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Vegas

Between the revitalization of downtown—with its new restaurants and watering holes—and a roster of incoming properties on the Strip, the desert playground is reinventing itself again Read More

Vegas Rising

With its long-neglected downtown transforming into something hip—even a little intimate—and dapper boutique properties popping up along the strip, L.A.’s favorite cross-border playground is dusting itself off and launching into a new era Read More

Vegas: On the Horizon

In a city that is always in flux, change may be the most constant thing about it. Here, a hit list of coming attractions Read More

Vegas: Show Time

A handful of winning wagers in a town rife with live acts Read More

Vegas: Escapes

Pool parties not your thing? There are plenty of other ways to get some sun and an eyeful of nature’s bounty Read More

Check-in Delayed: Dave Gardetta’s Evening on the Vegas Strip

Google Maps reckons the average driver could make it from L.A. to Vegas in just under four hours. Obviously they weren’t factoring an open-air shoot-out into their calculations. Read More

Maximum Steve

He’s been shot, knifed, hounded by police, and shut down by the city. The story of L.A.’s nightlife wouldn’t be the same without Steve Edelson Read More

Doctor’s Orders


Dave Gardetta in Sex Toy Land

By now almost everyone knows that America's pornography business is situated in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Few people, however, realize that the Valley is also home to the country's largest sex toy manufacturers. Certainly I was unaware of this fact when, three months ago, I began a profile of the family-run company Doc Johnson—the world's biggest manufacturer of vibrators, dildos, and vacuum-action penis pumps. Read More

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