Rick Lax
Story Archive
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Sorry, muffins, but you're not fooling anybody.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010 How is a muffin like a study group?
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How not to solicit donations with candy
Monday, June 21, 2010 Staff Writer Rick Lax saves a missing child.
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A big, busy, waxy, loving night
Friday, June 18, 2010 Wayne Brady gets his own wax sculpture. But is one enough ... ?
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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.
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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.
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A&EGame review: "Super Mario Galaxy 2"
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 Super Mario Galaxy 2 is unlike anything you’ve ever seen … except for Super Mario Galaxy—it’s very similar to that.
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Kathy Griffin's mom is an author
Sunday, June 13, 2010 Rick's first free, unrequested book comes courtesy of the comedian's mom.
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The smile bites back
Tuesday, June 8, 2010 Rick fights back against a dentist with a penchant for pushing products.
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Land of 1,000 cliches
Friday, June 4, 2010 Rick's latest read is chock full of things we already know.
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PoliticsThe incredibly exciting actual Facebook status updates of actual Tea Party of Nevada candidate for Senate Scott Ashjian
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 We didn’t add a single exclamation point to this thing.
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That yellow is in your imagination
Thursday, May 27, 2010 You probably didn't know you've never seen yellow on TV.
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NightlifeSearching for Violet Anne Bickerstaff at Lavo
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 On Tuesday, in celebration of National Nerd Day, Lavo brought Dustin “Screech” Diamond to the Palazzo.
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EntertainmentBuilding a better island
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Love or hate 'Lost,' the fact remains: It’s over. Which got us thinking...
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EntertainmentCrazy s#!t I saw with my own two eyes at McBride’s Wonderground
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Rick Lax on the scene... and he swears he isn't drunk.
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The $10 haircut debate
Monday, May 24, 2010 Is there really a difference between discount and high-end when it comes to hair?
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How to throw the perfect 'Lost' series finale party
Saturday, May 22, 2010 No carrots. Lots of bathrooms.
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Before, after and what happens next
Thursday, May 20, 2010 A photo's afterlife gets interesting on the Internet.
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A journey through the not-so-friendly skies
Tuesday, May 18, 2010 A routine flight turns into a trip to hell and back.
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Sem-involuntary nostalgia
Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Facebook photos reveal the evolution of how Rick wants people to perceive him.
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Ron Popeil and the palace of sweat
Thursday, May 6, 2010 Rick Lax spends a few moments with the world's greatest pitchman.
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NightlifeComplimentary Benjamins and Fosse?
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Free money is only thing that would explain the massive, pushing, shoving throng of people trying to get into Eve Nightclub around midnight.
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Muslim bachelor party
Monday, May 3, 2010 When you can't sin in Vegas, there's only one thing left to do...
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How to talk to Siegfried in a bookstore
Saturday, April 24, 2010 Try the opening line, “Excuse me, are you Siegfried or do you just look like him?”
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Morgan Freeman's sad horse (and other important letters)
Friday, April 23, 2010 Rick writes letters on melancholy animals, faded shirts and fancy bead work.
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Dear Rick...
Thursday, April 22, 2010 Sometimes when I write a Letter To The Editor, it doesn’t get published, but it does get a personal response from the editor…
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Dear Editor...
Thursday, April 22, 2010 Rick spends his spare time (and he has lots of it) writing letters to the editors of magazines he doesn't really care about.
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I'm just okay, OKAY?
Monday, April 19, 2010 Why do service industry workers keep pressuring Rick to feel so damn good?
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Inside the "seductive message"
Sunday, April 18, 2010 More thoughts on feminism, romance and all the rest.
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The CAPTCHA career
Saturday, April 17, 2010 RIck's got a message for the guy who hires the guy who writes CAPTCHA's: Hire me!
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The sorcerer's death sentence
Thursday, April 15, 2010 When a Saudi TV psychic is sentenced to death, it reminds us how great our flawed legal system actually is.
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DiningSize Matters at First
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 The new late-night menu proves bigger is better.
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A&ELousy "Bet": Roeper’s book manages to drain all the drama and fun out of gambling
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 A thousand dollars a day for 30 days—is that supposed to impress me?
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The StripIt’s hard out there for a man-whore
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Performers can ply their trade on the Strip, but there are limits.
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Over-hyping the iPad's hype
Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Apple's latest is making headlines. Just be careful how you describe the buzz.
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Ask me no questions
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Offering advice is a thankless task, at the club and blackjack table alike.
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Pike Place Roast: Now, still the same!
Monday, April 12, 2010 Starbucks new ad campaign isn't pointing out anything new, but that doesn't mean it won't work.
