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Strong morals in strange places? Author Richard Abowitz seeks to justify the ways of Vegas to mankind.

06.10.08 · 2:42 PM

TLDR: Too long, didn’t read

I remember the first time I got that TLDR message from someone who I sent a link to. So, let me start this long item with the short version for the TLDR crowd, because this is about you and what is being said about you: 1) The Atlantic Monthly, in a cover story for a forthcoming double issue, worries, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.” Don’t worry, you aren’t stupid just lazy. The ... Read more...

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06.4.08 · 2:58 PM

A reality show starring me and a porn star? Help me decide

I was covering a red carpet on New Year’s Eve at LAX at the Luxor when I was first asked if I was interested in participating in a reality show by a producer for a cable network. It was in fact an offer to both my date and to me. But since only I heard the inquiry, I said, “No,” at once for both of us; if you were me you would see little reason to toss a camera into ... Read more...

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05.30.08 · 4:15 PM

Tropicana Blues

Interviewing showgirls is usually one of the less onerous parts of my job. This one, Janu Tornell, had an interesting background, including being a former Miss Nevada in the Miss USA contest as well as a onetime contestant on Survivor. We were backstage at les Folies Bergere. The show is a classic Vegas production, 49 years at the Tropicana, with old-school, tall and thin, showgirls. I was interviewing Tornell for a story I am doing on her for my Los ... Read more...

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The Golden Pillar: An architectural cocktail built for XS

This Sunday, XS nightclub celebrates the grand reopening of its after-dark pool party, Night Swim. Along with the bash comes a new offering of signature cocktails served by the pitcher, ...
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