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May 20 - May 26
- Hot wet Vegas summer (just add water!)
- Water—in every form, from steam to ice—has become a primary form of entertainment. read article
- Misty memories of Wet ’n Wild
- Originally touted as a tourist destination, it morphed into a local favorite… then disappeared. read article
- The sounds of summer: Your pool-party playlist 2010
- Vegas DJs weigh in on which hits-and-mixes should be played poolside this year. read article
The Intersection
- We’ve heard that one before, Andy Rooney
- Dickensheets dissects: “Who’s better for America a machinist in Detroit or a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas?” more
- Franken time
- Doggone it, people like Al Franken. more
- Dave Hickey and Libby Lumpkin say goodbye
- They were adored, fawned over, hated, respected, energizing and revered. And now they are leaving. more
- Oh, Brothers!
- How a vintage act taught me to love Vegas for its oldies more
- Random photo of the week
- It’s Sonny Bono! more
- Dream Zone
- I think it looks like a small lizard with wings. more
Nightlife
- Hot summer cocktails
- With summer looming, five cocktails to help you beat the heat. more
- Memorial Day Party Guide
- The DJs you’ll wanna hear this holiday weekend… more
- Things get intimate at new Artisan pool party
- Vegas locals in the know get wind of a new weekly event… and free parasols! more
- Hardcore scratch nerd: Qbert signs on at Crown
- America’s Best DJs are making Vegas their home as a new Asian-American club night launches. more
Arts & Entertainment
- Caravels stick together to fight another day
- How Winnemucca almost swallowed up one local Vegas band. more
- LCD Soundsystem
- Has Jason Murphy lost his edge? Not even close. more
- Five questions with singer Tim Lambesis of metal band As I Lay Dying
- Jesus meets metal with songs that offer a solution to the problems of the modern world. more
- Let them roll it: Sin City Roller Girls
- If you’ve never watched a roller-derby match before, you are in for a serious treat. more
- Splashdance
- ‘Le Reve’ is a fantastic wet dream. more
- Triumphs and tragedies of a Downtown shopaholic
- As David Sedaris observed, “It’s the things you don’t buy that stay with you the longest.” more
Screen
- Kink n’ grind
- Last week in Vegas two start-up festivals worked hard to bring underground work to local audiences. more
- Shrek Forever After
- Exactly how many times can Shrek and Fiona live happily ever after? more
Taste
- The Flame still burns nightly
- With well-made classics at reasonable prices, the El Cortez restaurant is an oldie but goodie.
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- Fuzz-laden campfire music in the vein of Neil Young & Crazy Horse
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Cocktail of the Week
Apr 15, 2010
by
Xania Woodman
Now drink this: Sweet charity
Bellagio mixologist Darren West’s award-winning Passion for Fashion cocktail shows his passion for charitable causes as well. The winner of the Don Q Rum Mix-Off last Monday at Frankie’s Tiki ...
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