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Antonio Sabato, Jr. brings his Italian charm to Chippendales

Friday, May 6, 2016 ♦

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It’s getting hot in Vegas. So take off all your… oh wait, sorry we got distracted by all the strip news happening this week. No, we’re not talking about the Las Vegas Strip, though it is our fave street to celeb watch on. We’re talking strip with a little “s”…

Under the Influence of Frankie Moreno

Friday, May 6, 2016 ♦

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I admit it, I’ve fallen under the influence of Frankie Moreno. I should have recognized the warning signs when my toes started tapping at his dress rehearsal two weeks ago. Then came the head bobbing during an interview with Moreno last week when he described his passion for music and…

Channing Tatum bringing a live version of Magic Mike to Vegas

Wednesday, May 4, 2016 ♦

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Millions of women everywhere suddenly cried out in joy Wednesday with the announcement that Vegas will be the home of a real life Magic Mike Live show / club. Channing Tatum took to Facebook Live to announce the new show opening in March 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel. He…

Lionel Richie spans the generations

Thursday, April 28, 2016 ♦

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It’s a show for the generations. When Lionel Richie took the stage Wednesday night at Planet Hollywood’s Axis Theater, everyone from Millennials to the Greatest Generation filled the capacity audience, ready to party all night long (yep, we went there). That cross-generational appeal comes as no surprise to Richie. He…

Blue Man Group and Madame Tussauds pull a Vegas April Fool’s prank

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 ♦

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Madame Tussauds Las Vegas Vegas and Blue Man Group teamed up to pull off the ultimate Vegas April Fool’s Day prank by making the Blue Man Group figures “come alive.”

Five ways Vegas pours on the romance

Monday, February 9, 2015 ♦

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What? You thought Las Vegas was just filled with boozy bachelor / bachelorette parties, guys handing out flyers for “in-room dancers” and women in g-strings posing for pictures on the Strip. Sure, that’s why we got the moniker “Sin City.” But underneath our rhinestones and makeup beats a romantic heart…

Be our funky Valentine – Five unique ways Vegas celebrates Valentine’s Day

Friday, February 6, 2015 ♦

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Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day can spark intense feelings and in Las Vegas we let you get in touch with those feelings in unique ways. The rooms that put the boom-boom in Vegas Need some romance or just a hot steamy night in Vegas? Check out the Provocateur…

A do-it-yourself job

Saturday, October 10, 2009 ♦

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Part of a Cirque du Soleil performer’s job is to do their own makeup, so workshops in makeup techniques are part of the training provided to artists. Guitar player Lionel Hamel has one of the more complicated makeup designs in “KÀ” and it takes him about an hour and a…

Flashback Friday: When The Atom Was King

Friday, August 7, 2009 ♦

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As the world marks the 64th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima (Aug. 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (Aug. 9, 1945), Flashback Friday looks at a period in the 1950s when the world and Las Vegas enjoyed a fascination with all things atomic. Today’s Flashback Friday photo features Sands Copa…