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August 18-August 24
- The badass, bold, powerful, wise women of Las Vegas
- Ladies are shaping the city, whether they’re healing its uninsured inhabitants or representing on the field wearing ... read article
The Intersection
- Dear John: A cartoonist’s comic strip memoir about paying for sex
- After shelling out thousands of dollars for sex with more than 20 prostitutes, cartoonist Chester Brown took his experiences to the drawing pad. more
- Las Vegas’ Star Trek Convention is five days of heaven for the faithful
- Ken Miller attends his first Star Trek Convention and has an absolute blast more
- Random photo of the week
- Submitted by Chris Mason. more
- Conversation starters: From sharing tips to road construction
- Also, the Cosmo continues to lose money. more
- Need a clear picture of college football? Look at the betting lines
- Jeff Haney says it’s one thing to root for your favorite college team, and quite another to bet on them more
- Clark County could learn from Eureka’s fiscal responsibility
- The Northern Nevada county knows how to manage its money. Find out how here. more
- Yarnstorming? Believe it — yarn graffiti finally hits the Vegas
- Ages 50 and up, these “taggers” aren’t your normal graffiti artists. more
- Luvs riffs off our city’s tag line in a disturbing diaper commercial
- See how the diaper company took “what happens here, stays here” too far. more
- Thinking about gay Muppets, Michele Bachmann and more
- Also, a Kiss-themed mini golf course. more
- Just add water: Mermaids feel right at home at MerCon
- This is just role-play for “The Little Mermaid” and “Splash” generations. more
- A Fukuburger owner chimes in on the demand for more regulation
- Here’s some food trucks for thought more
- In the world of illegal drugs, busts are getting bigger
- Local law enforcement has been mighty busy lately. more
- As You See It: Readers on the Jockey Club, Dre Whitt and more
- Also, one reader shares his Las Vegas bucket list. more
Nightlife
- Hot Spots: Snooki at LAX & Wet Republic and more
- Also, The Cataracs perform at Club Nikki. more
- Champagne geysers, dirty dancing and thick bass—it’s a Sex Panther miracle
- My thumb is too small. Ryan Fontana tells me not to worry, that it’s all in the body roll, the slow release. He gestures toward ... more
- Get your shuffle on with this club-ready dance lesson
- Learn the new club craze from Super Cr3w and Knucklehead Zoo dancer Ricky “Freak” Barraza. more
- Piranha becomes a ‘boutique’ nightclub with its new digs
- Find out what’s new at the “Fruit Loop” nightlife staple here. more
- Nightlife news & notes: Questlove, drunken gummy bears and more
- Also, Chateau finally opens their rooftop club. more
Arts & Entertainment
- Where to go, who to follow and how to celebrate erotic horror this week.
- Plus hot, hot chile feasting! more
- ‘Absinthe’ star Penny Pibbets discusses her band Fish Circus
- The Absinthe star comments on the band’s music, playing accordion and more. more
- Hunnypot is making sweet music in Las Vegas
- If you haven’t heard the music group Hunnypot, you’re really missing out more
- Five thoughts I had during Kevin Smith’s live podcasts at the Hard Rock Cafe
- Five thoughts Ken Miller had during Kevin Smith’s live podcasts at the Hard Rock Cafe more
- ‘Robopocalypse’ paints a frightening, believable future
- Rick Lax reviews Daniel H. Wilson’s ‘Robopocalypse’ and finds it to be a gripping read more
- A few suggestions on how to revive Cirque’s ‘Viva Elvis’
- Cirque has always tweaked its shows after opening, but this kind of bold, public, expensive retooling is unprecedented. more
Screen
- The age of aquarium: Talking with Wayde King of ‘Tanked’
- Along with partner Brett Raymer, Wayde King runs Las Vegas-based aquarium company Acrylic Tank Manufacturing, which is the subject of the new Animal Planet reality ... more
- Film review: ‘Another Earth’
- The sci-fi trappings in the otherwise unremarkable indie drama Another Earth aren’t likely to win over fans of the genre. more
- Kitten voiceovers and homicidal clothes make ‘The Future’ overly twee
- How much sincere, cloying quirk can a viewer tolerate? more
- ‘One Day’ is more bad day thanks to cramming 20 years into 2 hours
- Novels can do a great job of conveying the scope of a character’s life across years or even decades, but movies have a much tougher ... more
Taste
- Blue Ribbon's head-scratching deliciousness
- The menu’s all over the map and prices are steep, but oh, that fried chicken!
- Send me to … I Love Yogurt
- The best fro-yo in the Valley? Brock Radke’s found it.
- Mario Batali eateries take farm-to-table dining up a notch
- Find farm-fresh fare, Batali sommeliers and more at the second annual Cuisine in the Country.
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Soundcheck
- CD review: Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks' 'Mirror Traffic'
- The latest from Stephen Malkmus & The Jinks is one of the group's high points
Read more... - The view is pretty good from Kanye's and Jay-Z's 'Throne'
- Kanye West and Jay-Z's collaboration 'Watch the Throne' was worth waiting for
Read more... - Ronnie Radke's latest album is impressively poppy and surprisingly diverse
- “I’m baaack!” Ronnie Radke cackles at the start of “Tragic Magic,” Track 2 on The Drug in Me Is You. It’s an apt summary of the album, the ex-Escape the ...
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Cocktail of the Week
Aug 2, 2011
by
Erin Ryan
Is that a beer in your cocktail?
Drinkers often draw a line between beer and booze, but they’re seriously missing out. Case in point: Bellagio’s Summer Shandy, a beer-based cocktail by award-winning mixologist Matthew Myers. After years ...
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