Rick Lax
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A&EDave Eggers’ excellent 'The Circle' hits uncomfortably close to reality
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 Imagine that Facebook became a universal operating system. Imagine that Facebook took over. Now you're set to read this terrifying new book.
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FilmMovie magic: What happens when a film focuses on regular, working magicians?
Monday, Nov. 11, 2013 If you want to see a movie about what the magic industry’s truly like, Desperate Acts of Magic is the film for you.
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Print'David and Goliath' doesn’t live up to Malcolm Gladwell's previous work
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013 What’s missing is the slew of surprising psychological, economic and cultural curveballs
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Entertainment'How to Write Short' is full of fantastic advice
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 Short writing is king. End of story.
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As We See ItTrying to get excited about the Mirage poker room’s high hand jackpot
Friday, Sept. 13, 2013 Limit poker is for more cautious players, like octogenarians and Cleverboy, but it can sometimes yield interesting bonuses.
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As We See ItPoker space is getting scarce in Las Vegas. What gives?
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 Has the poker bubble officially burst?
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As We See ItDefending ‘Crossfire’ and its return to CNN
Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 Remember that show Jon Stewart bashed? It's back, and Rick Lax welcomes it with open arms.
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As We See ItTony Hsieh, African penguins and Jedi mind tricks
Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 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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Print'The Buy Side' is a mostly predictable Wall Street tale
Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013 Wall Street traders do coke and deceive their spouses? Who knew?
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As We See ItPlacebo buttons and hot girls in nerd glasses
Monday, Sept. 2, 2013 The word "nerd" has gotten out of hand. Let's put things back in order.
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As We See ItCleverboy Sunset Park
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013 "You pitiful things; you’d probably wait around all afternoon for me. Lucky for you I have plans tonight and have to wrap this up soon."
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As We See ItClever Rooster
Monday, March 4, 2013 Imagine if you could acquire just one of these roosters for less than $2,500. Wait, what?
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CESCES
Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 Breo's head massager at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show. Yup, it's way better than the one I just bought.
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As We See ItCleverboy Ducks Unlimited
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 It wouldn't be very clever if Cleverboy shared his card number, now would it?
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A&EZarkana display
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 This window display is one of few obvious promotions for Cirque du Soleil's upcoming Zarkana.
