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Las Vegas Room Rates Drop for Summer

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

Anthony Curtis nationally syndicated weekly column. July 4, 2012 Summertime in Las Vegas traditionally means low room rates and the summer of 2012 is no different. A survey conducted last week turned up 52 hotel-casinos with rates of $50 and … Continue reading →

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Al Mancini, Las Vegas Restaurant Critic, Is Answering Questions

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

Eating Las Vegas co-author and flamboyant man-about-town Al Mancini is the guest host for NYT’s “Diner’s Journal” feature, where he answered readers questions about all things Las Vegas and dining for a week. June 26, 2012 Al Mancini is a … Continue reading →

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A Rat Pack of Reviewers

Posted on July 10, 2012 by admin

The Dining & Wine section of the New York Times profiles the Las Vegas restaurant scene — more accurately the Las Vegas restaurant-critic scene, focusing on the unholy trinity who pen Huntington Press’ annual guide, Eating Las Vegas: the 50 … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas: Bright Lights, Big City, Small Town

Posted on May 30, 2012 by admin

NPR’s State of the Reunion visits Las Vegas, and hears from Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien about the homless people whose lives he’s explored in Beneath the Neon and My Week at the Blue Angel. Residents narrate the city’s rise during … Continue reading →

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Bikini Tug of War

Posted on May 11, 2012 by admin

Steve Cyr, the casino “superhost” and subject of Huntington Press’ Whale Hunt in the Desert, is a guest on ESPN Radio’s Gridlock show, promoting his Bikini Tug of War event at the Hard Rock. May 12, 2012 It’s Sapphire strip … Continue reading →

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Lady Luck: Snap #311

Posted on May 7, 2012 by admin

The nationally syndicated NPR show’s “Lady Luck” episode features stories from people whose lives have been touched, one way or another, by chance, including gambling writer and Huntington Press author Michael Konik, author of The Man With the $100,000 Breasts and … Continue reading →

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The end of the American Dream

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin

France 24, the 24/7 international news channel, gives a glowing review to Huntington Press author Matthew O’Brien’s acclaimed insight into the lives of the displaced people who occupy a parallel universe,  living in the storm drains underneath the Las Vegas Strip. … Continue reading →

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The Millionaire’s Wife by Cathy Scott

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

Renowned true-crime writer and Huntington Press author Cathy Scott is interviewed by The Big Thrill about her latest title, The Millionaire’s Wife. April 30, 2012 “The Las Vegas Sun offered me a job,” Cathy says. “Then Tupac Shakur was killed … Continue reading →

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Rapper Tupac Shakur’s Digital Resurrection Gets Mixed Reviews

Posted on May 1, 2012 by admin

Huntington Press author and Forbes contributing writer Cathy Scott, who wrote best-seller The Killing of Tupac Shakur, shares her thoughts and those of others about the murdered rapper’s recent “appearance” at the Coachella music festival. Stir it up, the hologram did. The … Continue reading →

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Literary Las Vegas

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

Anna Stothard, who has just made the Orange Prize longlist, goes in search of the places famous writers found decadence and excess in Sin City. Her guide to the underworld is Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien. March 24, 2012 “Hunter … Continue reading →

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5 Ways to Be Better at Risk-Taking

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

Time Moneyland Career Strategies chooses Huntington Press author Annie Duke as one of five experts at risk-taking. March 15, 2012 You may never tame lions or swim with the sharks, but you still have plenty of opportunities to act courageously … Continue reading →

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Chris Moneymaker talks ‘All In — The Poker Movie’

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

ESPN blog Page 2 on the March 23 launch nationwide of award-winning documentary All In — The Poker Movie, starring numerous luminaries from the poker world, including Huntington Press author of Decide to Play Great Poker, Annie Duke. March 23, … Continue reading →

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