Story archive for July 2009
This Papa don’t preach: Comedian Tom Papa hits Caesars for two nights of stand-up
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (8:57 p.m.)
When asked about the routine he'll perform this weekend, Tom Papa's response is neither long nor modest: “Hilarious,” he says. “In a word, hilarious.”
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Priceless frocks from a Flawless designer
Allison Duck | Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (1:51 p.m.)
Designer Camille Flawless has made her mark on the couture fashion scene of Las Vegas by outfitting celebrities and putting local beauties on billboards to advertise her Flawless designs.
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A frat-tastic birthday party for O’Sheas’ big 2-0
Sarah Feldberg | Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (12:25 p.m.)
With the exception of stained bed sheets finding a second life as togas and college freshman in heavy makeup, O’Sheas 20th anniversary birthday bash held this Saturday is essentially one giant Strip-side frat party.
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Celeb forecast: Sasha Fierce and so much more
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (12:07 p.m.)
Beyoncé Knowles and her superstar husband, Jay-Z, are in town for the final four shows of Knowles’ alter ego, Sasha Fierce’s, North American tour.
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Chatting couture and concerts with Beyonce’s mom
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (11:20 a.m.)
“She’s quite a vocalist,” says Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles, in what may have been the biggest understatement of the day. And with mom's help, one who looks damn good, too.
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More reality show-quality drama for Gentile in Club Paradise credit card saga
John Katsilometes | Fri, Jul 31, 2009 (9:46 a.m.)
The sordid saga of James Hackett and his disputed credit card bill is fit for a reality TV show, but Palomino owner and Club Paradise GM Adam Gentile has already finished taping.
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Move over Beyonce, Mariah’s coming to Las Vegas
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (8:49 p.m.)
Mariah Carey is coming to Las Vegas for a quartet of shows at the Palms that will be the most intimate of the multiple Grammy Award-winner’s career.
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Not-so-funny people
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (6:40 p.m.)
Stand-up comedian and filmmaker Jason Harris joins Josh to pick apart Judd Apatow’s disappointing Funny People
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Bye-bye, Bambu, bye-bye
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (6:20 p.m.)
A second domino falls in the wake of Privé’s license troubles.
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Ashton can Digg it
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (12:21 p.m.)
Ashton Kutcher is an actor, Demi Moore’s much younger husband, and an avid Twitter fan. Twitter addict, even. And he’s also coming to Vegas to join Digg.com founder Kevin Rose for an episode of Diggnation next week.
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Please, call it a comeback
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
From Talking Heads to Soundgarden to ABBA, we ask a couple of bands to get back in gear.
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Lose 20 pounds in two hours!
Rick Lax | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Now that we’ve got your attention, here’s how you can easily replicate those ridiculous “before and after” photos.
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Jordin Sparks
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Other than her dedication to abstinence, Jordin Sparks isn’t known for anything in particular, and her musical identity is similarly indistinct.
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Magnolia Electric Co.
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Josephine is Magnolia Electric Co.’s darkest hour yet—a collection of sparse, down-tempo material that pays tribute to the group’s fallen comrade, in spirit if not in exact substance.
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In space, no one can hear you whine
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
We have soap operas set in hospitals, high schools and apartment complexes, but why not one set in space? That’s the question answered by Defying Gravity, a rather maudlin combination of sci-fi and soap opera that tries too hard to capture the seriousness of both
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Murals and more
Danielle Kelly | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Hispanic Museum’s Mix It Up serves up sweet street flavors.
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Keeping the faith
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
To know more about Ensign the man, it helps to take a look at the company he keeps.
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Fishing for lunch
Max Jacobson | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Update your lunch with RM Seafood's deliriously good Vidalia onion and bacon quiche, esteemed clam chowder and raw-bar done right.
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A full-blown affair
Mike Trask | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
This was not having too many Mind Erasers at Rumjungle and playing kissy-face with a college girl from Kansas. He had an actual relationship with another woman, emotions included with the hanky panky.
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Imagined conversations: Ensign chats with the Devil, God, and his family
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
A prayer goes sideways when Ensign has a conversation with God and the Devil... and neither are too happy with the guy, nor are his parents.
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What’s the legacy, John?
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Assuming he doesn’t resign, Ensign has plenty of time to salvage his reputation—but can he?
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Drinking in Cashman’s charm … or lack thereof
Mike Trask | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
How can Vegas’ baseball experience be so un-Vegas?
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Getting bigger
Damon Hodge | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
At 6-foot-7, 330 pounds, Vegas-by-way-of-California artist Big B is unquestionably the biggest (and perhaps only) rapper/punker/white-trash guru/Carey Hart flunky in the music industry. And he’s hungry.
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The Vermin
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Shake well, garnish with raised middle finger, serve chilled.
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Desert dancing
Geri Jeter | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
This weekend, CSN presents its 11th annual Dance in the Desert Festival, featuring local and visiting artists and companies representing a variety of disciplines and choreographic visions.
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Staring into the void
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Funny People finds longtime pal Judd Apatow teasing us with the notion of the “real” Adam Sandler. It’s a commendably dark portrait in many ways, but even in the guise of an unregenerate asshole, Sandler gives the camera absolutely nothing. He’s a contemptuous void.
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Valentino: The Last Emperor
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
The fawning documentary Valentino: The Last Emperor is so enamored of its subject, legendary Italian fashion designer Valentino Garavani, that it almost loses sight of explaining why he’s so great in the first place.
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Lonely Are the Brave
Benjamin Spacek | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Often cited as Kirk Douglas’ favorite of his own films, Lonely Are the Brave gets a new chance to reach audiences with its debut on DVD this month.
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Save This Concert!
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
We never expected to see Leonard Cohen here, and we’re afraid we still might not.
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Love This Website!
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Turning any media into print online seems a little off-kilter, but sometimes you just want to read a story.
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Under pressure
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
The economy, the closures, citations, allegations … the heat is on!
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A note from Forrest Griffin (Really)
Forrest Griffin and Erich Krauss | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Forrest Griffin wants you to know that his book is worth a read. And if you don't like it, try not to bump into him on any deserted streets.
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When the fun stops
Steve Friess | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Somewhere along the way, all the reasons to love Sin City went bye-bye.
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An Oscar party for everyone
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Anger toward vandals? Exaggerated dismay at Obama’s Las Vegas remarks? His drinking habits? Oscar Goodman shares it all. Now, he's letting us share in his birthday party, complete with a special gin cocktail for the occasion.
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One thing Ensign got right
Rick Lax | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
The following mini-essay is really boring. Unless you’re a stuck-up know-it-all who’s intent on following “the issues” and putting your friends to sleep at cocktail parties, you’ll probably want to skip over it.
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Doing tea to a T
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
With a menu of around 100 different teas and shareable snacks or full meals, Tea Station fills the role of flavorful adventure and modern urban hangout without breaking a sweat.
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Dream Zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Last night I dreamt a man jumped off the stairs at my house to his death. He was angry, and everyone could hear him.
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You gotta see this: the Hoover Dam Bypass
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
If you haven’t driven over the hoover Dam lately—and by driven we mean inched along at a torturously slow, environmentally damaging pace in traffic backed up to Vancouver—now’s the time to disregard all that, pile in the station wagon and add to the havoc.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
- North Las Vegas police officer arrested on credit-card fraud charges also had expired driver’s license and was using a stolen license plate.
- Note to future criminals: If you’re fraudulently using a credit card, at LEAST use it to renew your driver’s license and get some new plates!
- Las Vegas housing supply hits three-year low.
- It’s not that more homes are selling—they’re just being given away free when you super-size.
- Local governments spent $3.2 million of public money lobbying the Nevada Legislature this year.
- Yep, we can’t give our kids a decent education, but at least our lobbyists are safe.
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History Repeating
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Summer of ’69 is really about the recession of ’09 and the need to keep visitors coming to FSE. Still, it tickles even our jaded fancies to see Vegas cherry-picking the pleasant aspects of a clamorous year.
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Tiny Little Rant: So much for “anything goes”
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
So much for Las Vegas’ reputation as the city where anything goes. Apparently we’re now being marketed as the Bargain Capital of the World.
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Up and down
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Dreams of downtown revitalization die hard in this town. While cranes and crews dot the landscape at the center of town, the vibe Downtown gives us is the same as always—a sort of holding pattern, forever awaiting better days when a seamless urban whole at last rises up beyond its disparate pieces.
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Happy birthday to all you Leos. Your relationship department takes center stage this week.
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Philosophical differences
Rick Lax | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
“Is Stephen Colbert America’s Socrates?” asks part of this book. And it answers, too. No. " Socrates was never so cozy with Athens’ power brokers."
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Giant size me
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
It’s hard to explain why a single giant Cheeto is better than a handful of regular Cheetos. Trust us.
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Ask Dead Elvis: Strange things to do on the Strip?
"Where are the most bizarre places to hang out on the Strip? C’mon, you gotta have some suggestions. I don’t do normal."
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Can criminals
Becky Bosshart | Thu, Jul 30, 2009 (midnight)
Scavenging for recyclables is illegal, but for some, it’s their only income.
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Beyonce, an $87 million dreamgirl, to shake up Encore
John Katsilometes | Wed, Jul 29, 2009 (11:46 p.m.)
As Forbes reports, Beyonce is a one-woman corporation, employing 400 staffers and making $87 million a year. And she's at Encore beginning tonight.
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Weekly exclusive: Former Privé security director Ronald Lyons speaks out against being named in Privé citations
Xania Woodman | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (8:20 p.m.)
Former Privé security director Ronald Lyons goes on the record to the district attorney, the county and the Weekly about being cited in Privé’s multiple violations including hampering an investigation.
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Privé denied re-opening on a temporary license
Xania Woodman | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (5:19 p.m.)
Privé must cease all business by midnight tonight and the adjoining Living Room lounge by midnight Thursday, thwarting Privé’s assertions to staff, guests and Twitter fiends that they will indeed be open this Friday night.
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Q&A with Karl Hyde of Underworld
Deanna Rilling | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (5:14 p.m.)
Half of the electronic music duo weighs in on improvising onstage, inflatable props and having an app for that.
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Hip-hop popping
Sarah Feldberg | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (4:35 p.m.)
They looked like warriors in vinyl trench coats. They danced like a hip-hop SWAT team. The Philippine All Stars have traveled 8,000 miles to defend their title during the World Hip-Hop Dance Championships this week.
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Poetry in motion: From grand closing to grand closed
Xania Woodman | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (3:01 p.m.)
The closure of Chinois last Saturday has precipitated the early closure and movement of Poetry nightclub to a new venue elsewhere in Vegas.
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Vegas beyond the view: Tales from a night out with drunken tourists
April Corbin | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (2:38 p.m.)
Fifteen minutes and 30 Hangover references later, we've convinced the tourists they are not going to rent a limo. And no, I have never stolen a tiger from Mike Tyson.
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Temporary liquor license for Prive a possibility
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (1:16 p.m.)
If granted, a temporary liquor license would carry business at the now closed club through August 4, when a final decision will come down on Privé’s appeal of their permanent liquor license denial.
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Red Room Saloon gets its last licks before shutting its doors
Xania Woodman | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (12:49 p.m.)
Gaming/industry/hipster hangout the Red Room Saloon is closing down for good, but not before they throw a grand closing party where you’re invited to help drain the inventory!
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Prive goes dark: Inside the last night at Planet Hollywood
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Jul 28, 2009 (11:35 a.m.)
In terms of ironic endings, this morning’s finale at Privé couldn’t have been any better.
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The Kandy Vegas costume awards
Sarah Feldberg | Mon, Jul 27, 2009 (4:33 p.m.)
With ladies in Kandy-themed lingerie, the costumes were playful and plentiful. Here are a few of our favorite get ups:
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It’s Thorogood’s microphone and he’ll do what he wants to
Allison Duck | Mon, Jul 27, 2009 (3:34 p.m.)
George Thorogood proved he's still "Bad to the Bone," and a cougar magnet, at his show with Jonny Lang in Primm.
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Celeb recap: Steak and sizzle with the stars
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Jul 27, 2009 (10:33 a.m.)
Stacy Keibler, Steven Tyler, Blink 182, Slash, Mena Suvari, Mel Gibson and this little rapper named Snoop...
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State and county agencies react to the Prive issue
Xania Woodman | Sun, Jul 26, 2009 (8:09 p.m.)
The Nevada Gaming Commission called the $500,000 fine imposed on Planet Hollywood for neglecting misbehaving tenant Privé a “hammer” Thursday afternoon, and repeatedly commended both the Commission’s members and the casino for its actions, but it was at the county level that the real hammer fell.
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Aerosmith slaps together a set list, rocks out for 90 minutes, takes off
John Katsilometes | Sun, Jul 26, 2009 (4:48 p.m.)
Rock icons Aerosmith threw a curve ball worthy of Brandon Webb last night in its tour stop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
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Grind of dancing can wear on relationships
I once dated a guy who would never ever give me a ride to work. He would pick me up but he would not take me to work because he refused to put me in that dreadful situation. He also once spent $1,400 on a stripper in one sitting.
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Back in time with Blink 182
Sarah Feldberg | Sat, Jul 25, 2009 (3:02 p.m.)
If you were a Blink-182 fan hoping for a flashback, the band’s deja-vu inducing set probably had you jumping, moshing and screaming for more Friday night at the Joint.
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He’s still bad to the bone
Allison Duck | Fri, Jul 24, 2009 (5:20 p.m.)
George Thorogood has been "Bad to the Bone" for years and has no plans to stop, unless you steal his guitar.
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Spread the love with Ashton
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Fri, Jul 24, 2009 (4:10 p.m.)
Win tickets to the Vegas premiere of Ashton Kutcher's latest film about a man who sleeps his way to a life of privilege in L.A.
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Garage sale for gas: Pan de Sal and Kid Meets Cougar need your help to tour
April Corbin | Fri, Jul 24, 2009 (1:47 p.m.)
Two local bands have cleaned out their closets and baked some goods in order to raise money for future shows.
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From cruise ships to comedy clubs
Allison Duck | Fri, Jul 24, 2009 (1:26 p.m.)
Big Tony Esposito has been cranking out the jokes since his days as the big kid on the playground. He'll bring his Southern and Italian-inspired humor to Bonkerz Comedy Club at Palace Station this weekend.
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Celeb forecast: Rapping and rocking through a Vegas weekend
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Jul 24, 2009 (9:31 a.m.)
From Blink 182's reunion tour to Snoop's second local performance in two weeks, this weekend is all about the music.
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A cultivated conversation with Counting Crows
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (7:15 p.m.)
Counting Crows' guitarist David “Immy” Immerglück chats about the tour with some of the best vocabulary we’ve ever encountered in an interview. Shambolic, anyone?
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A very early morning in the life of Gabriel Iglesias
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (3:43 p.m.)
America has a weight problem, and we like talking about it. So too does comedian Gabriel Iglesias, but he’s got his own terminology to describe what until this year were the five levels of fatness: big, healthy, husky, fluffy and damn!
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Plush Nightclub: for Big Beautiful Women and the men who love them
Jennifer Grafiada | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (2:48 p.m.)
You’ve seen the alarmist headlines about the “obesity epidemic” taking over the nation. Maybe it’s time we change our attitude, and just go clubbing.
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Human Nature in top form, but why are we asking about Steve Irwin?
John Katsilometes | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (1:49 p.m.)
The only sensible thing to do when a cell phone blares in a Vegas production show is to take the call.
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Mmmm… this weekend is delicious
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (1:30 p.m.)
Thank you, Playboy Mansion, for sharing Kandy Vegas with us all weekend long. But remember, just because something looks delicious, it might not be real and she’ll probably be a bit surprised.
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Tiny Little Rant: Expected, but still infuriating
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Three of the clinics that allegedly infected some patients with hepatitis C filed for bankruptcy this week, a move that instantly puts on hold any lawsuits.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
- Las Vegas personal injury lawyer sentenced to five years in prison on tax evasion charges.
- Odds are he’ll know much more about personal injury by then.
- Unemployment rate in Las Vegas rises to 12.3 percent.
- No wonder Jim Gibbons is hiding out in Iraq.
- MGM official describes Las Vegas economy as “bouncing along a bottom.”
- Making it the first time a sentence with the words “bouncing” and “bottom” has NOT turned us on.
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A few minutes with Lance Burton
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
After months of speculation that he would retire following the expiration of his contract, Burton recently announced a multiyear extension of his contract at the Monte Carlo.
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Do your Girl Thing
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Political feminism? The elegantly feminine? Back-stabbing mean-girl themes? A dozen local artists are taking on the challenge interpreting “It’s a Girl Thing” in a new exhibit at Reed Whipple Cultural Center.
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‘It’s noisy, it’s terrible’
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
When it comes to reopening F Street, the historic center of black Las Vegas, the $70 million price tag is only part of the story.
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Give us the Juice
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
If O.J. Simpson is released from prison, we have a few ideas of things Las Vegas can do with him if he comes here.
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Encounter
Rick Lax | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
At an open casting call for the upcoming reality show, it turns out the Face of Vegas doesn’t even have to be a Las Vegas resident.
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The L-Word
Stacy Mitchell | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Hoping to capitalize on growing public enthusiasm for all things local, some of the world’s biggest corporations are brashly laying claim to the word “local. Even Walmart is getting in on the act.
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Searching Downtown for a Vegas classic
Brock Radke | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
This is the Golden Gate (1 Fremont St.), and if it’s famous for anything besides being in business since 1906, it’s the shrimp cocktails served in parfait glasses in the back of the casino.
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The real housewife of daytime TV
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
In a field that also includes Oprah Winfrey and Tyra Banks, it’s impressive to come off as the most self-absorbed woman on daytime TV, but Wendy Williams nails it.
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Film flam
Steve Friess | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Lottery tickets, magic tunnels, scorching heat in January and other Vegas-movie flaws.
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Ask Dead Elvis: Did film legend Carole Lombard die near here?
"I understand film legend Carole Lombard died in a plane crash near here? What were the circumstances?"
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Hustle and flow
Rick Lax | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
I hadn’t given much thought to urine splash before I peed in Encore Las Vegas. The urinal I used had a blue, Velcro-like mat against its back wall and another atop its drain cover meant to reduce urine splash. There’s just one problem: They don’t.
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Never-ending stories
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Four missing people over 30 years, four lives with no closure. Police think a Las Vegas businessman may be involved. But with no bodies ever found, will we ever know what happened?
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Not in the cards
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
For two nights recently, an interesting and confusing group of celebrities was brought together at Town Square’s Shear Madness theater to create an interesting and confusing entertainment experiment.
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Half-baked thoughts about Half Shell
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
The sunset was a dud. In my rearview mirror, I watched the golden disk dip behind the mountains with as much fanfare as Pac-Man bopping off the screen.
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Palms production
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Since opening in November 2001, the Palms has never featured a regular headliner. In September 2009, that changes, with the arrival of English singer Matt Goss.
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400 feet of NIMBY?
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Or is there something essential about Searchlight’s anti-wind-farm sentiment?
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Adelitas Way
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
he Virgin Records debut from “local” frontman Rick DeJesus & Co. is a glammed-up, dumbed-down ode to beating the odds and living to play generic, testosterone-charged Dude Rock another day.
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Hurt’s so good … until it isn’t
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Ever since last year’s Venice Film Festival, where Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker had its world premiere, many critics have proclaimed it to be the first genuinely great movie about the war in Iraq.
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Baking up … cars?
Greg Beato | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
How bad can things be, really, when we have not one, not two, but three cable TV series about bakers who make extremely complicated and expensive cakes?
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The warehouse, revisited
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Vegas’ underground music scene comes full cycle as Kid Meets Cougar, Pan de Sal and Ex Dinosaur pack fans into a storage unit.
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“Dope” debut
Edward Pettit | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Dennis Tafoya’s Thief is a nuanced character study—with an extraordinary finish.
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Tragic youth
Pj Perez | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
With a shiny new record deal, This Romantic Tragedy is living the teenage dream.
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Superhero status
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Comic Oasis has most everything a comic-book customer might want—killer selection, a laid-back atmosphere and a friendly staff. Now, the shop has something else to crow about—a nomination as the best comic book store in the world.
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Aloha, Las Vegas
Susanne Forestieri | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Vance Cannon left Hawaii more than 20 years ago, but his soul still resides there. And so does his art.
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The Ugly Truth
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
At some point, somebody in Hollywood decided that all romantic comedies would involve a meeting between subject A, who is neurotic and tightly-wound, and subject B, who is refreshingly unrestrained and free-spirited.
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Dream Zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
I found out that I was pregnant with my second child about seven months ago. I keep having dreams that my son, who is 1 year old, dies. Mainly drowning in the toilet!
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
The house of relationships takes center stage. Opportunity flows your way. Get your ducks in a row. Take care of responsibility. Take time out for a little fun.
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Random photo of the week
Ryan Olbrysh | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Quick! Name that closed store on Charleston!
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Yawn shop
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Proving yet again that no profession cannot be made into a reality show, last week the History Channel premiered Pawn Stars (Sundays, 10 p.m.), a reality show set in the riveting world of Las Vegas pawn shops.
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Confucius say …
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
“A lot of people say you have to be there to feel it,” says David Christophere, aka T. Confucius of Rabbit in the Moon. “Sometimes things like that are hard to describe with words.” For the thousands who have experienced the electronic group’s live show since the early ’90s, RITM is something to see and not attempt to explain … but we’ll try.
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Our musical embarrassments
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
With Limp Bizkit recently in town, we look back on the music we’re sorta ashamed to admit we once loved.
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Defending the Bizkit
Mike Trask | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
There’s Fred Durst, still standing in his vintage Adidas sneakers with the goddamn red hat on his head.
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Sao Paolo Flip and El Calor del Brasil
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Tobin Ellis, John Hogan and Kristen Schaefer of Las Vegas’ BarMagic—with special guest Andrew Pollard of Noir Bar—took first in the USBG Caipirinha competition in New Orleans with their Sao Paolo Flip and Pollard’s El Calor del Brasil.
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Doctorow’s in the house
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Jul 23, 2009 (midnight)
Quick, name America’s poet laureate. Those of you who knew it’s Kay Ryan will surely be on hand November 5 when she gives the opening keynote speech for the Vegas Valley Book Festival.
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Feelgood’s finally opens, wants to make ya feel all right
April Corbin | Wed, Jul 22, 2009 (3:05 p.m.)
After months of delays, Vince Neil's Feelgood's Bar and Grill is finally open for business and ready to rock.
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2009 Chevrolet Silverado
Ann M. Job, Associated Press | Wed, Jul 22, 2009 (11:50 a.m.)
While other car companies have been dutifully putting gasoline-electric hybrid power into relatively modest-sized cars, General Motors had a different idea: Put the fuel-saving technology into some of the biggest passenger vehicles, including the company's best-seller, the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.
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Clubbing with my mom
Deanna Rilling | Tue, Jul 21, 2009 (7:43 p.m.)
Most 62-year-olds sit back, relax and collect their social security checks. This Weekly nightlife writer's mother comes to Vegas and goes clubbing.
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Undefeated unlaced
Sarah Feldberg | Tue, Jul 21, 2009 (5:19 p.m.)
Don’t call it a shoe store. If all you see when you walk into Undefeated are shoes, then you’re missing the point entirely.
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Marilyn Manson in Vegas: Win ‘em before you can buy ‘em!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Jul 21, 2009 (1:23 p.m.)
Win tickets to see the androgynous prince of shock rock from the Weekly.
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They’re on a float, motherf$*&er!
April Corbin | Tue, Jul 21, 2009 (12:34 p.m.)
The Rio just got a whole lot cooler. The cast and crew of Show in the Sky have created "I'm on a Float," a Vegas-centric spoof of Saturday Night Live's "I'm on a Boat."
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In case you missed it: Villains in Vegas
Deanna Rilling | Mon, Jul 20, 2009 (1:43 p.m.)
The former Frozen 75 teen dance club, now Club 4427, was a hot and sticky little strip mall venue Friday night. Packed to the brim, the 18 and up crowd was anxiously awaiting dance music burgeoning stars Villains to begin their set.
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Celeb recap: Twins in Sin (City)
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Jul 20, 2009 (12:42 p.m.)
Identical Playmates, basketball pros and Ryan Cabrera covered in cake - this weekend the temperature wasn't the only thing heating up.
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It’s all in the (tarot) cards
Allison Duck | Mon, Jul 20, 2009 (10:53 a.m.)
Breathing some fresh air into the local improv scene, Matt Donnelly's Celebrity Tarot Lounge will blend comedy with celebrity secrets via tarot card readings leading to hilarious improvised scenes.
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H_SN’T CH_NGED _ T _LL!
Allison Duck | Sun, Jul 19, 2009 (11:20 p.m.)
Can I buy a vowel? Vanna White and crew are in Vegas taping for Wheel of Fortune, and we got the glamorous co-host to spill on wardrobe malfunctions, doing Playboy and her favorite guest of all time.
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Forget silence, enjoy the Rumors
April Corbin | Sun, Jul 19, 2009 (5:48 p.m.)
When Depeche Mode announced their concert at the Pearl next month, new wave junkies like myself rejoiced... until we saw the price of admission. Thankfully, there's a substitute that's almost as good as the real thing.
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Flightstyles of the rich and weightless
Allison Duck | Sun, Jul 19, 2009 (5:06 p.m.)
On Saturday, a specially modified Boeing 727 taking off from McCarran International Airport left Vegas and gravity behind.
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Amid cultural twists and turns, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ plays on in 27th season
John Katsilometes | Sun, Jul 19, 2009 (3:01 p.m.)
When asked about Walter Cronkite, Pat Sajak noted that he still has the late anchor's information on his list of contacts.
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Twin Playboy centerfolds enjoy a footloose and Hefner-free Friday
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Jul 18, 2009 (1:38 p.m.)
It has been almost a year since Hugh Hefner let his twin girlfriends, Karissa and Kristina Shannon, out of his sight for the night.
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Songs of love and Las Vegas with Brother Luke
Jennifer Grafiada | Sat, Jul 18, 2009 (1:11 p.m.)
“I’ve gone through a lot of cycles where I was popular, then I wasn’t,” says singer/songwriter Brother Luke, whose real name is Shaun DeGraff. “But I just kept on playing.”
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Cronkite: A newsman we trusted at the time, and appreciate for all time
John Katsilometes | Fri, Jul 17, 2009 (10:32 p.m.)
It took a simple sentence from Walter Cronkite to put the most tragic news of the day into proper perspective.
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Palms-branded high tops make a very exclusive fashion statement
Sarah Feldberg | Fri, Jul 17, 2009 (6:15 p.m.)
Jay-Z has a pair. DJ AM does too. If you want one of the 23 pairs of Palms-branded Supra sneakers made exclusively for the casino, you better know the man whose name is inside them: Jon Gray.
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Ballers, Bunnies, Busta Rhymes and the Bizkit
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Jul 17, 2009 (1:29 p.m.)
This weekend is shaping up to be one chock-full of NBA players, Playboy bunnies, hip-hoppers and rockers, with a few small-screen personalities thrown in the mix, too.
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Once more, or twice more, Wayner dogged by litigation
John Katsilometes | Fri, Jul 17, 2009 (12:58 p.m.)
Wayne Newton has been sued twice this week, but working through litigation is nothing new for Mr. Las Vegas.
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Moon bound: Trance guru Markus Schulz
Deanna Rilling | Fri, Jul 17, 2009 (12:45 p.m.)
The no. 8 DJ in the world will make not one, but two stops in Vegas over the coming months. The Weekly chatted with Markus Schulz about his new album, the dance music genre debate and the hottest tracks of this summer.
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The (unavoidable? evolved?) return of Limp Bizkit
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Jul 17, 2009 (10:27 a.m.)
Limp Bizkit isn't exactly popular around these parts, what with a couple of canceled shows on their track record. But Fred Durst and his bandmates have chosen Las Vegas as the site of their first U.S. show together in eight years. And it's free.
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Health hazards and heavy metal at the Killswitch Engage show
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (11:26 p.m.)
Somewhere in the midst of drinking, moshing and headbanging, Killswitch Engage is performing... and they are awesome.
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Not just “The Motorcycle Girl”: Jes can stand on her own
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (2:38 p.m.)
We’re not sure which is sweeter: her personality or vocals. Though it’s been tough for females to gain recognition in the dance music industry, singer/songwriter Jes has become one of the genre’s few breakout vocalists.
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Potter, Potter and more Potter
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (1:45 p.m.)
Las Vegas Weekly Managing Editor Ken Miller joins Josh to talk about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince plus Watchmen on DVD.
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DVD spotlight: Ghost Month
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Local filmmaker Danny Draven’s shot-in-Nevada low-budget horror feature Ghost Month is an admirable effort to bring the atmospheric storytelling and mythological focus of Asian horror films to the American direct-to-DVD market.
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The Creole Julep
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
The 2009 Official Cocktail of Tales of the Cocktail was served up amid a gentle, passing Louisiana rainstorm last Wednesday as founder Ann Tuennerman kicked off the event outside New Orleans’ Monteleone Hotel.
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Happy birthday, Kid Meets Cougar
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
A chat with the local indie couple/band on the occasion of this week’s debut CD release show.
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Wednesday Comics No. 1
J. Caleb Mozzocco | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Can superheroes save the troubled newspaper industry? No, no, they can’t. But Superman, Batman and their bosses at DC Comics can at least help provide a welcome and timely reminder of the newspaper format’s unique charms.
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Bee keeper
Jacob Coakley | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Joe Hynes and Amanda Kraft, as William Barfée and Olive Ostrovsky, are touching and funny, learning to flirt while showing off their spelling prowess. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is one of the funniest, warmest shows you’ll see in Las Vegas this year.
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Man vs. big food
E.C. Gladstone | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
What can i tell you? the signs said “Come Get Pounded.” Naturally, I had to invite Playboy's Miss July 2008, Laura Croft.
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Son Volt
Annie Zaleski | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Alt-country legends Uncle Tupelo broke up in 1994. That’s an important fact to note, because nearly every review of Son Volt—the band fronted by ex-UT vocalist/guitarist Jay Farrar—still mentions Wilco.
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Man vs hot thai
The Weekly’s Brett McAfee tries Lotus of Siam’s Level-10 spiciness. That’s not a dry heat, people.
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Robuchon on $89 a night
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
It's got to be the best deal in town: Complimentary limo to the Mansion and a three-plus-course dinner at Robuchon for just $89 per person.
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Chill out. This may be your time to let go of what is not working. Make room for the new.
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The Dead Weather
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Quick survey: who wants to hear Chuck Berry shake maracas? Or Tom Morello blow a trombone? How about Eddie Van Halen at the xylophone? Great guitarists are best left … how best to say it … PLAYING THE FREAKING GUITAR!
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Fast-rising Dragons
April Corbin | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Armed with catchy tunes and industry know-how, these Utah transplants are going places
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Stellastarr
Kristyn Pomranz | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
On Civilized, Stellastarr returns to its upbeat refrains, albeit on uneven footing.
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Anatomy of a dish: The Fat Elvis
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Food can trigger all sorts of reactions in people—joy, disgust, curiosity, comfort. When RM Seafood Executive Chef Adam Sobel created the bacon, banana, chocolate-filled egg roll called The Fat Elvis he was going for nostalgia.
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Nice try, Lindsay
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Breaking news: Lindsay Lohan is acting again. When was the last time that happened?
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Pass the crab legs!
E.C. Gladstone | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Ah, the venerated Las Vegas buffet. Tourists frequent them, residents are un-budge-able in their opinions of the best of the best, and one writer has eaten at more than his fair share. Enjoy the buffet ratings bonanza.
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Dribbles and dreams
Mike Trask | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Nearly 3,000 have crammed themselves into the Cox Pavilion to watch basketball. At 2 p.m. On a Monday. In July.
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Scratching the surface
Rick Lax | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
I spent $25 on Matthew Sweeney’s book The Lottery Wars: Long Odds, Fast Money, and the Battle Over an American Institution, but I wish I’d spent it on instant-win scratch tickets instead.
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Raise, fold … Or tweet
Steve Friess | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Twitter is giving new life to the World Series of Poker.
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Hot, wired
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
At the time, Amaryllis was 17, Matt 28. The two began to post their sex life on a website available to subscribers for $19.95. Matt and Amaryllis do not see themselves as pornographers.
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Capital stooges
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
On a breezy day, Gov. Jim Gibbons stood on a grassy lakeside and announced, using sports metaphors and rambling vagaries, his resignation. For the good of Nevada. He wore a sharp red jacket, black skirt and heels; hair in a neat barrette.
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One station to rule them all
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
With all the fuss about the proposed $4 billion DesertXpress high-speed train traveling only as far as Victorville, no one has given much attention to where the train would stop at the other end—Las Vegas.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
- John Ensign’s parents paid $96,000 to his mistress and her family.
- You know, it’s like that old saying: The family that prays together pays together.
- Las Vegas Hilton celebrates 40th anniversary.
- Word has it their guest had a real good time.
- Las Vegas man wins court battle over “HOE” license plate, saying it was short for “Chevy Tahoe.”
- Paving the way for us to finally get that “DILL DO” license plate for our Cadillac Eldorado.
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Ask Dead Elvis: Where are the museums?
"I just relocated from the Big Apple, and I’m used to museums. What have you got here?"
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In the age of miracles
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
It seems that trash is calf-high here in the homeless corridor on Main, jammed between tents and makeshift encampments. You find yourself wishing for a broad-scale miracle, because practical solutions seem elusive.
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Vision quest
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Komkrit Thusanapanont’s ethereal, light-infused landscape photography of the American Southwest proves that the most spectacular thing about Las Vegas is not the Strip but the majestic Wilson Cliffs in Red Rock Canyon.
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Off-Strip with Stratta
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
The multilingual, James Beard Award-winning chef of Alex and Stratta has a thing for cheap Mexican. As long as it's made just right.
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Adding significant value?
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
What is the value of creativity? Not in some artsy-fartsy, theoretical way, either: What’s it worth in dollars?
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The eyes have it
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Nightlife’s newest secret weapon: Rogaine for eyelashes?
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Topless, yes; crazy, not so much
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Crazy Horse’s stars are more natural than the silicone- and saline-sacked showgirls elsewhere. Otherwise, though, Crazy Horse Paris has not aged well.
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A Limp return
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
This week marks Limp Bizkit’s first U.S. performance with its original lineup in eight years, a free concert at the Pearl. It should come as no surprise that Fred Durst & Co. are still a bunch of prima donnas.
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Food: better with beer
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Walk into nearly any California beer bar worth its hops, and you’ll see a No. 5 beckoning you at the bar. That 5, surrounded by a metal circle, is the tap for Racer 5 IPA, Bear Republic Brewing Company’s award-winning, hops-heavy signature beer.
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The next big sting: Planet Hollywood fined for tenant’s behavior
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Oooooh, Privé, you're in troooooooouble... $750,000 worth of trouble.
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Musseling in
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Native to the Ukraine, quagga mussels turned up in North America in the Great Lakes in 1989, and then eventually hitched a ride by boat to Lake Mead. Apparently, they really like it here.
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Design at the crossroads
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Despite its reputation, Las Vegas is, visually speaking, a surpassingly orderly place. The Strip anchors the city’s fantasy side, and the low-slung subdivisions and shopping centers hold down the rest.
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Overheard at the Regional Justice Center
Jerry Miller | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
The jury selection process: AKA Shameless excuses by absurd people.
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O’Horten
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
One of the most reliable crowd-pleasers, in multiplexes and arthouses alike, is the tale of the long-suffering conformist who finally cuts loose and embarks upon a series of whimsical adventures.
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Dream Zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Last night I dreamt that I was performing an autopsy on this dead body. Other people were there performing autopsies on other bodies, but they all had instructions. I did not and didn’t know what I was doing.
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Daughtry
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
For a guy who owes his success to an over-the-top TV talent contest that’s spawned the goofy likes of William Hung, Bikini Girl and Sanjaya, Chris Daughtry sure is dour.
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Twista
Ben Westhoff | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Guinness World Records once declared Chicago emcee Twista the world’s fastest rapper, and the title of his eighth studio album, Category F5, is intended to portray his speed and ferocity.
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Digital integration
Danielle Kelly | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Now, with swift manipulation, not only can Sarah Palin’s face be seamlessly Photoshopped onto the body of Ted Nugent, but a photograph can also be shifted to look like a painting. This is all rudimentary Photoshop, but where does it leave a painter of images?
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Hush, Mr. Hampton
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 16, 2009 (midnight)
Oy. It’s a given that John Ensign is unethical and should get gone. Right now, it’s poor, poor pitiful Doug Hampton who’s annoying the hell out of us.
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Night Bite: Ain’t no party like a mayoral birthday party
Xania Woodman | Wed, Jul 15, 2009 (6:59 p.m.)
Mayor Oscar Goodman will celebrate his 70th birthday the only way he knows how: On the streets of Las Vegas with a Bombay Sapphire martini in his hand.
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A nice smile can keep you from going nuts
I believe I learned in a social psychology class that men are hardwired to misread the female smile as an invitation to copulate.
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Not that Riddikulus: Harry Potter fans play the part on opening night
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Jul 15, 2009 (1 p.m.)
Two young wizards sat on a bench while Dobby hobbled along clinging to Harry Potter’s robes. It’s not the opening scene of the new Harry Potter movie, but the setting outside the midnight showing.
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Change in Criss Angel’s lineup as Flynn departs
John Katsilometes | Wed, Jul 15, 2009 (12:51 p.m.)
Steve Flynn, Criss Angel's longtime Las Vegas rep, is leaving to focus attention on his other clients.
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The Fray for free: Enter to win!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Wed, Jul 15, 2009 (11:55 a.m.)
Win tickets to see piano pop rockers the Fray play Friday at the Pearl.
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Harry Potter and the raging hormones
Josh Bell | Wed, Jul 15, 2009 (10:51 a.m.)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince spends more time on romantic misadventures than action, but shows off the actors' comedic chops and manages to be the funniest of the films so far.
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CSI: The Experience brings crime solving to the Las Vegas Strip
Jennifer Grafiada | Wed, Jul 15, 2009 (12:14 a.m.)
A young waitress has been found dead in an alley behind a gritty Las Vegas motel, sprawled out beneath an overflowing dumpster. And it's up to you to figure out whodunit.
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Local Magic: “The Las Vegas Kid” Chris Randall
Deanna Rilling | Tue, Jul 14, 2009 (7:33 p.m.)
He shuffles a deck of playing cards, absentmindedly making them disappear and rematerialize during conversation. Before Criss Angel and Steve Wyrick became headliners in town, Chris Randall was here with his brand of Vegas-inspired magic... and history?
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How to: Kerry Simon’s Tuna Tartare with Crispy Rice
Sarah Feldberg | Tue, Jul 14, 2009 (7:11 p.m.)
Deep-fried sushi rice, spicy sushi-grade tuna, sweet soy and a kick of Sriracha: Dig into Simon's addictive appetizer without heading to the hotel.
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Liberté. Égalité. And Champagne sabering.
Sarah Feldberg | Tue, Jul 14, 2009 (1:12 p.m.)
There's no better way to celebrate the French Revolution than with bistro food, free Champagne and skydivers. Yes, skydivers.
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Rancid still rocks
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Jul 14, 2009 (12:27 p.m.)
Punk rockers Rancid took over the Joint, playing tracks from their first and latest albums and everything in between.
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Hef alert: Playboy mogul heads to Vegas to see Holly
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Jul 14, 2009 (12:08 p.m.)
Hugh Hefner is coming to Las Vegas to sneak a peek at his ex, Bo Peep.
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Celeb recap: Blame it on the Goose
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Jul 13, 2009 (11:50 a.m.)
Gossip Girls and UFC vets mingled all over the Strip this weekend as Las Vegas played host to some very happy celebs.
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Holly gets hitched at Planet Hollywood
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Jul 13, 2009 (11:01 a.m.)
Holly Madison appears to be a married woman – and Hugh Hefner, Criss Angel, and muscle-strapped UFC fighters have nothing to do with it... Well, sort of.
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Chuck Liddell shows off fancy footwork
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Jul 13, 2009 (12:19 a.m.)
Chuck Liddell is a UFC fighter, not a fashion icon, and here’s why: The Affliction-loving Iceman showed up for his post-UFC 100 party on Saturday wearing flip-flops and some peculiar toenail polish.
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Sweet! Rhumbar presents Pink Sugar Mondays on the patio
Xania Woodman | Sun, Jul 12, 2009 (2:38 p.m.)
While not a ladies night per se, each Monday, Rhumbar—usually a pristine white marble sanctuary—will be bathed in a riot of pink for a cause everyone can get behind: breast cancer research.
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Locals need love tonight
Deanna Rilling | Sun, Jul 12, 2009 (1 p.m.)
Your plans for this evening? Make a date with DJs Brett Rubin, Mike Remedy and Demarco Cruz to show 'em that you care. *UPDATED 07/13/09 with the contest winner info.*
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“Winning is not the only thing that creates a champion.”
Allison Duck | Sun, Jul 12, 2009 (11:32 a.m.)
With UFC 100 behind her and her husband, Jennifer Mir has a message for Brock Lesnar.
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Can we get a little mood music, please?
Allison Duck | Sun, Jul 12, 2009 (11:03 a.m.)
From Blur to Sara Brightman, UFC 100's walk in music spanned an interesting melodic range.
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It’s the circle of art with Lincoln Maynard
April Corbin | Sat, Jul 11, 2009 (7:02 p.m.)
Lincoln Maynard knows that someday he will die, and he believes that the best part about his artwork is that it – unlike us – will not.
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Snoop still street after all these years
Jennifer Grafiada | Sat, Jul 11, 2009 (6:30 p.m.)
Accompanied by a slew of cops, Snoop and his Blazed and Confused tour mates lit up Primm Friday night.
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Incubus gets off on creativity
Melissa Arseniuk | Sat, Jul 11, 2009 (12:59 p.m.)
Incubus frontman Brandon Boyd never wanted to be doctor or a lawyer or a baseball player. But surfer? Now, there's a career.
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Disco no-no
Deanna Rilling | Sat, Jul 11, 2009 (12:16 p.m.)
The news Hercules and Love Affair (aka Andy Butler) would be in Vegas was puzzling. While songs with “disco” in the lyrics can be fun, songs that actually sound like disco? Not so much.
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Brüno: annoying or hilarious?
Josh Bell | Sat, Jul 11, 2009 (1:29 a.m.)
Roger Erik Tinch, art and online director for CineVegas , joins Josh to chat about Brüno and the sci-fi mindbender Moon.
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Topless and talented: Carmen Electra debuts at MGM Grand
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Jul 10, 2009 (11:24 p.m.)
Carmen Electra tossed her pasties aside to guest star in Crazy Horse Paris this week.
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Snoop does it “bigg”
Allison Duck | Fri, Jul 10, 2009 (11:03 p.m.)
Somehow, we've resisted the urge to copy edit the Doggfather's less than stellar grammar. Primm, Dre and the Laker Mobile, straight from the Dogg's mouth.
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UFC Fan Expo: Fans and fighters weigh in on UFC 100
Allison Duck | Fri, Jul 10, 2009 (10:49 p.m.)
Predictions from Randy Couture and Lyoto Machida and tech savvy jock straps mark the first day of UFC's fan expo.
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Bad Boy Bill’s The Album
Deanna Rilling | Fri, Jul 10, 2009 (12:45 p.m.)
After two decades as a DJ, BBB is finally releasing a long-awaited CD of original material. Las Vegas will get the chance to preview a few of his productions this weekend at the Hard Rock pool. But before you slather on the sunscreen, we got a sneak preview of The Album.
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A different kind of ladies’ night
Allison Duck | Fri, Jul 10, 2009 (8:44 a.m.)
On the eve of the historic UFC 100, Tuff-N-Uff presents Tuff Girls, an all-female MMA card at the Orleans Arena. This ladies night won't involve cosmos or manicures.
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Slightly Stoopid’s smart decision to tour with Snoop
Slightly Stoopid has been performing together for 16 years, since Bradley Nowell of Sublime helped put them on the map. Now they're touring with Snoop Dogg, Mickey Avalon and Stephen Marley hitting Primm this weekend.
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Celebrity Forecast: Lovers and Fighters
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (3:35 p.m.)
There will be no shortage of toned bodies in town this weekend as UFC 100 takes over the city, plus rockers, rappers and Playmates as usual.
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From 1 to 100: UFC through the years
Brett Okamoto, Andy Samuelson | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (12:43 p.m.)
Over the past 16 years, UFC has gone from a little-known league promoting "human cockfighting" to a mega-power in the sports world worth more than a billion dollars. Here's how it happened:
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Aubrey O’Day takes a Peep
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (11:17 a.m.)
While Peepshow is hardly an educational production, the revue has showed what a Spice Girl can do, and what a Broadway star can do, too – but can a Playboy bunny do it better? Aubrey O’Day hopes so.
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Drew Carey brings his Improv All Stars to Las Vegas
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (11:08 a.m.)
The star of Whose Line is it Anyway? and The Price is Right will take over the Terry Fator Theater for one hilariously unscripted weekend.
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Will the Juice be on the loose?
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (11:08 a.m.)
Today is O.J. Simpson’s birthday and if he gets his wish, the Juice may soon be on the loose
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‘Rampage’ Jackson has a few thoughts on UFC 100, and we’ll allow that
John Katsilometes | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (12:02 a.m.)
Frank Mir, Georges St. Pierre and Michael Bisping are "Rampage" Jackson's preferred fighters for Saturday's UFC 100 at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
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The real biggest loser
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Only with TV’s representation of the overweight so monumentally out of whack could the condescending new dramedy Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime, Sundays, 9 p.m.) be considered a positive step forward.
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Sunset Rubdown
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
As the project for which Krug composes almost single-handedly, Sunset Rubdown offers the truest barometer of his powers.
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Dream Zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
"I dreamt I was in a huge semi driving down a dark twisty road. I drove through a large gate, got out and unloaded huge turtles, putting three on one side and three on the other side of the road."
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Rob Thomas
Annie Zaleski | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
For an album by someone with such a ubiquitous pop presence, Cradlesong is curiously flat.
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Levon Helm
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Electric Dirt injects serious juice into the wide-ranging collection of originals and choice covers.
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Patterson Hood
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Drive-by Truckers leader Patterson Hood’s second solo album isn’t all that far removed from his DBT work, but it still feels slightly lacking.
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Catching airwaves
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
People from big cities around the world know Las Vegas clubs are some of the ultimate party spots. Thanks to a new dance-music radio show, they will hopefully become familiar with our DJs, too.
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Slushie solos
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
“No extra shots this time,” said the tourist from Austin, Texas, as he handed over his empty 100-ounce tube o’ booze to be refilled.
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Bad things do come in threes
Steve Friess | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
A trio of the worst ideas in Vegas right now.
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Bosa truly is No. 1
Max Jacobson | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Bosa 1 is a Vietnamese restaurant that doesn't serve pho. But don't let that deter you.
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
I know you could be searching for a little more attention. Chill out. The full-moon lunar eclipse on Tuesday could bring exactly what you desire.
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As Panic’s Ross and Urie part ways, we ask, what comes next?
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
A few possible outcomes to the Panic! at the Disco break-up announced on July 6.
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The art of fighting
Mike Trask | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Real ring magic can be found far from the limelight of arenas and TV cameras.
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Caravels
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
The full-on gut-wallop comes with live proximity, but these six home recordings summon up a healthy kinetic blast all the same.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
- Report: Some of those who bought early in CityCenter are demanding price reductions or deposits back.
- Right, because the Strip’s high-rise condo market is COMPLETELY different from the Valley’s housing market.
- Member of magician Steve Wyrick’s stunt crew injured in fire during Fourth of July “Death Drop” trick.
- Wyrick said to already be working on new trick to make career completely disappear.
- Las Vegas Metro holds first “First Tuesday” public forum.
- The event also made for an excellent DUI checkpoint.
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Suggestion box: Save victimless crimes for later
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
You know it’s either election time or that some politician is looking to distract the public from their latest indiscretion when a strip club gets busted for prostitution.
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‘It’s easy to have an idea; it’s harder to implement it’
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
The road to foreclosure hell is paved with ‘good faith.’
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Every Little Step
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Every Little Step is a documentary about dancers auditioning for a Broadway show about dancers auditioning for a Broadway show.
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Blood: The Last Vampire
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
You know you’re in trouble when a movie opens with an expository crawl that begins in the 1500s and includes the phrase “centuries passed.” Things do not improve from there in Blood: The Last Vampire.
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Ask Dead Elvis: Where was the gunfight for Viva Las Vegas filmed?
Was it at an Old West amusement park on the outskirts of Las Vegas? Was it Old Vegas Ranch? Maybe Spring Mountain Ranch? Dead Elvis answers.
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Adrift, together
Susanne Forestieri | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
For years, I’ve admired Leah Craig’s pastel-colored portraits and Janet Greek’s detailed psychological tableaus. Their styles and focuses are different, but they’ve both done figurative oils on canvas, so their work was linked in my mind.
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Jay-Z
Damon Hodge | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Watching Fabolous and Ciara lumber through uninspiring sets before Jay-Z took the stage Friday meant that the night’s success rested on Jay-Z’s capable shoulders.
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The Weekly list: Reincarnations we’d like to see
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
From Lindsay Lohan to Jon and Kate Gosselin, we get Hindu on the ass of celebs and local figures in need of a second life. Gosselins, welcome to your next life as the Las Vegas monorail!
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The Soviet & The Onset
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Two of three members are brothers to Caravels bassist Cory Van Cleef, and Caravels guitarist Dillon Shines co-produced this debut disc, but don’t go thinking the two bands sound alike.
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Know what’s funny?
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Scan the list of big shots on the cover: Buck Henry, Al Jaffee, Bob Odenkirk, Paul Feig, Merrill Markoe, Larry Gelbart, Harold Ramis, David Sedaris, Jack Handey, Larry Wilmore. That’s a lot of funny business for one book.
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Tropic Thunder
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
So, is it hot enough for you out there? Then why not slip into something refreshing and tropical that is just a tad more sophisticated than a mai tai or the very dated piña colada?
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Hardcore partying?
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
FSP (somewhat) celebrates 25th (kinda) anniversary.
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Drink up! It’s safe to go back to Utah!
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Nevadans can breathe a sigh of relief—Utah is coming around!
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Oddly uncomfortable
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Before the first reel is over, Brüno assaults viewers—and given the country’s collective sensibility, “assault” is really the only possible word—with a Benny Hill-style cavalcade of extreme gay sex acts.
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Pretty as a pin-up
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Come a modern woman with flat hair and bare legs, leave a 1950s goddess fit to be painted on the side of a B-52 bomber. Pretty Things Productions’ traveling pin-up class will spend the afternoon transforming local ladies into Bettie Page beauties.
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Hoop dreaming
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Las Vegas might never be home to an NBA team, but how many cities can say they’ve got their own NBA league—even if it is for just 10 days in July?
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Dog, caller
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Our Q&A last week with Al the bounty hunter got quite a few people talking. Including the King of All Bounty Hunters himself, Duane “Dog” Chapman.
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Guess who’s back in town?
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
It’s a match made in female-stereotype heaven almost 40 years ago: Charo and Vegas. The boobs, the big blond hair, the campy flirty cuchi-cuchi whatever—Charo was Vegas before Holly got her first implant.
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Paper trail
Mike Trask | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Each page reads like an emergency-room log book. Eyebrow lacerations. Wrist X-rays. Nasal cavity fractures. Orders for CT scans and MRI exams. Calls for visits to orthopedic surgeons and neurologists. The remarks are cringe-inducing.
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The brainy behemoth
Allison Duck | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Black eyes. Bruises. Bloody noses. That’s just another day at the office for the UFC’s interim heavyweight belt holder Frank Mir. Still sporting a shiner, Mir is hitting the gym a few weeks before the fight of his lifetime.
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Look before you leap
Rick Lax | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
Sugar gliders are cute but high-maintenance pets.
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Our own Darwin Award nominee?
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 9, 2009 (midnight)
A North Las Vegas fire captain is indicted for torching his own ride.
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Black Camaro’s Radio Capricorn
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Jul 8, 2009 (3:43 p.m.)
KDIG, Vegas’ newest “radio station,” plays all Black Camaro tunes, all the time… with the exception of amusing DJ banter, commercials for your local illegal drug store and an unsuspecting chick named Brandi's phone number.
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“The historical moment”: Inside Michael Jackson’s memorial
Sarah Feldberg | Wed, Jul 8, 2009 (1:55 p.m.)
“It was eerily quiet,” said Las Vegas DJ Zach Moss, who won tickets to Michael Jackson’s memorial service yesterday at the Staples Center. “You clapped, you cheered maybe, but nobody spoke.”
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For Frantz: No computer, no cell phone, no stress
John Katsilometes | Wed, Jul 8, 2009 (11:53 a.m.)
Frantz Schumacher plays a lot of golf, drinks a little light beer and does a lot of walking. But he's never logged on to a computer in his life.
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The art of attraction
Jennifer Grafiada | Wed, Jul 8, 2009 (12:21 a.m.)
That local artist Santodonato's mixed media works are currently on display at the Erotic Heritage Museum should come as no surprise. His photoshoots are known to get steamy, and the images reflect Santodonato's open attraction to his subjects.
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From the studio to the Strip, Nelly does Vegas
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Jul 7, 2009 (6:32 p.m.)
Nelly fans got a taste of his upcoming Vegas-recorded album at a show at Jet early this morning that even had UFC vet Chuck Liddell crowd surfing.
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Holly Madison to serve as honorary Octagon girl
Andy Samuelson | Tue, Jul 7, 2009 (12:56 p.m.)
Former Playboy model Holly Madison will be making yet another costume change in Las Vegas.
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Limp Bizkit books free reunion show in Las Vegas after UFC snub
Melissa Arseniuk | Tue, Jul 7, 2009 (12:54 p.m.)
The UFC might have pulled the plug on Friday’s Limp Bizkit concert, but the band is coming back swinging. Or rather, singing.
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Night Bites: DJ Chris Cox’s bi-monthly residency ends one month early
Xania Woodman | Tue, Jul 7, 2009 (12:37 p.m.)
Catch him while you can! Despite his being booked through August, DJ Chris Cox’s Pure Management Group residency will end prematurely.
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Michael Jackson at the end: Thin, but showing energy
John Katsilometes | Tue, Jul 7, 2009 (11:05 a.m.)
One of those involved with the show remarked that Michael Jackson was as thin as he'd ever seen the star, but Jackson still showed he could perform in short bursts.
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40 at 40, a look at the Las Vegas Hilton on a landmark anniversary
John Katsilometes | Tue, Jul 7, 2009 (10:17 a.m.)
The Las Vegas Hilton opened as the International Hotel, owned by youthful casino executive Kirk Kerkorian, on July 2, 1969. We take a look at some odd facts and figures to mark that anniversary.
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Win your way into Duran Duran at the Pearl!
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Jul 7, 2009 (8:31 a.m.)
Hungry for tickets to Duran Duran on July 10? Don't worry your nostalgia-filled head.
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Happiness comes with pasties for Carmen Electra in “Crazy Horse”
Sarah Feldberg | Tue, Jul 7, 2009 (2:35 a.m.)
Carmen Electra is sore. You wouldn’t know it from the radiant 37-year-old’s smile or the way she sits perched on a plush red chair in a kimono-like dress and studded heels, but she is hurting. Physically.
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Where would an Oscar Goodman bobblehead doll rank on your list?
Ryan Greene | Mon, Jul 6, 2009 (3:47 p.m.)
The Las Vegas 51s have decided to honor Mayor Oscar Goodman with a bobblehead doll his own. In honor of the honoring, we take a look at a few of our favorite bobbleheads.
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Time to panic?
Spencer Patterson | Mon, Jul 6, 2009 (3:25 p.m.)
Panic at the Disco is no more. At least, not the version of the Las Vegas band heretofore known to the world.
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It’s you snooze you lose at WSOP’s Main Event
Allison Duck | Mon, Jul 6, 2009 (3:23 p.m.)
Several of poker's biggest names won't get the chance to play in this year's WSOP Main Event because the event has reached capacity.
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Many sides of Jamie Foxx on display at the Joint
Melissa Arseniuk | Mon, Jul 6, 2009 (11:04 a.m.)
Saturday night at the Joint saw Jamie Foxx the singer, Jamie Foxx the actor, Jamie Foxx the piano player, Jamie Foxx the comedian, Jamie Foxx the dancer and Jamie Foxx the romancer.
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UFC cancels Limp Bizkit concert at Mandalay Bay
Melissa Arseniuk | Published Mon, Jul 6, 2009 (3:23 a.m.)
UFC officials have pulled the plug on Friday’s Limp Bizkit concert at Mandalay Bay. The UFC 100 weekend kick-off concert would have been the band’s first show in the United States in more than eight years.
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The sweet sound of Canada on the Fourth of July: Michael Buble plays MGM Grand
Allison Duck | Mon, Jul 6, 2009 (midnight)
It may have been America's birthday, but at the MGM Grand Saturday night belonged to a Canadian with a killer voice.
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Twice is nice with Hoobastank double header
April Corbin | Sun, Jul 5, 2009 (11:25 p.m.)
First they Rocked the Block off Fremont Street on Fourth of July, then Hoobastank played a little-publicized acoustic show that really hit the mark.
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Suburban celebration
Sarah Feldberg | Sun, Jul 5, 2009 (2:40 p.m.)
If it smells like gunpowder and sparks are flying it must be time to meet the neighbors.
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What does VIP smell like?
Xania Woodman | Sun, Jul 5, 2009 (11:53 a.m.)
Smell that? It’s the scent of VIP. And it’s free July 9 and 11 when Express Man gives away bottles of Express Reserve cologne to Tao’s first 100 bottle patrons.
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A Michael Jackson tribute and LeBron James performance at Jay-Z’s Vegas show
Melissa Arseniuk | Sun, Jul 5, 2009 (2:18 a.m.)
A collection of stars turned out to see (and sing with) Jay-Z Friday night at the Pearl.
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The consensus: New boobs are worth a squeeze
One woman with 25-year-old implants filled with peanut oil was appreciative of the new breasts.
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Celeb forecast: Vegas goes to the pros
Melissa Arseniuk | Fri, Jul 3, 2009 (5:59 p.m.)
Poker players and professional athletes are flocking to the Strip to celebrate Independence Day.
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On the track, this Kwasniewski is making a name for himself
John Katsilometes | Fri, Jul 3, 2009 (5:26 p.m.)
Dylan Kwasniewski, whose surname should strike you as familiar, is already a 10-year driving veteran and a multiple-points champion at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Closing the book on the Reading Room
Scott Dickensheets | Fri, Jul 3, 2009 (11:49 a.m.)
I’ve written more than one premature obit for the Reading Room, the independent bookstore snuggled into a mop closet in Mandalay Place, but on Thursday Reading Room employees confirmed the sad finality: July 17 will be the store’s last day.
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The Rose is out of the bag
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (9:28 p.m.)
Sources say The Rose, a “cocktail room,” will open at summer’s end in the former footprint of the diminutive Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce.
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Gangsters, food and Nic Cage
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (6:42 p.m.)
Brian Black joins Josh to talk about Michael Mann’s gangster movie Public Enemies and the advocacy documentary Food, Inc., plus receives a warning against renting the Nicolas Cage vehicle Knowing on DVD.
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Vegas lands in No. 3 spot on sweatiest cities list
Cara McCoy | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (4:03 p.m.)
Las Vegas is known for its glittering lights, expansive entertainment and luxurious casinos. According to deodorant maker Old Spice, it’s also making a name for itself in pit stains.
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Billy Gardell: “The gift that keeps giving”
Allison Duck | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (3:48 p.m.)
If you're missing My Name is Earl, come see Officer Hoyne, better known as comedian Billy Gardell, perform live this weekend at Bonkerz Comedy Club at Palace Station.
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Which came first, The Lion King or the parachute pants?
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (2:11 p.m.)
At a recent performance of The Lion King at Mandalay Bay it wasn't the heartwarming tale of triumph that caught my attention. It was the parachute pants.
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Matt Damon, Ben Affleck among celebs to Ante Up for Africa
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (12:15 p.m.)
The best stargazing today will be at the Amazon Ballroom at the Rio where A-listers and poker pros will sit side by side for a charity poker tournament.
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Duchess of poker just wants to be Duke
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (10:44 a.m.)
Poker pro Annie Duke might be known as “the Duchess of Poker” but the queen of the card tables wishes she could lose the nickname.
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Poker players party Playboy-style
Melissa Arseniuk | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (10:33 a.m.)
Professional poker players packed into a Playboy-inspired suite at the Palms last night and raised their glasses in celebration of World Series of Poker’s imminent main event.
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It’s premiere time for the new boobs
One month after surgery, there is no swelling. They’ve settled. They’re silent. They’re beautiful.
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Interview Issue: Lawrence Sands
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Chief health officer of the Southern Nevada Health District dispels common misconceptions, adressing the swine flu outbreak and the quality of health care in Las Vegas.
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Interview Issue: Candice Nichols
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The Center's director helped pass the domestic-partnership bill passed at the Legislature this year, the gay community and why today's Jesus Camp kids are now indifferent to homosexual youth.
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Dead Prez
Ben Westhoff | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Dead Prez rapper M1 endorsed Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney for president last year, and it’s fair to say the duo isn’t caught up in Obama euphoria now.
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Interview Issue: James Woodbridge
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The music promoter/philosophy professor theorizes about the local scene, venues and Neon Reverb.
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Interview Issue: Charles Geocaris
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
You know all those films set in Nevada? They may have been shot some where else, like Albuquerque. The Director of the Nevada Film Office talks about the biz and how it affects Las Vegas.
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Interview Issue: Cindy Funkhouser
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The co-founder of First Friday and owner of the Funk House addresses concerns over the future of the monthly art festival and her rebuttal from other artists that she's a "control freak."
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Interview Issue: Alexandra Berzon
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Always return a reporter's e-mails. She could end up winning a Pulitzer Prize some day.
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The Super-Abridged Quasi-Michelin Guide
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
With news that the Michelin Guide has decided not to publish 2010 guides to Las Vegas and Los Angeles, citing the bad economy, we’ve decided to pitch in.
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Salsa by the numbers
Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Las Vegas Salsa Congress’ Nate Strager breaks down three days of workshops and performances.
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The Help Desk
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
- Sales-tax rate in Clark County and Las Vegas rises to 8.1 percent as of July 1
- Hey, what do we care? We’re not buying anything anyway.
- Second golf course to close at Lake Las Vegas.
- Area golfers flew their funny-looking pants at half mast.
- Gov. Jim Gibbons demands to know what can be done about high gas prices.
- Great idea! In fact, may we suggest a fact-finding trip to Saudi Arabia? And please—take your time.
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The recently departed and their connections to Las Vegas—and each other
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Michael Jackson briefly lived in Las Vegas, shopped often on the Strip, subject of various rumors about headlining, led media on valleywide chase while facing molestation charges...Let's look at who else died last week.
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Interview Issue: Sunset Thomas
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The adult entertainer and reality-TV star spills the beans one her personal life, as well as her children's.
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Random Photo of the Week
Ryan Olbrysh | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
This week's random photo, straight from the streets of Las Vegas.
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Blip of a blooper
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
KTNV Channel 13 got its 15 minutes of fame on YouTube this week with footage of reporter Steve Ryan’s live feed from the Fremont Street Experience being crashed by a drunken reveler.
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Interview Issue: Vicki Pettersson
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Working as a showgirl helped the author of the Signs of the Zodiac novel series find time for the craft she truly loved and a supernatural genre her education told her to avoid.
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Joyous repetition
Danielle Kelly | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
For some time now, Warner has maintained an unwavering attention to floral studies, and Angels sees this focus continued. Some paintings are directly representational, others abstracted and decorative.
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The Mars Volta
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The first time i placed Octahedron into my computer, it was met with a metal-on-metal grinding sound. I barely looked up from my reading. I mean, we are talking about The Mars Volta.
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Dream zone
Lauri Quinn Lowenberg | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
"I have a recurring dream that I am watching someone’s infant and I have forgotten them. It’s my 'where’s the baby?' dream."
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Red, white and green!
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Isn’t it time we gave up those noisy, environmentally unfriendly fireworks, anyway?
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Peggy plots your planets
Peggy Allison | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
I know you could be searching for a little more attention. Chill out. The full-moon lunar eclipse on Tuesday could bring exactly what you desire.
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Wilco
Patrick Donnelly | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Wilco (The Album) isn’t the burst of audio sunshine that was Sky Blue Sky, nor is it a ponderous navel-gazer like A Ghost Is Born or the experimental sound sculpture (with chords) that echoed through the halls of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. It’s a little bit of all that—the best bits, mostly.
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Brad Paisley
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Paisley is a crackerjack guitarist, and he showcases his abilities throughout Saturday Night, especially on the bluesy “She’s Her Own Woman” and the lightning-fast barn burner “Catch All the Fish.”
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Regina Spektor
Julie Seabaugh | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Day-to-day micro-narratives are, for Spektor, far more interesting aspects of the human condition, with the giddily off-kilter, domestic-bliss bounce of opener “The Calculation” and clap-happy “Folding Chair” serving as par for the course.
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Amen Corner: Illegal medical operations offer valuable services
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Two helpful businesses here in Vegas—at least up until last week—were helping to pick up the slack, apparently offering medical procedures on the side and leaving the medical waste in a Dumpster out back.
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Gentlemen, start your excuses
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
On October 1, a new state law goes into effect that allows cops to fine you $100 if you have not registered your car within 60 days of moving to Nevada.
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Interview Issue: Keith Schwer
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Is the Director of UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research the "Prince of Gloomy News"? Or is that just the role of the economist?
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Don’t Check In
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
As Nevada’s national political profile rises, it finds itself on the front lines of a growing number of issues. The latest is the Employee Free Choice Act, a law being debated in Congress that would make it easier for employees to unionize by bypassing secret-ballot voting in favor of simply signing an authorization card.
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Dunk this!
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The idea of Dunkin’ Donuts’ new Dunkin’ Run website was, I thought, to order your doughnuts online and have them waiting for you at the drive-through. Sounds deliciously over-convenient.
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Save the planet, eat a burger
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Create uses Angus beef, and organic fruits and vegetables for its salads and burger toppings. As the name implies, you can create quite the custom burger—just be prepared to get a tad overwhelmed choosing from the more than 60 available options.
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Interview Issue: Virginia Valentine
T.R. Witcher | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The Clark County manager began her career as an engineer, explains the intricacies of county versus state and how the two work together, plus child-welfare integration issues.
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Three and a half questions with Sujit Kundu of S.K.A.M.
Deanna Rilling | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
That DJ you listen to every week in Vegas, be it at Tao, Moon, or somewhere else, might just be on Sujit Kundu's roster and he's planning a takeover of the scene.
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Lost Creek Crush
Xania Woodman | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
It’s 107 degrees out, my eyes are sweating, and the very thought of clothing makes me want to cry. Time for a trip down to DCR for George Austin Sproule’s summer crowd-pleaser, the Lost Creek Crush.
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No great shakes
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
If MolliCoolz Shakers are the ice cream of the future, all I can say is: I’m a journalist, get me out of here!
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Whose beer is it anyway?
Allison Duck | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Second City alums and other local actors and comedians have breathed some life into the local improv scene with their new Whose Line-esque venture at The Shear Madness Theater, Free Beer! The Improv Show.
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Interview Issue: Dave Kirvin
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The Kirvin Doak Communications partner's firm handles some of the biggest accounts in town, but do his kids know the marathon runner has "juice"?
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Food, Inc.
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Kenner’s well-made if overreaching film takes on the corporatized food industry in America, exposing lax safety standards, poor treatment of workers and incestuous commingling between food conglomerates and regulatory agencies.
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Whatever Works
Jeffrey M. Anderson | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Woody Allen returning to New York and casting the cynical miscreant Larry David in the lead role in his new film sounds potentially like a nasty throwback to Allen’s angrier films like Deconstructing Harry and Celebrity.
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Fat new idea
April Corbin | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Fifteen minutes after their scheduled Wasted Space start time, members of Descendents cover band the Vegascendents are anxious to start playing.
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Interview Issue: The Rev. Deacon Bonnie Polley
Stacy J. Willis | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
The Clark County Detention Center Chaplain discusses what made her interested in helping prisoners, plus Rev. Polley's work with a domestic violence victim convicted of killing her husband.
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Cheri
Mike D'Angelo | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Still stunning at 50, Pfeiffer has graduated to the Marquise-like role of Lea de Lonval in an adaptation of Colette’s novel Chéri.
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The same old sci-fi on Syfy
Josh Bell | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
In the annals of cable-channel makeovers, Sci Fi’s recent decision to rebrand itself Syfy will go down as one of the stupidest and most thoroughly mocked.
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Hella Nation
Scott Dickensheets | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
These hard-won tales, dragged in from the grubby margins of America—where Wright’s anarchists, grifters, white supremacists, porn performers and one very gonzo war documentarian all hang out—deserve a wider audience than the latest fad diet manual.
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The Lurks
Spencer Patterson | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Rough as the low-bit-rate, MySpace-ripped, live version of “Dinner for a Dog” I’ve had on my iPod for the past year sounds, it was with some trepidation that I cued up the studio version that leads off The Lurks’ new debut disc.
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Covering cowboys
C. Moon Reed | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
I’m from Texas, home of Billy Bob’s (“the world’s largest honky tonk”) and high schools where country is cool. My earliest exposure to live music was as a child playing on the sidelines as my grandparents square-danced.
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Don’t stop till you get enough
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
There was a time when Michael Jackson’s statue at Madame Tussauds wax museum, in the Venetian, wore a red-and-black outfit and black loafers. No more; wax Jackson now wears a militaristic spacesuit of white and gold.
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Interview Issue: Al the Bounty Hunter
Ken Miller | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Al Mares is a bounty hunter, wait, bail enforcement officer. But he'll take you down with a lot more than paintballs and if you make him angry, he'll tase your ass. Literally.
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Ask Dead Elvis: What’s the story of Vegas minor league baseball?
Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
I’m just getting into the 51’s. What’s the story with minor-league baseball here?
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Interview Issue: Scott Zeiger
Richard Abowitz | Thu, Jul 2, 2009 (midnight)
Scott Zeiger, the co-chief executive officer of BASE Entertainment, chats about building a brand with Peepshow, compares Vegas audiences to Broadway, and why he has no need for a house.
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In case you missed it: Cursive at Beauty Bar
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Jul 1, 2009 (8:01 p.m.)
Guess it takes an indie band from Omaha to get people out of the house, because the Beauty Bar's patio was packed Tuesday night despite the 11 p.m. desert heat.
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No Internet? No problem for Goodman
John Katsilometes | Wed, Jul 1, 2009 (1:51 p.m.)
Mayor Goodman is wondering if his wife, Carolyn, uses Twitter. Maybe he should start following her.
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An Electric Daisy Carnival wrap-up through Vegas eyes
Deanna Rilling | Wed, Jul 1, 2009 (1:45 p.m.)
If an entire city full of electronic music fans existed, it would have looked like Electric Daisy Carnival last weekend. The record-breaking event included familiar faces to Vegas clubbers, but the experience was unlike anything our city has ever attempted. Dare we try?
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