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Doug Elfman is a national award-winning entertainment columnist who writes Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays in the Review-Journal. A one-time investigative reporter, rock critic and TV reviewer, Doug covers entertainment culture on and off the Strip. He also reviews video games in his nationally syndicated Game Dork column.

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Strip Club pulls 'strippermobile' off the Vegas Strip after 13 days

Posted by Doug Elfman
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 at 3:01 PM

A strip club company has pulled its “strippermobile” off of the road, the Review-Journal has learned. The “truck is not going back out on the road. I am preparing a formal statement,” Larry Beard, Déjà Vu...

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Andre Agassi: The Q & A

Posted by Doug Elfman
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 at 3:46 AM

Some weeks ago, I scheduled an interview with Andre Agassi. At the time, media outlets were going nuts, reporting that Andre, in his acclaimed memoir, “Open: An Autobiography,” would cop to having taken meth back in 1997. I figured by...

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36 More Halloween Pix: The Hard Rock

Posted by Doug Elfman
Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 at 2:35 PM

Here's how Halloween looked at the Hard Rock, where the "Fetish and Fantasy" ball brought thousands. All photos by me. This bartender below is not at Hard Rock, but...

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11 More Halloween Pix: Harmon Avenue and the Double Down

Posted by Doug Elfman
Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 at 2:07 PM

Here's how Halloween looked outside the Double Down and on the sidewalks there around Harmon Avenue. All photos by me....

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8 More Halloween Pix: The Palms

Posted by Doug Elfman
Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 at 1:52 PM

This is what Halloween looked like at the Palms, outside of the clubs on the floor. All photos by me....

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16 More Halloween Pix: Bellagio outside the Bank

Posted by Doug Elfman
Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Here's part two of Halloween photos from the Strip. All photos by me. This is at Bellagio outside of club Bank....

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28 Halloween Strip Pix: Tao at Venetian

Posted by Doug Elfman
Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 at 12:06 PM

Here's part one of "Look At All The Costumes on the Strip." All photos by me, snapped amid chaos, but you get the picture. These are from Tao at Venetian....

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Halloween Club PIX: 'Twilight' costars and 'True Blood' vampires

Posted by Doug Elfman
Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 at 9:38 AM

Costars of "Twilight" and "New Moon," Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene, were the paid Halloween celebs at Venetian club Tao on Saturday night, helping draw a massive crowd of Halloween partiers. It was supposed to be all-vampire-y...

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PIX: Halloween Weekend So Far -- Rob Zombie, Vanilla Ice, Matt Goss

Posted by Doug Elfman
Sunday, Nov. 01, 2009 at 3:27 AM

Rob Zombie stormed into the Palms' Pearl Friday, kicking off a new tour with a new set list. (Courtesty photos by Denise Truscello/WireImage.) Louis Prima stopped by Denise Truscello's Casa Luca for a photo shoot. Taylor Dayne stopped...

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How Alice Cooper and Groucho Marx got to be midnight buds

Posted by Doug Elfman
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 at 5:14 PM

Alice Cooper -- performing this weekend at the Orleans -- used to hang out with Groucho Marx, a story Cooper has told in a book. Here's the story as he tells me: It was Groucho who dubbed Alice’s horror-comedy concerts...

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PIX: What Kim Kardashian looked like at her 29th birthday at Tao

Posted by Doug Elfman
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009 at 10:35 AM

Here, Kim Kardashian and her crew celebrate her 29th birthday Friday at Venetian club Tao. As she told me in Friday's Review-Journal, she's a little freaked out about turning 29. I told her not to worry. Your 30s are your best. (All photos courtesy...

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WEEKEND PIX: Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Jamie Foxx and more

Posted by Doug Elfman
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 at 11:25 AM

Mariah Carey sang at the Palms’ Pearl Saturday night, then headed into Bellagio’s club Bank, where Aubrey O’Day hung with “Peep Show” friends, and Mekhi Phifer (from "E.R.") chilled. (Courtesy photos by Denise...

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PIX: What Mario Lopez and Aubrey O'Day looked like Friday at his birthday party

Posted by Doug Elfman
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 at 6:44 AM

We've got photos: Mario Lopez celebrated his birthday at Bellagio's club Bank Friday night. Aubrey O'Day strolled over after her topless "Peep Show" performance at Planet Hollywood. Aubrey holds a cake for Mario. (Courtesy photo by...

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$320,000 is the winning bid for Iacocca's limited edition Ford Mustang

Posted by Doug Elfman
Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 at 6:25 AM

See this car? A winning bidder paid $320,000 at auction Friday to take this limited edition home, from Mandalay Bay's Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, going on through today. It's a No. 5 Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang...

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END OF WEEK PIX: 'America's Got Talent,' the adult Prom, and Three 6 Mafia

Posted by Doug Elfman
Friday, Oct. 09, 2009 at 4:01 PM

First up, the adult Vegas Prom (adult as in grown-ups, not porn). Photos by me. How do women get attention? Jumping in the pool at Wet Republic, in their prom dresses. There was a lot of dress-up going on, and most of it was ... good taste. I...

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