I am often asked how one makes a living as a freelance writer. My knee-jerk response: Get real good at starvation.
When the super rich enter the political ring, they typically skip the starter offices and beeline for the big time. Governor? Maybe. The U.S. Senate and the White House are more likely pursuits.
A mentally impaired young man killed 20 children and six grown-ups at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14. I don’t understand it. Unfair. Imperfect. Insane.
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.
I went to a national cheerleading competition and took home three valuable lessons.
Kent Caldwell is one of five Chinese pole specialists who perform in Cirque du Soleil’s “Mystere” at Treasure Island. The act is eight minutes long and incorporates about 60 artists.
COVER STORY: Las Vegas lending executives weigh in on lessons learned in 2012, expectations in 2013, pending banking regulations’ effect on the industry and continued weakness in consumer loan demand despite a commercial revival.
The city that has grabbed international prominence by building scaled-down versions of prominent skylines, dancing fountains and shopping malls styled after Venice and ancient Rome has never figured out what to do with Santa and friends and shown little interest in trying.
For this year’s edition of our more or less annual holiday writing contest, we asked readers to craft a holiday-themed story with a Las Vegas angle. But, in a bit of a twist, we required that they include a handful of specific words into their narratives.
If you have children or grandchildren who believe in Santa Claus, don’t let them read this (not that they would be thumbing through the Business section anyway.)
Stanley Johnson had quite a weekend in Las Vegas.
NEW YORK – Khalif Wyatt had never been in Madison Square Garden, let alone played there.
