John Gotti

Alfonso D'Arco, Mob Boss, Turncoat: His Extraordinary Story Detailed In New Book

For authors Jerry Capeci and Tom Robbins, the long road to their fascinating new book about mafia boss Alfonso D'Arco, who became the federal government's most successful cooperator, began a decade ago. In Mob Boss: The Life of Little Al, the Man Who Brought Down The Mafia, which hits bookstores to ... More >>

Despite State Ban, Federal Inmate Ronell Wilson Is Sent to Death Row

Obama Picks NYC Prosecutor To Head The SEC

If you're gonna clamp down on Wall Street, it's probably best that you choose someone who's been doing it for years. In 1993, Mary Jo White became the first woman to ever become a Manhattan attorney at the federal level. During her nine-year tenure in the Southern New York district, she went after ... More >>

The Completely Real, Totally Not Fake Chronological Musical and Philosophical Development of Kenny G

In honor of Kenny G's four-night stand at the Blue Note, which kicks off tonight, we thought we'd look back at some of the key moments in the life of smooth jazz's most mysterious, misunderstood, and feared figure. See Also: - Ten Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die - Ten (More) Jazz Albums to Hear ... More >>

Really Old-Time Dish Served Me At The Friars Club

I was having lunch with Jerry Stiller, Christopher Lloyd, and Robert Vaughn at the Friars Club yesterday--you heard me--when comic Stewie Stone dropped by our table and spilled some old beans. "Engelbert Humperdinck is a horrible human being," said Stone, who used to open for the singer and found h ... More >>

Rick Ross Falls Back To Earth On God Forgives, I Don't

Rick Ross is a smart man. He's smarter than me, and probably smarter than you. He went from one of the most laughable men in rap music to one of the most powerful and respected, and he did it simply by betting on himself—or by betting on an imagined version of himself. More specifically, Rick ... More >>

Tupac Shakur, the Los Angeles Times, and Why I'm Still Unemployed: A Personal History by Chuck Philips

Last week, a trial in Brooklyn started off with a strange twist. At the federal criminal trial of James Rosemond -- a/k/a Jimmy Henchman -- one of the first things Rosemond's attorney did was kick an unemployed journalist named Chuck Philips out of the courtroom by naming him a witness in the case. ... More >>

WHO’S THE BAWSE?

Rick Ross rumbles through 
Hammerstein Ballroom

Lindsay Lohan Joining Scientology? How Could it Hurt?

​According to Yahoo's "Xtra Entertainment," the National Enquirer talked to John Travolta, who said he got a promise from train-wreck celebrity Lindsay Lohan that she would begin Scientology training. [I tried to find the Enquirer piece to give them a link, but couldn't. Have you seen their w ... More >>