Worship Thursday at Tao at the Venetian kicked off night one of celebrations for 2012 Olympic gold medal swimmer Ryan Lochte on Thursday night.

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Tao and Marquee to their nightlife show overseas this past weekend when they created Club Bud in London. The one-of-a-kind pop-up destination and VIP venue hosted a flurry of influencers, athletes and celebrities, who were all celebrating the United States’ Olympic medals.

“Star Trek” legend and Penn Jillette’s fellow “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant George Takei checked out Penn & Teller’s show at the Rio on Sunday after joining Penn for the taping of his weekly podcast backstage.

Chefs from the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas took part in the second Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival Aug. 9-12. The resort showcased its restaurants with The Slice, a two-story mobile haven featuring the design of the Cosmopolitan.

Up and down Las Vegas Boulevard you can find the great fashion houses of the world — Christian Dior, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, Emilio Pucci, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg and more. Need more variety and you can shop at the likes of Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York or Saks Fifth Avenue to broaden your labels. But the best shopping comes at the hands of smaller boutiques with finely edited lines of clothing.

“American Idol” winner Taylor Hicks spent his Sunday night at “Jersey Boys” at Paris Las Vegas.

The Hard Rock Hotel honored two-time Grammy nominee and one of the leading forces in the global music scene DJ Paul Oakenfold with a memorabilia case for being the world pioneer of dance music.

Now the Bellagio announced plans to remodel the 928 rooms and suites in the Spa Tower beginning Aug. 19.