Movie Reviews

Movie Grades 2Q 2010

I guess this is a few weeks late, but I’ve been pretty busy this month with the WSOP and driving 3,200 miles in a week (first back to Houston from Vegas and then back to Houston again from New York after helping my girlfriend move). I actually really enjoy driving a lot probably for the [...]

Movie Reviews, Non-Poker

S’Mac and Tribeca Film Fest

One nice thing about New York that helps offset the cramped living space, high prices, miserable weather, cold people, rats and roaches is the selection of restaurants. A while back, I heard from my roommate’s sister, a New York resident of two years, about a restaurant that serves nothing but macaroni and cheese called S’Mac. [...]

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Quick Update + Movie Grades 1Q 2010

My girlfriend was in town this past weekend (she lives in New York). I ate a ridiculous amount of food and cake (it was her birthday) all weekend and of course never got around to working out. I’m trying to undo that damage, and then some, by doing a Bikram Yoga class ten days in [...]

Movie Reviews, Non-Poker, Online Poker, Poker Commentary

Bigger, Faster, Stronger

I just finished watching an amazing documentary about the role of performance enhancing drugs in American culture called Bigger, Faster, Stronger*. It is certainly one of the best documentaries I’ve ever seen. The film examined the usage of steroids and how steroids are perceived by the American public.
Henry Waxman made himself look like an [...]

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