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SEPTEMBER 17 - SEPTEMBER 23
- I lived at Town Square (for about 20 minutes)
- This ‘community’ has everything a resident could want—except residences. But one writer was determined to change that read article
The Intersection
- Yeah, we have a czar for that
- With more and more government functions being grouped under “czars”—to improve efficiency and accountability, just as in imperial Russia—it’s clearly time the concept filtered down ... more
- How we spent Patriot Day (September 11)
- Go-go dancing, hording in a home office and Disneyland? We’re so American… more
- Amen Corner: Capitalism at its finest
- Nina Radetich, the plucky newscaster at Channel 13, was caught offering the services of her boyfriend, a guy with some PR experience, to the owner ... more
- Stripper Poles R Us(2 comments)
- Get your tween up on that stripper pole, preferably with grandma and a chunky boy clutching a bucket of Diet Pepsi in the other hand. ... more
- A growing problem with no solution
- In a state with an alarming suicide rate, murder-suicides appear to be increasing as well. more
- Go directly to jail
- Enter 2009, when many can’t afford to pay their mortgages. And in Las Vegas, where bond is 15 percent of bail (most states are 10 ... more
- As Dead Elvis: Did Vegas have a national talk show?
- My dad insists there was a national talk show called The Las Vegas Show in the mid- or late ’60s. Yet I couldn’t find any ... more
- Random photo of the week
- Shagadelic. more
- Don’t call it a downer!
- Even at 81, Broadway legend and Phantom director Hal Prince has lost none of his enthusiasm for what he does. more
- The Help Desk
- La Toya Jackson in danger of losing Las Vegas house to foreclosure, owing $745,670 in unpaid mortgage. Yeah, that La Toya impersonator on the Strip? ... more
Nightlife
- Fong’s, Hogs, Hard Rock: In search of the perfect bar experience
- On a quest for the perfect bar experience, criss crossing the city with two fake names and two fake boobs. more
- That DJ Dan interview(1 comment)
- Celebrating 20 years as a DJ, Dan reflects on his favorite career moments, what it takes for a successful 2x4 set, and the impostor DJ Dan. more
- We’ve got spirit
- We the People, in order to form a perfect bar, seek to establish Cachaça as “Cachaça, Brazil’s Noble Spirit.” more
- Pool-hopping in the time of Metro raids(1 comment)
- For the first time in Las Vegas history, hot girls who wanted to take their tops off were turned away. more
- JR Hahn— Man of mistry
- The role of Tao Beach’s water boy is to entertain, to get the party started and to dole out a refreshing mist to the pool’s ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- Staking its claim(1 comment)
- Bite has all the elements common to Vegas shows - magic, aerialists, dancing, a singer - but it’s got topless vampires, too. more
- 30-second chinchilla review
- Is the fighting chinchilla our new “yo quiero” chihuahua? Our AFLAC duck? And what the hell does it have to do with Vegas? more
- Open letter to my favorite radio station
- Dear 107.9-FM: You’re airing promos asking listeners what changes they’d like to hear, and I do have a suggestion: How about a tad more musical adventurousness? more
- Post-apocalyptic fun with Dead Neon
- Dead Neon wasn’t created to be comedic; the self-described “primitive nuclear rapture doom metal” band was created to promote poetry. more
- What to see at Neon Reverb?
- A night-by-night festival study guide, so you can catch the best the lineup has to offer. more
- Further Reverberations
- The fall version of Neon Reverb was designed to be far smaller than its spring counterpart, but there are more than 100 acts listed for ... more
- Two comics J. Caleb Mozzocco says are worth marking your calendar for
- Start saving those pennies. Two worthwhile comics are around the corner. more
- Brief, potent
- They may be small, but short stories have been getting a lot of ink lately. Here, five of this year’s best collections. more
- Overly measured art
- “Measure twice, cut once”—the old proverb that advises one to plan and be careful before taking action - may not be the best advice for ... more
- Hipsters: the sitcom
- Bored is far too smug and weak-willed to actually be funny, but at least it’s sometimes light on its feet and has few pretensions to profundity. more
- Magical Macbeth
- There are few opportunities to work a Las Vegas magician and Shakespeare into the same sentence—most probably involve trickery, irony or metaphor. This one doesn’t ... more
- Hummers for your feet!
- If it seems a little ironic that slender urban saplings are dressing like Paul Bunyan and the Marlboro Man, well, so what? more
- Bringing in Bandits
- One great way to discover new music is to let a band crash on your apartment floor. Ten years later, RXB have made numerous trips ... more
- Why you should see writer Stephen Elliott read from his new book at Laurenn McCubbin’s house(1 comment)
- Because Elliot’s new book, The Adderall Diaries, sounds like a great book. more
- The Weekly playlist: Say Yeah!
- Get psyched for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ first Vegas show in seven years with these tunes. more
Screen
- Groovy nonsense
- Steven Soderbergh transforms corporate malfeasance into zany comedy with The Informant! more
- Jennifer’s Body
- Maybe it’s a little early to call Diablo Cody a one-trick pony, but, well, she’s a one-trick pony. The screenwriter of Juno’s second screenplay, the ... more
- Lorna’s Silence
- Belgian filmmaking brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne explore the depths of guilt in their latest film, Lorna’s Silence, an often heart-wrenching story about an Albanian ... more
- It Might Get Loud
- The heavily hyped documentary with Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page, U2’s The Edge and consummate lo-fi band whore Jack White fails to rise above meandering, minimal-effort ... more
- Homicide
- Long unavailable on home video, David Mamet’s 1991 film Homicide remains the most weirdly personal work he’s written directly for the screen, and still ranks ... more
Taste
- A mixed makeover
- There are plenty of delicious bites on Khotan’s menu, but stick to the sushi or small plates if you want to be impressed.
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Wednesday
2009-09-23
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Wednesday
2009-09-23
book signing
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Wednesday
2009-09-23
Theater
Trey Parker's Cannibal The Musical at The Stage Door Theatre
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Thursday
2009-09-24
The Strip
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2009-09-24
Green Valley
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Thursday
2009-09-24
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Trey Parker's Cannibal The Musical at The Stage Door Theatre
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2009-09-25
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2009-09-25
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2009-09-25
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2009-09-26
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2009-09-26
Who doesn't like free wine?
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2009-09-26
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2009-09-27
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2009-09-27
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2009-09-27
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Monday
2009-09-28
South Point
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2009-09-28
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2009-09-28
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Soundcheck
- Shadows Fall
- The new Shadows Fall disc, Retribution, doesn’t sound like it was crafted for the radio, or for anyone other than the band’s dedicated fanbase.
Read more... - Circulatory System
- Okay, let’s get it out of the way: Jeff Mangum plays on this record, "plays" being the operative word here.
Read more... - Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson
- The concept—moony singer-songwriter records intimate series of duets with Page 1 starlet.
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SEPTEMBER 17 - SEPTEMBER 23
Cocktail of the Week
Sep 17, 2009
by
Xania Woodman
Run for the Roses
Little known around town (till now), the Bellagio and MGM Grand are the only casinos to participate in the Woodford Reserve Personal Selection program, that is, every so often they ...
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