In the Wings
The Short of It
February 16th, 2012
While there’s still a gaping hole in Las Vegas film culture since the demise of CineVegas, Boulder City’s Dam Short Film Festival put on another quality fest this year. Read more »
John Wayne Searchers-ing for Food Trucks
February 8th, 2012
If only The Duke was looking for sliders. Read more »
Empire of Yuks
February 8th, 2012
When Harland Williams takes the stage at Napoleon’s Lounge inside Paris Las Vegas, he’ll be working again for Cort McCown’s production. What he won’t be doing is performing under the banner of the Playboy Comedy Club – instead kicking off Empire Comedy. Read more »
Saget Fine, But Opener as Welcome as a Third Olsen
February 2nd, 2012
After seeing Bob Saget’s live show, it occurred to me that the man best known for playing Danny Tanner on Full House is just like your favorite camp counselor growing up. He may not be that cool, but he’s funny, likable and just makes you have a good time—which actually makes him cool. Read more »
He Gets Paid for This
January 16th, 2012
First he wrote a memoir about deferring dreams of magic for law school. Then he wrote a second memoir about deferring lawyering to study magic and deception in Las Vegas. Read more »
Lampanelli Out of the Boardroom, onto the Stage
January 12th, 2012
This year's Celebrity Apprentice is going to have a nasty streak, courtesy of Lisa Lampanelli. The Queen of Mean is going to be one of Donald Trump's 18 whipping boys and girls when the show airs Feb. 12 Read more »
Pick Your Poison Gets National Exposure
December 21st, 2011
Las Vegas’s most daring cupcake-makers have been on a roll since I first tried their wares. But Dec. 11 marked the biggest achievement yet for the ladies of Pick Your Poison Bakeshop. Read more »
Santaland Diaries a Misanthrope's Delight
December 15th, 2011
It’s Christmas time at Las Vegas’s best venue for alternative theater, the Onyx, which means a couple of interesting shows to choose from this month. Read more »
Theatre7 Explores Tiger Mother Dynamics
December 9th, 2011
Angela Chan was excited and nervous, last Sunday at Theatre7, when the musical she co-wrote with Michael Manly, Legacy of the Tiger Mother — an exaggeration of her own experience being raised by strict Asian parents in America—was about to begin. Read more »
Secret Bush a Certain Snooze
December 7th, 2011
If a flashback to the ‘90s was on your holiday wish list, you should have been at The Cosmopolitan Monday night for Mix 94.1’s Underground Lounge secret concert. Read more »
