French filmmaker Florent Tillon is aiming the lens at Las Vegas this summer. If you want to learn more about his project, and perhaps donate to it, visit http://www.touscoprod.com/project/produce?id=173.
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GSU Magazine piece
I attended Georgia State University from 1988 to ’91 and again in ’96, and GSU Magazine recently profiled me. Thanks to writer Marcus Key and editor William Inman for this piece!
http://www.gsu.edu/magazine/860.html
The Browser interview
The literary website the Browser asked me to pick my five favorite Las Vegas books, focusing mostly on nonfiction titles. Here are my choices:
http://thebrowser.com/interviews/matthew-o’brien-on-las-vegas
Fade Sag Crumble makes top-10 list
A month after The Guardian included Fade Sag Crumble on its Ten of the Best Books Set in Las Vegas list, Chuck Twardy of the Las Vegas Weekly named it one of the top-ten books of 2011. Yeah, it’s number 10, but still …
http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/news/2011/dec/29/2011-year-review-books-strip-and-sports/
KNPR interview
I was on KNPR this morning, with attorney/writer Dayvid Figler and CityLife Editor Scott Dickensheets, talking about the 40th anniversary of Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail2.cfm?SegmentID=8391&ProgramID=2378
Fade Sag Crumble in The Guardian
Malcolm Burgess, writing for The Guardian, included Fade Sag Crumble in his Ten of the Best Books Set in Las Vegas list. True, he left out some worthy titles (e.g., How I Got Cultured and Lay the Favorite). And I disagree with some of his selections (The Desert Rose and The Cold Six Thousand). But it’s a nice acknowledgement, nonetheless, for the collection.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2011/nov/16/top-10-books-las-vegas
Fade Sag Crumble on the radio
The local NPR affiliate’s State of Nevada program featuring me, Fade Sag Crumble editor Scott Dickensheets and two other contributors, Lynnette Curtis and Andrew Kiraly:
http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail2.cfm?SegmentID=8291&ProgramID=2350
Place Hacking post
An interesting blog entry by Bradley Garrett about urban exploring and the storm drains of Las Vegas. The video is exhilarating (though I don’t condone the act) and the photos are outstanding.
http://www.placehacking.co.uk/2011/05/12/las-vegas-undercity/
NPR’s The Story
I’m a big fan of the NPR show The Story. Love host Dick Gordon’s voice and style and the way the producers piece together simple and powerful stories. Recently, former tunnel resident Rick Cobble and I were interviewed by Gordon at the local NPR affiliate (KNPR). Here’s the result:
http://thestory.org/archive/the_story_041411_full_show.mp3/view
Newsweek mention
An interesting and informative Newsweek piece about the local economy, with two ’graphs on the tunnels about halfway into the story.
http://www.newsweek.com/2011/03/13/rich-vegas-poor-vegas.html