LAS VEGAS — To step into club XS at the Wynn Las Vegas is to enter the dreamscape of a modern artist with fetishes for gold and bronze and bodies in motion.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The difference between owning a ferret in Hawaii and one in Pennsylvania can be up to three years in jail — and hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines.

Nicki Minaj, the rapper who has had much success on the pop charts with songs like "Starships" and "Super Bass," says the rerelease of her sophomore album will be nostalgic for her early fans.

Go ahead and talk about the scraggly caterpillar sprouting on Gary Stewart's upper lip. Tease him. Giggle at him.

Editor's Note: These letters to the editor have been sorted by topic by the Tribune editorial staff in an effort to allow readers to read varied opinions on the issues, candidates, and other circumstances surrounding the 2012 general election. These submissions are the opinions of the author, not the Tribune, and have not been edited for grammar or content.

If I hear, or read, one more time that our State Sen. John McComish is a “moderate” I will scream.

The Animal Cruelty Task Force poster contest deadline is fast approaching. Councilwoman Thelda Williams encourages fourth- and fifth-grade students in Phoenix to enter the city’s contest before the deadline of Halloween Day, Oct. 31 at 5 p.m. Prizes include: $100 for first place; $50 for second place; and other prizes for honorable mentions.

Arizona goes back to court this coming week over SB 1070, this time to defend a provision aimed at day laborers.

For those predicting that Carly Rae Jepsen might be headed to one-hit wonder-dom, take note: she’s got another song on the charts — “Good Time,” with Owl City — and her second album, “Kiss,” was released last week.

ATLANTA — Rapper 2 Chainz took some major risks two years ago when he bolted from Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace record label, changed his stage name and left a group to pursue a solo career.

Nearly 15 years ago, audiences were enchanted by a young Leonardo DiCaprio who swept Kate Winslet off her feet – escorting her below decks for a rowdy Irish party in a little film called “Titanic”. Bagpipes a-pipin’ and bodhrán a-drummin’, a relatively unknown Celtic group at the time called Gaelic Storm supplied the foot-stomping melodies for the now classic scene, which soon catapulted them into the world-music stratosphere.

Three-percent of the adult population suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — When Jason Aldean names an album, he looks for a title that fits his life at the moment.

The current crop of “American Idol” contestants kicked off the weekend with a concert in Glendale, but our time and money are better invested on a performer from the days when A.I. actually accomplished something: Kelly Clarkson.

Mesa police are destroying a yellow flashlight that was discovered lying in the street at the intersection of Val Vista and Broadway late Saturday, raising concerns that it might be connected to a serial “flashlight bomber” from recent incidents in the Valley where people have been injured after discovering flashlights rigged to explode.

Make a big enough impact, and the vibrations can be felt, perhaps, into infinity. Or at least a good 50 years, in this case.

Miranda Lambert was just 19 when the Lindale, Texas, native was introduced to country-music fans on the debut season of the USA Network’s “Nashville Star” nine years ago. She finished third behind Buddy Jewell and John Arthur Martinez, but there is no doubt who has made the most from exposure on the show.

Miranda Lambert was just 19 when the Lindale, Texas, native was introduced to country-music fans on the debut season of the USA Network’s “Nashville Star” nine years ago. She finished third behind Buddy Jewell and John Arthur Martinez, but there is no doubt who has made the most from exposure on the show.

It used to be that baseball fans would head for the concourse to grab a beer between innings, a cold one as much a part of America’s pastime as hot dogs and Cracker Jack.

It used to be that baseball fans would head for the concourse to grab a beer between innings, a cold one as much a part of America’s pastime as hot dogs and Cracker Jack.