Rick Lax

Story Archive

It’s time for Las Vegas to embrace the possibilities of the dreidel: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010; Gimel is the new black.
Thinking about a sports arena and dreaming of Chick-fil-A: Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010; Also, you should check out the Las Vegas Philharmonic
Russell Brand’s second memoir can’t live up to his first: Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010; Russell Brand lost his mojo.
Gated communities don't make us safer. So why do we buy into it?: Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010; Rick Lax lives in a gated community. That might sound prestigious, but it isn't.
Criss Angel lends his name to a magic kit, but who’s teaching the tricks?: Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010; Move aside, Mysto. Fall in line, Fantasma. There’s a new mass-marketed magic set in town.
Ages-old format gets revived with 'Burlesque: The Show': Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010; Third-generation burlesque dancer Brandy Lee brings the art of seduction to the Westin Casaurina.
Asian superstars are bringing business to the Strip: Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010; Superstars from Asia seem to regularly make the trek across the Pacific to perform at Las Vegas venues - but have we heard of them?
The launch of Southern Nevada’s Literary Arts Council: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010; Writers tend not to be social people, but stereotypes be damned!
Coffeetable 'Lost': Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010; The Lost Encyclopedia’s a solid way to revisit people and places you’ve long forgotten about.
Notes from the G2E gaming convention: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010; Batman saved Gotham City, and now he’s come to save Vegas’ economy. How’s he going to do it? Slot machines.
My Chuck Taylors are better than your Chuck Taylors: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010; Converse’s Chuck Taylor All Stars are the ultimate pedal equalizer.
Thinking about trigger-happy cops, Manny Pacquiao and more: Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010; Also, we admit we're anxiously awaiting for the return of Britney.
Astronaut life is less fun than we thought in book 'Packing for Mars': Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010; Did you dream of becoming an astronaut? Well, good news: You didn’t miss out on much.
Nightlife news & notes: Lil Jon's residency, Diplo and Jared Leto, plus a porn party!: Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010; Lil Jon calls Surrender home, another great gig you missed, and a dollar bill licking incident.
The Rally to Restore Sanity, Fremont style: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010; Saturday afternoon, an epidemic swept the nation.
'Fallout: New Vegas' progress report, part two: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010; Real life, present Vegas: Our city peddles sin, but identifies it as such.
David Sedaris’ animal fables aren’t just kids’ stuff: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010; I feel bad for readers who don’t know the name David Sedaris.
Thinking about Phish, cream and more!: Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010; Also, Christmas comes early for the Weekly's Ken Miller!
Defending Sharron Angle: … a woman I disagree with and wouldn’t vote for; Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010; She isn’t crazy and she isn’t a wacko ... Right?
A 'Fallout: New Vegas' progress report: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010; The year is 2281. I’m jogging through the Mojave ...
Thinking about 'SNL' impressions, fantasy football and more: Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010; Also, Cirque performers are real people. Who knew?
Notes from BlogWorld: Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010; Rick Lax on tweeters, texters and stereotypes
Thinking about fro-yo, Hispanics that look more Asian and more!: Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010; Also, who benefits from moving the Gift of Lights? (Spoiler: No one.)
Nightlife news & notes: Deadmau5 recap, new all-ages venue, 'Fallout' party: Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010; Mau5 in the hou5e, Wayne Newton parties with Vampire Weekend, and DJing goes to the dogs.
'Flash!' takes an entertaining inside look at 'GGW' (though it could use more pics): Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010; Five years on the road with the Girls Gone Wild crew? Tough job.
California welfare is going straight to Las Vegas: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010; Thanks, Golden State!
Customistic is all about creating the T-shirt you want: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010; Angie Morelli, 27, served as a Marine for five years. Now she lives in Vegas and runs a T-shirt shop.
Us to Stephen Colbert: Visit Nevada!: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010; If our anti-bear stance isn't enough to persuade you, here are some other reasons for you to visit us!
Wanda Sykes brings her stand-up to Planet Hollywood: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010; Three questions with comic Wanda Sykes.
I'm with famous: Rick Lax fakes celeb pictures at Madame Tussauds: Taking photos with celebrities won’t change your life, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t bask in the glow; Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010; How to win Facebook friends and influence people with your new, shiny (well, waxy) friends.
Vdara Death Ray? What Vdara Death Ray?: Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010; Rick Lax goes in search of the now-infamous Death Ray—and gets himself kicked out of the pool.
Thinking about Christmas, hate and more: Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010; Also, you know what would suck? Attack ad lawn signs.
Tales we tell: Nightclub pickup lies ... and the bitter truth: Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010; The lines tourist dudes spoon-feed ladies and the local ladies' lies to tourists.
Five thoughts from Vampire Weekend: Friday, Oct. 1, 2010; Is Chris Baio a long-lost member of Arrested Development's Bluth family?
Book review: 'Street Boners' effectively plays funny fashion police: Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010; If you think women and gay guys have a lock on making fun of people’s outfits, you don’t know Gavin McInnes.
Is the Hard Rock Hotel too rocking for Hard Rock Cafe?: Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010; Hard Rock Cafe has a problem with debauchery? Really?
Cirque du Soleil auditions bring out the fun and flexible: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010; Can you balance on your index fingers? Can you crawl under your own legs? These people can.
Your driveway’s no longer safe from Big Brother—and his GPS: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010; It’s 10 o’clock. Do you know where your kids are? No? Well, maybe Uncle Sam does
Psychology text 'How Pleasure Works' gets to the root of our likes and dislikes: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010; The senses, it turns out, are often terrible at determining what makes us happy.
Islamic Society encourages Muslims to lay low this month: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010; Islamophobia is on the rise.
Thinking about the Plaza, Sharron Angle and more: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010; Also, we say goodbye to Lance Burton and hello to the JabbaWockeeZ.
Harmon variety show brings together the oddest of assortments: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010; Welcome to the Jungle. After the Show's got fun and games.
Separating fact from Fushigi: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010; Have you heard about The Magic Gravity Ball?
Thinking about shuffling cards, meth and more!: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010; Also, we learn that Reno is a safer place to drive than Las Vegas.
Halloween costumes are serious business: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010; What kind of people put so much effort and money into their costumes, and why do they do it?
The Weekly staff takes on Restaurant Week: Five writers, five meals, five very full stomachs; Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010; We visit Julian Serrano, Aureole, Michael Mina, BOA Steakhouse and Charlie Palmer Steak.
King Ink’s performing duo shares a spirit of exploration: Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010; Meet the new faces of Vegas entertainment.
The end is coming, and it’s going to be a wet one: Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010; Enjoy this story, as it might be the last one you ever read.
At one school, new technology means blackboard is a relic: Monday, Aug. 30, 2010; The old classroom blackboard is dust. Every classroom in the K-12 Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy is equipped with a SMART Board Interactive Whiteboard. The boards are also being used in other Clark County schools.
Chalk dust? What’s that? New technology makes the blackboard obsolete: Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010; This blackboard is smart. It's a SMART blackboard.