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In 1609, the beautiful Asian Princess Mirnha’s pirate captors intended to sell her as a slave. When she arrived in Acapulco on a Chinese ship, people were awestruck by her exotic looks and fantastic clothes. Mexican women soon imitated her style, which became known as China Poblana.
To 3-D or not to 3-D. For moviemakers — and moviegoers — it’s not much of a question anymore, not with almost three dozen 3-D movies scheduled for release in 2011.
Seven women on stage with Shakeera Onstead pushed their trepidation aside as she showed them how to tap their inner burlesque. They soaked up every lesson and tip offered by the showgirl in Bugsy’s Cabaret at the Flamingo Las Vegas.
EXHIBITING RESILIENCE: An arts revival has emerged from the ashes of the economic crash in downtown Las Vegas. Jennifer and Michael Cornthwaite have turned an empty clinic into the Emergency Arts Center, an arts collective that’s now fully leased. And observers say artists and entrepreneurs can snap up spaces that were out of their price ranges before the market collapsed.
Steve Wynn remains skeptical about business opportunities available online and the role the Internet will play within the gaming industry.