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APRIL 30 - MAY 6
- God’s showman
- Facing lung cancer, street preacher and gadfly John 3:16 can still tell a story. Or two. read article
- The Weekly’s recession-busting guide
- The dollar not quite worth what it was yesterday? We’ve come up with a few ways to ... read article
- 10 ways to make a quick buck in Vegas
- Just in case it comes to that… read article
The Intersection
- Memos on a scandal
- The 10 techniques under discussion were: (1) attention grasp, (2) walling, (3) facial hold, (4) facial slap (insult slap), (5) cramped confinement, (6) wall standing, ... more
- Now we’re cooking(1 comment)
- Top Chef began filming Season 6 in Las Vegas on Monday. This could easily be the start of an economic recovery. It’s not as ridiculous ... more
- Foreclosures, horses and Patrick Swayze—oh, my!
- This is something never to be taken for granted about our city: that wandering a distance of about 100 feet can be like falling down ... more
- A hound dog in a bear market
- I just can’t help believing,” Elvis once famously sang. And that is how Trent Carlini is approaching launching his new show, Elvolution. more
- Showroom for change
- If your only glimpse of World Market Center has been from the I-15, trust me, you haven’t seen it. more
- The Help Desk
- Fremont Street Experience paying tribute to 1969 and Woodstock this summer. Just make sure not to eat the brown deep-fried Twinkies. Las Vegas tops list ... more
- Tiny Little Rant: Nevada is not prepared for swine flu
- Sorry, but we have a bit of a tough time swallowing Gov. Jim Gibbons’ claim that Nevada is prepared for the swine flu, and has ... more
Nightlife
- The doctor is in(1 comment)
- If cover bands give you a fever, it will be remedied with a prescription of more cowbell courtesy of Dr. Zhivegas. more
- Randi Sorenson – A model Republican
- Not that kind of Republican. The sexy Wet Republic cabana attendant came to Vegas straight out of high school to pursue her professional dance career. more
- Return of the freeze
- There’s a dark secret many of us try to hide: Back before I was a local, I was a tourist. I’d like to say tourist ... more
- Volts, right out of the blue!
- N9NE Group and the Palms are making a commitment to environmentalism via Vegas’ first permenant solar-powered DJ booth. more
- Courtesy of the Artisan, your weekend is served(1 comment)
- A new afterhours that is not in a strip club??? Plus cheaper drinks and discount hotel rooms? We like! more
Arts & Entertainment
- Four-color freebies
- Comic books will once again be at the forefront of pop culture this week, and the comics industry is taking advantage with its annual Free ... more
- Dancing with the welterweights
- A thong, diet pills and too many verbal jabs to tally, if this Saturday’s action inside the ring is half as memorable as the antics ... more
- Noriko Takahashi as Diana in KA
- Noriko Takahashi says she sometimes gets recognized in Japan even without her makeup. Her role—the baton-twirling daughter of the chief archer—is a natural fit. more
- Studio time
- Ryan butler pulls up to the vacant lot outside Studio Vegas Recording Studios in a black, tricked-out Mercedes with shiny rims. Believe it or not, ... more
- Cruisin’ down the Thai way
- Calling the Skinny Jeans a rock band feels like an understatement. They’re a soccer team. And a promotions and production group. more
- Skorchamenza
- It’s time to face the truth: Skorchamenza is the new Guitar Hero of Las Vegas’ music scene. more
- Addicted to Brand
- Russell Brand is huge in Europe, but you probably just know him as the hypersexual rock star Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Well, the ... more
- Heaven forbid!
- Patron saints—isn’t it time to deputize some new ones, fresh inspirational figures to help us face our uniquely modern problems? more
Screen
- The Weekly’s summer movie preview
- The six most-anticipated films from the year’s biggest box-office season. more
- Swing and a miss
- Sugar is well-intentioned but a bit of a bore. more
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Every comic-book fan knows that origins in movies are boring; here’s nearly two full hours of the stuff. more
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
- Taking a page from A Christmas Carol, this lackluster imitation of a classic tale feels stale despite its unique romance angle. more
- Is Anybody There?
- Coming-of-age tales all follow a basic formula and this British drama follows it directly. The good news is you’re not likely to care. more
Taste
- Comfort food all night long
- Another killer—if you don’t mind the metaphor—here is “angry” mac ’n’ cheese, which gets its dudgeon from the addition of jalapeños, and has a nice, bubbly top crust. If you like crab cakes, The Bar does the genre proud.
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- Depeche Mode vs. Pet Shop Boys
- In the 1980s, Depeche Mode and the Pet Shop Boys helped synth-pop break into the mainstream. Now, both have released new records.
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- The world needs more bands like the Silversun Pickups.
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- At first glance, the lineup of supergroup Tinted Windows seems pretty incongruous: singer Taylor Hanson (Hanson), bassist Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), guitarist James Iha (ex-Smashing Pumpkins) and drummer Bun ...
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APRIL 30 - MAY 6
Cocktail of the Week
Apr 30, 2009
by
Xania Woodman
Organic Alien Margarita
Come May 5, I’ll be beaming up cocktails with Alien Tequilas anejo, which, aged one year in oak, is pleasantly perfumey with hints of vanilla, spice and smoke on the ...
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