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Las Vegas Culture: A look at why 'Sin City' has more to it than meets the eye. Ask any star of popular culture who’s endured their ‘moment of shame’. Reputations are hard to shake. Cities, though, can be many things to many people. A...
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In mid-September 2008 the world awoke to the news that the previous stable investment bank Lehman Brothers had collapsed; setting in motion a chain reaction of events that would later be known ominously as the 'global financial crisis’. It was the...
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Comprising 12 bedrooms that span 1,680 square metres of opulence—marble bathrooms, private chef and chauffeur, the world’s largest television (Bang & Olufsen’s BeoVision 4-103), a Steinway grand piano, Brunswick billiard table and bulletproof...
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Perched atop the highest four floors of Sin City's Park MGM hotel—a social hub that brings a boutique, city feel to resort scale—NoMad Las Vegas offers the refinement of a European home, its 293 rooms and suites residential in style with bespoke...
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As the East Fremont area of Downtown Las Vegas began a cultural transformation, a festival celebrating creativity and difference was born. Called Life is Beautiful, it would grow to become a three-day extravaganza for likeminded people to immerse...
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Shaking up the Vegas hospitality scene with all the bombast of Elvis in his prime, Park MGM (formerly Monte Carlo Resort and Casino) has opened the doors on its central Strip location, marking the beginning of a fascinating project that will...
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Taking its cues from the South of France, decadent new Las Vegas restaurant Primrose—a part of the inspired Park MGM project, the much-anticipated collaboration between Sydell Group and MGM Resorts International—serves up refined yet casual...
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What if the Druids had been boshing mind-bending chemicals instead of practicing witchcraft and dabbling in ancient soothsaying? What if fat Elvis was doing a residency at Stonehenge — or if summer solstice came with a side order of...
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If Hello Kitty and Snoopy look like they've had a big night, well, it's to be expected. That kind of thing is par for the course in Las Vegas. The giant zombified versions of the normally wholesome cartoon characters were to be found in the city's...
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How many times have you read FIFA and mob in the same sentence? My reckoning is — if you read about these sorts of things at all — a blooming lot. The metaphor goes: the crooks behind international football's governing body are the Mafia, and...
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Las Vegas is a shining beacon of everything that's bad for you (gambling, boozing, getting married), and what gives the capital of vice most of its shine? The megawatt signs that entice punters both seasoned and naïve alike into the open arms of...
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The former Berol Yard Pencil Factory in Tottenham Hale is now home to The Gessner, a luxury development comprising 164 studios and apartments; the project by interior design studio, Fettle, and property developers, Way of Life, demonstrating a new...
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Strange Magic a solo exhibition from Queensland-born, Sydney-based Gerwyn Davies, is now on show at Brisbane's Jan Murphy Gallery, the photographic artist and costume maker having conjured up a set of vivid and varnished self-representations each...
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A member's club for a new world of work, Bureau provides the creative community of London with a place to work, network and mingle, turning its back on the stuffy tradition of such clubs and creating a modern workplace for the city's freelancers,...
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A number of hamlets have been transformed into luxury holiday residences in Vaucluse, southeast France. Part of the 16th-century Les Davids estate Les Hameaux des Davids is a 100-hectare estate in Viens, a medieval village between Avignon and...
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If you’re looking for the best online casinos, the number of options you have to choose from in this modern era can sometimes make deciding where to gamble a bit overwhelming. But you don’t have to worry because we have your back. We...
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It's a never-ending debate on whether an American car is better than a European car, or vice-versa. Car enthusiasts are always getting into arguments about which automaker wins the trophy for manufacturing better cars. In reality, there is no...
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Why Your Horoscope Should Be Your New Scroll If you find yourself spending a fair amount of time on your phone every day – and who doesn’t? – maybe reading your horoscope online should be the new thing you’re scrolling. Hear us out....
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Theme parks have always been a great source of entertainment. They provide you with an unforgettable ‘in the moment’ experience. Some theme parks around the world have taken things to the next level by introducing resorts, VR experiences, water,...