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SEPTEMBER 17 - SEPTEMBER 23

The Intersection

Yeah, we have a czar for that

With more and more government functions being grouped under “czars”—to improve efficiency and accountability, just as in imperial Russia—it’s clearly time the concept filtered down ... more

How we spent Patriot Day (September 11)

Go-go dancing, hording in a home office and Disneyland? We’re so American… more

Amen Corner: Capitalism at its finest

Nina Radetich, the plucky newscaster at Channel 13, was caught offering the services of her boyfriend, a guy with some PR experience, to the owner ... more

Stripper Poles R Us(2 comments)

Get your tween up on that stripper pole, preferably with grandma and a chunky boy clutching a bucket of Diet Pepsi in the other hand. ... more

A growing problem with no solution

In a state with an alarming suicide rate, murder-suicides appear to be increasing as well. more

Go directly to jail

Enter 2009, when many can’t afford to pay their mortgages. And in Las Vegas, where bond is 15 percent of bail (most states are 10 ... more

As Dead Elvis: Did Vegas have a national talk show?

My dad insists there was a national talk show called The Las Vegas Show in the mid- or late ’60s. Yet I couldn’t find any ... more

Random photo of the week

Shagadelic. more

Don’t call it a downer!

Even at 81, Broadway legend and Phantom director Hal Prince has lost none of his enthusiasm for what he does. more

The Help Desk

La Toya Jackson in danger of losing Las Vegas house to foreclosure, owing $745,670 in unpaid mortgage. Yeah, that La Toya impersonator on the Strip? ... more

As We See It

Nightlife

Fong’s, Hogs, Hard Rock: In search of the perfect bar experience

On a quest for the perfect bar experience, criss crossing the city with two fake names and two fake boobs. more

That DJ Dan interview(1 comment)

Celebrating 20 years as a DJ, Dan reflects on his favorite career moments, what it takes for a successful 2x4 set, and the impostor DJ Dan. more

We’ve got spirit

We the People, in order to form a perfect bar, seek to establish Cachaça as “Cachaça, Brazil’s Noble Spirit.” more

Pool-hopping in the time of Metro raids(1 comment)

For the first time in Las Vegas history, hot girls who wanted to take their tops off were turned away. more

JR Hahn— Man of mistry

The role of Tao Beach’s water boy is to entertain, to get the party started and to dole out a refreshing mist to the pool’s ... more

Nightlife

Arts & Entertainment

Staking its claim(1 comment)

Bite has all the elements common to Vegas shows - magic, aerialists, dancing, a singer - but it’s got topless vampires, too. more

30-second chinchilla review

Is the fighting chinchilla our new “yo quiero” chihuahua? Our AFLAC duck? And what the hell does it have to do with Vegas? more

Open letter to my favorite radio station

Dear 107.9-FM: You’re airing promos asking listeners what changes they’d like to hear, and I do have a suggestion: How about a tad more musical adventurousness? more

Post-apocalyptic fun with Dead Neon

Dead Neon wasn’t created to be comedic; the self-described “primitive nuclear rapture doom metal” band was created to promote poetry. more

What to see at Neon Reverb?

A night-by-night festival study guide, so you can catch the best the lineup has to offer. more

Further Reverberations

The fall version of Neon Reverb was designed to be far smaller than its spring counterpart, but there are more than 100 acts listed for ... more

Two comics J. Caleb Mozzocco says are worth marking your calendar for

Start saving those pennies. Two worthwhile comics are around the corner. more

Brief, potent

They may be small, but short stories have been getting a lot of ink lately. Here, five of this year’s best collections. more

Overly measured art

“Measure twice, cut once”—the old proverb that advises one to plan and be careful before taking action - may not be the best advice for ... more

Hipsters: the sitcom

Bored is far too smug and weak-willed to actually be funny, but at least it’s sometimes light on its feet and has few pretensions to profundity. more

Magical Macbeth

There are few opportunities to work a Las Vegas magician and Shakespeare into the same sentence—most probably involve trickery, irony or metaphor. This one doesn’t ... more

Hummers for your feet!

If it seems a little ironic that slender urban saplings are dressing like Paul Bunyan and the Marlboro Man, well, so what? more

Bringing in Bandits

One great way to discover new music is to let a band crash on your apartment floor. Ten years later, RXB have made numerous trips ... more

Why you should see writer Stephen Elliott read from his new book at Laurenn McCubbin’s house(1 comment)

Because Elliot’s new book, The Adderall Diaries, sounds like a great book. more

The Weekly playlist: Say Yeah!

Get psyched for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ first Vegas show in seven years with these tunes. more

A&E

Screen

Groovy nonsense

Steven Soderbergh transforms corporate malfeasance into zany comedy with The Informant! more

Jennifer’s Body

Maybe it’s a little early to call Diablo Cody a one-trick pony, but, well, she’s a one-trick pony. The screenwriter of Juno’s second screenplay, the ... more

Lorna’s Silence

Belgian filmmaking brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne explore the depths of guilt in their latest film, Lorna’s Silence, an often heart-wrenching story about an Albanian ... more

It Might Get Loud

The heavily hyped documentary with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge and consummate lo-fi band whore Jack White fails to rise above meandering, minimal-effort ... more

Homicide

Long unavailable on home video, David Mamet’s 1991 film Homicide remains the most weirdly personal work he’s written directly for the screen, and still ranks ... more

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