Glenn Reynolds points to Reason TV and “Why you’re living in the libertarian moment. ….” I’ve suggested otherwise more than once, unless by “moment” we mean a passing pulse of time — then, perhaps, that’s about right. But libertarianism is neither the de...

I remember the long nights my father spent at the office, his tired face, and his hours of undone work that we helped him do in the middle of our living room floor. I remember the business trips, the budgets, and the work ethic. Most of all, I remember what he said when I questioned why he worked so...

Go Daddy, which is always faux bitching and moaning about its bad luck when it comes to marketing (particularly the censors), is uncharacteristically upbeat this week after its newest spokesbabe, poker pro Vanessa Rousso, went on an impressive run at NBC's National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Rouss...

In recent years, it's been pretty difficult to find a movie about Las Vegas that didn't suck. It was nice to luck into one on Netflix this weekend. Hard Eight was originally called, Sydney and it was Paul Thomas Anderson's first film. Within a year after the film's release, Anderson was famous for h...

All right, let's wrap this all up with some pictures (below) closing thoughts on the NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship red carpet/draw party last night. First, job well done to Jon Miller of NBC for growing this event to what it is. This was easily the biggest red carpet crowd with the most e...

The "hot lesbian couple" is kind of like "heterosexual AIDS" in that it's a total myth. However, there was something oddly hot about Vanessa Selbst showing up with two girls around her arms last night on the NBC National Heads......

Poker players share their hard-luck tales online....

Poker players share their hard-luck tales online....

More in line with what we think a "Shannon Shorr" should look like... Our favorite guy-with-a-hot-porn-star's name Shannon Shorr is "shocked" that he failed to make the 64-person NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship field again. In his latest blog,......

photo by flipchip • lasvegasvegas.com Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, 2008 NBC National Heads-Up Poker Champion, says the third time was the charm It's that time of year again when 64 of the world's top professional poker players come together at Caesars Palace Las Vegas to determine the best heads-up ...