‘Showtime’ a no-show as Spurs sweep Lakers

For four straight games, the San Antonio Spurs showed off all the teamwork and tenacity that the Los Angeles Lakers lacked all season long. And when the Lakers’ tumultuous season finally collapsed Sunday night, the smooth Spurs rolled right past them to the second round.

Owner of collapsed building captured in Bangladesh

The fugitive owner of an illegally constructed building that collapsed and killed at least 377 people was captured Sunday by a commando force as he tried to flee into India.

You don’t know you’re beautiful, but it’s time to notice

Apparently I’m the last to hear about any cyberspace phenomena. A little research suggests I’m the 27-million-and-ninth person to see The Dove Beauty Sketches. If you, too, are a member of Not Cyberhip of America, you can watch the video right on YouTube.

A brief look at what we’ve lost

We’re more than two-thirds of the way through the 2013 Legislature, and while some big debates have been had, some even bigger ones remain ahead.

Accused man was club scene fixture

Arman Izadi, arrested last week on charges related to pimping, was a high-profile VIP on the club scene.

Sports kiosks pose no threat to casinos

For something that generated only $600,000 in gross revenue last year, sports betting kiosks in bars and taverns sure have gotten a lot of attention lately.

Yes, even more tax increases

I wonder, should I just make this a continuing series?

Repaying America’s generosity

The fact that the Boston Marathon bombing was carried out by two immigrants with ties to mostly Islamic Chechnya will have impacts on many fronts. Unfolding revelations could impact the prospects of immigration reform. And questions still loom as to how and why the Russians apparently warned the CIA that older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a prime candidate for terrorism, whereupon the CIA told the FBI, whereupon … nothing much happened.

A special tax for everything?

After five years as the hardest-hit state of the Great Recession, Nevadans might expect their 2013 Legislature to be asking what it can do to help the state’s surviving entrepreneurs expand their businesses and create new jobs.

Cerca calendar: May 2013

Cerca country embraces the great outdoors in May with events for hikers, runners and mules.

Tule Springs remains cool draw for desert dwellers

A historic ranch lies at the heart of Floyd Lamb Park at Tule Springs, a spacious city recreational facility at the edge of northwest Las Vegas.

Bookmark: Signings and Events

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.

R-JENERATION: Local teens cope with heart conditions, keep achieving

As debilitating as hypoplastic left heart syndrome and pulmonary stenosis may sound, the thousands of teens living with such heart conditions in Nevada often go unsuspected, distinguishing themselves by their accomplishments rather than their medical records.

Water Cooler: Pop culture fun

Here are a few things in pop culture that caught our eye last week.

Got a water-smart yard? Enter this contest

For the past 14 years, the Southern Nevada Water Authority has celebrated innovative and water-efficient landscape designs through its Landscape Awards Competition. Homeowners, landscape architects, landscape contractors and the like have earned awards for their efforts to help promote water conservation through designing and creating landscapes that are colorfully spectacular.

To get tip of the hat, let’s push envelope

It might be spring fever, but there’s something in the air besides pollen and it smells a little like — could it be? — creativity.

Technology meets teen angst in Lindsey Leavitt’s new novel

Combine technology with adolescent romance and what do you get? If you’re Lindsey Leavitt, fodder for a new novel. In her latest book, “Going Vintage” (Bloomsbury, $16.99), the best-selling Las Vegas-based author explores the intersection of technology and adolescent angst, with a dollop of retro innocence thrown in.

Superhero fundraiser seeks to raise awareness of child abuse

Necole Zeigler’s Wonder Woman boots are made for walking. Which is a good thing, since she pledged to wear them 40 days straight, no matter what. Since April 1, Zeigler , 42, has donned the shiny red, white and blue vinyl boots and gone about her business as though wearing a superhero’s footwear is the most natural thing in the world.

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