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- The Flying Trapdoor: Navigating life after Cirque du Soleil
- Elite Russian trapeze artists found a new home in America with Cirque du Soleil’s Mystère. Their next ... read article
- Furniture once used by scammers now repurposed for good
- Magicians are honest deceivers. read article
The Intersection
- Bar—just bar—opens in Arts District
- No velvet rope. No regular hours. No fancy lighting. No problem. more
- Jean Bartel: 1943’s Miss America, former Strip performer
- Jean Bartel was crowned before the pageant began being televised, before Miss America was a pop icon. more
- Legs for Days: Textured tights and sweet socks pair for a versatile look
- These looks will see you all the way to spring. more
- Emergency Arts: an inspiration to reuse old Vegas establishments
- A few buildings around town have some serious re-usability potential. more
- Slot machines: agents of addiction?
- Have slot machines become too entertaining? more
- Ticketing a jaywalker in a coma just isn’t constructive
- Insult + injury = injustice. more
- Thinking about the iPhone, Starbucks’ Trenta and more
- Also, we found out that Las Vegas rocks at tipping. more
- Random photo of the week
- Submitted by Daniela Badino more
- Dream Zone: ‘I shot my Siamese cat’
- He stared at me as he died. more
Nightlife
- Drink beer here!: Aces and Ales Winter Beer Festival
- Smoked Chipotle Porter, Double Bastard Strong Ale and Nitro Stout, oh my! more
- Paris gears up for grand opening March madness
- With both opening in early March, Paris Las Vegas is busy recruiting employees for their new nightclub and restaurant. more
- A bartending competition brings talent from around the world
- The Lodge at Shelbourne presents Flair Battle, complete with fantastic drink specials. more
- Hot Spots: ‘Glee’ invades Sin City, Kelis at Marquee and more
- Also, the Palms introduces a new crop of resident DJs. more
- Nightlife news & notes: Clash launches at Rain, industry night at STK
- Also, winter cocktails at Texas de Brazil. more
Arts & Entertainment
- Donahue on display, at last
- Andreana Donahue’s highly anticipated exhibit premieres this Friday. more
- Weezer’s Vegas two-fer concert at the Joint
- Weezer returns to the city to play a double feature at the Joint. more
- Local music news & notes: Twin Brother, HOTS and Lou Lou Roxy
- Twin Brother finished recording its debut album last summer. So what’s the local indie outfit been up to since? more
- New photo exhibit has nothing but love for Las Vegas
- Images of closed, broken and crumbling landmarks in a quickly evolving city portray a sense of history and community, rather than new sprawl and commercialized excess. more
- Talking Kanye West and ‘Tron’ with Baron Vaughn
- Baron Vaughn, star of USA’s Fairly Legal, talks about some of his current favorites in pop culture more
- Decemberists disappoint with new album
- The unadorned songs are almost too plain to distinguish themselves. more
- Where to go and what to eat this week
- We’ve got mobsters, a chicken wing-eating contest and more! more
Screen
- ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ comes to life on Vegas’ west side
- This two-person drama is well-acted and directed with aplomb. more
- The Onion makes the move from web to TV
- News Network, Sportsdome meet with mixed results more
- Movie review: ‘The Way Back’
- Ed Harris stars in a fascinating true (or is it?) story more
- Kevin Spacey is great, but ‘Casino Jack’ stumbles
- Its script is full of characters who sound like they’re reciting Wikipedia articles. more
Taste
- The protege in Robuchon's kitchen
- The Chef of the Century’s name is above the door, but this is the guy who’s really cooking dinner.
- Au revoir, Alex restaurant
- This isn’t just another closing, because Alex wasn’t just another restaurant.
- We’re stickin’ to Dickey's bbq ribs
- These slow-smoked meats are better than most of our city’s ’cue joints.
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- Decemberists disappoint with new album
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Cocktail of the Week
Jan 19, 2011
by
Sarah Feldberg
Wine and chocolate, together at last?
Few foods and beverages evoke such passionate devotion as chocolate and wine. Chocoholics flock to high-end grocery stores for shelves full of high-percentage cacao bars, while nearby wine racks draw ...
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