Best in Print
NOVEMBER 20 - NOVEMBER 27
- A man, a ball, a hoop, a bench (and an alleged thread)… TELLER!
- How a small but beautiful trick illuminates the mind of a master magician read article
- Laughs, yes. Big deals, no.
- Now, when we need laughter more than ever, what role does a comedy festival play? read article
The Intersection
- Stopping power, love, roasted pig
- When a Weekly reporter hits a gun show and a gay-rights rally in a single day it’s like a lesson in American history unfolding in ... more
- The 1 percent solution
- Nevada is lucky enough to have a renewable energy standard that mandates that 20 percent of our energy must be met by renewables by 2015. ... more
- (Nervous) letters from home
- I never intended to adopt an airman. And now I was pondering what sort of airman I wanted. Were there women airmen? more
- Elaine Wynn, embracing change
- What was the secret weapon that won over Elaine Wynn? Michelle. The wife. Elaine Wynn was so impressed that she found herself bucking her entire ... more
- Tiny Little Rant: Two in one weekend?
- Call us cliche lovers, but we always thought that security at casinos was higher than Fort Knox. more
- The Help Desk
- Las Vegas-area bus fares to increase in January. Hey, when you ride with psychotics, screaming babies and those who don’t believe in deodorant, you’ve got ... more
Nightlife
- I kissed a girl
- “Twas the night before Kissmas and things just got freaky …” The emcee calls the room to attention and reads from the invitation to Merry ... more
- Get your cups in a row—this week it’s all about the booze!
- The most important reality-show competition of all is currently underway—the search for America’s top bartender. Sponsored by Absolut Vodka, On the Rocks appropriately chose our ... more
- Cannery’s got it upstairs
- Breathtaking views, gorgeous design elements … and it’s nowhere near Las Vegas Boulevard. Or anything like it, for that matter, which is exactly why One ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- Game over
- Las Vegas’ already fragile all-ages scene has suffered what could be a shattering blow: the closing of teen music hub Jillian’s. more
- Pins and needles
- When The Tinglerz leave the Bunkhouse stage Saturday night, drummer Joe Perv seems very much in need of some Ritalin. He plays the drums like ... more
- Vicki Van Tassel as Tanya in “Mamma Mia!”
- A former New York City stand-up comic, Tassel says the toughest part of her current gig is “keeping from tearing up my costumes.” more
- Do you believe in magic?
- Family entertainment? Oh, come on! Who wants to see that? This is Vegas, for crying out loud! more
- Won over by sparkly things
- I cried at the Liberace Museum today. It was the story of Liberace’s final performance at Radio City Music Hall that did it. more
- She’s like meatloaf
- My problem with an exquisitely served, subtly haunting mango chutney sauce is my problem with a long-legged, stiletto-heeled, viper-souled beauty. They both look great and ... more
- Veeps: Profiles in Insignificance
- America’s big win on November 4 may turn out to be a loss for comedic vice-presidential historians, an admittedly small subset of the electorate, which ... more
- Road to nowhere
- Erin Hogan joined the increasing ranks of cognoscenti making the fashionable driving tour of the greatest hits in the earthworks movement, and produced a slender ... more
- Puttin’ on “The Ritz”
- Long before Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, playwright Terrence McNally was celebrating gay life as positive and affirming, not tragic, with something to teach ... more
- Glampire weekend
- Robert Pattinson, the young English star of the new movie Twilight, plays Edward Cullen, an ageless blood-sucking hottie with the creamy pallor of a slightly ... more
- R.I.P. TRL
- MTV managed to pack Times Square one more time this past Sunday for the last episode of TRL, dubbed Total Finale Live, although nostalgia was ... more
- Dray, his art head for Atlanta
- For those who keep an eye on the arts district, Dray’s departure—for Atlanta—changes the metabolism of the scene a little. more
Screen
- Fangst(1 comment)
- Twilight is all about a perverse kind of wish-fulfillment: Average teenager Bella Swan falls madly in love with perfect, ageless vampire Edward Cullen, who sweeps ... more
- Bolt
- Hollywood canine Bolt (voiced by Travolta) doesn’t realize that he’s not really the superpowered dog he plays on a popular TV show. more
- The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
- Two children in World War II Germany embark on a friendship, each envying the other’s mysterious life behind the electrified fence. Bruno believes the camp ... more
- In search of Charlie Kaufman
- I feel compelled to issue a Critic General’s Warning: Unremitting bleakness may result in viewer tedium, and futile attempts to follow this film’s maddeningly recursive ... more
Taste
- East meets best
- I’ve been to Yellowtail twice now, and both times the place seemed to be firing on all cylinders. Chef Akira Back, a personable sort, is comfortable in the fusion genre, and many of these creations are tasty and original.
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Wednesday
2008-11-26
Central
Hedwig and the Angry Itch at Erotic Heritage Museum's movie night
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Wednesday
2008-11-26
Xania's Hot Spots
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Wednesday
2008-11-26
Downtown
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Thursday
2008-11-27
Lake Las Vegas
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Thursday
2008-11-27
Henderson
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Thursday
2008-11-27
Xania's Hot Spots
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Saturday
2008-11-29
East
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Saturday
2008-11-29
The Strip
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Saturday
2008-11-29
Central
Double Down's 16 Year Anniversary Weekend party featuring The Tinglerz
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Sunday
2008-11-30
Central
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Sunday
2008-11-30
Comedy
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Sunday
2008-11-30
Break out your best plaid mini skirt. It's time to go back to school!
Dance
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Monday
2008-12-01
The Strip
Living Room Lounge at Prive presents Dirty Vinyl House Sessions
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Monday
2008-12-01
Magic
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Monday
2008-12-01
Open Mic
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Soundcheck
- Beyonce
- Beyoncé’s new double album supposedly represents two sides of her personality. Seems to be that Beyoncé’s two personas are in conflict. Maybe she should try being herself.
Read more... - Hinder
- Thanks to their dreadful, inescapable power ballad “Lips of an Angel,” Hinder have been lumped in with the grim post-grunge likes of Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd and 3 Doors Down.
Read more... - Dido
- There’s a very good reason why Dido’s third album—and first studio effort in five years—sounds so cinematic: noted movie-score composer/Fiona Apple collaborator Jon Brion.
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NOVEMBER 20 - NOVEMBER 27
Cocktail of the Week
Nov 20, 2008
by
Xania Woodman
The Capital Grille $1,000 Luxury Martini
What could be better than a martini and caviar? Nothing! Especially when the caviar in question is a limited-edition White Topaz and Diamond Caviar rope bracelet, served up with a ...
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