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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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Lead Photo A 140-word review of a 140-page book, ‘The World America Made’

Rick Lax | Wed, May 2, 2012 (3:43 p.m.)

Robert Kagan's latest book falls a bit short

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Lead Photo Eksteins’ ‘Solar Dance’ tells an unsettling tale of Van Gogh and the dawn of doubt

Chuck Twardy | Wed, Apr 25, 2012 (3:44 p.m.)

Provenance—history of ownership—bowed to the “relatively recent practice” of authentication.

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Lead Photo Book Review: ‘The Power of Habit’

Rick Lax | Wed, Apr 18, 2012 (5:22 p.m.)

Take a peek at how New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg sees the world.

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A&E

Weekend best bets: Tuff-N-Uff, Light and Daylight openings and Fleetwood Mac
Memorial Day Weekend means four full days of partying in Las Vegas.
‘Michael Jackson One’ is Cirque du Soleil’s best — and includes snow …
Die-hard Michael Jackson fans flew in from as far away as Thailand and Japan to attend Thursday night’s first preview performance of Cirque du Soleil’s new “Michael Jackson One” at Mandalay Bay. It cost a small fortune, but they agreed that it was worth every penny, and then some.
Celebrity preview: Garth Brooks, ‘Pawn Stars,’ Charlie Sheen, Chris Brown, Diddy and …
It’s a mega-weekend that defies description, but I’ll try: Insane, out of control, over the top, outrageous, a never-ending 96-hour whirl. Only The Entertainment Capital of the World could produce this extraordinary four-day blast.

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Cocktail of the Week May 15, 2013
by Sabrina Chapman

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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