The Strip Sense

Lead Photo Jackson’s comeback

Steve Friess | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)

I know you felt it, too, so I’m just going to come right out and say it: Michael Jackson’s untimely death was the best thing that could ever have happened to Michael Jackson’s music.

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Lead Photo LuPone’s showstopper

Steve Friess | Thu, Jun 25, 2009 (midnight)

When the Broadway diva chastised a texter, it highlighted problems with Vegas audiences.

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Lead Photo A fine restraint

Steve Friess | Thu, Jun 18, 2009 (midnight)

In New York and Los Angeles, when a major star drops dead of unknown causes, there is a repulsive ritual that takes place. In Las Vegas, when left to our own devices, we do things a little differently.

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An easy target, a misguided notion

Steve Friess | Thu, Jun 11, 2009 (midnight)

Why the people of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, should be grateful for, not suspicious of, their new casino.

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Lead Photo The Anti-Wynn

Steve Friess | Thu, Jun 4, 2009 (midnight)

I was a bit confused when I showed up at the Treasure Island on Monday for lunch with its new owner, Phil Ruffin, and his assistant told me on the house phone to meet the Kansas billionaire at Francesco’s Pizzeria.

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Lead Photo Larger than life, perfect for Vegas

Steve Friess | Thu, May 28, 2009 (midnight)

Someone here needs to sign American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert right now

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Lead Photo Ten shows that you absolutely have to see (or send your visitors to see)

Steve Friess | Thu, May 21, 2009 (midnight)

One show that everyone should see? I get this question a lot. I get it from Facebook friends when they’re about to visit and you readers ask about once a week by e-mail.

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Lead Photo He walks alone

Steve Friess | Thu, May 14, 2009 (midnight)

Just a couple of days before one of the most important votes in the gay history of Nevada, David Parks stood, as he usually seems to, in the background.

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Lead Photo Danny Gans: 1956-2009

Steve Friess | Thu, May 7, 2009 (midnight)

How does someone become such a mammoth, wealthy star, entertain untold millions and still remain largely anonymous in the broader popular culture?

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Lead Photo Now we’re cooking

Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 (midnight)

Top Chef began filming Season 6 in Las Vegas on Monday. This could easily be the start of an economic recovery. It’s not as ridiculous as it sounds.

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Lead Photo A rock and a Chinese place

Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 23, 2009 (midnight)

Sometime back in the 1990s, an eccentric fellow wanted to eat at a restaurant. He sent his advance team to scope out the place and its various exits, baffling the owners of the fine establishment.

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Lead Photo Funny while it lasted

Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 16, 2009 (midnight)

There was never any remote possibility that Nevada was going to impose a tax on sex acts at legal brothels. But it still gave attendees at public hearings an excuse to talk about the good stuff: whores!

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Lead Photo Building block

Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 9, 2009 (midnight)

The competition was trying to be dignified, generous, sympathetic. “Yes, I think it would be devastating to Las Vegas for MGM to fail,” said Jan Laverty Jones, senior vice president at Harrah’s and former Vegas mayor.

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Lead Photo When the fun stops

Steve Friess | Thu, Apr 2, 2009 (midnight)

Having evidently learned a little something from the hundreds of acrobats who perform astonishing death-defying feats nightly in its Vegas resorts, MGM Mirage last week leaped headlong into the open air.

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Losers’ Las Vegas

Steve Friess | Thu, Mar 26, 2009 (midnight)

I’m a loser. I lose things. All the time. So far today alone I misplaced one of the dog’s leashes, my wallet and my wedding ring. And it’s only 1 p.m.

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A&E

Hella Nation
These hard-won tales, dragged in from the grubby margins of America—where Wright’s anarchists, grifters, white supremacists, porn performers and one very gonzo war documentarian all hang out—deserve a wider audience than the latest fad diet manual.
Red, white and green!
Isn’t it time we gave up those noisy, environmentally unfriendly fireworks, anyway?
Blip of a blooper
KTNV Channel 13 got its 15 minutes of fame on YouTube this week with footage of reporter Steve Ryan’s live feed from the Fremont Street Experience being crashed by a drunken reveler.

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