In order to meet Falafel, the highest ranked backgammon player in the world, I took a Greyhound bus to Atlantic City, and then hopped a jitney to the Borgata Hotel. Falafel’s real name is Matvey ...
Mick Jagger in Barbados with Jerry Hall, just prior to his fortieth birthday. Walking through the lobby of the Fairmont hotel in Monaco, home to the Backgammon World Championship, is like striding ...
At the invitation-only art world games evenings, painters, gallerists, collectors and assistants mingle and compete on a level playing field. By Julia Halperin New York City is full of urban legends.