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April 18-April 24
- Superheroes, cowboys, zombies and more in the 2013 summer movie preview
- Superheroes, cowboys, zombies and more in our guide to all the films you’ll be watching this season read article
- Consul of Monaco Jonathan Warren on Europe’s elegant playground vs. America’s party capital
- In the West (and everywhere else), Jonathan Warren spreads the word about the elegant and richly storied ... read article
The Intersection
- Risky hipness: The cool factor is big, but casino numbers are still biggest
- The Strip is paying more attention to Gen Y crowds, who aren’t gambling much. more
- Joe Downtown: Tony Hsieh envisions real progress for Las Vegas. How dare he?
- Turning casinos into community? The guy must hate Las Vegas. more
- How the Cannabis Career Institute helps its students prep for life in the weedustry
- No stoner jokes in this traveling classroom. more
- Naked City’s ‘house of light’ gets some love
- After battling foreclosure on the property, zoning issues and structural problems, workers begin needed renovations on Casa de Luz this week. more
- UFC’s fight of the night
- The skill, resilience and ferocity shown by Zingano and Tate had me thinking that theirs would be the fight of the night more
- With rumors about a ride at the Rio, where will the thrills and spills end?
- The off-Strip hotel may be putting up a zip line between its towers. more
- How many calories are in that?
- Assembly is set to vote on the bill requiring chain restaurants to post calorie info. Yikes. more
Nightlife
- A tour of Hakkasan Las Vegas with Neil Moffitt
- Inside the MGM Grand’s new playground—from Michelin-starred restaurant to mega-club and everything in between. more
- Hot Spots: Avicii at XS and EBC, Deadmau5 at Hakkasan and more
- Also, Benny Benassi is at Marquee, Common visits the Bank and Jeremih hits Pure. more
- Zaher Fakih’s Oracle aims for ‘cultural nightlife’ and a sense of community
- Oracle blends drinking and dancing with classical Greek and Middle Eastern elements. more
- Nightlife News & Notes: Get ready for Tao Beach Brunch and a huge MDW at Marquee
- Also, Encore Beach Club gets set for the BCBG swimsuit raffle. more
- Comme Ca’s Howard Hughes: A cocktail that screams Las Vegas
- Will the drink be as influential as the man? more
Arts & Entertainment
- Tasting tips: A Strip somm tells you how to maximize your UNLVino experience
- The wine-focused fundraiser benefits UNLV’s Harrah College of Hotel Administration. more
- Trust Us: Record Store Day, Broadway Bares and other stuff you’ll want to know about
- Also, more Coachella runoff. more
- Coachella Weekend 1 wrap: Fine-tuning, a history lesson and a man named Cave
- What the festival lacked? Some extra oomph to put it over the top. more
- Coachella Weekend 1 bests and worsts
- Featuring fanny packs, $8 burritos and a cruel Daft Punk fake-out. more
- All-male Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo brings ballet you can laugh at to the Smith Center
- The Trocks, as they’re casually called, put comedic twists on classic ballet works. more
- The strange beauty of juried exibitions
- If you’re lucky enough to have your work selected, it might be placed next to something that infringes upon it. more
- Cosmochella: A festival for the rest of us
- Can’t make it to Coachella? Vegas has you covered more
- Book review: ‘Happy’
- How to put this—this graphic novel is just too cartoonish more
- Book review: Jonah Berger’s ‘Contagious: Why Things Catch On’
- One thing’s for sure: This book won’t catch on more
- Glam queens and superheroes at Drink & Drag
- He was dressed as a she who was dressed as the usually macho Captain, not his sidekick Golden Girl. more
Screen
- Film review: ‘Lords of Salem’
- Rob Zombie tones it down a bit—and collapses into self-parody more
- ‘Oblivion’ doesn’t make a lot of sense at times, but it looks fantastic
- Go for Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman, stay for the visuals more
- Film review: ‘The Sapphires’
- Forget the great music—this movie blows more
Taste
- Now’s the time to revisit or explore the restaurants at Mirage
- The new Tom Colicchio steakhouse probably won’t be the only restaurant change at Mirage.
- Comme Ca has Island Creek oysters and they're fantastic
- From Duxbury Bay, these ocean jewels are only available in Las Vegas at Comme Ça.
- Simple perfection: Making Milos' tomato salad
- Look for Dodoni feta cheese at International Marketplace to complete this easy recipe.
- Chef Jean Paul Labadie's sons love sushi
- Executive chef at Todd English P.U.B. takes his boys to Sushi Mon for an all-they-can-eat feast.
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Soundcheck
- CD review: Phoenix's 'Bankrupt!'
- It's hard look at Phoenix's latest as anything more than a disappointment
Read more... - CD review: The Flaming Lips' 'The Terror'
- Good luck ever getting to the bottom of this disc
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- Less a collection of linear songs than a series of seething rhythmic sculptures.
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Featured Cocktail
Apr 24, 2013
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Sabrina Chapman
Sip on an Indian Flea Market in the name of charity
Though you never need an excuse to drink in Las Vegas, sipping in the name of philanthropy is certainly a good one. Enter Couture for Causes benefiting Communities in Schools ...
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