Rick Lax

Photo of Rick Lax Rick wrote the books Fool Me Once: Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas and Lawyer Boy: A Case Study on Growing Up. Lax enjoys playing Mafia (the party game, not the Facebook game), and hopes to turn Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit into a cult film before he dies. He currently writes for Las Vegas Weekly.

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Recent Stories (view all stories)

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New party pool Daylight offers eye candy—and free water!
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
The Mandalay Bay dayclub also boasts an impressive DJ lineup.

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In Brief: 'Crazy Girls' gets updated and Symphony Park gets bridged
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Also, Nas is set to open a Vegas sneaker shop, but will you buy his kicks?

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Exploring David Sedaris' 'Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls'
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Sedaris is one storyteller who’s meant to be heard.

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Time to play: the World Series of Poker is back
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Is this a good time to play cash games on the Strip? Oh yeah.

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With Scarlet and the View, Palms nightlife expands beyond the club
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Vodka infusions, "liquid Bananas Foster," hookahs and shuffleboard.

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Summer reading: A list to conquer by the pool or at home in bed
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Picks by David Sedaris, Stephen King and more.

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Back up to 'Code': Dan Brown’s latest will help you forget his 'Da Vinci' best-seller
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Symbology professor Robert Langdon is back in Inferno.

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Did you know you can fly straight from Las Vegas to ... ?
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Montreal is lovely this time of year.

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Be sure to catch world-famous con man Frank Abagnale this weekend
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
You saw him portrayed in Catch Me If You Can

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In brief: A proposed state drink for Nevada, a local Monsanto march and more
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Also, one son seriously ups the ante Mother's Day gifts.

Recent Blog Posts (view all entries)

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Cleverboy gets hate mail, part one
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Unsurprisingly, "unsurprisingly" is actually a real word.

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It takes a lakeside resort to calm the Clevermind
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Ravella resort at Lake Las Vegas offers relaxation opportunity.

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Maybe socializing and musical discoveries at the Anonymity Masquerade Ball
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Be careful who you talk to and what song you Shazam.

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A two thousand dollar rooster for twenty bucks
Monday, March 4, 2013
Cleverboy couldn't decide on pretty or hideous, but he had to have these roosters.

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MAGIC partying with Cleverboy at Haze and Wonderground
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
Back in Vegas and back in action, sort of.

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An exploration of saltshaker ethics
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013
Let's say Cleverboy was going to borrow a saltshaker from a restaurant ...

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Choosing a name for an adorable puppy is a tough task
Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013
Anybody ever met a dog named Robot?

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Some clever Christmas cheer, with Melody Sweets
Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012
All you need is a piano, a cabaret singer, and some friends.

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Cleverboy masters Tiny Wings, 'Congratulations,' says nobody
Monday, Dec. 17, 2012
It takes a lot of time to slide this bird over all those hills.

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Excessive tagging prevents perfect underpants
Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012
Cleverboy isn't usually so particular, but six tags in a pair of underwear seems silly.

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