By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt Soulful singer Dennis Edwards, who gained worldwide fame when in 1968, he became lead singer of the Motown hit makers the Temptations as they embraced psychedelic funk and won Grammy Awards for the songs “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” and “Cloud Nine,” died Thursday in Chicago. He was 74.
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Tati’s World: Yesterday Was a Bad Day!


By Tatiauna Miller I know each and every one of us hopes and prays to have a good day. We all wake up shiny and new ready to take on the day, until unfortunately the “Bad Day” strikes. Well, this was me yesterday. I woke up feeling well rested and optimistic, until the bullshit started […]
The Mafia Chronicles: Mob Tourism By The Book (And App)


By Larry Henry Are you up for a little mob tourism in 2018? If so, then a couple of outstanding books and at least one helpful app are available to guide you to the right places. Here are a few: “The Weegee Guide to New York.” This book, containing nearly 300 black-and-white pictures, is not […]
Tati’s World: We Do TOO Much For Our Kids!


By Tatiauna Miller On a recent slug ride into work, I rode in a vehicle that had black sheets on both the back windows and rear window, which I’m sure is probably a moving violation and of course looks like it rode straight out of creepy town. As I’ve mentioned in my previous slug columns […]
Sex, Scandal and Crimes Spotlighted in New Season of “Vanity Fair Confidential” on Investigation Discovery


Investigation Discovery’s VANITY FAIR CONFIDENTIAL will take on some of the iconic magazine’s most explosive reporting on crime and scandal when the hit series returns for its fourth season on Monday, February 5 at 9/8c, only on ID. From production company Truly Original and Condé Nast Entertainment, the series takes viewers deep inside the Vanity […]
Tati’s World: UFC’s Woman Featherweight Champion Cris Cyborg Is The Best and Most Underappreciated Fighter in the UFC


By Tatiauna Miller Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos a Brazilian born MMA fighter, skilled in Muay Thai and Brazillian Jiu Jitsu disciplines, 145 lbs of danger with a pony tail. Cyborg hasn’t just showed up on the MMA scene she’s been fighting professionally since 2008. She’s fought and destroyed some very good fighters, such as Gina Carano […]
Top 5 Old School Street Gambling Games


Although it may seem hard to believe, gambling didn’t just appear hand-in-hand with the internet. There was a time before Facebook, Google and Twitter ruled the world, a time when people used to play gambling games on the streets of our towns and cities. Today our phones and tablets provide us with access to a […]
Games to Play Even If You Don’t Consider Yourself a Gamer


The beauty of the world we live in is that it’s diverse and gives us the opportunity to choose between A and B. However, despite its diversity, I think that there are many people who miss out on some of the finer things the world has to offer simply because of the choices they make. […]
Tati’s World: I’m Not a Fan of Christmas!


By Tatiauna Miller Thank goodness Christmas is over! Every year I have to force myself to be in the “Christmas Spirit”. I’m not a scrooge but I just don’t have any extra joy on the holidays. There are many parts of the Christmas I enjoy; I know all the Christmas carols, I tear up some […]
The Mafia Chronicles: Las Vegas Hit Men Of Old And New


By Larry Henry Twenty-one years ago this month, hit men gunned down mobster Herbert “Fat Herbie” Blitzstein at his Las Vegas townhouse. Blitzstein, who had been an enforcer in Southern Nevada years earlier for crime boss Anthony “The Ant” Spilotro, was shot in the head at his home on a January night in 1997. The […]
World Football Team of the Year


In each calendar year, football gives us some crazy skills, dope players and some of the world performances. These sometimes may come from small teams that defy the odds to do the unimaginable like what we saw as Leicester City won the English Premier League with 5000-1 odds. However, sometimes the big boys do the […]
The Mafia Chronicles: Las Vegas Selected As Site For First MobWorld Summit


By Larry Henry The first MobWorld Summit is set for this summer in Las Vegas. The dates are June 15-17, with plans for a cocktail gathering on Friday night, June 15, then tours of mob sites and The Mob Museum on Saturday, capped off by a dinner that night with speakers and book signings. On […]
Homicide Bureau Attorney Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi Takes Viewers Inside the Fight For Justice in INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY’S NEW SERIES TRUE CONVICTION


Homicide investigations aren’t over when the suspect is in custody. It’s then that the next phase begins with a high-stakes game of cat and mouse between the prime suspect and the prosecutor tasked with putting them behind bars. Pressure is high to solve the case, and few know that feeling better than Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, who […]
Tati’s World: Sometimes “The Nice” Guy Gets Tired Too!


By Tatiauna Miller I’m too damn nice. This is a flaw that I’m very aware of and I’m guilty of it on a daily basis. Some people are nice just to feel better about themselves or don’t know how to say no. I don’t have a problem with saying “no” and I also really don’t […]
The Mafia Chronicles: Kansas City Mobsters Blew Up Lefty’s Car, According To New Book


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 […]
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. […]