Archives for 2012

By Megan Rilkoff. - And so it begins. Another first pitch, first tip-off, first face-off, first kickoff.  Hopes (and often bets) are secured in place for another successful season.  Another year, another possibility at a championship, whether it be baseball, basketball, hockey, or football: America’s pastimes.   The same unwavering devotion, the same fans, the same old … [Read more...] about Love That Dirty Water: A Brief History

By Andrew Ramirez * In the ritzy nighttime haze of Beverly Hills, across the street from the grandiose ivy-covered Peninsula Hotel (where, according to the bartender on the Sunday shift at the Vampire Lounge and Tasting Room, a man of certain recognizable financial clout can very quickly find himself being chatted up by a smoky-eyed Russian woman who may or not be a … [Read more...] about Boy Meets Bar: Sunday Bloody Superbowl Sunday

by Elise Fabbro The cupcake trend has made its appearance in Las Vegas, where I fully expected to try over-the-top cupcakes. I ventured to “The Cupcakery” at the Monte Carlo, where I ordered a Carrot Cupcake (called the Bugsy) and a red velvet cupcake (called the Southern Belle). Overall, the Bugsy was a great, classic cupcake. It was moist, but could have been better if … [Read more...] about Tales of Cupcakery: Cupcakes in Vegas

By A.J. Serrano Last Tuesday morning, I choked on a spoonful of Quaker Oats Oatmeal Squares cereal. The culprit of my balanced breakfast-induced asphyxiation? The list of new nominees for the 2012 Academy Awards.  The horrifyingly mediocre list of nominees plunged me into an immediate state of shock, so much so that, after clearing my wind pipe from its temporary discomfort, … [Read more...] about Trailer Trash: Why I Hate to Love the Oscars