NEWS
May 21, 2013 | By Robert Greene
For candidates, campaigners, consultants and donors, Tuesday night must feel a little like standing at the roulette table in a Las Vegas Casino. Bets are down and the wheel is spinning. Who will win, who will lose, no one knows until the wheel stops. Or rather, until the votes are counted. The days and weeks that follow must feel for the political professionals at least a little like the drive home across a long stretch of empty desert with bad cell phone reception, a nasty hangover and plenty of alone time to count the winnings, rue the losses and justify all kinds of very bad behavior.
NEWS
August 6, 2013 | By Jay Jones
Those who overindulge on a Vegas visit can seek relief without ever leaving the Strip at a new medical clinic at MGM Grand. REVIV bills itself as a “hydration medspa.” It is staffed by a team of doctors, nurses and paramedics whose primary purpose is to treat dehydration, whether it's caused by overexertion in the summer heat or too much alcohol at an all-night party. “In a bustling city like Las Vegas, people often become dehydrated...
ENTERTAINMENT
May 28, 2013 | By Nicole Sperling
"Fast and Furious 6": 1, "Hangover Part III" director Todd Phillips: 0. The Memorial Day weekend box office results are in, and "Fast 6" flattened the Wolfpack's third outing by a 2-to-1 margin. Now Phillips -- like some of his film's characters -- may be wishing that he hadn't done what he did in Vegas. Back in April, before the public had the chance to weigh in on his film, Phillips took to the stage at the annual CinemaCon theater owners convention in Sin City and issued a challenge to his main box-office competition. PHOTOS: Scenes from 'Hangover III' He knocked the wildly successful "Fast" series and its lead actors with an expletive-laden rant: “All these press people backstage are asking me, 'Are you nervous?
NEWS
December 29, 2011 | By Jeannine Stein, Los Angeles Times / For the Booster Shots blog
Gearing up for a big night on New Year's Eve? One that will involve some drinking? Then maybe you need a little primer on hangovers, since you could be nursing one soon. You may already be familiar with the symptoms: The Mayo Clinic lists headache, nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeat, thirst, not being able to concentrate and dizziness. What causes a hangover? Drinking too much, of course, which leads to a cascade of ill effects. Imbibing can lead to urinating more, says the clinic, which can cause dehydration, then thirst and possibly dizziness.
ENTERTAINMENT
May 26, 2011 | By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic
Oh, what a headache-inducing, unapologetic money grab we have in "The Hangover Part II. " By the time Bradley Cooper's Phil says, "You know the drill," and the guys start emptying their pockets in search of clues to the latest debacle, you'll be more inclined to groan than giggle. But then this sequel is about the ching, ching, not the comic arts. Me, I'm left with morning-after regrets. Lost is the fresh, perverse, painfully politically incorrect R-rated pleasure that came when "The Hangover" ate up the summer of 2009.
ENTERTAINMENT
April 21, 2014 | By Nardine Saad
It's a baby girl for "The Hangover" star Justin Bartha, according to reports. He of the epic debauchery films welcomed a daughter on April 13, Us Magazine reported Sunday. People magazine also reported the news Monday, adding that the couple named the baby girl Asa Charlotte. PHOTOS: Celebrity weddings & engagements of 2014 It's the first child for "The New Normal" alum and his wife, Lia Smith, a fitness trainer with ...