“When a criminal defense attorney warns you not to view something — in this case, a suspicious VHS tape — it’s probably wise to listen.”
Las Vegas
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For the Love of Losing
“I began to wonder if running off with a blackjack team…wasn’t my way of throwing down the gauntlet to my father…who had gambled all his life.”
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An Alleged $500 Million Ponzi Scheme Preyed on Mormons. It Ended with FBI Gunfire.
“In Las Vegas, a lawyer with huge gambling debts is accused of a financial fraud that left hundreds of victims in its wake.”
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The Original Tiger Kings
“At the peak of their fame, they were arguably the most famous magicians since Houdini.”
Posted inEditor's Pick
Is the ‘Future of Food’ the Future We Want?
“The draw of a virtual restaurant is that of online shopping: The same products no matter where you are, or sometimes products exclusive to the virtual world. It’s fast food on an even grander scale.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
Why Amanda Fortini Won’t Soon Be Leaving Las Vegas
“Las Vegas is a place about which people have ideas. They have thoughts and generalizations, takes and counter-takes, most of them detached from any genuine experience and uninformed by any concrete reality.”
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A Tale of Two Vegases
A personal essay in which Gayle Brandeis recalls two trips to Las Vegas with her mother — the second one while her mother is delusional.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
A Tale of Two Vegases
Gayle Brandeis takes two trips to Sin City with her mother — one while her mother is delusional.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
A Tale of Two Vegases
Gayle Brandeis takes two trips to Sin City with her mother — one while her mother is delusional.
Posted inBlog Post, Current Events, Nonfiction
When You’re Broken by Breaking News
If reporting becomes excessive, it can do more harm than good.