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January 24-January 30

The Intersection

Thinking about Lance Armstrong, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and more

Also, Jodie Foster’s Golden Globes speech. more

‘Neon Reverb Radio’ DJ Donald Hickey on returning to the airwaves and local music

“No white-dude-with-a-guitar-and-a-latte adult contemporary. F*ck that sh*t.” more

The tragic death of Doris Stoehr, killed by a car where she’d lobbied for a crosswalk

Local grandmother helped initiate a traffic study for a crosswalk that should be finished in three months. more

Joe Downtown: ‘Sorceress’ Sarah Nisperos and the origin of Tony Hsieh’s Downtown dream

Get to know the person who steered the Zappos CEO to Downtown Vegas. more

How bazaar: street market coming to Bally’s

The moving sidewalks that lead into Bally’s are about to be replaced by the Grand Bazaar Shops. more

Sorting through Lance, Lennay, and ‘love’ in a world of lies

Everybody lies. Is that so bad? more

Cosmetic surgery procedures increase as we see our faces more and more online

Chin augmentations increased 71 percent between 2010 and 2011. Blame Skype. more

Two more reasons to reconsider guns, straight from local headlines

Just this week, an assemblyman threatens violence and tragedy strikes in Boulder City. more

No wait necessary: Life is Beautiful fest plans monthly local music showcase

First free show to feature Rusty Maples and five others at Artifice on February 6. more

Photographing the porn convention

We can only show so much to our readers. more

As We See It

Nightlife

Happy hours at Downtown’s new Denny’s, a real Fremont gem

Come spring, Denny’s will have a chapel fit for a Grand Slam Wedding. more

Nightlife News & Notes: the end of Snitch and a big break for DJs

Also, Tao will host the Blondes vs. Brunettes Bowl on January 31. It involves girls. Kissing. more

Hot Spots: T-Pain’s residency starts at Haze, Lady Starlight at the Act, and more

Also, Big Dog’s Winterfest hits the Draft House, Madeon visits XS and Becca Tobin drops by Hyde Bellagio. more

VDKA’s Cotton Candy Swirl takes a childhood favorite into cocktail hour

Formerly known as “fairy floss,” cotton candy is a favorite sweet that now finds its way into cocktails. more

Nightlife

Arts & Entertainment

Q&A: Futurist Ray Kurzweil on Google, reverse engineering the brain and more

Also, how we will soon merge with nonbiological intelligence. more

Trust Us: Lady Gaga at MGM, the Jewish Film Festival and more

Also, comedian Paula Poundstone delivers some laughs at the Orleans. more

‘Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow’ is raw and affecting

The book is really about a journey that doesn’t go as planned. more

Tell-all tale ‘Heads in Beds’ doesn’t tell enough

Hospitality vet? Check. Juicy stories? Not so much. more

When a good writer goes bad: A look at Mark Helprin’s latest

Who talks like this? more

Artist Eri King’s palace of refuse at Winchester Cultural Center has us looking at waste

King is reminding us of what we hold sacred. more

CD Review: Adam Ant’s ‘Adam Ant Is the Blueblack Hussar in Marrying the Gunner’s Daughter’

New-wave icon’s first album in 17 years is a type of musical autobiography. more

Benjamin Entner’s ‘Ego Sum’ at CAC puts an inflatable spin on ancient Rome

There’s a big inflatable naked guy filling out the Contemporary Arts Center. more

CD Review: Fidlar’s ‘Fidlar’

Punkish debut disc a slurred, pummeling ode to living fast and dying young. more

CD Review: The Joy Formidable’s ‘Wolf’s Law’

Welsh band’s second album sounds like stampeding self-assurance. more

Ski Yucca Mountain in a Hazmat suit

Joseph Woolfolk’s Poster Power delivers poignant works tackling hypocrisy and manipulation. more

The ‘Weekly’ interview: Ben Folds

The musician discusses reuniting Ben Folds Five, pianos in the grunge era and more. more

Anthony Burgess’ ‘A Clockwork Orange’ as a chilling musical

The classic gets even stronger. more

Checking in on the Palms Lounge indie showcase

Palms is rolling the dice every Tuesday with its Emerge Indie Showcase. more

A&E

Screen

Quartet is a sleepy dramedy about retirees

The Dustin Hoffman-directed movie leaves no impression once it’s over. more

Film review: ‘Any Day Now’

The period piece focuses on a gay couple fighting for child custody. more

‘The Americans’ is an often fascinating portrayal of double lives

The period drama revolves around Soviet spies living in Washington, D.C. more

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