Las Vegas can’t get your money if you don’t have any. The bad news, of course, is that your entertainment options are somewhat limited.
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Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and popular culture that we’ve been talking about lately.
Elvis really still is everywhere in Las Vegas — performing in musical tributes such as “Legends in Concert,” betrothing couples at the Elvis Wedding Chapel and, of course, heard singing in his own Cirque du Soleil show at CityCenter.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children held its 10th annual Canon USA Customer Appreciation Gala for 700 invited guests on Jan. 8 at the Bellagio’s Tower Ballroom. On Jan. 9, the group had its celebrity golf tournament at Tournament Players Club.
Like many communities across the Southwest, those in the Las Vegas Valley have seen residential and commercial development reach into areas that were previously undeveloped. As it has elsewhere, that development has had a direct impact on numerous wildlife species and their habitats. While some species suffer from the impacts of urban development, the wily coyote continues to thrive.
Here is an extremely important lesson for everyone who makes video games for a living. Go play “Bayonetta.” Look at how truly breathtaking it is. Then play your way to the heinous, fun-killing “Chapter VI” level called “Verse 5” to find out why I went from loving this game to sort of hating it.
Two days from the time of this writing, Alice Miller will turn 86. And I hope she has a lovely birthday, surrounded by the people she loves the most.
