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  • Economy

    Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008

    With Palin in Nevada using the S word, socialism, in an attack on Obama's plan to “redistribute wealth,” we can't help thinking about the mounds of dough the Bush Administration has served to corporations and wealthy patrons. Is it still socialism if rich people benefit?

  • Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008

    "I don’t hang around with people who have art I hate." A trio of Weekly staffers fanned out across the Thursday-night culturescape to sample various panels, lectures and discussions. Here are the nuggets of wisdom gleaned from the night:

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

    Despite what it might look like, it’s not all goofing around when the O clowns hit the stage.

  • Film

    Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

    It’s not a stretch to say Barack Obama is the closest we’ve come to Jimmy Stewart’s Smith in some time.

  • Casino

    Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

    It’s bad enough Las Vegas is dealing with high unemployment, declining visitor numbers and plummeting home prices. But do we have to add xenophobia?

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008

    Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony renew vows in Las Vegas.
    Vows included “no more duets” and “no more co-starring in movies together.”
    Department of Motor Vehicles unveils new licenses that are difficult to counterfeit.
    Wow, what a great ... and someone just made a counterfeit of one of the new licenses.
    Voter-registration organization raided for allegedly filing forms with bogus names.
    And the discrimination against I.P. Freely continues.

  • 2008 Presidential Election

    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

    Sorry, Obama phone-bank volunteers, but we’ve got a beef. Seriously, what’s with all the phone calls?

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

    The toughest part of being a mermaid? “The fish like to try to eat our hair, yet we cannot break character …”

  • Film

    Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008

    Cult gems like Point Break and Road House shouldn’t be the only movies that get a new lease on life by being brought to the stage. Here’s our list of other movies that would make for a heady night of theater.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

    Lance Armstrong loses to Oregon cyclist in second annual Cross Vegas.
    Testing afterward showed evidence of several Strip buffets.
    FBI raids nine sites around the Valley as part of homeowners associations investigation.
    Okay, okay—we’ll trim the red yucca on the side of our house. Happy?
    O.J. Simpson laments USC loss while arriving at his trial.
    Meanwhile, his lawyers lamented the fact they had to defend O.J.

  • Education

    Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

    The City of Dallas may soon get a huge boost, courtesy of Las Vegas. Dallas is expected to lay off 700 educators this year, but Clark County, which has the fifth-largest school district in the country, is looking to hire 400 teachers.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008

    Jack of all trades and master of most, Craig Berman is a renowned rock climber and has a doctorate in physical therapy from Columbia.

  • Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008

    This Friday, Hollywood lost one of its greatest figures and longest burning stars, actor and director Paul Newman. In memory of one of this century’s enduring legends, the Weekly shares our picks of some of Newman’s best work. Rent a few DVDs, pop some Newman’s Own popcorn and enjoy the talents of a man who helped define what it means to be a star.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008

    R-J editorial suggests John McCain is physically unable to use a computer.
    Using his cheek, Stephen Hawking typed, “What ... a ... wimp!”
    Vanity Fair writer Dominick Dunne hospitalized after experiencing pain during the O.J. trial.
    And here we thought the O.J. trial only had that effect on us.
    Federal court to determine Las Vegas flight paths.
    They’re expected to use the scientific “eeny, meeny, miny, moe” method.

  • television

    Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008

    David Mamet’s great courtroom drama [The Verdict (1982)] has one of cinema’s most corrupt magistrates [Judge Milo O’Shea], who, in the middle of a high-stakes medical malpractice suit, begins questioning a witness, in effect helping to scupper Paul Newman’s case. You don’t mess with Butch Cassidy, man.

  • Economy

    Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008

    Recently, on CBS’ Sunday Morning, Ben Stein called for greater oversight of the banking business. When a conservative like Stein demands more government regulation, the situation is dire.

  • Intersection

    Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008

    The news this week that the sky is falling—you know, mom & pops like AIG, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers all basically on the verge of financial extinction—has everyone we know in a panic.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008

    Women arrested for attempted kidnapping of 6-year-old say they were testing school’s security.
    Next, they’ll do a white-glove test of our city’s holding cells, followed by a tire-kick of the legal system.
    Mirage unveils $25 million face-lift to volcano.
    Sure, our schools could have used that money, but look at it this way—field trip!
    City to give “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign its own parking lot for tourist safety.
    All part of the city’s “no new revenue” campaign.

  • A&E

    Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008

    United 93 (2006): Paul Greengrass’ excruciatingly realistic re-creation of the events on the titular flight, which crashed into the Pennsylvania countryside on 9/11, is very hard to watch but unsparing and respectful in its account of everyday heroism. In seeking only to recount and not to analyze, it achieves a certain cathartic power.

  • Intersection

    Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008

    What a difference a year—and a little public awareness—makes! Metro proudly announced this week that auto thefts are down a whopping 32 percent from the same time last year, and while much of that can be attributed to Metro’s being hyper-vigilant, a good deal of credit goes to the person reading this magazine.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008

    Michael Phelps parties with strippers at the Palms.
    His behavior was so scandalous, he’s already considered the front-runner for governor in 2010.
    Judge Elizabeth Halverson allegedly beaten by husband with frying pan.
    Why couldn’t he have taken a cue from Francis Allen’s husband and beaten himself with it?
    North Las Vegas residents hold airport-safety meetings.
    We’d suggest holding them someplace safe—like Pahrump.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008

    While Nenuphar has danced on many continents, her first gig was playing Wonder Woman, Catwoman and even Bugs Bunny at an amusement park in her native Australia. “I love to act,” she says.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008

    $360 million in improvements trimmed from McCarran Airport plan.
    With all that neon on the Strip, who needs runway lights?
    Las Vegas TV reporter fired for soliciting sex online.
    Hey, in a city with so few sex options, what’s a guy to do?
    Oscar Goodman wants to build pro football stadium for the Super Bowl and Monday Night Football.
    The rest of the year, the venue would be used for Sweet 16 parties and as a neato hideout for the homeless.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

    Two-day conference on creating clean energy technology held at UNLV.
    First order of business: Reduce all the air pollution caused by everyone who attended.
    This year’s “Vegas to Reno” race doesn’t go through Vegas or Reno.
    If you think that’s bad, get this: That’s not the real Eiffel Tower, or Empire State Building, or ...
    Las Vegas version of New York’s Plaza Hotel postponed.
    Wait—it’s not the real Plaza Hotel? Man, this just keeps getting worse and worse.

  • Intersection

    Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008

    When exactly did companies around town (you know who you are) decide to start leaving those annoying fliers on our garage-door handles? For most Las Vegans, our garage door is our front door. (In this Vegas heat, can you blame us for not wanting to grab that doorknob?)

  • Intersection

    Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

    Hillary Clinton returned to Nevada last week to speak to a crowd gathered at Green Valley High School. These are words were overheard during the speech.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

    Henderson is used to the ups and downs of multiple costume changes, but no challenge is greater, he says, than “hanging from a wire thinner then my pinkie 100 feet above the ground!”

  • Culture

    Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008

    Opening your heart is tough, especially when you’re laying it bare for the world to scrutinize. Below are Las Vegas Weekly’s favorite confessional works of art.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

    Celtics’ Paul Pierce handcuffed during traffic stop on the Strip.
    And the list of reasons why we’ll never get an NBA franchise just keeps on growing.
    Jerry Lewis stopped at McCarran with unloaded gun.
    But don’t worry—he still thinks female comedians aren’t funny, so it’s not like he’s lost it or anything.
    Erotic Heritage Museum opens in Las Vegas.
    About time. We were just wondering how Las Vegas could add a little more sex to its image.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008

    Barry was once spotted out of costume at the Forum Shops by a woman who told him, “I’d recognize that ass anywhere.”

  • Monday, Aug. 4, 2008

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, July 31, 2008

    Elite Traveler’s list of 101 top hotel/resort suites of the year includes Palazzo’s $20,000-a-night Chairman Suite.
    Word has it that it offers a great view of all the Valley’s foreclosed homes.
    Eva Longoria Parker wants to open Las Vegas nightclub.
    And we want a weekend in Rio with Eva Longoria. Hopefully both our dreams come true.
    West Nile Virus found in mosquitoes in Las Vegas Valley.
    Luckily, no one in Las Vegas ever leaves their home, so we’re safe.

  • Intersection

    Thursday, July 31, 2008

    It’s certainly dispiriting to see democracy waterboarded by the people we elect or appoint to safeguard it for us, whether it’s through torture memos, secret evesdropping or the vast corporate porkapalooza that is Congress. Sadly, we’ve come to expect that of politicians.

  • Entertainment

    Thursday, July 24, 2008

    “Izzy loves her eye shadow and blond bouffant!” says Calcutt. “Looking that coiffed takes work. “

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, July 24, 2008

    Lake Las Vegas files for bankruptcy.
    Caviar will now be served only on weekends.
    Third terminal project approved for McCarran International Airport.
    More canceled flights than ever before.
    Nicolas Cage selling Las Vegas home for $9.95 million
    Or roughly the combined gross of Next and The Wicker Man.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, July 17, 2008

    Naked man hijacks Las Vegas bus.
    Well, he would have to; no pockets for change.
    Starbucks to close five Las Vegas shops this month.
    Damn! If only there was some other venue we could find coffee at ...
    Michael Jackson spotted at Las Vegas Barnes & Noble in wheelchair, wearing a trucker hat, dreadlocked wig and khaki sweater.
    We know what you’re thinking: A sweater in this heat?

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, July 10, 2008

    Star Trek: The Experience to close September 1.
    Who needs science fiction? $4 a gallon for gas? A text-messaging governor? Gambling on the decline? We’re living it!
    Harry Reid says that coal and oil “make us sick.”
    No, Harry, what really makes us sick is watching the Democratic Party shoot itself in the foot at every turn.
    Report: Most poker players support Obama.
    So remember, if you’re still undecided, ask yourself: Who would “The Unabomber” endorse?

  • Theatre

    Thursday, July 3, 2008

    Menzies, who got married last year, is ready to start a family: “I have enough experience, being pregnant all the time.”

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, June 26, 2008

    Terry Lanni resigns from Gaming Association to devote more time to what’s important:
    Returning to the top spot on the “wealthiest Las Vegas executives” list.
    Some Nevada brothels report 45 percent decline in revenues.
    Sex lives of married couples improving statewide.
    Mayor Goodman to recognize Friday as National HIV Testing Day.
    Though thanks to Dipak Desai, most Las Vegans have already gotten tested.

  • Intersection

    Thursday, June 19, 2008

    The King of Pop playing the Strip? It’s been a rumor longer than most of us here at Weekly can remember, but there’s been more talk of it actually happening, what with the bailout of Jackon’s treasured Neverland Ranch by Colony Capital, which owns, among other properties, the Las Vegas Hilton. What better way to repay the $23 million debt than with a Las Vegas run?

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, June 19, 2008

    Nevada among top five states in the nation for Internet speed.
    Our new motto: Faster poker and porn.
    Gov. Jim Gibbons uses government cell phone to send 850 text messages to Reno woman.
    What’s even more egregious is that he helped David Cook win American Idol.
    Gibbons convenes Legislature into special June 23 session to tackle budget shortfalls.
    It would have been held sooner, but some legislators didn’t repond to his first text message.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, June 12, 2008

    City to turn up thermostats one or two degrees to save $6,000 a month.
    Also, city employees now allowed to wear G-strings and tear-away pants to cope with the heat.
    Privé Las Vegas to honor Kevin Federline as “father of the year.”
    He was second in line; David Archuleta’s dad declined.
    Study: Nevada has lowest high school graduation rate in the nation.
    Hey, with those ultra-safe construction jobs waiting out there, is it any wonder?

  • Intersection

    Thursday, June 12, 2008

    Floods in the Midwest? Rotten tomatoes? Gas price record du jour? Enough already! We’ve reached our saturation point. We gathered the Weekly staff together for a group hug recently, and in the middle of the feel-good clasp, we felt compelled to share the good news in our lives. Luckily, one of us was taking notes.

  • Thursday, June 5, 2008

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, June 5, 2008

    Don King and Emeril Lagasse get spots in the Gaming Hall of Fame.
    Organizers decided the current hall didn’t have enough big hair and “Bam!”
    Las Vegas ranks 18th nationwide in carbon emissions.
    That’s right—our carbon footprint is the size of Shaquille O’Neal’s.
    Las Vegas ranks among 40 best cities to live in.
    We almost made the Top 30. Damn that carbon footprint!

  • Intersection

    Thursday, May 29, 2008

    The image of Sin City as an adults-only playground where anything is possible is reflected in the catchy slogans and commercial spots that have been used over the years. But let’s face it: Reality is catching up to our beloved burg. The headlines this year show cracks in the façade. In the spirit of representing our city honestly, we here at the Weekly have come up with some slogans of our own, ones that more accurately reflect recent trends.

  • Help Desk

    Thursday, May 29, 2008

    McCarran Airport ranks No. 2 in customer satisfaction for 2007.
    We would have been No. 1, but not everyone loves being frisked by Wayne Newton.
    Assemblywoman Francis Allen arrested for allegedly stabbing her husband in the arm with a steak knife.
    Looks like all this fuss about term limits may not be necessary.
    Britney Spears reportedly planning a comeback in Las Vegas.
    Yes, because her last Vegas performance went so well.