Richard Abowitz

Richard Abowitz is a writer for the Los Angeles Times, the Las Vegas Weekly, and Rolling Stone. He writes the blog and print column Movable Buffet for The Los Angeles Times.

Recent Stories (view all stories)

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Note to Vegas: Stop playing it safe
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
Why saving Las Vegas will come down to entertainment that's both cheap and essential.

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Big Star
Keep an Eye on the Sky
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009
Keep an Eye on the Sky is the grail for Big Star diehards.

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The fantastic journey of Angelica Bridges
To court and back to stay onstage in Vegas
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
To court and back to stay onstage in Vegas for Fantasy at the Luxor.

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Is poetry making a comeback?
The lack of expectations has actually helped a long-ignored art form survive
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
The lack of expectations has actually helped a long-ignored art form survive.

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Loving Leonard: The Cohen songs we’ll never get enough of
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
Weekly editors weigh in on the Leonard Cohen selections we'd gladly keep on repeat.

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George Wallace
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
George Wallace has often been complimented for his marketing savvy, his skill as a promoter and his friends who jump up to guest with him. But lost sometimes is the amount of talent he has as a comedian.

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Time to go for Wayne Newton?
Wayne Newton remains an iconic draw, but shaky vocals and a stubborn streak detract from his latest show
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009
Newton could be a great host of a Vegas variety show. But he prefers to keep his show focused on his singing and not on his legacy. The result is sad.

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Fashion Rocks: Stylish clothing meets hard rock at Hard Rock
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
John Varvatos believed there had to be a way to mix music, fashion and commerce together and keep it interesting.

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New media hits the Strip for Podcast-a-Palooza
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009
The second annual Podcast-a-Palooza brought three of Vegas’ most popular podcasts together to question Gordon Absher, a vice president at MGM Mirage, who complained about the inaccuracies of new media.

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Matt Goss and Zowie Bowie try to breathe new life into a Vegas oldie—with mixed results
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009
Matt Goss and Zowie Bowie are trying to reinvent and revive lounge for Las Vegas. Neither is a total pioneer.

Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)

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Late-arriving Paris has quite a pair -- 300, in fact
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

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Wrath doesn't live here anymore: Inside the Libertine
Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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Obscenity undefined: Stagliano reflects on his indictment
Monday, July 14, 2008

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Paris! Welcome to Sage Vice
Monday, July 7, 2008

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Fear and breathing in Las Vegas
Sunday, July 6, 2008
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008030942_trvegassmoke06.html

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The Tao of Donovan (in a Las Vegas penthouse)
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

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Lust in a time of recession
Monday, June 30, 2008

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Even in troubled times, entrepreneur says this bud's for you
Friday, June 27, 2008

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Vanishing
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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Complaints and consequences
Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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