To quote Mitch Hedberg, “An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs.”

How is it grifting? Post-mob corporate Vegas is pretty damned clear about what it is - Disney for adults, and every bit as efficient at separating you from your money. They certainly buy and pay for the politicians.

I’ve lived in Henderson near Vegas for the past 13 years, and while I understand the lack of an income tax is a big benefit for Nevada, people who do not have anything to do with the hospitality industry literally never go to the strip so it is an odd argument for some of these accounts. As locals we avoid it at all…

A someone who thinks true street races (i.e, I don’t count Canada) are generally garbage anyway and the Parade d’ Monaco only hangs around for historic purposes, if LV dies quickly it will make me happy.

“My uncle Bob said that it took him an extra 20 minutes to get from his hotel to Margaritaville on foot and he just bought new shoes that aren’t even broken in yet! He’s furious that F1 didn’t bother to consider his perspective before deciding to put on this charade that he certainly won’t be attending.”

My GF worked in various casinos on The Strip for about 10 years, and when I read her this article, she was just shaking her head and saying, “Yup...”

Longest I’ve been there was 4 nights. Flew in, two-day conference plus a golf outing and dinner at the end. I have never been more ready to get out of anywhere.

When David Foxx reached out to Jalopnik, he was on his 10th day of a 19-day vacation

“Traditional” cop cars, like the old Crown Vic, just aren’t big enough to carry cops’ massive egos these days.

“The [median] settlement for a crash jumped from an average of $9,000 in FY 2012 to $50,000 in FY 2021.”

There’s a whole ecosystem around upfitting the police vehicle models offered by the manufacturers. It’s not that they can’t upfit a Prius, but the off the shelf parts don’t fit so then you’re talking about bespoke. Which means more money. The Explorers and Tahoes also have upgraded suspension components and tend to be…

Now I don’t want to blow any minds here, but maybe a teensy bit of the problem is that the cops know the city will cover the costs for their negligence. Just a thought. 

I’d really like to see a police value for money comparing department budgets against judgements, settlements and crime rates. I suspect that despite having a larger budget than the Army of the Czech Republic and almost twice as many personnel the NYPD doesn’t do that great a job, although even a $5 billion a year it’s…

Let these butterballs ride bicycles. Take the SUVs away.

I am a might bit confused...

I don’t know man…. Velma is kind of thicc.

The first time I saw one in person - a red cabriolet - the awkward proportions had me convinced it was a fake

Literally not one person anywhere is questioning whether trans people “have a right to exist”.

Tangential - For years I was a viewer of Meet The Press. Since they have let Chuck Todd mumble through interviews and not ask a single follow-up question [seemingly ever, but then I would need a more in-depth statistical analysis], I’m finding Face the Nation to be quite informative. Margret Brennan visibly rolls her…

“Do black people have a right to exist in America? We interviewed two white supremacists in rural PA and they had a lot of nice things to say.” — NYT