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Las Vegas

Las Vegas: Journey to excess

Dazzling displays. Terrifying clowns. Elvis tribute artists. Precious, precious real estate. We must be in Las Vegas.

The UFC, Vegas, and gambling

Like a lot of sports, MMA is inevitably connected to Vegas and gambling.

Las Vegas freebies snag gamblers' dough

“I lost $1000 but they gave me a free buffet so that‘s OK”. That is the heart of what goes on in Las Vegas. The hotels and casinos in Sin City give out more “comps” than any other city in the world (...

More compelling reasons not to bank on casino revenue

Addiction and human trafficking, money laundering. Twenty-four hour help lines for problem gamblers. All potential costs to the city of a mega-casino complex expansion downtown.

Carrie and the girls are back with Sex and the City 2

Carrie Bradshaw brings her three gal pals and her fashion sense to "the new Middle East". How does that work out? Also new in theatres: A Prince of Persia, four cute Babies and a grumpy Maid. (Read

A Mild Tearjerker, a Violent War on Terrorists and an All-Too Quirky First Film Are New in Movie Theatres

Dear John is not The Notebook, From Paris With Love is not James Bond, Saint of Las Vegas is not Dante’s Inferno. But They Do Give It A Try.And are they worth seeing? (Read more)