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'Beauty and the Beast' fetishes and homemade costumes for Halloween
I went as Gaston, and in the process, I learned that quite a few people have serious Beauty and the Beast fetishes.
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Italy vs. Las Vegas: Prices, floods and a mess
What does Vegas get right and wrong about its Italian counterparts?
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Ketchup confrontations at the Carl's Jr. drive-thru
Recently I was forced to confront my gluttony and consumerism head-on and where you'd least expect it.
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'Flags,' 'melons' and other high-dollar Vegas chips you'll never see
Ever wonder what a $100,000 chip looks like?
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Trying to get excited about the Mirage poker room’s high hand jackpot
Limit poker is for more cautious players, like octogenarians and Cleverboy, but it can sometimes yield interesting bonuses.
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Tony Hsieh, African penguins and Jedi mind tricks
It's an exciting time for Zappos and Downtown Las Vegas, almost as exciting as penguins waddling around the Gold Spike.
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Placebo buttons and hot girls in nerd glasses
The word "nerd" has gotten out of hand. Let's put things back in order.
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Feeding birds at Sunset Park: Benign hobby or Machiavellian power trip?
A loaf of bread from the dollar store means so much to the many creatures at Sunset Park.
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Lying and cheating at the Las Vegas Maf Cup tournament
Every competition goes through a scandal, even ... the Mafia championship?
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'Daily Show' correspondents drink for free at Las Vegas magic convention
Hanging with Larry Wilmore and other highlights from this week's MAGIC Live convention.
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Taste this and see if it's bad
In this week's Cleverboy, life imitates art. (In this case, art is a cheesy Billy Crystal movie.)
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Cleverboy gets hate mail, part two
Last time, it was about grammar. This time, it's serious.
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Cleverboy gets hate mail, part one
Unsurprisingly, "unsurprisingly" is actually a real word.
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It takes a lakeside resort to calm the Clevermind
Ravella resort at Lake Las Vegas offers relaxation opportunity.
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Breaking News
NCAA-bound Lady Rebels coach, like her father, fueled by competitive drive
Coach Lindy La Rocque is greeted with a text message when she picks up her phone after every UNLV women’s basketball game. The message is ...
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A&E
Lady Gaga, Charo, Cirque du Soleil and more Las Vegas showbiz news
She’s back! Lady Gaga will return to her acclaimed “Jazz & Piano” residency production at Dolby Live at Park MGM for eight performances running from ...
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Gaming
NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the South Region
The stylistic divide couldn’t be more stark between the top two seeded teams in the South and their next two challengers. ...
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Sports
UNLV advances to second round of NIT with 84-77 win over Princeton
The UNLV men’s basketball team picked up its first postseason win in nearly two decades, knocking off Princeton on Wednesday, 84-77, to advance to the ...
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Gaming
NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the Midwest Region
Some of the earliest NCAA Tournament bracket projections, made at the outset of the season, had three teams that wound up in the Midwest Region ...
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Gaming
NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the West Region
Shootouts appropriately seem to be what will ultimately settle the wild-looking West Region this year. ...
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Gaming
NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of the East Region
For the second straight year, Connecticut is squarely in the middle of the toughest set of teams. ...
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Politics
Legislation to address drug smuggling at southern border signed into law
A bill was signed into law today by President Joe Biden requiring the commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to review field operation ...
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Sports
Betting the bracket: Analyzing the odds on the Final Four
Brackets are due before the start of the NCAA Tournament, but the betting window stays open. Sportsbooks post game lines and reopen futures odds quicker ...
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Sports
Freshman phenom got up to speed quickly for UNLV women's basketball team
The UNLV women’s basketball program has never advanced past the first round of the NCAA Tournament, but the team has one player with Final Four ...
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Sports
How an NIT run could boost the UNLV basketball program
The UNLV men’s basketball team practiced on Monday, and that is a big development for the program because it means the season is still alive ...
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Sports
UNLV advances in NIT with home win over Boston College
It felt like March. That’s what Kevin Kruger seemed most happy about after his UNLV team knocked off Boston College, 79-70, in the second round ...
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News
Artificial intelligence to be used to help improve safety of Las Vegas crosswalks
Las Vegas will pilot the project around the Fremont Street corridor, which attracts more than 26 million visitors per year and includes the Fremont Street ...
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A&E
What to do in Las Vegas this week (March 21-27, 2024 edition)
Bruce Springsteen, Las Vegas Sinfonietta, LANY, the Isley Brothers and more in this week’s Superguide.
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A&E
Key 3: Las Vegas musician Ted Sablay on the albums that informed his point of view
The seasoned guitarist has been a staple of the Killers’ touring band for the past 17 years.
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Gaming
NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Saturday's games
The odds on Oakland and North Carolina State facing off in one of the most intriguing round of 32 matchups would have been astronomical as ...
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News
Transportation officials bullish on development of EV infrastructure
Shailen Bhatt, federal highway administrator and a top official in the U.S. Department of Transportation, is emphasizing the importance of implementing an infrastructure for ...
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Gaming
NCAA Tournament by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Sunday's games
Connecticut opened as high as +110 (i.e. risking $100 to win $110) to win the East, but are now as low as -170 (i.e. risking ...
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Features
Las Vegas chef James Trees doubles down on his beloved hometown with a new Esther’s Kitchen
Trees knew that Las Vegans were ready for the kind of dining he knew in LA—neighborhood spots with relaxed vibes and ingredients from family-run ranches ...
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Sports
Fans rally as UNLV women depart for NCAA Tournament
The UNLV women’s basketball team has left the building. Lindy La Rocque and her No. 20 ranked squad departed campus on Wednesday afternoon and set ...