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Lead Photo Book review: Alex Stone’s ‘Fooling Houdini’

Rick Lax | Wed, Aug 1, 2012 (4:49 p.m.)

Alex Stone's Fooling Houdini isn't a bad read -- it's just unoriginal

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Lead Photo Wisdom from the book critic who doesn’t actually like reading

Chuck Twardy | Wed, Jul 25, 2012 (5:56 p.m.)

More labor than love, reading is still Chuck Twardy's best girl.

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A reading list for fans of the Dark Knight and his friends and foes

J. Caleb Mozzocco | Wed, Jul 18, 2012 (5:49 p.m.)

Just because Christopher Nolan is done with the caped crusader doesn’t mean you have to be.

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Lead Photo Book review: ‘Failing Law Schools’

Rick Lax | Wed, Jul 11, 2012 (3:56 p.m.)

What's wrong with law schools? Everything.

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Lead Photo Book review: ‘Digital Vertigo’

Rick Lax | Wed, Jun 27, 2012 (3:42 p.m.)

Yeah, this is one of the worst books we've read in a while

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Lead Photo Book review: ‘The Graphic Canon Vol. 1’

J. Caleb Mozzocco | Wed, Jun 27, 2012 (3:33 p.m.)

A graphic novel as a college textbook? Hey, it could happen

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Lead Photo Book review: ‘Cronkite’

Chuck Twardy | Wed, Jun 27, 2012 (3:07 p.m.)

Douglas Brinkley's book shows a different side of America's beloved anchorman

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Lead Photo Touring Las Vegas through the eyes of best-selling author Vicki Pettersson

Josh Bell | Thu, Jun 21, 2012 (midnight)

A number of authentic Vegas locations play important roles in Vicki Pettersson’s novels. The Zodiac series, about an epic struggle between forces of good and evil, used Vegas landmarks as touchstones for a supernatural world, and Pettersson works hard to ground her fantastical stories in the reality of the city. “Las Vegas is malleable anyway,” she says. “Even its reality can be distorted easily.”

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Lead Photo Jonah Lehrer’s ‘Imagine’ gives tips on developing creativity

Rick Lax | Wed, Jun 6, 2012 (4:55 p.m.)

Young and talented Wired editor Jonah Lehrer argues that creativity isn’t a gift; it’s a skill that can be developed.

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Lead Photo Rao’s cookbook takes Italian to the grill

Brock Radke | Thu, May 31, 2012 (1 p.m.)

Frank Pellegrino, Jr. to show off Rao's on the Grill recipes.

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Lead Photo Toss the bad mystery and take a travel story along on your own globe trots

Chuck Twardy | Wed, May 16, 2012 (6 p.m.)

Books about travel make perfect seatmates.

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Lead Photo Book review: ‘The Fear Index’

Rick Lax | Wed, May 16, 2012 (5:01 p.m.)

The man who wrote The Ghost Writer returns with another effective thriller, The Fear Index

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Lead Photo Cartoonist Guy Delisle’s world travels take him to an explosive new setting: Jerusalem

J. Caleb Mozzocco | Wed, May 9, 2012 (4:57 p.m.)

"It’s a city so unlike any other that, in many ways, it might as well be another planet."

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Lead Photo Book review: ‘Drop Dead Healthy’

Rick Lax | Wed, May 9, 2012 (4:22 p.m.)

A.J. Jacobs tackles the health craze in his latest book, 'Drop Dead Healthy'

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Lead Photo Celebrate Free Comic Day in style — win a free copy of the original ‘Avengers’

Josh Bell | Wed, May 2, 2012 (5:08 p.m.)

Because who doesn't like free comic books?

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A&E

In love at EDC? Now you can get married at the festival
Add Electric Daisy Carnival to the list of unique ways to wed in Las Vegas. EDC organizer Insomniac has teamed up with the Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapels to give festival attendees the chance to wed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend.
Strip Scribbles: Holly’s new wedding date; Jonas Brothers video; Trump’s new (and …
Reality television’s Holly Madison, who now calls Vegas home, has settled on Sept. 10 for her California wedding to “baby daddy”Pasquale Rotella, the promoter of this weekend’s giant Electric Daisy Carnival here.
Miss USA no match for NBA Finals; Donald Trump explains moving his …
The 51 glamorous girls of Donald Trump’s Miss USA pageant Sunday at Planet Hollywood were outscored and outpointed in the TV ratings war by the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat.

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Cocktail of the Week Jun 12, 2013
by Sabrina Chapman

The Lion’s Tail cocktail at Embers is a spicy classic reimagined for summer

Refreshing, peppery and adventurous; those are the words that instantly come to mind upon first sip of the Lion’s Tail ($9) at Embers Grille & Spirits. This vintage cocktail, which ...
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