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Vegas' best Halloween costumes

Best Villain: On the list of people I don't want to meet in a dark alley, Robocain ranks right up there with the Joker, Criss Angel and Javier Bardem in No Country for Old Men. Kevin Cooney's costume is remarkably true to its inspiration - frighteningly so. And get this - it's totally homemade. Out of paper mache! Who says elementary arts education doesn't help kids?

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A Life in the Limelight

Legendary Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton talks the past 50 years as "Mr. Las Vegas."

AEE - Wednesday in Vegas

Adult video company, Pink Visual, in town for the 2009 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, invite Las Vegas Weekly to the set of one their gonzo films.

Kitchen liquor

Niles Peacock shares his recipe for Madagascar Vanilla Bean Cello, a tasty liquor you can make in your own kitchen. Ingredients: 750ml water, 750ml sugar, 750ml vodka, 3 vanilla beans, storage container (makes 750ml). Bottle the tasty spirit as a holiday gift for friends or shake it up in Niles' fabulous holiday cocktail, the Snow Day.

Two Companies, One Showcase

For the second year, Cirque Du Soleil and Nevada Ballet Theatre have teamed up to create an incredible dance showcase featuring performers and choreographers from both companies. On Friday, November 7, local students enjoyed the first public performance of the 2008 Showcase inside the Mystere theater at Treasure Island. For more information and to purchase tickets to the Sunday, Nov. 16 performance, call the Treasure Island Box Office at 1-866-241-2833. Click here to read more about the Choreographers' Showcase.

Robocop lives

Every Halloween Kevin Cooney and his brother Chris hit the Las Vegas Strip in homemade costumes that rival Hollywood in their complexity and size. Last year the brothers went seven for seven in big dollar costume contests dressed as Optimus Prime from Transformers. This year they've taken Pure's heroes and villains theme to heart, starting work on Robocop and Robocain during the summer to have their unbelievable outfits ready for October 31. Check out Kevin's MySpace page for more costume pictures.