-
Could Go All The Way!
Matt Jacob's Fearless Football Picks
-
Big Box O' Poverty
As Wal-Mart Expands in Vegas, Progressives Nationally Call For Louder Opposition to Its Exploitation of the Poor, Women and the Welfare System
-
Crime Story
Beneath the growth and the glitter, violence is becoming the real narrative of Las Vegas
-
SORE THUMBS: Another Viewtiful Day
Sequel to 2003's hit sees Sylvia joining in the fight
-
TASTE: Dine Where the Chefs Eat
The Tillerman is a Vegas classic for several good reasons
-
Two Characters in Search of a Checkbook
A plea for help to open the new Las Vegas Little Theatre. In one act.
-
SOUNDCHECK
The Beatles; Lindsay Lohan; Soul Asylum
-
WINK: The Big H
Reviewing the facts about ... Him
-
THE CONSUMER: Make It So
New Year's wishes for 2005
-
Lawsuits & Order
A motorist and Metro clash over a crash in a she-said/they-said search for responsibility
-
LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
-
PSYCHIC VIEW: Disposition of Resolutions
A new way to look at a new year
-
Fat Daddy's Ice Cream On Wheels
Overhauling a tradition
-
Bio-Logical
Kevin Spacey splish-splashes all over Bobby Darin in 2004's final biopic, Beyond the Sea. But who truly deserves big-screen scrutiny in the Insta-Fame Age?
-
IN PRINT: Suicide Games
Nobel laureate Imre Kertész toys with death
-
DIGITAL TONY: Memories
Should auld New Year's Eves be forgot
-
NOISE: The Perils of Rock 'n' Roll Decadence
Velvet Revolver's Matt Sorum deals with groupies, TV cameras and rock star egos
-
Big B-eautiful
As local record stores shutter, Big B's endures, blending smarts and heart
-
A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
Hey, Big Spender
-
CULTURE CLUB: Fresh from the Oven
Year-end review fully bakes Bush, poker and cultural absentees
-
GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
-
A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
It Came In The Mail
-
NOISE: He's A Turntable Hero
DJ ROB's got stars in his eyes
-
GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
-
SORE THUMBS: A Royal Sequel
Warrior is a great follow-up to the hit game Prince of Persia
-
Pieces of Us
Let everyone else sort the year's arts and entertainment into standard top-10 lists. Our critics get right to the good stuff: the best moments in ...
-
MYSTIC MONA: Universal Blessings
A ritual to reap the best of the new year to come
-
Keynote Address: The Year in Suckage
A hot-under-the-collar summary of a really sucky year
-
Could Go All the Way!
Matt Jacob's Fearless Football Picks
-
LETTERS: Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
Highlights from the 2004 Letters Pages
-
SCREEN
A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT
-
DIGITAL TONY: Ready The Confetti
The year's biggest party is only a week away
-
The Killers
NOISE: And the Envelope, Please ...
The Killers go where no (Vegas) band has gone before
-
THE CONSUMER: The Horror, The Horror
Re-gifting a tempting no-no
-
Yearbook
Four writers sign off on 2004
-
WINK: Not to Be Rude, But ...
Columnist copes with the Todd & Jay Follies
-
The Next New Generation?
Upstart boy wonder Andres Ramirez prepares for his first big test: seeking the North Las Vegas mayor's office
-
SCREEN
FAT ALBERT
-
Prelude to a Phantom
Movie musical whets appetite for Vegas-bound stage version
-
Waterlogged
The Life Aquatic sinks under the weight of its own pretensions
-
HOROSCOPE
Astromat for December 23 - 29
-
Behind the Mariachi Music
Derided as pork, a federally funded Mexican music program is thriving. We take a listen.
-
People of the Year
The Ethically Suspect, Sometimes (Technically) Guilty and Occasionally Wrist-Slapped Public Servant
-
SCREEN
MEET THE FOCKERS
-
TASTE: Lest Old Dishes Be Forgot
The Weekly's gourmand looks back on a lip-smacking good year
-
The Middle-to-Bottom 10 Stories of the Year
Here, our roundup of stories not worth stopping the presses for
-
DANCE: Cracking The Nut
Nevada Ballet's Nutcracker followed traditional route
-
Ideas of the Year
Some of the concepts that defined 2004
-
High-Flyin' Howie
DiCaprio soars as Howard Hughes in The Aviator
-
FINE ART: Give Your Guests Art
Cultural suggestions for out-of-towners
-
IN PRINT: October Surprise
Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan talk about da Sox
-
THEATER: Season's Gratings
Winter Wonderettes leaves you yearning for spring ... or summer ... or fall
-
HOROSCOPE
Astromat for December 16 - 22
-
Homeless Away From Home
Activists: Health district targeting indigents District: Human waste compromising safety
-
LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
-
COULD GO ALL THE WAY!
Matt Jacob's Fearless Football Picks
-
SORE THUMBS: Snake Eater Bites
Legendary franchise starts to show its age with third installment
-
CULTURE CLUB: Now for a Completely Different Christmas Story
The holidays, Thomas Pynchon and me
-
MYSTIC MONA: Mano a Mona
Reader challenges columnist to a psyche-off
-
A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
Spirits of The Season
-
GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
-
What Comes After
During the election, Republicans appealed to cultural issues; now the GOP-led Congress is reverting to an economic agenda that works against those values voters
-
DIGITAL TONY: Teatro Makes Its Mark
Lounge is scene for Billboard party
-
NOISE: Be Your Own American Idol
All karaoke night is missing are weird contract riders
-
Dolly!
Cheap boas and a hint of redemption when Dolly Parton visited Celine's house
-
SCREEN
LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
-
Just Give Me the Pixels Simulating the Damn Ball!
It was trash talk and hard (virtual) hitting when the champions of Madden NFL gathered in Vegas for their playoffs
-
SCREEN
FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX
-
TASTE: Welcome Back, Old Friend
Wild Sage Café returns under a new guise
-
Dom Does Vegas
Comedian Dom Irrera has a few things to say about this town
-
SCREEN
RED LIGHTS
-
A Few Hours in Our City with Patton Oswalt, Comedian
Hey, he had some time to kill. Why not spend it letting us help him run some errands?
-
Muy Awful
Spanglish is the worst movie of 2004
-
WINK: Post-Love Analysis
Looking back at a relationship—and re-evaluating a friend
-
Toy Store Story
FAO Schwarz was a legendary fantasy land. Then it went bankrupt. Can the reopened store keep the childlike wonder alive?
-
THE CONSUMER: Very Vegas Gifts
Bring 'em on home
-
TASTE: Archi's Bunker
Restaurant offers a good intro to Thai food
-
SORE THUMBS: Imitation is High Flattery
Metroid Prime 2 uses Zelda concept to its advantage
-
NOISE: So This is Christmas
The Weekly staff saves you from aural lumps of coal while pointing out the acoustic candy canes
-
FEEDBACK
Green Day (4 stars)—The Joint, December 7
-
IN PRINT: A Beautiful Line
Author Alan Hollinghurst on writing, politics and gay life in '80s London
-
DANCE: Bring Out the Gypsy in You
CCSN's show is both alluring and awkward
-
MYSTIC MONA: Those Oldies but Goodies Remind Us of ... Yoooou
Good karmic payback forecast for semi-retiree
-
THE CONSUMER: Yeeehaw!
Vegas goes cuckoo for cowboys
-
COMEDY: Detroit Tiger
John Heffron is more than just cute: He's the Last Comic Standing
-
Drowning in Mediocrity
Ocean's Eleven sequel is adrift in a sea of smarm
-
Santa's Little Helper
Stuck for a gift? Waited until the last minute? Hey, us, too! So we came up with 21 ideas for things to wrap hastily and ...
-
Waving the Ethically Challenged White Flag
City Councilman Michael Mack decides to end his tumultuous political career
-
FINE ART: The Enemy Within
Two shows examine different aspects of threats, both social and real
-
THEATER: When Annie Met Sally
Struttin' Struthers keeps it All in the Orphanage
-
SCREEN
TARNATION
-
EDITOR'S NOTE
Sorry, Twardy
-
HOROSCOPE
Astromat for December 9 - 15
-
WINK: Man, Oh Manilow
Can she smile without him?
-
Slow Blah blah blah Urban Planning blah blah blah Land Use Strategies blah blah blah. ...
Meanwhile, new residents keep coming
-
COULD GO ALL THE WAY
Matt Jacob's Fearless Football Picks
-
LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
-
GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
-
FEEDBACK
The Musical Box: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (3 stars)—House of Blues, December 2
-
SOUNDCHECK
Gwen Stefani; Jello Biafra
-
DIGITAL TONY: 2 Live Live
Free locals night at Ice
-
A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
You Can Bet on It
-
SCREEN
BLADE: TRINITY
-
Gun Play
When the Single Action Shooting Society gathers in Vegas, it's about more than the shootin' irons—it's about a lifestyle
-
Mormonpalooza!
Hanging with a really alternative music scene
-
Peggy Maze Johnson Is Still Eating the Elephant
Thirty years after playing a role in the Patty Hearst affair, this activist is still trying to change the system "one bite at a time." ...
-
TV: These Are Their Stories
Critiquing the cast combos of Law & Order, The Show That Will Never Go Away
-
NOISE: Jem in the Rough
Singer-songwriter melds hip-hop beats and sensitive folk
-
NOISE: Round 'em Up
The rodeo, and its music, are back in town
-
LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
-
SCREEN
FADE TO BLACK
-
SCREEN
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE
-
Face to Face with the Mayor
The Las Vegas Weekly Interview
-
HOROSCOPE
Astromat for December 2 - 8
-
THEATER: Yo, Godot! We're Still Waiting ...
Beckett Fest captures what makes Sammy run
-
From There to Here
A year after fleeing LA, our hero celebrates the people, things and corned beef that helped keep body and soul together
-
Closer, but Not Quite There
Mike Nichols' relationship drama is less than the sum of its parts
-
COULD GO ALL THE WAY
Matt Jacob's Fearless Football Picks
-
WINK: Promised to Myself
Some things just can't be compromised
-
No Child's (Safety) Left Behind?
Is the answer to campus crime more security monitors?
-
Hey, You, Two Rows Back: Shut Up!
One movie-goer's impassioned plea for a few good manners, before civilization crumbles around us
-
NOISE: Toeing the Line
Unwritten Law still struggles to find its voice
-
GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
-
A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
Have Some Funistrada in the Kitchen
-
MYSTIC MONA: Take This Job and Love It
Professional sunshine just beyond the cloudy horizon
-
SOUNDCHECK
Nirvana; The Donnas
-
CULTURE CLUB: What a Terrible Thing It Is to Waste One's Mind
The decline of memory in the age of media
-
SCREEN
I AM DAVID
-
DIGITAL TONY: Plug Away
Opening clubs and impending birthdays
-
SORE THUMBS: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
Jak trilogy wraps up with a bang
-
THE CONSUMER: The House that Bass Built
Outdoor store is its own world
-
TASTE: The Planet Is In Good Shape
Planet Hollywood has slowly evolved with its diners