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December 22-December 29

The Intersection

Where’s the rage over Metro police shootings?

Las Vegas doesn’t see the type of protests other cities do when the police shoot and kill. more

Don’t feed the bears … and then shoot them

Nevada’s inaugural black bear hunting season is not without its issues. more

Pinterest brings the bulletin board into the digital age

“If you haven’t heard of Pinterest, you’re a big dork.” more

It’s good to be McCarran: Our airport is social and healthy

McCarran has more to boast than just being the nation’s seventh busiest airport. more

Mayor Goodman’s ice cream analogy raises economic, political questions

“What would you do for a Klondike Bar?” more

Metro sets its sights on pimps who currently get off light

Metro has changed its focus from prostitutes to pimps. more

Conversation starters: From Britney Spears to Cosmo’s pop-up wedding chapel

Also, Angelina Jolie stops at a tourist shop to buy Brad Pitt a few birthday items. more

The moment of truth: Weekly writer Erin Ryan remembers when Santa got real

“She told me there were so many kids and so many toys that even with an enchanted sleigh, Santa couldn’t possibly fit everything on-board and ... more

Thinking about Santa Claus, an Elvis museum and more

Also, an awesome hotline to give when that creep at the club asks for your number. more

Weekly Q&A: Ex-porn star Jenny Hendrix looks to her future

For ex-porn star Jenny Hendrix, the future offers many possibilities more

As We See It

Nightlife

The toddy: hot or iced, the old-fashioned tincture soothes the soul

“A little bourbon, a little lemon, a swirl of honey and hot water—everything is right again.” more

At Ellis Island, the eggnog recipe runs in the family

The brewery’s seasonal (and strong!) holiday concoction is available now until it’s sold out. more

Nightlife news & notes: New Year’s Eve nightclub openings

Get the details on the opening night festivities here! more

Hot Spots: Bagel Ball at Beso, Weekly’s anniversary party and more

Also, DJ Sharam supplies his sounds at Surrender. more

Nightlife

Arts & Entertainment

Homespun vs. high tech: Why Magical Forest is magical

In moneyed Las Vegas, we’re so spoiled with state-of-the-art/invented-this-morning technology in our tourist corridors that anything remotely indicative of yesteryear has us flabbergasted. more

CD review: ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ soundtrack

Even for Trent Reznor fans, three hours of this might be a bit much. more

Nature and the industrial entwined at Pop Up Art House

If anyone could cast water, it’s Baugh-Sasaki, whose “Strange Attraction” steel and rock sculpture perfectly mimics the forceful dynamic intensity of currents barreling past rocks more

Weekly Checklist: Ricardo Laguna, BMX rider

The Weekly chats with Ricardo Laguna, BMX rider and host of the Weekly’s 13th birthday party more

Jonny Detiger pulls you into “Stream of Consciousness” at Brett Wesley

A continuum of drawn words, iconography, information and shapes. more

How do popular book series fare at the box office?

Spoiler: Really, really well. more

Where to go, what to see and what to root for this week

A comedian, a hockey match and hard-boiled eggs more

Three questions with Tina Guo, cellist for ‘Michael Jackson Immortal’

Three questions with Immortal cellist Tina Guo more

If Mayweather and Pacquiao do fight … just bet Mayweather

When the fight of the decade goes down, play it safe with Floyd. more

Don’t spare the tomatoes for ‘Santa Claus vs. the Martians’

Feel free to hurl a tomato (soft and plushy, of course) during Onyx Theatre’s ‘Santa Claus vs. the Martians’ more

Book review: ‘Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America’

The world of Nintendo finally gets its due in the ‘history’ book ‘Super Mario’ more

Book review: Jim Henson’s ‘Tale of Sand’

New graphic novel ‘Tale of Sand’ shows the late Jim Henson to have been a great storyteller more

A&E

Screen

‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ is ungainly in English, too

The Hollywood version is livelier, but comes off as shallow as its Swedish counterpart. more

Steven Spielberg is back with two new films. Should we be excited?

‘The Adventures of Tintin’ and ‘War Horse’ are both family-friendly … and fairly skippable. more

Film review: ‘We Bought a Zoo’

It’s corny, sure, but not in a bad way. more

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