Best in Print
- The Road to Denver (and every place on the way)
- With a fully loaded Mazda 6 and no guarantee of getting into the Democratic National Convention, John Katsilometes and T.R. Witcher sample the political landscape along the way to Denver read article
The Intersection
- What I’m thinking as I zip-line over the desert(1 comment)
- The scene: A new eco-adventure attraction, Bootleg Canyon Flightlines. Cable strung over hills in Boulder City. Foolish reporter in a harness, preparing to fly down ... more
- Mysterious Ways
- This whole planes-falling-out-of-the-sky thing turns out to be about a benevolent God, you know. Driving toward the scene of the second airplane accident last week, ... more
- Note to GOP: Grow a pair
- My buddy Fast Jimmy says too many politicians lack “nails.” “They’re almost as bad as reporters,” Jimmy says, flashing his best Jersey-boy smirk. “Their egos ... more
- Why Las Vegas won’t host a political convention any time soon (duh)
- Denver and St. Paul are all-American cities, the sorts of places that host national political conventions. But why not Las Vegas? This city in many ... more
- I posed today
- Playboy’s casting-call confirmation e-mail said to meet in the Palms Fantasy Tower. Yet there were no signs directing model hopefuls. Just walls and closed doors. ... more
- The help desk
- Britney Spears reappears in Las Vegas, reportedly looking hot. Nice try, Britney, but John McCain’s already chosen his running mate. Mos Def under larceny investigation ... more
- What’s the use?
- Real-estate agent Jack LeVine describes the shuttered Clark County Courthouse on Third Street as a “classic icon of mid-century modernism.” You may be thinking: This ... more
Nightlife
- 40/40 Closes Its Doors
- After months of whispers that the 40/40 Club/ultra-sports bar and lounge would be closing, Palazzo reps addressed the issue last Wednesday: 40/40 will return to ... more
- Clone pours
- The Grape is a welcome addition to this corner of Town Square. It’s a place for good wine, good conversation and good gripes about how ... more
- Doing hard labor
- Aaaaaaaaaaaaack! OhsweetJesusohmyGod. Ugh.” I honestly haven’t thrown up from anything that wasn’t germ-related in a long, long time. But it’s Saturday morning and I’m mid-Labor. ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- Azy Nenuphar in Crazy Horse Paris
- 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 ... more
- Downtown-apalooza
- Thirry Harlin was shopping in a convenience store when someone spotted the “RT” tattoo on his arm. “They’d seen my Revolution Theory logo on posters ... more
- Love hurts
- Las Vegas’ electro-rock superwomen have been hit with a dose of kryptonite. Whether it’s fatal remains to be seen. Much-adored local quintet Love Pentagon has ... more
- Poppermost(8 comments)
- Poppermost certainly isn’t short on delusions of grandeur. The band calls its music “one gigantic mass [encompassing] pop, rock, country, soul and classical” in the ... more
- “Fringe” benefits
- Anointed this year’s Heroes or Lost before even premiering, thanks to online buzz, a screening at Comic-Con over the summer and the presence of co-creator ... more
- Drawing power
- When I received the invite for a group exhibition of drawings and saw the face of a young man in a baseball cap, I assumed ... more
- Feed the Monkey(1 comment)
- There are a couple of different times I think I’m really hysterical. The first is when I’m re-dubbing the announcer’s voice-over on late-night infomercials for ... more
Screen
- Mumbling toward success
- Baghead bears many of the hallmarks of mumblecore—it’s about relationships among intelligent but inarticulate 20-somethings, it’s shot in a rough, hand-held style, it’s plotted loosely ... more
- The Little Red Truck
- It seems almost cruel to criticize The Little Red Truck, an earnest, cheery documentary about the Missoula Children’s Theatre. more
Taste
- A (too) sweet time
- I had two very different experiences at Basil ’n Lime, a charming newcomer on the west side, advertising “Authentic Thai Cuisine” on its outside sign. If you’re not Thai, you’re not a favorite to get much of it, even though the kitchen is capable of producing it.
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2008-09-10
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2008-09-10
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2008-09-10
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Thursday
2008-09-11
The legendary motown band returns to Las Vegas
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2008-09-11
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Thursday
2008-09-11
UNLV
Not Without Form: Recent Drawings and Works on Paper at Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery
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Friday
2008-09-12
Last Comic Standing's Gabriel Iglesias at the Monte Carol.
Comedy
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Friday
2008-09-12
Are you ready to laugh?
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2008-09-12
The Strip
Dive in Movies at Mandalay Bay presents Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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Saturday
2008-09-13
Pop singer headlines the concert for Lili Claire Foundation
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2008-09-13
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2008-09-13
Mexican rockers visit Las Vegas
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Sunday
2008-09-14
The Toadies have reunited and are ready to rock once again
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2008-09-14
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Sunday
2008-09-14
Cold beer. Dirty boys. Latin music.
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Monday
2008-09-15
Vampire Weekend brings their African influenced tunes to the Hard Rock
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2008-09-15
Leading Latin Pop Star Alejandro Fernández brings his new tour to Vegas
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Monday
2008-09-15
The members only club opens its doors to locals and industry members with no cover
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2008-09-16
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2008-09-16
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2008-09-16
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Soundcheck
- DragonForce
- It can be hard to know whether to take DragonForce seriously. The songs on the British power-metal-throwback band’s fourth album, Ultra Beatdown, mostly push the seven- or eight-minute mark, and ...
Read more... - Lykke Li
- Despite impeccable production, little of Novels lingers; although it’s a pleasant-enough listen, the album’s melodies and expressions fade immediately after it ends—much the way frothy cotton candy melts away as ...
Read more... - The Game
- I’m about my ’hood/I’m about my block,” The Game raps on “LAX Files,” the first song on his third album, LAX. This isn’t particularly accurate. Anyone listening to him for ...
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Sep 4, 2008
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Cocktail Tree
“Share and share alike”; “Do unto others…” (yeah, those old chestnuts). But when sublime cocktails are at hand (or in hand), a little goodwill can go a long way. While ...
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