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Las Vegas wrap up and stray observations
With the pandemic slowly on the wane I decided to make a trip to see Omega Mart. It’s fair to say I planned the Las Vegas parts around it. While there’s a lot to like about Las Vegas, to be honest there’s a lot more to dislike. All things considered I think I made the…
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Spoilers: What is Omega Mart, really?
In my previous post about Omega Mart I talked about it in general without any spoilers. Well now it’s time to dig in and discuss everything down to the last detail about Omega Mart with spoilers. So if you want to avoid spoilers, STOP READING NOW. Yes, the above photo is of an actual sign…
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Downtown Las Vegas street art: Fremont Street and the Arts District
Street art may not come to mind when you think of Las Vegas. That’s fair, I thought the same thing. Are there even opportunities for street art in Las Vegas? The brief answer is yes: Las Vegas has top notch street art. Better yet it’s all within walking distance if you’re staying downtown. Downtown Las…
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Review: Omega Mart (no spoilers)
By now you’ve probably seen ads for something called “Omega Mart,” beckoning you to a specific address in Las Vegas. If you’ve read this far, I bet you’ve already visited the Omega Mart website and learned it’s part of something called Dramcorp. After visiting Omega Mart three times last week I thought I’d provide…
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Wink World at Area 15
After checking into Wink World and putting on a pair of (optional) 3D glasses, I was told to make my way past a series of psychedelic 3D framed paintings to the end of the hallway. From there, a series of small rooms with funhouse mirrors and wacky objects illuminated by blacklights and other whimsical…
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The Mob Museum
Located in an old courthouse building in Downtown Las Vegas, The Mob Museum tells the story of the mafia in America. It’s a story that most Americans are at least somewhat familiar with, but how often do you learn about it in a museum setting rather than from a secondhand story in a movie? After…
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Review: Penn & Teller’s new 2021 Las Vegas show at the Rio
I’m spending this week in Las Vegas — I’ll get to exactly why I chose to visit Las Vegas later on, but this is my first trip of any kind in over two years. (Yes, I know there’s still a pandemic going on but I’m vaccinated and Las Vegas has a perfectly reasonable mask…
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