The giant heroic statue Vegas nightclubs have erected to Paris Hilton seems to have a soft white powder for feet. Paris Hilton has been naughty in Vegas for many, many years now. The first time I saw her where she should not be was a New Year’s weekend, Guns & Roses concert at the Hard [...]
Last month I went to Washington DC to cover the obscenity trial of former Vegas show producer John Stagliano. My coverage can be read at Reason, a libertarian think-tank. Full disclosure: Stagliano is a friend. But friendship was not what brought me to Washington DC. The Stagliano case mattered, because immense government resources were going [...]
This weekend Jenny McCarthy, who has been living here, hosted a party at the Palms. And, today Norm Clarke has a report on who she is dating. I was disturbed by the entire event and did not go. What had upset me was an interview with her that appeared in the Review-Journal. She told Review-Journal’s [...]
A long time ago I became aware that Criss Angel had a permit to carry a concealed handgun. He was living at the Luxor when I found out. And, despite the fact that I was disturbed that he could be armed at any given moment, I don’t make the laws of Nevada and Angel apparently [...]
I usually don’t get involved in politics. It is a sign of just how disturbing Republican nominee Sharon Angle is in her beliefs that I feel the need to be shocked into writing about her candidacy. She can’t win in Nevada, but it still amazes me she got this far. I get that she wants [...]
It is interesting to observe how both local newspapers present the same story. The parent company (Landry’s) of the Golden Nugget lost money as did the casinos in the second quarter, but because there was a tower of new rooms opened at the Golden Nuggest Las Vegas, more money came into the company (though not [...]
$8.5 billion is how much the press reports CityCenter cost to build. That number comes from MGM. I am not the first to point out that $8.5 billion is not an accurate number and can not be. It is an almost arbitrary number with real world significance perhaps only to accountants and tax collectors. My [...]
First Amendment work you fight, because you believe in the slippery slope argument as well as a total conviction that consenting adults making movies for other consenting adults can never be called a crime no matter what is depicted, ever! I am sure this attitude is influenced by living in an adult playground where I [...]
I am back from my Washington DC adventure covering the trial of former Vegas show producer John Stagliano for obscenity. The charges arose from his day job as a director and distributor of pornography. I was working for the libertarian magazine Reason who allowed me to cover the trial as well as reveal the essential [...]
I am bad at traveling. That is why I love Vegas where everyone come to me. But some things are too important to stay-put. I am flying to Washington DC today to begin covering the John Stagliano trial tomorrow. For years, Stagliano produced the Fashionistas dance show at Planet Hollywood/Aladdin. Stagliano is being charged with [...]
