Best in Print
July 22-July 28
- Brad Garrett is taking the ultimate Las Vegas gamble
- The funnyman is pouring his own money into a comedy club at the Tropicana read article
- Grub infants! Purring cactus! Stinky popcorn! The eccentric art of Jesse Smigel
- The funny, thinky work of eccentric creator Jesse Smigel merges art and novelty… but is it art? read article
- Just another day at the office for the Skeptics convention
- Complete with a fake moon landing, delusions of God and a haunting by Michael Jackson read article
The Intersection
- Gun survey triggers strange response from Nevadans
- Let’s face it: We like to shoot, cradle a Smith & Wesson from time to time, feel safe in our homes. more
- Why Mel Gibson might wish he lived in Nevada
- While California sorts out whether those Mel Gibson tapes were legal, Nevada’s got a piece of advice: Don’t go there. more
- Downtown’s Emergency Arts has much planned for its second floor
- Open less than three months, it seems the multi-use creative space designed to diversify the Entertainment District is actually taking off. more
- Risque business: In line at a Hustler job fair
- Hundreds head to Déjà Vu Showgirl for one of 200 job positions. more
- Michael Gaughan’s solution to the recession: Expand the South Point
- “Well, cutting back hasn’t worked. I decided to try something new. I got tired of hearing about everybody cutting back.” more
- Thinking about The Killers, liquor at the airport and more
- Bye bye, Hollywood Video. Hello, Lara St. John! more
- Random photo of the week
- Submitted by Veronica Timas more
- What have you done In Las Vegas that should stay here?
- Whatta you think? The Weekly wants to know. more
- Dream Zone: ‘I’m riding a Harley…’
- I realize that I actually don’t know how to ride a motorcycle. more
- Is this what passes for Vegas hate these days?
- Catherine Price gets off only one inspired zinger in her new book, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die more
Nightlife
- Nite Bite: Fusion for a Cause
- Art, models and fundraising merged at Nu Sanctuary with eye-popping results. more
- An inspiring visit to Krave for Moulin Rouge 2
- Who knew a straight couple could have as good a night—if not better—at an “alternative” club? more
- Tiki time at Frankie’s
- I ask my Frankie’s Tiki Room date, “What’ll you have?” and she replies, “Just a Diet Coke.” Just a Diet Coke? At Frankie’s? That’s blasphemy. more
Arts & Entertainment
- Vegas’ Prodigy Dance Crew gears up for Hip Hop International run
- “Clean it up. Clean. Clean. Clean!” more
- Four notes from Sunday’s Bunkhouse acoustic night
- Who says an acoustic night needs to have only acoustic performances? more
- An arts update: Vegas Valley Book Festival, Nevada Ballet Theatre and LV Philharmonic
- The Weekly‘s Kristen Peterson gives you a few notes. more
- What to see, hear and do this week in Las Vegas
- Inception, The English Beat and more! more
- The checklist: What are you consuming this week?
- Spencer Patterson, Jesse Smigel and Brock Radke more
- Marilyn Minter exhibit is reason enough to check out CENTERpiece
- The crossroads of fashion photography and high art are well traveled, but no one does it quite like Minter. more
- Insurgo’s stab at Shakespeare still needs work
- There are moments of hilarity and lightness, despite a host of questionable choices. more
- Silversun Pickups raged at The Joint
- Man, those Pickups played hard. more
- Instant moviemaking with the 48-hour Film Project
- You have until Friday afternoon to sign up to participate in the event and results typically range from unexpected genius to obvious desperation. more
- Three questions with comedian Jarrod Harris
- Turdball family members, midgetism and Stephen Colbert. more
- Heavy metal band Early Man sings for Meat(wad)
- Already earning respect from Metallica fans, Early Man’s “More to Me than Meat and Eyes” was featured on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force film soundtrack. ... more
Screen
- Real, believably flawed people populate “The Kids Are All Right”
- Every character in this Sundance hit, regardless of sexual orientation, proves to be believably, entertainingly flawed more
- “Salt” is silly fun, then just silly
- Angelina Jolie keeps Salt grounded even as her actions become increasingly unbelievable. more
- Miniseries “The Pillars of the Earth” is a dry history lesson
- The nearly thousand-page book is adapted into a plodding, dreary, interminable saga. more
- Dull biopic “Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky” turns icons into bores
- While their chemistry may be inexplicable, that’s no excuse for the lack of insight into Chanel and Stravinsky as people, and minimal dialogue offers little ... more
Taste
- The great dim sum search of 2010
- The Weekly’s Brock Radke tries Orchid Garden, Ping Pang Pong, Cathay House, Harbor Palace Seafood and Chang’s Hong Kong Cuisine.
- Popcornopolis rethinks a classic snack
- New Excalibur shop is delicious - really, really delicious.
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Soundcheck
- CD review: Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse
- In the year between the album’s leak and its release, Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous and vocalist Vic Chesnutt both committed suicide.
Read more... - 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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Cocktail of the Week
Jul 7, 2010
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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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