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The Intersection

Spending some time in a supposedly sketchy neighborhood

It’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon and I’m standing at the edge of what is supposedly America’s third most dangerous neighborhood. more

Is Stephen Colbert responsibile for Nevada’s debate on bear hunting?

OK. Probably not. But you never know. more

Us to Stephen Colbert: Visit Nevada!

If our anti-bear stance isn’t enough to persuade you, here are some other reasons for you to visit us! more

Defending Donny and Marie

Normally, ex-managers are pretty good for the inside scoop on what stars and celebrities are really like—but what about Chip Lightman? more

Supermodel Marisa Miller teaches us to work it

Learn how to work your curves like this hot California girl. more

California welfare is going straight to Las Vegas

Thanks, Golden State! more

Customistic is all about creating the T-shirt you want

Angie Morelli, 27, served as a Marine for five years. Now she lives in Vegas and runs a T-shirt shop. more

Deliciously cool vessels for your morning cup from Max Brenner

With names like Kangaroo and Hug Mug, what’s not to like? more

What’s your gnarliest scar story?

Whatta you think? The Weekly wants to know. more

Thinking about Springsteen, dogs and more!

Also, would you turn in your neighbor for driving with out-of-state license plates? more

Random photo of the week

Submitted by Elizabeth Dillingham more

Dream Zone: ‘a purple sports car with glitter!’

“I thought for sure it was a V6, but as I was accelerating I noticed that it was only a 4 cylinder.” more

How to stay safe during your extreme adventure

With risk should come responsibility. more

Meet the Adventurer: Climber Mike Ward

“Just leave footprints and not a whole lot of them.” more

As We See It

Nightlife

Animal rights: Examining the menagerie of Mau5heads before electronic artist Deadmau5 comes to Vegas

A closer look at the mau5 that makes the man. more

Hot Spots: GILFs, Shakira, Bob Sinclar, bulls… and twins!

Granny’s got it going on, as does the Twitteratti, Madame Filth and a pair of Jared Leto look-a-likes. more

Marquee-worthy: Tao Group expansion embraces electronic dance music

Erick Morillo, the Beatport Beach Party and now Marquee: Jason Strauss and Tao Group heart EDM. more

Tales from the SINdustry: DJ Hollywood encounters the Iceman

A hobo-looking Val Kilmer plays jukebox with the resident DJ. more

Nightlife news & notes: Tiesto details confirmed, EBC’s winter plans and more

Tiesto, The Next Big Thing, Kim Sozzi and a Harlem Room. more

Nightlife

Arts & Entertainment

LCD Soundsystem rocked the Pearl Tuesday night. Where were you?

Band and fans batted sweat-soaked energy back and forth for LCD’s entire hour-and-45-minute set. more

‘Flash!’ takes an entertaining inside look at ‘GGW’ (though it could use more pics)

Five years on the road with the Girls Gone Wild crew? Tough job. more

Sufjan Stevens’ CD ‘The Age of Adz’ is a haphazard patchwork of genres

Disney-reminiscent orchestration and angelic harmonic trills skate around electronic belches, robotic programming and primitive synth-pop. more

‘Off The Strip’ festival will explore myriad aspects of Sin City

The multi-voiced festival explores consumption, spectacle, sex, sustainability and economy by local, national and international artists presenting at multiple venues. more

Onyx Theatre to stage live performance of ‘Rocky Horror Show’

Let’s do the time warp again! A live performance of The Rocky Horror Show comes to the Onyx Theatre Friday, Oct. 15. more

Wanda Sykes brings her stand-up to Planet Hollywood

Three questions with comic Wanda Sykes. more

Where to go (and what you should behold!) this week

We’ve got heavy metal, snowboarding and one giant margarita! more

Checklist: ‘Fantasy’ vocalist Lorena Peril

America’s Funniest Home Videos, burritos … and Linda Ronstadt? more

A&E

Screen

John Lennon’s early life is clumsily dramatized in ‘Nowhere Boy’

Before He Was Interesting may have been a better title for this pre-Beatles biopic. more

‘Red’ is a fun balance of action and comedy

The entertainment value comes from the great casting, even if some of the roles are glorified cameos. more

Live action sci-fi drama ‘Tower Prep’ should have been a cartoon

Tower Prep is dragged down by subpar acting and cheesy special effects. more

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