerman’s acting career he received four Emmy nominations in consecutive years for portraying Higgins and won in 1987. Hillerman, died […]
Leading True – Crime Network ID Discovery Lifts the Veil on MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDIES IN A SMALL TOWN, “VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED”
Legend has it that the quiet, picturesque village of Dryden, N.Y., inspired Frank Capra’s vision of Bedford Falls in It’s a Wonderful Life. But contrary to that image, Dryden became the setting for a strange string of tragedies and murders between 1989 and 1999 that left residents wondering why death stalked their beloved town. To […]
Delusion and Denial in America…
By Kimberly Palermo Let’s make one thing clear right now…. and I mean crystal clear. The “sanctity of life” is NOT an American value. So how about we fess up and stop the charade. Sure, we value the lives of people we know and people who are famous. But in general, it’s just not a […]
Tati’s World: Short People Problems!
By Tatiauna Miller I’m an average short person. At a mere 5 feet and 1 inch, I’m shorter than the average 5th grader. Which is quiet humbling, especially when the kids from my daughter’s school keep asking me what high school I go to? In a few years, my 7 year old daughter will be […]