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- Rick Lax tries gaming the gamers at DEFCON
- Every year, thousands of hackers descend on Las Vegas for scavenger hunts, social engineering and more read article
- Beyond the beaded curtain: A spiritual tour of Las Vegas
- What better place for a spiritual quest than Las Vegas? read article
- Gold unicorns and global espionage at Black Hat
- Inside DEFCON’s more buttoned-up little brother of a security conference. read article
The Intersection
- Dissecting the Downtown glut of bail bondsmen
- How bail bonds work, what the bondsmen do and more. more
- The man who would be Spock
- Lawrence Montaigne has a unique claim to fame: He was almost the next Mr. Spock on the original “Star Trek.” Montaigne, 81, has been a ... more
- Conversation starters: Elton John’s scathing remarks about Madonna and more
- Also, Jose Canseco files for bankruptcy in Las Vegas. more
- Nevada’s Democrats are kicking butt in voter registration
- 2012 is looking more and more like 2008. more
- Fertitta brothers will decide UFC’s direction by actually fighting each other
- And you thought legal battles were tough… more
- It’s raining men: Male prostitutes have returned to Nevada
- Will they outlast Markus? more
- Is Shelley Berkley playing follicle politics?
- What’s up with Shelley Berkley’s hair? And how will it affect Nevada politics? more
- Why Las Vegas needs to be careful with its ‘Party House’ ordinance
- When going after the bad eggs, don’t kill the golden goose, guys more
- Thinking about … the Olympics
- Things we love about this year’s Olympics … and things we don’t more
Nightlife
- Hot Spots: Havana Brown, Weekly’s Beer Olympics, Nero and more
- Also, Sir Mix-A-Lot performs at Lavo. Baby got back? more
- Nightlife news & notes: New Light Group venues on the way and more
- Also, Marquee’s millionth customer. more
- Talking trance with Russian producer DJ Arty
- Arty pulls double duty at Marquee and Lavo this weekend. more
- At Night Swim, XS serves a sangria for expensive tastes
- No late-night dip is complete without this rich beverage. more
Arts & Entertainment
- Despite Insurgo Theater’s sudden curtain call, the creative insurgency endures
- What happened … and what happens next? more
- Hints of a dark future in the hands of tech at Kleven Contemporary
- Enter the control room—Andreana Donahue’s exploration of spacey isolation. more
- “La Cage Aux Folles,” Fun, Vegas StrEATs and other things see and do in Vegas
- Also, Norm MacDonald and the Star Trek convention are in town. Separately. more
- LVCS is starting to make a lot more noise Downtown
- The venue’s concert lineup recently caught our eye. Did it catch yours? more
- Chatting with Peter Murphy about the Olympics, Bauhaus and ‘Twilight’
- The ‘Godfather of Goth’ is nowhere near slowing down more
- Q&A with Kele of Bloc Party
- Kele on the rush of playing Las Vegas — and of releasing another Bloc Party album more
Screen
- ‘The Bourne Legacy’ is a poor substitute for the real thing
- Is the new film an unnecessary footnote for the trio of films it follows? more
- ‘Ruby Sparks’ is a fresh take on the familiar rom-com genre
- Don’t expect the usual, except the quintessential indie rock montage. more
- Film review: ‘The Campaign’
- Is the Will Ferrell film a political satire, or just an entertaining movie about politics? more
- Film review: ‘The Queen of Versailles’
- A documentary on the ultra-rich becomes a story about the economy at large more
- Q&A with ‘The Queen of Versailles’ director Lauren Greenfield
- Lauren Greenfield talks about her role in one of the year’s most compelling documentaries more
- Third Neil Young documentary goes deeper into artist’s roots
- Jonathan Demme’s latest look at Young gets a little desperate. more
- TV spin-off ‘Major Crimes’ makes a poor case for itself
- “The Closer” was a clever crime drama that deserves better. more
Taste
- The Golden Nugget is still the Downtown standard
- Fremont Street’s swankiest spot is a bounty of good eats.
- Chocolate and wine pair beautifully at Sugar Factory
- Explore the semi-secret Chocolate Lounge and Wine Bar.
- Stripsteak's jalapeno corn is the cream of the crop
- Chef Doug Bell shares three ingredients that make magic together.
- Sharing sofrito and other secrets with Chef Daniel Concepcion
- Green Valley Ranch Resort chef splits between 11 dining venues.
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Soundcheck
- CD Review: 'Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to ...
- This tribute is a little heavy on the Nicks.
Read more... - Reevaluating Blur
- The Brits' seven albums each feature a second disc of bonus material.
Read more... - CD review: Rick Ross' 'God Forgives, I Don't'
- The Miami rapper mostly retraces his steps, but that's not a bad thing.
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Featured Cocktail
Aug 15, 2012
by
Sabrina Chapman
A pick-up line AND a drink at Slice of Vegas
What's six inches and hard? In Vegas, that question could elicit several interpretations. But at Slice of Vegas Pizza at Mandalay Place, the answer is a cucumber. Yes, a cucumber. ...
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