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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Aria and Aria: Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010; The difference between the porn star and the property? Googlability.
You're welcome for your BMW hovercraft: Friday, Aug. 27, 2010; Cleverboy solicits blurbs for his new book, Fool Me Once: Hustlers, Hookers, Headliners, and How Not to Get Screwed in Vegas.
Signs of the linguistically lazy times: Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010; Cleverboy's on word patrol.
The extra-difficult Las Vegas photo quiz: Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010; You don't know strip.
MAGIC and magic, for dudes and Disney villains: Friday, Aug. 20, 2010; Cleverboy's fashionable Thursday afternoon
The MAGIC Model Expo (which, I’m told, has some fashion stuff, too): Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010; Cleverboy got a little distracted at MAGIC today...
Dr. Laura and the Devil's Advocate: Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010; Why was the media so much harder on Imus and Richards?
The brighter side of dark magic: Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010; Cleverboy meditates on Ellusionist.com.
Cleverboy’s No-Fail 100% Guaranteed Cirque Recommendation System: Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010; Cleverboy picks the right Cirque show for YOU.
Sharks vs. Vegas: Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010; Who would win in a fight: sharks or Las Vegas? Rick Lax investigates.
Covert and uplifting: Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010; Rick Lax tests out his secret elevator shoes.
Cleverboy vs. The Geezer Bandit: Friday, July 30, 2010; You’re welcome, California. Now give me my money.
Defending BP: Wednesday, July 28, 2010; Cleverboy plays Devil's Advocate. Let the hate mail pour in!
I'm with Jennifer Aniston's stalker: Monday, July 26, 2010; But I thought we were friends!
The good ol' Psychic Chernobyl Bowling Pin trick: Tuesday, July 20, 2010; Expect the unexpected, month after month.
You're not as clever as you think, and neither, perhaps, are we.: Thursday, July 15, 2010; Cleverboy on potentially unoriginal photo ops.
The morality of mess: Monday, July 12, 2010; Cleverboy, meet Trash Can. Trash Can: Cleverboy.
Exploring the NBC talent paradox: Sunday, July 11, 2010; It's official: America's out of talent. (Comedians excluded.)
Smiles aren't cool, but they're sure refreshing.: Saturday, July 10, 2010; Happiness replaces pretension at MGM's Tabú.
Pool partyin'...with the parents.: Thursday, July 8, 2010; Clevermom and Cleverdad on liquid evolution.
Aces, stripped; Penguin, considered.: Wednesday, July 7, 2010; The tricky business of repackaging magic for Generation Internet.
Clock people: Friday, July 2, 2010; Part philosophical investigation, part caption contest.
This just in: Old guy dies of old age.: Wednesday, June 30, 2010; Of course, he wasn't just any ol' old guy...
Why you should never trust sitcoms or standups.: Monday, June 28, 2010; Rick Lax solves the sheet hogging problem.
Unhelpful parking guidelines and mysterious percentages.: Saturday, June 26, 2010; Rick Lax has turned into his old high school English teacher.
The angel of...explosions!!!: Friday, June 25, 2010; Phantom, LV: the 300 of musicals.
When is a foot massage not a “foot massage”?: Thursday, June 24, 2010; It's like Watergate, but for Foot Massages.
Sorry, muffins, but you're not fooling anybody.: Tuesday, June 22, 2010; How is a muffin like a study group?
An ad hoc maturity test: Monday, June 21, 2010; Find out whether you're mature in 3 seconds or less!
How not to solicit donations with candy: Monday, June 21, 2010; Staff Writer Rick Lax saves a missing child.
A big, busy, waxy, loving night: Friday, June 18, 2010; Wayne Brady gets his own wax sculpture. But is one enough ... ?
You know you've been in Vegas too long when you can't tell whether you're at a porn convention.: Friday, June 18, 2010; Rick Lax visits the XFANZ porn convention at Hard Rock.
Just an iPad, folks. Nothing to see here.: Thursday, June 17, 2010; Rick Lax got an iPad. Doesn't make him any better than you.
Kathy Griffin's mom is an author: Sunday, June 13, 2010; Rick's first free, unrequested book comes courtesy of the comedian's mom.
The smile bites back: Tuesday, June 8, 2010; Rick fights back against a dentist with a penchant for pushing products.
Land of 1,000 cliches: Friday, June 4, 2010; Rick's latest read is chock full of things we already know.
The worst $2 I ever spent: Thursday, June 3, 2010; Hurricanes can be fun for the whole family.
Fake Friends, Incorporated: Tuesday, June 1, 2010; Rick's got a million-dollar business idea...
That yellow is in your imagination: Thursday, May 27, 2010; You probably didn't know you've never seen yellow on TV.
The $10 haircut debate: Monday, May 24, 2010; Is there really a difference between discount and high-end when it comes to hair?
How to throw the perfect 'Lost' series finale party: Saturday, May 22, 2010; No carrots. Lots of bathrooms.
Before, after and what happens next: Thursday, May 20, 2010; A photo's afterlife gets interesting on the Internet.
A journey through the not-so-friendly skies: Tuesday, May 18, 2010; A routine flight turns into a trip to hell and back.
Musings from Michigan: Sunday, May 16, 2010; What’s up with body products disguising themselves as food?
Midnight workout: Friday, May 14, 2010; Who are the people hitting the gym at 3 a.m.?
Sem-involuntary nostalgia: Wednesday, May 12, 2010; Facebook photos reveal the evolution of how Rick wants people to perceive him.
That's what you get for going out in Vegas: Sunday, May 9, 2010; Mojitos, gardens and hazy memories.
Benihana is frozen in time: Friday, May 7, 2010; The world may change, but Benihana doesn't.
Ron Popeil and the palace of sweat: Thursday, May 6, 2010; Rick Lax spends a few moments with the world's greatest pitchman.
Tomorrow's news right now: Tuesday, May 4, 2010; Beyond breaking, it's future news!

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