Since I am working on a novel set in Las Vegas between December 16th and New Year's Day, I decided it would be enlightening to visit the Strip on Christmas. Word around town is that, unlike New Year's Eve, Christmas isn't a big holiday here... Continue reading »

It may be a little hard to explain why a 10-year-old cheese sandwich with a bite out of it would sell for $28,000. Okay, it does have a face on it, and it does look like a woman, but still. $28,000 is enough to buy a fairly nice new car, and no official mouthpiece of the Pope is confirming the claim that the face is the Virgin Mary's. Continue reading »

The Forum Shops "Phase III Expansion" opened on October 22, but somehow I didn't get there until a couple of days ago. Until then, I had to wonder how in the world somebody could engineer a triple-decker spiral escalator. Of course, I also had to wonder about the awesome new tenant improvements and over-the-top pseudo-Roman décor... Continue reading »