Around the Country and Around the World

Kareem
Of the plethora of commentaries about “The Slap,” NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s self-published essay, WILL SMITH DID A BAD, BAD THING was the one that most eloquently expressed everything I was thinking.
Globe Salon
As Staci Linklater and James Reza’s Globe Salon prepares to celebrate its 21st anniversary, I speak with Linklater about the ways in which their two Las Vegas outposts have come to literally embody the slogan, “Uptown Sophistication, Downtown Style” [Part 2 of 2]
Globe Salon
As Staci Linklater and James Reza’s Globe Salon prepares to celebrate its 21st anniversary, I speak with Linklater about the ways in which their two Las Vegas outposts have come to literally embody the slogan, “Uptown Sophistication, Downtown Style” [Part 1 of 2]
Shaqs
03/19/2022 The Tale of Tampa’s Two Shaqs03/19/2022
How the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came to have two players—Shaquil Akeem Barrett and Shaquille Olajuwon Mason—named for the same two NBA Hall of Famers.
Piero’s 40th
Piero’s Italian Cuisine—a favorite Vegas haunt of everyone from the Rat Pack to the Rolling Stones—was packed to the rafters with local notables who had come to toast the iconic eatery’s 40th anniversary
Billy Joel
03/13/2022 The Piano Man Rocketh03/13/2022
With a bravura concert at Allegiant Stadium, the legendary Billy Joel rocked the house for 38,000 fans with a fantastic set of favorites, classics, covers, and, of course, his iconic hit, “Piano Man”
Lisa Fischer
03/10/2022 Lisa Fischer Speaks! Part 303/10/2022
On the 10th anniversary of The Smith Center, the incredible Lisa Fischer takes a walk down Memory Lane. Part 3 – inside the music industry, word association, and the voices Lisa Fischer loves. [Part 3 of 3]
Lisa Fischer
03/07/2022 Lisa Fischer Speaks! Part 203/07/2022
On the 10th anniversary of The Smith Center, the incredible Lisa Fischer takes a walk down Memory Lane. Part 2 – the appeal of silence, singing with Dolly Parton, and picking a set-list while touring. [Part 2 of 3]
Lisa Fischer
03/04/2022 Lisa Fischer Speaks! Part 103/04/2022
On the 10th anniversary of The Smith Center, the incredible Lisa Fischer takes a walk down Memory Lane. Part 1 – lessons learned from Luther Vandross, recording for Melba Moore, and singing “Gimme Shelter” with The Rolling Stones. [Part 1 of 3]