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EducationThe voices of education: Thoughts about life in the classroom
Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010 Surprises, frustrations, policies ... The Weekly finds out what real teachers think about the state of their industry.
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As We See ItEditor's Note: My ride's here
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010 Scott Dickensheets says goodbye to the Weekly for a third -- and final -- time.
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Entertainment26 words about Milton Clark Avery’s 'The Artist’s Daughter in a Blue Gown'
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 Part of Figuratively Speaking: A Survey of the Human Form at the Bellagio Galley of Fine Art
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Yucca MountainIs this what passes for Vegas hate these days?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Catherine Price gets off only one inspired zinger in her new book, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die
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MusicThe Rolling Stones
Wednesday, June 9, 2010 Scott Dickensheets never gave Exile on Main St. another thought. Until now.
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ComedySome important facts about Flight of the Conchords
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Giant land snails, Terry Gross and other vital stats on New Zealand's funniest export.
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PrintRead this now
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 “Cecil’s notions about sex were based on the bragging of equally inexperienced friends, a crumbling copy of a porn magazine, observation of pets and misguided imaginings in general.”
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As We See ItWe've heard that one before, Andy Rooney
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 Dickensheets dissects: "Who’s better for America a machinist in Detroit or a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas?"
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EducationCutting class
Thursday, May 13, 2010 With Nevada at 51st in the nation in “students’ chance of success,” it's well past time to act.
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As We See ItArizona, mon amour
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 Finally, something Nevada conservatives can get behind!
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LiteratureMaile Chapman proved she could write a (pretty good) novel after all
Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto pays off for the reader who prefers to sink into a very specific literary sensibility.
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PrintThis could have been us!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 Imagine Vegas now if Brigham Young had gotten his way.
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EntertainmentWEIRD-EVENT-O-METER!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010 In this installment: Dinosaurs vs. a talking car
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As We See ItAmen Corner: PopMatters
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Gasp! Full service massage parlors outrank book stores in Las Vegas?
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As We See ItEncounter: A shaved brunette
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 Ya never know who's going to chat with you at a show... or what they'll chat about.
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As We See ItThe future chronology of politicians on the Strip
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010 What if Bill Clinton at the Colosseum is just the beginning?
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EntertainmentMy Double Down audio adventure: A photo diary
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 In which Weekly's Scott Dickensheets listens to (almost*) every band playing the saloon this weekend.
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LiteratureMountain man: Talking with Yucca author John D’Agata
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010 The Weekly talks to John D’Agata about his book, About a Mountain.
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NightlifeIrish-ish
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010 Under a thin pretense of Irishness, Tomfoolery is just the place for a not-too-boisterous Saturday night.
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A&E
The Flapping
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 This week’s release of Legion and The Tooth Fairy—two movies linked only by the presence of winged creatures—got us thinking about other wingy films …
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EntertainmentDon’t tell Gore Vidal about Tera Patrick's new book!
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009 Picture Glenn Beck with stars obscuring his nipples. Scary, right?
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A&EReptilian fascination
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 Something about reptiles goes right to that spot between the shoulder blades where shivers—of fascination, of dread—are set loose.
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CityCenterNotes on a juggernaut
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 A Weekly editor takes an eye-opening tour of CityCenter.
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PrintE(vil)-Mail
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 Feel free to e-mail this story to your friends. It would be ironic.
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MusicLoving Leonard: The Cohen songs we’ll never get enough of
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 Weekly editors weigh in on the Leonard Cohen selections we'd gladly keep on repeat.
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NoiseSome super-exciting, utterly random factoids about Kelly Clarkson!
Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 Our lives would suck without this American Idol winner.
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As We See ItTrucks don't need no stinkin' badges!
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 Why does the Highway Patrol’s “badge on board” program—in which troopers ride shotgun in selected 18-wheelers and cite drivers who stay in blind spots, don’t allow for wide turns, etc.—focus on the cars?
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Print
Works you may not read before you die, and what you’ll miss
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 You'll never guess who dies in Death of a Salesman!
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PrintJames Ellroy, thinking machine
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 "I see myself as emblematic of extreme drive and ambition and focus."
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TVSeeing more of Marge
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 Two thoughts on the occasion of Marge Simpson flashing some nip in Playboy.
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As We See It
The airport connector ain't the tunnel of love
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 Look, it didn’t take a nickel’s worth of foresight to see that the tunnel would be this heavily used. Because it’s not a shortcut, with that word’s connotations of unearned convenience; it’s an incredibly useful service.
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PrintWhy you're fat
Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009 Scott Dickensheets and turducken have a little in common.
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As We See ItHendertucky Tough
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 Downtown residents are upset by the lack of respect their neighborhood gets. Try living in Hooterville, NV.
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As We See ItOne night, two stories: Slices of life from September 23
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009 An uncomfortable speech at the Fifth Street School Wednesday night or writer Stephen Elliott, barefoot and wearing a gray T-shirt, at a backyard literary event. You pick who had the better night.
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PrintSpitting sisters
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009 One Downtownie insists his neighborhood "is as close as we are going to get to San Fran." Proof: Sister Spit.
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Dining
Checking in on checking out
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 Unless the food really sucks, inevitably the worst part of a dining experience is waiting for the bill.
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ArtCharles Schulz meets abstract art
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009 Look at this piece, “EP V,” from the exhibit Ellsworth Peanuts, by local art collective Ripper Jordan. It’s abstract, (just like real art!), but what if, as you look at it, we say these two words: “Peppermint Patty.”
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A&EWhy you should see writer Stephen Elliott read from his new book at Laurenn McCubbin’s house
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 Because Elliot’s new book, The Adderall Diaries, sounds like a great book.
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Entertainment
Open letter to my favorite radio station
Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 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?
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DiningGreek-Italian throwdown!
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009 The Greek Food Festival. The San Gennaro Feast. Two great ethnic food events—but what if you can only attend one? How to choose? Perhaps this handy point system will help you decide.
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ArtWhat's in a name
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 Jerry Misko’s distinctive work—paintings that zoom in tight on this city’s signage and neon iconography—has made him one of the quintessential Vegas artists. His new exhibit is titled Jerry F’n Misko. We asked him about that.
