Archive for March, 2004

Mar 11 2004

Vegas Do So Got Cultcha

In the world at large, by which I mean people I talk to when I visit Los Angeles, the words “Vegas” and “Art” are mutually exclusive. “Kitsch” is about as far as Californians will go in complimenting Las Vegas style. “Oh, I know,” they say, when you remind them that there’s a Monet exhibit at [...]


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Mar 03 2004

New Bridge in Town: Mandalay Place

Bridges doubling as shopping malls have a long tradition in Europe, so I guess it’s not too surprising that Las Vegas, having already acquired a chlorinated Grand Canal and a digital-age Coliseum, should get an air conditioned Ponte Vecchio. Mandalay Place, like its slightly smaller Florentine predecessor, is a bridge you shouldn’t cross without some [...]


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