Zeros

There is something deeply poetic about Metallica landing in Las Vegas with a full-scale installation. Not a tour stop. Not a quick residency. An installation. Like fine art. Like climate control is required. Like somewhere a museum curator is whispering, “Do not tap on the Lars.” For older pop music fans, this feels like watching your slightly dangerous high school boyfriend become a luxury brand. These were the men who gave us Master of Puppets , who scared parents, and melted faces. And now? They are part of the Vegas experience, somewhere between immersive art and high-end buffet. Honestly, it’s beautiful. Because if you’ve followed their career long enough, you know there is one ghost that hovers over every chord they play: Napster . Yes. That Napster. Back in 2000, when the internet was still in its infancy and we all thought downloading one song wouldn't collapse civilization, Metallica took a stand. A loud stand. A very litigated stand. They were furious that t...

The Caper of Snoopy and Curious Rabbit: A Very Modern Heist When Card Counters Became Code Counters Once upon a time, the brightest mathematical minds in America descended upon Las Vegas with perfectly legal strategies and impeccable timing. They counted cards, calculated odds, and walked away with casino fortunes—all while sipping complimentary cocktails. The casinos didn't like it, but the courts shrugged: outsmarting the house isn't a crime. Fast forward to today, and those neon-lit casino floors echo with emptiness while the real action happens in the ethereal glow of computer screens. The new frontier? Cryptocurrency exchanges. And the new protagonists? Two brothers with delightfully absurd aliases: Snoopy and Curious Rabbit. The $25 Million Question In what prosecutors are calling a first-of-its-kind case, these two allegedly executed a heist so technical, so precisely timed, that it makes Danny Ocean look like an amateur. Their target...