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To Brazil From Vegas, With Love
The story behind Las Vegas’s first-ever Brazilian festival
April 11th, 2013
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Loving Lake Mead
April 9th, 2013
The National Park Service recently ranked our 1.5 million-acre recreational area number five for visitation on its list of “Top 10 National Parks.” The park drew 6.3 million visitors in 2012 (not including sightseers at the Hoover Dam), beating out even the Grand Canyon. Read more »
My Wedding Disaster
Griffin Mansions closure leaves dozens of couples hanging
February 6th, 2013
The closure of Griffin Mansions left dozens of betrothed couples hanging, and attracted national media attention. Here's one bride's story. Read more »
Downtown Celebrates MLK Day
January 21st, 2013
The proof of King’s convictions lined the parade route, five to six people deep: Las Vegans of all colors and beliefs. Read more »
Why Suzy Favor Hamilton Didn't Need to Say 'I'm Sorry'
UNLV professor Lynn Comella on the Olympian turned escort and our national culture of apologizing
December 22nd, 2012
I kinda wish Suzy Favor had responded by saying, "My husband knew what I was doing, no lies were told, it's my body, my business." Read more »
Journey to the Center of Earth
All around Ecuador and the Galapagos in eight days
May 31st, 2012
With wonderful cultural sites like the Museum of the Equator in Quito and the Galapagos Islands, there is no other place offering such varying environments. The culture is rich, the food is indigenous and the people are warm and closely tied to their roots. Here’s how to see Ecuador and the Galapagos in seven days, without missing a beat. Read more »
National Newsroom
O-Bummer! Hipsters O-Bandon Obama
The prez gets ditched by Pitchfork.com-wielding< puerile politicos who went the distance in 2008
September 22nd, 2011
National Newsroom
Committing Harvey-Carrie!
Weinstein and Parker hit frock bottom at Halston
August 18th, 2011
On the evening of April 30, 2010, the fashion elite all trundled to downtown Manhattan en masse for the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston, a documentary that delves into the extraordinary life of the jet-set designer and the elegant tunics and billowing dresses for which he became famous. Read more »
Seven Questions
Mary Sue Milliken
The Border Grill owner talks about Top Chef Masters, the male-dominated industry and the joys of Mexican food
July 21st, 2011
Thirty years into her restaurant career, Los Angeles-based chef Mary Sue Milliken says she’s still learning from her experiences. The most recent would be her stint on the third season of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters. Milliken lost to Floyd Cardoz in the celebrity chef competition but still earned $40,000 for her charity Share Our Strength, dedicated to ending childhood hunger in America. The Mexican food extraordinaire is writing a cookbook with recipes and tips for cooking at home, and continuing to expand her restaurant empire that includes three Border Grill outposts (one in Mandalay Bay) and two L.A. taco trucks. Read more »
Seven Questions
Norman Chad
The ESPN commentator talks about the WSOP’s appeal, his TV favorites and the best way to pick NFL winners
July 14th, 2011
Norman Chad doesn’t even play Texas hold ’em, but he’s ingrained himself into the consciousness of poker players and television viewers worldwide with his one-liners and self-deprecating shtick since he first became a World Series of Poker announcer for ESPN in 2003. When the mustachioed funnyman is not cracking jokes about one of his ex-wives, penning his syndicated sports column “Couch Slouch” for The Washington Post or in front of his beloved TV—Chad can be found playing almost every other form of the game he covers for six months out of the year. Read more »
