Paolo Presta

Paolo Presta grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, IL where he always dreamt of being a part of the entertainment business in Hollywood.

For years, Paolo wrote to "The Oprah Winfrey Show" asking Oprah to help him fulfill that dream. Finally, in November of 2004, Oprah Winfrey surprised Paolo at his father's store and gave him a speaking role on NBC's "Will & Grace". His reaction is regarded as one of the greatest surprise moments in "Oprah Show" history. Since then, he has moved to Los Angeles where he transitioned from acting to fulfill his life-long dream of hosting his own talk show. He and his partner Patrick Thomassie created "A Spoonful of Paolo" in September 2011, and Paolo has been honored to sit down with today's hottest celebrities and some of his favorite Hollywood legends. "A Spoonful of Paolo", a 2012 Webby Award Honoree, is truly a labor of love for him and he hopes you sit back, eat a cookie and enjoy the show! Visit www.aspoonfulofpaolo.com for more episodes and follow him on Twitter @paolopresta.

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In My Orbit

Opinion, analysis, and musings on politics, pop culture, reinvention, and the resultant flotsam and jetsam floating around the right-of-center quadrant of the Left Coast.
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- Five takeaways from the Benghazi hearings
  Did Wednesday's Benghazi hearings reveal incompetence or cover up? Maybe a combination of both.
- The Los Angeles Mayor's Race Charisma Gap
  Voters phoned it in for the L.A. mayor primary. Would charismatic candidates have made a difference? Will its lack affect turnout on May 21?
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We welcome you to the intimate and personal thoughts on the news and events we, as editors, watch, read, and discuss with our writers every day.
Political Potpourri

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Covering the world of soccer, including the World Cup, Major League Soccer, D.C. United and the English Premier League and other interesting sporting events.

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Paolo Presta

Featured

In My Orbit

Sightseers' Delight

The Editors Say

Political Potpourri

Freedom of the Press is not Free

Haydon's Soccer and Sports Pitch

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