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Mickey Rourke Launches GoFundMe to Raise Rent Money

Court filing says actor owes $59,100 in back rent, faces eviction

(Newser) - Mickey Rourke is turning to crowdfunding as he faces eviction. A friend and member of the actor's management team launched a GoFundMe campaign Sunday, with Rourke's approval, per the Hollywood Reporter . "Mickey is facing a very real and urgent situation: the threat of eviction from his home....

The Cities That Are the 'Darkest Corners of America'

WalletHub is out with its list of the most sinful US cities, with Vegas (aka Sin City) coming in at No. 1

(Newser) - Looking to indulge your vices? WalletHub has tracked down the most "sinful" cities in the US, examining 181 of the nation's largest metropolises to find out where "the darkest corners of America" are. The site looked at these urban areas across 37 metrics in seven key categories—...

Las Vegas Is Feeling a Little Sleepy

Tourism is way down this year, and the numbers hurt

(Newser) - The "entertainment capital of the world" isn't drawing tourists like it once did. Social media is full of users reporting "Las Vegas is dead," offering up photos and videos showing largely empty airports, planes, and casinos. Here's what the posts don't show, per Newsweek ...

One of Sin City's Last Original Casinos Bites the Dust

Tropicana is imploded in fireworks-heavy spectacle in Vegas

(Newser) - Out with the legendary casino, in with the baseball team. The Las Vegas Review-Journal heralds the "new era" in Las Vegas that started early Wednesday with the planned implosion of the Strip's Tropicana hotel-casino, in part to make way for a $1.5 billion domed arena for the...

America's Most Sinful States
America's Most Sinful States
Feb 7, 2024 4:25 PM CST

America's Most Sinful States

Here's looking at, or ogling, you, Nevada

(Newser) - We all know where Sin City is, but what about taking that sinning excellence to a state level? WalletHub does just that via a "vice index" that's based on 55 key indicators in five main categories. They are: anger and hatred; jealousy; excesses and vices; greed; and lust....

Gehry Gambles Big in Las Vegas

Swirling, crumpled new clinic building is certainly unique

(Newser) - Designing a building that outdoes the already delirious Las Vegas skyline is no easy trick, but Frank Gehry is the man for it. Gehry tells the AP he wanted the nearly complete swirling stainless steel structure he built for the Cleveland Clinic's brain center to stand out from what he...

For Vegas Gay-Cation, a Red-Headed 'Call Bear'
 For Vegas Gay-Cation, 
 a Red-Headed 'Call Bear' 
confessions
Mar 14, 2010 12:29 PM CDT

For Vegas Gay-Cation, a Red-Headed 'Call Bear'

Male prostitute says he's exactly what some are looking for

(Newser) - Those who've privately wondered if they'll ever find love can take a lesson from Rusty McMann. “For every type of attraction there’s a market to be tapped,” McMann writes in explaining what it’s like to be a fat, Birkenstock-clad call “bear” in Las Vegas. The...

Hollywood 'Discovers' Graphic Novels

Film industry loves gritty comics, but what does it mean for the medium?

(Newser) - Still tallying the proceeds of the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises, Hollywood is turning to darker, underground graphic novels like Wanted for movie adaptations—and comics auteurs have mixed feelings, Time reports. Some argue the mainstream success of ultraviolent adaptations like 300 and Sin City can only mean good things for...

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