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OCTOBER 15 - OCTOBER 21
- Can Anybody Be Trusted?
- How the story of Tire Works, Nina Radetich and the state of Nevada adds up to a ... read article
- Faces of Art
- Eleven years ago, a group of fourth-graders created a lasting piece of art at McCarran International Airport. ... read article
The Intersection
- A love note on the passing of another payphone
- Stacy J. Willis responds to news that the Las Vegas City Council might remove the pay phone at Las Vegas Boulevard and Oakey because it ... more
- Help Desk
- Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray could face arrest after missing hearing about late child support.He’s got a good excuse—he spent all his money on storage ... more
- A fine swine
- Some observations by a Weekly editor who got the H1N1 vaccine this week more
- The Weekly Quote Quiz
- Who said it! more
- Suggestion Box: Moulin Rouge
- Don’t tear down the Moulin Rouge! more
- Ask Dead Elvis: State flag
- I am not the biggest fan of the state flag—too drab. What’s the story behind it? more
- Painting the town
- A crusade to fight graffiti becomes a city-wide arts group. more
- The whosits playing the whats
- Professionalish football was played in Las Vegas last week! Unfortunately, most stayed home to watch “The Office.” more
- Random photo of the week
- We’ve all had nights like these… more
- As the worldwide web turns
- Whether it’s the economy or a newfound savvy, Vegas resorts have stopped worrying and learned to love the Internet. more
Nightlife
- A watery grave (and cheap drinks, too)
- Every time I’ve gone to Davy’s Locker, it’s been with a different guy. No, it’s not like that; they’re just friends. I originally recruited them ... more
- The Club Vibe—friend or faux pas?
- It’s just your typical Wednesday night at Body English, really… Until Xania whips out a vibrator. more
- Your face here
- The massive onslaught of Halloween parties is upon us. Can’t decide which naughty something-or-other you want to be? Virtually try on costumes this year before ... more
- Vanity is poised to become one of Vegas’ favorite sins(2 comments)
- The Hard Rock’s new 15,000-square-foot nightclub, Vanity, is slated to open New Year’s Eve and likely to make sinning all the more stylish. more
- It’s good to be the king (or queen)
- It was a long night last Wednesday, and the end to an even longer grassroots election campaign for the Las Vegas Prom’s 2009 prom-court nominees. ... more
- Caffeinated Comparisons(2 comments)
- It’s a Friday night. You just got off a 60-hour work week. You’re in Vegas, and you gotta party! But sleep is beckoning … So ... more
Arts & Entertainment
- Simon says: Flee the hoochie-bots!
- Simon Doonan is no puritan, but the creative director of Barneys New York for more than 20 years wants Vegas ladies to ditch the super-tramp ... more
- Exploring the mind-body connection
- When artist Marylou Evans started speaking about her work she began with a ghost story. She told a tale from her childhood: the night the ... more
- Tattoo U.: LV Ink offers hopeful artists a chance to start needling
- Lemons, pig ears and then human flesh - the journey of aspiring tattoo artists. more
- Why you’re fat
- Scott Dickensheets and turducken have a little in common. more
- A short take on short films
- With CineVegas out of the picture, we need events like the Las Vegas Latino Short Film Festival more than ever. more
- Le Reve
- Le Rêve, against the odds, is a show with a distinctive quality—more than Cirque minus the corporate brand. more
- Matt Goss and Zowie Bowie try to breathe new life into a Vegas oldie—with mixed results
- Matt Goss and Zowie Bowie are trying to reinvent and revive lounge for Las Vegas. Neither is a total pioneer. more
- Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham: King of Comedy Central (6 comments)
- Jeff Dunham’s ascension marks a triumph of thoughtless, pandering mediocrity, and we have no one to blame for it but ourselves. more
- Ready to Rumble? The Mad Caps were, but where was everyone else?
- “The good thing about those bright lights onstage is you can’t see anything. You can pretend there’s a big crowd.” more
- Ladies first: Female rappers, Las Vegas and breaking through
- Ms. Undastood and Lady L.U.S.T. hope to empower female emcees. more
- We waited for you: Moby returns to Vegas(1 comment)
- The soft-yet-outspoken electronic-music icon returns on tour in support of his new album, Wait for Me, which he welcomes you to steal if you have to. more
- Mission of Burma
- It’s time someone said it: Mission of Burma’s reunion phase has eclipsed the band’s original era. more
- Kiss
- I know, it’s hard to believe, but Kiss’ latest collection of original material sticks successfully to the basics, essentially ignoring the last 25 years of ... more
- Air
- Love 2 has no focus; its songs are shapeless and meandering. more
- Objects telling stories
- Explore the endless possibilities of synthesizing graphic design and text. more
Screen
- Where the emo things are
- Spike Jonze turns a children’s classic into a twee indie-rock lyric. more
- Capturing childhood on film
- The studio wanted a children’s movie; Spike Jonze wanted to make a film about childhood. more
- Law Abiding Citizen(2 comments)
- The least the filmmakers could have done is given Law Abiding Citizen more than a few seconds of thought. more
- The Stepfather(1 comment)
- The 1987’s low-budget sleeper The Stepfather has long been championed as an uncommonly intelligent thriller, though it’d really be more accurate to call it primo schlock. more
- The Boys are Back
- Minor conflicts arise, but The Boys Are Back is so uneventful that it often seems like we’re watching Joe parent in real time. more
- Karen O and the Kids
- It’s moody stuff, subtle in its shifts, and deceptively untamed. more
Taste
- Diner done right
- The time machine is in full effect at Shari’s Diner where half-pound burgers come stacked with colorful veggies and alongside terrific potatoes. Someone e-mail Guy Fieri. Oh wait, they already have.
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Thursday
2009-10-22
Downtown
Oktober Fright Fest Party on the Street at the Fremont Street Experience
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Thursday
2009-10-22
Xania's Hot Spots
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Thursday
2009-10-22
O'Sheas
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Friday
2009-10-23
The Strip
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2009-10-23
Central
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2009-10-23
Green Valley
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2009-10-24
Southwest
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2009-10-24
South Point
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2009-10-24
Comedy
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2009-10-25
Central
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2009-10-25
Monte Carlo
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2009-10-25
Henderson
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Tuesday
2009-10-27
Xania's Hot Spots
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2009-10-27
Rio
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2009-10-27
Venetian
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Soundcheck
- Karen O and the Kids
- It’s moody stuff, subtle in its shifts, and deceptively untamed.
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- It’s time someone said it: Mission of Burma’s reunion phase has eclipsed the band’s original era.
Read more... - Kiss
- I know, it’s hard to believe, but Kiss’ latest collection of original material sticks successfully to the basics, essentially ignoring the last 25 years of musical history and just rocking ...
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Cocktail of the Week
Oct 15, 2009
by
Xania Woodman
Purista Cocktail Mixes
Purista Mojito Add 6-8 mint leaves to a glass. Squeeze 1 lime wedge and drop into glass. Fill glass with ice. Add equal parts Purista Mojito and premium white rum to fill ...
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