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- The Cold Truth
- Air conditioning has made your life more comfortable, but at what cost? read article
- Slip slidin’ away
- A visit to the haunting emptiness of a once-iconic water park read article
- The Commie within
- The spate of Red Scare movies could not have come at a better—or worse—time read article
The Intersection
- Brother, can you spare a bailout?
- Obama is coming to town this week to say some words about Harry Reid, which is good—we guess#8212;for Reid, but what about the rest of us? more
- 5 Things We’re Thinking About This Week
- John Ensign, Criss Angel and a library. more
- Burgers on a roll
- Sit-down food is so 2009. more
- Not just some old guy
- A sense of dread hung over me for most of the hour Brad Garrett commanded the stage. more
- A hanging at dawn
- Check out the guy standing on the oil drum! more
- Face time: The job of a Metro sketch artist
- The drawing begins with what witnesses remember best. more
- Downtown sound
- Preview Thursday, which happens on the eve of every First Friday, has become the art event for collectors and gallery crawlers who want the art ... more
- Random photo of the week
- This one’s for the ladies. more
- Dream Zone
- About five feet from me was a black wolf with red eyes. more
- Whatta you think?
- What pro sport would you most like to see here, and why? more
Nightlife
- Get inked for Tattoosdays
- Whether tramp stamps and tribal or full-sleeves and traditional, all manners of tattoos were spotted Tuesday. more
- Pillow Fight!
- Ladies in lingerie battled it out at the largest pillow fight in Vegas. more
- Figure-friendly cocktails
- Check out these lower-calorie options if you’re craving something tasty, minus the threat of thunder thighs. more
- A relaxing Rendezvous
- You know that feeling when you want to go out, but you’re not in the mood for mega clubs and/or packed party pools? more
Arts & Entertainment
- The checklist: What are you consuming this week?
- Bryan Allison, Vincent Campillo and Joshua Ellis. more
- Trust us
- What to see, hear and get this week. more
- Afghan Raiders: Leaving Las Vegas?
- Beans headed to San Fran. Other members might follow. more
- Five notable covers from Friday’s Gypsy Den Bob Dylan tribute show
- The Weekly breaks it down. more
- A city reimagined
- “Where do we go from here?” more
- Rook-ie outing
- It’s been months in the making -well, three to be exact -and it’s officially upon us: the first studio recordings by bluesy rock ’n’ rollers ... more
- Next-level gaming
- If Wii Fit is the extent of your video game knowledge, you’d best stay home this weekend. more
- Beer for art
- Amid dried-up funding and a nutty economy, the nonprofit Contemporary Arts Center is hosting a summer fundraiser to keep its doors open and programming in check. more
- Edward Sharpe makes folks happy—what else matters?
- The world could use some positive vibes right about now, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros sweat giant beads of hope. more
- Big Boi
- But Big’s first solo album is a deliriously fun statement of purpose that should stop fans from begging for new OutKast. more
Screen
- Running down “Ochocinco,” and some other summer TV fare
- Reality dating shows are basically just attention-whore assembly lines at this point, so in a way it’s refreshing to see a show that acknowledges that ... more
- Despicable Me
- The first film from Illumination Entertainment, Universal’s answer to Pixar, Despicable Me is nothing compared to the joys of Toy Story 3, but it does ... more
- I Am Love
- Is there anything Tilda Swinton can’t do? more
- Summer slaughter: “Predators” is B-movie fun
- In a terrible movie summer such as this one, sometimes a well-engineered B-movie like Predators can make your day. more
- Micmacs
- Jean-Pierre Jeunet reached the height of whimsy with his 2001 film Amelie. Since then, he may have gotten trapped by audiences expecting the same arch cuteness. more
- On the fence: “Cyrus” can’t commit to indie or mainstream
- This could be either a broad mainstream comedy or a subtle indie character study. As executed by the Duplass brothers, it’s essentially both at once. more
Taste
- Easy to remember
- The taco shop with the easiest name and the most straightforward menu is the one with quite possibly the best taco in town.
- What I ate on my summer vacation
- I know I should see the rest of the world, but Vegas makes it so easy.
- This one's mine!
- Don’t even think about eating Ken Miller’s Chicken Waldorf Salad Sandwich.
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Soundcheck
- M.I.A.
- Despite the controversy surrounding her politics and personal life, you can’t accuse M.I.A. of pandering to the mainstream with her music.
Read more... - Big Boi
- But Big’s first solo album is a deliriously fun statement of purpose that should stop fans from begging for new OutKast.
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- The band's third record carves its own path—faster, punchier, dancier—even as it retains that overall Wolf Parade sound.
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Cocktail of the Week
Jul 7, 2010
by
Deanna Rilling
Figure-friendly cocktails
Heidi Hinkle, you had me at “pickled okra.” As Aria’s Director of Beverage/resident mixologist, Hinkle was charged with the task of creating healthy, lower-calorie options for ladies (and gents) craving ...
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