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DECEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 30
- The vast Santanic conspiracy
- Is St. Nick the tool of a plot too monstrous to mention? read article
- 2009: A year in review
- Not because we want to. Because we have to. It’s been that kind of a year. read article
- 2009 was the year …
- Weekly writers weigh in on what they learned about themselves this year. read article
The Intersection
- You gonna pay for that?
- Police can now charge inmates for any damage incurred at the North Las Vegas jail. more
- March of the red umbrellas
- Abigail Goldman on the scene as sex workers take to the Strip. more
- Damn! Thought we had the job
- We appreciate you coming in to allow our inspectors to verify your claims of length and circumference. more
- Four things the other reporters missed at the Aria opening
- Observations from Rix Lax and his temperature-sensitive date. more
- Casino execs: Why all the hatin’?
- Vegas collegiality only seems to work in times of plenty more
- Six suggestions for improving CityCenter
- Bacon and beer make everything better. more
- Jersey Boys 2.0(1 comment)
- The guidos are coming, and they’re prepared to battle it out on the dance floor for club dominance on the Strip. more
- Suggestion Box: Send Criss Angel away
- We miss Strippermobile. more
- Random photo of the week
- Um. I guess it’s kind of cute? more
Nightlife
- The accidental entourage
- When a night spirals out of control it’s usually for the bad. But one night in particular (actual date withheld to protect the Xania), it ... more
- Thomas Kunick—Downtown’s new barman
- A friendly new face behind the stick at Downtown Cocktail Room, Kunick joins his new crew after four and a half years at the Artisan Lounge. more
- Encore gets ready to play pool
- Encore will dive into the 2010 pool scene with a new party-pool complex and nightclub. more
- Nite bite: Risque business comes to an end
- Risqué Nightclub at the Paris Hotel will cease operations on January 2. more
- Nite Bite: Smokin’ Hot grand opening(1 comment)
- Goodbye, worst year ever. Hello, new Vegas party spot! No, really! more
Arts & Entertainment
- The art of payback(1 comment)
- An art department insider mocks a celebrated outsider. more
- New ‘Nutcracker,’ same issues
- You can’t judge a ballet company by its “Nutcracker.” Which is fortunate for NBT. more
- Putting the city-sense into CityCenter
- Culture tourism is not our high point. People come to Las Vegas for Vegas, but exhaustion sets after a few days. more
- Arts Collective taps Wendy Kveck to lead it into next phase
- Choosing Wendy Kveck as the Contemporary Arts Collective’s new director sends a message: Expect great things. more
- Hustle and go: Vegas hip-hop’s Mr. Do Everything refuses to slow down
- After 17 years worth on the local hip-hop frontline, DJ Dantana has stories. more
- It’s like this and like that
- Viking raps from Kid Meets Cougar. more
- Mutant showgirl: Lady Gaga touches down in Las Vegas
- Lady Gaga out-Cher-ed Cher and turned everyone at The Pearl instantly, ecstatically gay. more
- Area 702 Skatepark looking to correct safety issues, reopen concert venue
- Following the last-minute cancelation of In This Moment’s Dec. 17 concert, the all-ages venue is looking to resolve electrical, stage and capacity issues. more
- Don’t tell Gore Vidal about Tera Patrick’s new book!(1 comment)
- Picture Glenn Beck with stars obscuring his nipples. Scary, right? more
- Pirates, a kid genius and Screech. Oh my!
- A few books the Weekly somehow skipped over in 2009. more
Screen
- New ‘Holmes’ a little too elementary(1 comment)
- Purists can protest all they want; everyone here is having too much fun to care. more
- The Young Victoria
- This movie is made up of pretty attire and people having polite conversations. more
- It’s Complicated
- Nancy Meyers’ ascent to the top of the female-filmmaker heap is a triumph of mediocrity. more
- Nine
- With “Nine,” we get a photocopied photocopy of Fellini’s landmark film, “8 1/2.” more
Taste
- Rolling the dice on Ferraro's
- After 17 years on Flamingo, the local Italian mainstay gambles on busier hood.
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Soundcheck
- Alicia Keys
- The one musical constant on this collection is her pretty, if sometimes inconsequential, piano twinkling.
Read more... - Clipse
- Til The Casket Drops departs from previous albums, which relied almost exclusively on raps about cocaine dealing over beats from hometown compadres The Neptunes.
Read more... - Jacob Smigel
- Useful either as a newcomer’s introduction or a hole-filler for longtime listeners, this rarities collection samples from all corners of the former Las Vegan’s peculiar sonic odyssey.
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DECEMBER 24 - DECEMBER 30
Cocktail of the Week
Dec 24, 2009
by
Xania Woodman
Kristen’s Hottest Toddy
Stumbling around Manhattan during last weekend’s “blizzard-like” storm, I found comforts untold in a tequila/Grand Marnier-spiked, cayenne-spiced, hot cocoa amid the Mexican tavern environs of Mayahuel mixology bar, which fortified ...
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