Las Vegas
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How Las Vegas Became the Weirdest, Wildest City in America October 25, 2024
On hot, cloudy nights, the artist and writer Brent Holmes will sometimes stand in the backyard of his house, near Las Vegas’s Chinatown, and look to the east. Behind a screen of clouds, he’ll see flashes of light and the desert -dweller in him will f...
The Tom Brady Broadcasting Experience Feels Pointless October 17, 2024
Perhaps you’ve heard—Tom Brady is back to work. The seven-time Super Bowl champion and three-time league MVP has been calling games on Fox this season, the latest former player to make the jump from gridiron to broadcast booth. ...
The Killers’ Return to Las Vegas October 08, 2024
A tense and anticipatory silence engulfed the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. It didn’t last long, but an entire universe of waiting seemed to unfold in mere seconds. Then a series of brightly familiar guitar notes twirled up from the stage and hung sus...
How Elvis Became the King of Las Vegas Weddings July 22, 2024
Even if he weren’t dressed in a black jumpsuit studded with gold sunbursts, even if his thick black hair wasn’t combed back, a single strand hanging roguishly across his forehead, Collins’ voice would still be instantly recognizable. The Nashville-bo...
Mike Tyson Takes One Last Swing at Immortality July 17, 2024
Mike Tyson steps through the black ropes and lies down on his back in the middle of the boxing ring. He looks up at the ceiling of the warehouse in the Las Vegas suburbs and closes his eyes. The makeshift gym is so silent and sterile that all you can...
How Computers Made Poker a Game for Nerds July 16, 2024
Thousands of poker players have gathered in Las Vegas this month for their biggest tournament series of the year: the World Series of Poker (WSOP).For many professional players, the WSOP is an annual pilgrimage. For amateurs, it may be the culminatio...
The Secret of the Sphere January 08, 2024
Like yours, my first glimpses of the Sphere in Las Vegas were online ones. I’d seen pictures and videos crop up in social media posts showing the glowing orb on the outskirts of the Vegas skyline and in the banner images atop a rash of recent stories...
