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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

By Andrew Ramirez * It’s been a long winter break but it’s nice being back, glowing, on your computer screen. Or for all you dinosaurs still into the whole preservation of your eyes (if it’s not veganism, it’s activism, always something) it felt real good rolling out of that printer. I feel one part Robin Williams wafting out of his lamp, two parts frozen Austin Powers … [Read more...] about Welcome Back Already