THERE'S A MOMENT IN THE FILM Six Degrees of Separation when Stockard Channing’s character, Ouisa, slaps the roof of the Sistine Chapel, touching the hand of God on Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam fresco. Given the chance, we’d all love to slap the almighty’s hand, but happily settle for lesser gods such ... Read more...

I'M A BIG SUPPORTER of mandatory pre-commitment in casinos. Let’s start with their restaurants. You’ll need to commit to at least 60, if not 90 minutes to dining at Stefano Manfredi’s sleek new Italian venture Osteria Balla.  It’s not long and worth every second, but some people have already gambled away their ... Read more...