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DECEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 10
- Mystery Solved
- The recent death of Lefty Rosenthal has one former private eye remembering the bad old days. A memoir. read article
The Intersection
- What do we change now?
- Having cannon-balled into the vat of Kool-Aid and washed themselves free of irony and shruggishness, Obama’s fans and volunteers aren’t ready to quit. In fact, ... more
- The Revolution continues
- Clearly, the Republicans got some kind of beat-down—losing the White House, seats in Congress and control of the Nevada Legislature—although the extent of the drubbing ... more
- Tiny Little Rant: They won’t have the balls
- Will folks like Suprynowicz and gun-show promoters (get your guns now before a possible ban!) have the integrity and, dare we say, balls to admit ... more
- The Help Desk
- Water usage down in Las Vegas. Everyone suddenly realized that booze was actually cheaper. NV Energy seeking 17.5 percent electric rate hike. So much for ... more
- Friday on their minds
- At 6:15 a.m. on Black Friday the line outside the Office Max at a strip mall near Sunset Station numbered in the dozens. Do people ... more
- A real magic trick(3 comments)
- Accused in October 2007 of raping a 21-year-old Seattle woman whom he allegedly picked out of his audience and lured to his Bahamian getaway for ... more
Nightlife
- 75 years later, America still likes the sauce …
- On January 16, 1920, the 18th Amendment went into effect mandating nationwide prohibition, essentially derailing the country’s most prevalent pastime of the era—drinking. more
- Raving fans(1 comment)
- Dust off your biggest, baggiest pair of pants, dig up a miniature backpack and liberate your Peace, Love, Unity, Respect (P.L.U.R.) pony-bead bracelets from the ... more
- Into thin air(1 comment)
- “What do you mean they’re gone?” I don’t often find myself chit-chatting about Vegas’ aquatic citizens, but there’s no denying it—the piranha tanks at Piranha ... more
- Remembering Ken Werden
- The Las Vegas nightlife industry was shocked and deeply saddened by the news that one of our own, Dal Toro Ristorante apprentice bartender and longtime ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- Dance … with a twist
- One year it’s a ballerina escaping the Nazis, the next year Princess Diana shares the stage with the Heaven’s Gate mass-suicide cult—mixing it up is ... more
- Home work
- Visiting Tarissa Tiberti’s 3% exhibition at the Fallout Gallery, the phrase “you can’t go home again” is hard to shake. Especially considering home is a ... more
- Stocking stuffers
- ‘Tis the season for CD releases … at least here on the Vegas music scene, where locals Black Camaro and The Skooners hosted a joint ... more
- Guitar zero
- I thought I was good at Guitar Hero III … until I got royally schooled during the “friendly” competition held at Family Music Center. more
- Star search
- Why are so many major movie stars fleeing the screen? Apparently it’s less fun than generally imagined to spend a couple of months in an ... more
- Country cavalcade
- Vegas isn’t getting any arena-filling superstars this year, but these acts are just about at the top of the genre, and could easily attract audiences ... more
- Too young to rock ’n’ roll? Nah
- Make no mistake, Jillian’s recent closing has left an all-ages void in the Las Vegas scene. But the musical landscape already appears to be regenerating, ... more
- Godfather of the Gulf
- Chronicling the rise and fall of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, House of Saddam is remarkably akin to a cinematic gangster saga, like Goodfellas. more
Screen
- Milquetoast Milk
- Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant, sticks fast to moldy biopic convention and features Academy Award-winner Sean Penn as doomed San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk, ... more
- Cadillac Records
- Cadillac Records, the heavily streamlined and fictionalized story of influential Chess Records, is like Dreamgirls lite, a flat, bland, lifeless version of that lavish musical ... more
- Punisher: War Zone
- The third attempt to kick-start a franchise based on the Marvel Comics Punisher character, Punisher: War Zone is probably the best of the bunch, but ... more
- Call + Response
- Musician Dillon abhors modern-day slavery. So much so that he had performers come in to a studio at their convenience and combined that footage with ... more
- Battle in Seattle
- In actor Townsend’s directorial debut, a team of well-coordinated, nonviolent protestors take the 1999 World Trade Organization summit in Seattle by storm, outfoxing the local ... more
Taste
- The hot dog: nature’s perfect food
- Hot dogs. They’re awesome. Not a part of any legitimate diet plan on the market today, but who cares? Las Vegas has a surprising array of specific choices for the hot-dog aficionado.
- Oh, Mama!
- The new China Mama, a boxy, freestanding place with lime-green walls and garish red light fixtures that resemble Slinkys (if they had been made out of Lucite), does the best xiao loong bao in Vegas, and maybe anywhere between here and New York City.
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Wednesday
2008-12-10
America's Favorite Shopping Party
Xania's Hot Spots
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Wednesday
2008-12-10
Bill Engvall performs a stand-up routine at Treasure Island
Comedy
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Wednesday
2008-12-10
Central
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Friday
2008-12-12
Central
Big Damn Holiday Jam featuring Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand at The Joint
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Friday
2008-12-12
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2008-12-12
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Saturday
2008-12-13
Downtown
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Saturday
2008-12-13
Sports-Fighting
Lucha libre Wrestling featuring Rey Misterio at Star of the Desert Arena
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Saturday
2008-12-13
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Sunday
2008-12-14
The Strip
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Sunday
2008-12-14
Central
El Deseo - Latin Nite at 8 ½ Ultra Lounge and Piranha Nightclub
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Sunday
2008-12-14
Open Mic
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Tuesday
2008-12-16
The Strip
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Tuesday
2008-12-16
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La Noche-Latin nigh at 8 ½ Ultra Lounge and Piranha Nightclub
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Tuesday
2008-12-16
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Soundcheck
- Ludacris
- Ludacris is mainstream hip-hop’s most entertaining personality. Strongly committed to the oft-overlooked art of lyricism, he leaves other emcees behind, often seeming to be battling himself.
Read more... - Shiny Toy Guns
- The term “unclassifiable” may have negative connotations when it comes to disease or foodstuffs, but in the case of Shiny Toy Guns, it’s an unequivocal compliment.
Read more... - Britney Spears
- After several years of tabloid turmoil, baby-makin’ and bizarre behavior, Britney Spears is back on track doing what she does best: crafting wholly disposable, ultra-manufactured and downright irresistible pop music.
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DECEMBER 4 - DECEMBER 10
Cocktail of the Week
Dec 4, 2008
by
Xania Woodman
Smash Pumpkin
It's all about economy and recycling really. Wondering what to do with those leftover cans of pumpkin puree in the pantry, the bowl of decorative mini-pumpkins and all those seasonal ...
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