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September 1-September 7
- Feel that electricity in the air? No? You’re not the only one
- It sounds cliché, but this is a town that will only embrace a winner. read article
- Trends, players and teams to watch early in the NFL season
- Let’s get “Back to Football,” to use the NFL’s hackneyed slogan. read article
- If you only get to one game this fall, make sure it’s …
- The Weekly staff picks five games you shouldn’t miss. read article
The Intersection
- Get off the couch and watch with your fellow fans at these Valley team bars
- Whether you’re a Bills fan or a Buccaneer fan, the Weekly has you covered. more
- A few more words before he goes
- Departing Strip Sense columnist Steve Friess revisits highlights from his four years more
- Conversation starters: From Olympic dreams to lottery scams
- Also, the history that could be lost with the Hilton. more
- Random photo of the week
- Submitted by Katie Knoch more
- Surviving the collapse of civilization like a true Las Vegan
- What weather phenomenon correlates with typhoons and floods, droughts and ice storms, fish kills and red tides? El Niño, which may be tied to generations ... more
- New York New York’s new ads feature epic Vegas scenes
- The hotel’s new advertising campaign hints that “there’s a story everywhere.” more
- Is maintaining the United Football League a loco decision?
- The idea of the UFL sounds great on paper, but few are buying into it. more
- Thinking about Tom Cruise, the VMAs and more
- Also, how the fake documentary genre is getting a bit boring. more
- Dream Zone: ‘I was in Dr. Phil’s car’
- All of a sudden, he leaned over and kissed me! What does that mean? more
- Q&A with David Wilson, principal at Chaparral High School
- He inherited a school that was in poor shape. There were few working toilets. Air ducts were covered with filth. Carpets and tile were blackened ... more
- A killer exhibit: John Wayne Gacy’s artwork is now on display
- Convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy, community socialite that he was, would have loved the exhibit opening this week at the Contemporary Arts Center space. more
- Why MGM should settle that Legionnaire’s lawsuit—and quick
- Tough times for CityCenter. more
- Taking stock of three Las Vegas-based companies
- The stock market has leveled out—knock on wood. more
- As You See It: Readers on O’Sheas, Barney and more
- Mrs. Claus weighs in. more
Nightlife
- Chatting with Marquee resident Fatboy Slim
- The British disc jockey discusses Ibiza, his Vegas residency and more. more
- A quick quiz on the acts playing Identity Festival
- EDM expert? Find out here! more
- Hot Spots: Labor Day Weekend
- EDM awesomeness, white parties and more! more
Arts & Entertainment
- Chatting with Frontier Ruckus banjoist David Jones
- Michigan folk-rockers Frontier Ruckus headline this weekend’s Maryland Parkway Music Festival. more
- Butthole Surfers brought the weird at the Pearl
- With the weird-rock Texas quartet cloaked in shadows, it was tough not to stare at a five-screen array as it cycled through bizarre images from ... more
- Three art exhibits: Las Vegas, DNA, clowns, oh my!
- Find candids, clowns and the continuous loop at these exhibits worth checking out. more
- Concert review: Sugarland at Mandalay Bay
- Sugarland does pop grandeur as well as it ever did country charm. more
- Exit interview: The Mad Caps
- Weekly chats with the local rock band before their farewell show. more
- What to read, where to go and what to eat this week
- Also, where to drink! more
- DC Comics is rebooting all its superhero comic books—will anyone buy it?
- J. Caleb Mozzocco wonders if anyone will buy into DC Comics’ attempts to reinvigorate its superhero universe more
- Geeks get some love at 222 Imperial Gallery’s new exhibit
- The Downtown gallery’s latest art show is a tribute to all things “geek.” more
- Step out in style for Fashion’s Night Out
- Among the fashion festivities, Matt Goss will announce the winner of Las Vegas’ Best New Designer competition. more
Screen
- Badass Jewish secret agents hunt Nazis in ‘The Debt’, and it’s awesome
- You just can’t go wrong with a Nazi-hunting film, but ‘The Debt’ is great anyway more
- Film review: ‘The Guard’
- As buddy cop movies go, ‘The Guard’ is slightly better than most, but not by much more
- Film review: ‘The Names of Love’
- French import ‘The Names of Love’ is romantic and funny more
- Vegas Cine Fest: How not to run a film festival
- Weekly film editor Josh Bell explains why the recent film fest wasn’t so much of a success. more
Taste
- Big Wong serves that magical combination: tasty and cheap
- Chinatown’s latest entry is contending with its competition.
- Three dishes our resident foodies are loving at the moment
- Selections from Firefly, Goyemon and Spago.
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Soundcheck
- New Chili Peppers album is a little lukewarm
- If they can cut loose a little more and let Klinghoffer integrate his musical personality more fully into the group, the next Chili Peppers album might be the full-on resurgence ...
Read more... - 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
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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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