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JUNE 11 - JUNE 17
- Brother act
- The easygoing local filmmakers behind Thor at the Bus Stop read article
- ‘Truth will always come out’
- Three questions with filmmaker Amir Naderi read article
- Movin’ on down
- As the economy worsens, Downtown is finding itself an unexpected beneficiary read article
The Intersection
- How much did the prospect of redistricting in two years temper legislative Democrats this year?
- The Democrats’ failure to effect any real change to Nevada’s tax structure during the last session was likely driven in part by a desire to ... more
- Overheard at First Friday
- Random comments from the recently downsized cultural event. more
- Six things we now fear more than Las Vegas anarchists
- Last week, in profiling a handful of local anarchists, the Sun told readers, “Johnson says Las Vegas has no reason to fear him or his ... more
- Tiny Little Rant: Shortcut Capital of the World
- We’re not sure how it happened, but our city has become what we’ll call the “Shortcut Capital of the World.” more
- A genius play
- Whoever bought Binion’s to get the World Series of Poker for Harrah’s, and then dumped the casino, still looks like a genius—even in this economy. more
- Crash course
- What’s up with all the officer-involved accidents lately? And who’s paying the bill? more
- Settlement blitz!
- Retired judges probably ought to be relaxing at a pool party, cosmopolitans in hand, the voices of angry litigants a thing of history. But instead, ... more
- If these walls could talk
- In a city where every good idea is copied three times over, you have to give the Palms points for originality. On June 1, the ... more
- Ask Dead Elvis: Was KLAS-TV Howard Hughes’ personal VCR?
- Truth or Vegas myth: When Howard Hughes owned KLAS-TV, did he really have the program manager repeat programs he missed, like it was his personal VCR? more
- An easy target, a misguided notion
- Why the people of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, should be grateful for, not suspicious of, their new casino. more
Nightlife
- Svast Differences: A producer finds hope in the city of Sin
- House music used to be in DJ and producer Thom Svast’s Cheerios, but the Chicago native has gone Vegas and he’s got a mission behind ... more
- Gone the way of the go-go
- What ever happened to all those live musicians and dancers?! Apparently, neither you, the physical club nor the DJ counts as live entertainment. more
- When the going gets tough, the tough get tackled
- A recent battle between local party crews the Army of Drinkers and Team FML—to see which could bring the biggest entourage to Bare Pool—was a ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- Truth in the synthetic
- The opening film at Cinevegas this year isn’t as high-profile as past offerings The Rocker, Hustle & Flow and Ocean’s 13, but like Ocean’s, it ... more
- Smartly, Supernatural aims to please casual Santana fan
- Legendary hippie rocker Carlos Santana and the Vegas tourist are on different wavelengths. more
- Animal Collective
- On Saturday night, I felt proud to live in Las Vegas. I rarely experience that sensation at rock shows. more
- Big bucks for famous bricks
- Elvis left the building long ago, but his nasal douche remains and is being offered to the highest bidder. So are 30 pairs of Ann ... more
- Completely pain-free
- You know it’s summer because USA is debuting another breezy, rather formulaic new drama that will be fun to watch but probably not occupy a ... more
- Beer in a book
- At 120 pages, B Is for Beer is just about the right size for a round-trip plane ride, and manages to fit a six-pack’s worth ... more
- Show time for Conan
- When Jay Leno took over The Tonight Show from Johnny Carson in 1992, the transition was fraught with tension, and the backstage drama was often ... more
- Wolf among the flock
- Kevin Roose was your typical Brown University sophomore. He studied, he partied, he protested, and he sang in an a cappella group. And then, one ... more
- Learn poker from the master
- Throughout the 2009 world Series of Poker, players and fans will get the chance to learn from the pros, including Mike “Mad Genius” Caro and ... more
- Man of the House
- During his six-year run as head talent buyer for Las Vegas’ House of Blues, Max McAndrew cemented the venue’s standing as a hub for consistently ... more
- Remembering Sam
- It’s hard to overstate the legacy of Sam Butera, who died here June 3 at 81; the flashy but deceptively agile tenor sax player and ... more
- Ky-Mani Marley brings rain and reggae to the desert
- Ky-mani Marley will bring more than passionate music and a heartfelt message to the Reggae in the Desert festival this weekend. “I love the desert, ... more
- Coffee topped with art
- The top of any truly loved coffee beverage is a canvass, a small but alluring place for the artiste/barista to create a thing of visual ... more
- Fruit from the Blackberry bush
- What kind of pop-culture machinators would we be if someone didn’t immediately publish a small gag book about what might appear on Obama’s BlackBerry? more
- Neonopolis Art Center: Gone, but maybe not forever
- Amid rumors of poor ventilation, no air conditioning and canceled leases, the once-promising Art Center at Neonopolis is officially closing. more
Screen
- The remaking of Pelham 1 2 3
- Although it’s a question that Hollywood often fails to answer, the prevailing mystery with most movie remakes is “Why?” more
Taste
- O, Harry!
- Barbecue has to be really, really good. There must be hours of loving care and, hopefully, some smoke involved in the process. And it should be a little rough around the edges, right?
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Soundcheck
- Dave Matthews Band
- the excellent King memorializes LeRoi Moore in the best way possible—by way of effervescent, inviting music that celebrates the longtime DMB credo, “eat, drink and be merry.”
Read more... - Kasabian
- The third album from the endearingly sullen U.K. neo-psychedelics features co-production courtesy of Gorillaz’s Dan the Automator, a duet with actress Rosario Dawson and an overall reining-in of the band’s ...
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- It would scarcely seem possible for a six-minute Sonic Youth song titled “Anti-Orgasm” to prove predictable, yet...
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JUNE 11 - JUNE 17
Cocktail of the Week
Jun 11, 2009
by
Xania Woodman
Ono
Before downing your Ono, be sure to savor every second with the most expensive cocktail in Vegas. Sweetening the deal, it’s also served up with a signature XS women’s pearl ...
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