media
Found Material
Beyond the Bright Lights
December 20th, 2012
Sometimes even the most innocent stories manage to take subtle cheap shots at Las Vegas. In a recent Los Angeles Times article about the Las Vegas Astronomical Society’s quest to establish an observatory complex atop Mount Potosi, writer John M. Glionna describes our city as “one of the most light-polluted places on the planet.” Read more »
Vegas Tech
Making the Grade in 2012
December 20th, 2012
When I made my predictions for 2012 in January (VegasSeven.com/TechPredictions2012), the Las Vegas tech scene was just starting to take off, Facebook was still a private company, and it seemed like Internet poker in Nevada was just around the corner. Read more »
Found Material
Arrested Development
December 13th, 2012
Perhaps nowhere in Southern Nevada signifies the boom-to-bust of the last 20 years better than Lake Las Vegas. The luxury development was literally carved out of the desert, leaving a jarring disconnect between the man-made oasis and the barren terrain surrounding it. Read more »
Site to See
Broken Chains
(GhostBikes.org)
December 13th, 2012
I would rather that Ghost Bikes the website didn’t exist. It’s not that I have anything against the page; it’s well-written and comprehensive. But it wouldn’t be here if not for the existence of ghost bikes, white-painted bicycles placed on city streets near where cyclists have been struck and killed. Read more »
Vegas Tech
Ayloo Wants You to Get Together
December 13th, 2012
Community and culture. For the last year and a half, we’ve heard the continual drumbeat of downtown’s resurgence—a beat that has quickly echoed into other parts of the city. But how do you maintain any sense of connectivity in a continuously growing community of entrepreneurs, technologists, artists and cultural enthusiasts? Read more »
Found Material
Words From a Wise Guy
December 6th, 2012
We’re told the days of the mob in Las Vegas are long gone, but they are resurrected every Tuesday night on CBS in Vegas. Michael Chiklis, who plays mobster-turned-casino boss Vincent Savino in the fictional TV drama, was profiled in the Dec. 2 Los Angeles Times. Read more »
Site to See
I Pronounce Thee
(YouTube.com/user/PronunciationManual)
December 6th, 2012
I don’t have a good way of explaining what makes Pronunciation Manual, a YouTube-based parody of the sexless and robotic pronunciation guides that afflict our online dictionaries, funny or useful in the slightest—other than to say “ty-wy-woo-ley-guh-hoodey.” Read more »
Vegas Tech
Making It Happen
December 6th, 2012
Whether you’re a tinkerer or fancy yourself a serious inventor, the perfect opportunity to show off your creations is arriving early next year. The first Las Vegas Mini Maker Faire will be held at the Historic Fifth Street School on Feb. 2, celebrating the do-it-yourself dreamer. Read more »
Found Material
The Rebels Are Sexy
November 29th, 2012
It’s a story consisting of dominance and deception, cheating and racism, mobsters and celebrities—and even 20 years later, it still captures much of the public’s imagination. Read more »
