In The News: Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies
More than 30 years ago, Las Vegas had the Running Rebels, the champions of the NCAA with stars who went onto professional careers and a coach, Jerry Tarkanian, whose name still evokes respect among those who were here.
Rucking, which is simply walking with a weighted backpack, is a great way to combine strength training and cardio without setting foot inside a gym.
The lure of food videos can easily lead viewers down the rabbit hole of an endless stream of content designed to make you hunger for more. Its called Mukbang, a sort of video, typically found on YouTube and TikTok, with hosts enthusiastically devouring a lot of food while interacting with their captive audience.
Ever find yourself inexplicably sucked into (another!) video of social media influencer downing a massive feast of 100 different kinds of shrimp? You can't scroll past. And before you know it, you're craving crustaceans, making reservations at that new seafood restaurant, and searching for recipes.
Las Vegas author Michael Easter has gone deep into the origins of a question many of us find ourselves asking in today鈥檚 technologically-driven, fast-paced society: why can鈥檛 we stop looking at our phones?
Author and 性视界传媒 journalism professor Michael Easter is an expert on self-improvement. His first book, 2021鈥檚 鈥淭he Comfort Crisis,鈥 showed how to unlock the power of discomfort to upgrade your life. His new book, published today, is 鈥淪carcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset & Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough.鈥
The origins of Las Vegas high culture run deep 鈥 and you can鈥檛 tell the story without a chapter on Charles Vanda Here鈥檚 the backstory
In the late 19th century, an Eastern physician might prescribe camphor, opium, carbolic acid or a one-way ticket to Southern California. Climatotherapy, as it was called, held that an especially healthful climate (鈥渟alubrious鈥 was the favored term) could cure asthma, tuberculosis, rheumatism and many other ailments.
The Nevada attorney general鈥檚 office took months to produce public records that the state鈥檚 other constitutional offices promptly released, raising questions about why the state鈥檚 top law enforcement office continues to delay the release of important documents that help taxpayers understand its function.
Sin City offers so much more than vice. Here are five ways to see Las Vegas' many virtues. In other words, if you're a fan of fitness and fun, here's how to go alllll in.
This week鈥檚 uproar over Tucker Carlson鈥檚 and Don Lemon鈥檚 surprise departures from high-profile cable news jobs shows the limitations of First Amendment protections, according to legal experts.
This week, the Supreme Court is hearing two cases that could upend the way we鈥檝e come to understand freedom of speech on the internet. Both Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter v. Taamneh ask the court to reconsider how the law interprets Section 230, a regulation that protects companies from legal liability for user-generated content.