It Came in the Mail
Since this miniature Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas illuminated sign showed up for our editor, the response from the rest of us jealous, wage-slave peons has been overwhelming—so much so that he had to post this FAQ to his mahogany office door.
It came in the mail.
Yep, very cool.
Fund-raiser for the Nevada Cancer Institute.
$34.95 retail.
No, I got it for free.
www.theWelcometoLVSign.com.
www.nevadacancerinstitute.org.
No, you can't take it.
No, you either.
Nightlife
The Gipsy has competition starting Friday with the opening of Krave, Las Vegas' first gay club on the Strip. Taking over the spot left vacant by Ibiza, the advance info is as breathless and excited as a cat fight between Joel Grey's Cabaret emcee and David Gest, described by founders Sia Amiri and Jeffrey Sanker as an "omni-sexual G-spot (guys, girls, gay)" that will be friendly to straights, metrosexual or otherwise. Adding to the fun, the fetish-wear Fashionistas show, a live version of the AVN-winner, will be performed six nights a week.
DVDs
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R) (4 stars)
$29.98
Anyone who came away from Memento feeling hopelessly confused won't make any more sense of Charlie Kaufman's marvelously inside-out-and-back-again screenplay for Eternal Sunshine. Those who enjoy a challenge though, will find this fractured romance fascinating. Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet are terrific as star-crossed former (and perhaps future) lovers who undergo memory-erasing procedures.
The Alamo (PG-13) (3 stars)
$29.99
Depending on how you feel about country music, the Dallas Cowboys and their cheerleaders, and George W. Bush, the events described in The Alamo will either constitute a great tragedy or missed opportunity for Mexican tourism. Bonus features are what you'd expect to find in an epic period drama, with the exception of a goofy short in which the cast is given a platform to brag about their Texas roots.
Maxim Presents: The Real Swimsuit DVD: Vol. 1 (NR) (2 stars)
$14.99
Las Vegas is one of the few places where swimsuit videos are accorded the same respect as Holocaust documentaries, so pay attention. Hosted by VH1 eye-candy Rachel Perry, this brand extender picks up where Maxim's annual Real Swimsuit Issue leaves off, with the mag's tongue-in-cheek perspective on the sexual proclivities of frat boys for whom pornography represents too much of an emotional commitment.