Rick Lax

Story Archive

Good luck winning O'Shea's new football game: Wednesday, March 30, 2011; It’s called 3 Dice Football, and it debuted last Monday.
Thinking about beer, birthdays and being tagged on Facebook: Wednesday, March 30, 2011; Also, we love Station Casino's new ad campaign.
Four questions with Eric Michael Halderman, a VIP host at Mix Lounge: Tuesday, March 29, 2011; Half-naked Elvis? Sorry, you are not getting into Mix.
Bar review, from the people that know best: Tuesday, March 29, 2011; At Caramel lounge last Friday, Boyd Law students met up with the Clark County Bar Association’s New Lawyers Committee to do what young attorneys do best: mingle and drink.
A Weekly writer gives his future self some Sin City advice: Thursday, March 24, 2011; How will you act in Las Vegas 10-15 years from now? Maybe it's time to lay some ground rules.
Checklist: Absinthe ringleader the Gazillionaire: Wednesday, March 23, 2011; The best way to drink absinthe and other important things to know.
Three questions with comedian Hal Sparks: Wednesday, March 23, 2011; The comedian discusses Vegas crowds, the South and reality TV.
To work for a city, should you have to live there?: Wednesday, March 23, 2011; Seems like that shouldn’t be an issue, but it is.
The LVCVA figures out the recession affected people: Wednesday, March 23, 2011; Uh ... Duh?
Thinking about the volume at Vanguard, crystals at Cosmo and more: Wednesday, March 23, 2011; Also, we recommend the sweet sounds of sax.
Nevada stands to benefit big time by taking poker online: Wednesday, March 16, 2011; Wait, didn’t Harry Reid just try that?
Thinking about 'Real World' choices, saving time and more: Wednesday, March 16, 2011; Also, Vegas drivers need to shut up.
Reviving the '80s: Tao's celebrity look-alike contest: Tuesday, March 15, 2011; Weekly writer Rick Lax judges the nightclub's '80s doppelganger contest.
Patton Oswalt's latest book feels a little too light: Wednesday, March 9, 2011; Zombie Spaceship Wasteland at its best when the comedian looks back.
Oh, brothel! Let's get over Harry Reid vs. hookers: Wednesday, March 9, 2011; Harry Reid took some flak for comments about legal prostitution … now let’s all move on
What do local workers do when their shifts are over?: Thursday, March 3, 2011; Find out the late-night habits of four Vegas locals
Book review: 'Alone Together': Wednesday, March 2, 2011; Is technology scary? This author/MIT professor seems to think so.
Ahern plays the keys safely at 'Piano! Las Vegas': Wednesday, March 2, 2011; Piano! Las Vegas has all the elements of a great piano performance, minus pizazz.
Would you rather rob a casino wearing a helmet or a mustache?: Wednesday, March 2, 2011; Quick! You're robbing a casino. What do you grab - 'stache or helmet?
Local model deals blackjack all over the city...and makes no tips: Wednesday, March 2, 2011; Why play blackjack with real people when you can sit down with a virtual dealer?
Thinking about midday shags, Words With Friends and more: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011; Also, special amenities at LV Air.
Check out this not-so-perfect gadget for self-portrait enthusiasts: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011; It’s called the iPhone 4 XShot Camera Extender
Steve Martin departs from his usual hilarity with 'An Object of Beauty': Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011; Steve Martin's latest book isn't what you'd expect from the comedian.
Vegas prepares for its new (Lingerie) football team: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011; Las Vegas Sin's team captain gives an inside look at the Valley's newest (lingerie wearing) sports team.
Checklist: Noelle Patricia, 'Peepshow' dancer and 'Your Mama Don't Dance' winner: Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011; The reality competition show winner dishes what media she's digesting.
Michael Jackson set in stone—er, concrete: Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011; Snow globes, shot glasses and Criss Angel magic sets are for amateurs.
Book that combines magic, psychology only sleightly interesting: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011; The neurosicience of magic might be a fresh topic, but the authors' jokes and anecdotes are stale
The biggest threat to Las Vegas is Florida: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011; The cat’s outta the bag: Casinos make money.
Thinking about Stephen Hawking, snorting bath salts and more: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011; Also, Jeff Magnum announces two shows.
How to act when you’re the guest of honor: Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011; Rick Lax gives some advice on how to act at your own party.
In search for adventure, three men embark on a PT's pub-crawling marathon: Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011; That's right: these men had a drink at every single PTs in the Valley!
Furniture once used by scammers now repurposed for good: Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011; Magicians are honest deceivers.
Ticketing a jaywalker in a coma just isn’t constructive: Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011; Insult + injury = injustice.
3D is in. Why? Because CES says so.: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011; What was big at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show? Avatar.
What breaks records here ...: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011; Local firebreather Antonio Restivo just spit up a 26-foot-5-inch-high flame.
Thinking about Charlie Sheen, free parking and more: Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011; Also, we discover the roots of UNLV's Barrick Museum.
Making jurors stay up just so a judge can take a vacation is, well, wrong: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011; Apparently taking a vacay is more important than justice to District Court Judge Valerie Vega.
An excerpt from Weekly writer Rick Lax’s new book: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011; A shameless plug for Fool Me Once
Bellagio shuffes chips after robbery: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011; Hurry. You only have until April 22 to cash in your $25,000 chips.
Marquee’s Library Room offers Chicago vibe, hot Vegas women: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011; Rick Lax has figured out why he loves this new Cosmopolitan hot spot.
Thinking about broken iPhone alarms and the weather outside and in: Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011; Also, the Golden Nugget introduces the coolest ATM ever.
Vegas Bashing, Quantified: Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010; Sin City seems to end up on a lot of lists. We pick them apart.
Thinking about Jay-Z, cold weather and the Salvation Army: Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010; Who's getting $1 million to play New Year's Eve?
A missing showgirl’s Facebook wall becomes an online shrine: Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010; The Facebook wall of missing Fantasy star Debbie Florez Narvaez is filling up with prayers and positive hopes from friends.
Let’s have a Ball: Bagel and Matzo events bring out the Jewish community at Christmas time: Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010; Sure, Jews like Chinese food and movies, but this season Vegas’ eligible Levites had other options.
Book review: George W. Bush's memoir: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010; Can he convince the world he wasn’t the worst pres ever?
How the media helped the Bellagio bandit: Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010; Don't worry, though. WE didn't help him.
Cosmo's art, entertainment and nightlife options: A guide to the features that separate the new resort from the pack; Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010; Everything you want to know about the new resort's dining, nightlife, art and more. In the months leading up to the Cosmopolitan's opening this week, the 2,995-room resort has pegged its marketing blitz on one simple message: it is different. Its billboards, print ads and buzz-inducing TV spot have all sought to further the idea that the $3.9 billion property was not built off the tried-and-true Vegas formula but from its own checklist of Vegas standards and more unusual stand-ins
A guide to the art, entertainment and nightlife features that separate Cosmo from the pack: Thursday, Dec. 16, 2010; Everything you want to know about the new resort's dining, nightlife, art and more.
Notes from the opening of the world’s largest H&M store: Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010; The Swedes have hit the Strip, and they’ve brought with them racks and racks of impossibly inexpensive clothing.