Dick Cheney concocted a bogus reason for war in Iraq and led his pliable president into turning his nation into an illegal torturer. Thus he was a monster.
The loud talkers who have been overheard threatening them with physical harm refer to them as “the heavyset black guy and the white guy that drives the Hummer,” says Earl White, who manages Walt Walters’ security and property management companies. “I was kind of disappointed because I’ve been losing weight.”
There is a side to most of us that loves to see the underdog win, the poor person do well, or the batter hit it out of the park down three runs with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth.
Some things should never change. Albert Pujols’ swing. The creamy filling of a Double Stuf Oreo. The unexplainable glee of seeing people land on their heads on “Wipeout.”
The first time you heard the term, it sounded strange, like an activity for deviants. Twittering was easy to avoid, since only a handful of Geek Squad types were involved.
Less is more. At least that’s what CineVegas officials hope.
Unique among local recreation sites, the Old Spanish Trail Park focuses upon the early history of the Las Vegas Valley when it was a major stop along the historic overland route connecting settlements in Spanish New Mexico and California. The 2,700-mile Old Spanish Trail received deserved recognition with its 2002 listing as a National Historic Trail.
Three words of advice if you don’t want your boss noticing your job performance: wildly inappropriate attire.
Our pending apocalypse is all the rage. The question is: Which is your own personal favorite apocalypse? Because every groupthink favors its own final countdown.
Throwing a football and kicking around a soccer ball appear to be no comparison for shivering in a tight Speedo at 5:30 a.m.
Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
The 11th annual CineVegas film festival runs June 10-15; all screenings are at Brenden Theatres at the Palms, unless otherwise indicated.
Here are gardening concerns I encountered at the Springs Preserve this week.
The Meadows School celebrated its 25th anniversary with a series of events and activities that began in September and concluded May 28, with “A Jewel of an Event,” which honored Carolyn Goodman, the founders and the boards of trustees from 1984 through 2009, at the school’s 40-acre campus.
Comedian Ron White is setting up a joke about visiting some 3,000 soldiers on a military base. A female heckler shouts from the audience, “Yeah, well every one of them is (unsatisfactory in bed)!”
CineVegas begins Wednesday, bringing the Hollywood dream of swimmin’ pools and movie stars.
Here is a listing of events designed for book lovers. Information is subject to change or cancellation without notice. Additions or changes to this listing must be submitted at least 10 days in advance of Sunday publication to Bookmark, Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125. For more information, call 383-0306.
When you think of opera, you tend to think of high-pitched falsetto singing, fat ladies and old people wearing monocles.
At the age of 15, most teenage boys are concerned with sports, parties and girls. For Justin Gutzwa, his main concern is helping people who have either been diagnosed with cancer or people who have loved ones that have cancer.
Bankers need to look no further than their first-quarter financial reports for a reminder that Southern Nevada’s economy is in a slow, whining fall.
Nevada’s casino industry is hungry for investment capital. Gaming attorney Frank Schreck believes he has a way institutional backers can provide the much-desired money.
AFTER THE SESSION: The legislative session ended quietly last week and many lawmakers and business lobbying groups say the state’s attractive corporate climate remains mostly intact, although slightly tarnished.
The 58 homeowners who bought into Astoria Homes’ Hillside community in northwest Las Vegas watched their pool water turn green and their park grass turn brown when the development entered foreclosure.