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Luxor Las Vegas (Vegas Week)
Luxor is one of the sexiest and most striking resorts on the Strip, but its age, lack of amenities, and distance down the Strip have cost it appeal and made it the top choice for bargain hunters. If you’re looking to be surrounded by sexy people, look further up the Strip – but if you’re looking to visit Vegas on the cheap, and open to taxi cabs or doing a lot of walking, the Luxor is your resort. Continue reading
Book Review: “The Shattergrave Knights,” by David M. Haendler
David M. Haendler’s first novel is an inventive and exciting story of fantasy with a Pullman-esque dystopian bent. Jack and Olive Merriwether are unsuspecting teens whose good deed raises the ire of a paranoid and overzealous government. With their parents imprisoned and their lives threatened, Jack and Olive must put their trust in unlikely allies and confront their own sinister ancestry if they are to reunite their family. Continue reading
My brief X-Men: First Class Review
Comic book movies can be broken into three categories: Watchable, Really Pretty Good, and Godawful. Fans of comic books and/or action movies will enjoy the Watchable ones, while Really Pretty Good movies can be enjoyed by almost anyone capable of … Continue reading
Film Review: The Road
I finally got to see John Hillcoat and Joe Penhall’s film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road this weekend, and I was not disappointed. McCarthy’s bleak post-apocalyptic father-and-son story is one of my favorite books. The film is extremely faithful, … Continue reading
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A Shout out to PVP
I’ve been enjoying Scott Kurtz’s webcomic “PVP” for almost a year now (and wishing I’d discovered the strip years sooner!) but today’s might be my favorite ever. Timing in cartooning is not the easiest thing, but this is masterful. The … Continue reading