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SOUNDCHECK: Hot For Van Halen
Dave Matthews' Gorge a solid release, Lloyd Banks not hungry enough
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It Takes More Than a Village
M. Night Shyamalan's artistry starting to look threadbare with new film
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SCREEN
THUNDERBIRDS
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WINK: My Heart is Strong
Diving back in despite fears, with a little help from friends
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Beauty and the Gender-Benders
Behind the scenes at the World's Most Beautiful Transsexual contest
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TV: Reality Check
Forget the networks; this summer, basic cable is where the action is
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BAR EXAM: There's No Place Like Home
The Roadrunner comes close, though
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DIGITAL TONY: Another Manic Monday
The battle for Monday night heats up
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Noncom-mie Bastard!
Communism's dead but a sergeant is still an ominous pawn in The Manchurian Candidate
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Tug o' Tax
What Happens If You Repeal a Slew of Taxes?
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THE CONSUMER: To Sleep, Perchance
Put the right spring in your slumber
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SCREEN
MY MOTHER LIKES WOMEN
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SCREEN
METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER
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LETTERS
Digital Tony Is Great!
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Learning To Swim
Gleaning life lessons from the pool
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SORE THUMBS: Spider-Man, Spider-Man
Does everything GTA's Tommy Vercetti can
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for July 29 - August 4
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NOISE
Who's next?
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Water, Water Everywhere
But this company's importing it from Canada!
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A & E
All the Arts and Entertainment You Can Eat
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MYSTIC MONA: Love is a Many-Cindered Thing
Unrequited love burns both ways
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SCREEN
THE DOOR IN THE FLOOR
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IN PRINT: A Grand Theory
Not quite unified, global look at soccer is still a solid read
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TASTE: Go for the Scenery
Skin offers great sandwiches, even better eye candy
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Tug o' Tax 2
Education is About More Than Per-Pupil Funding
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SCREEN
HAROLD AND KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE
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Hostess With the Most(Stress)
Delta sorority sister—and author's girlfrend—glad to see sorors come, go
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Before and After
A heartbreaking work about staggering failure: Digging into the 9/11 Commission Report
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CULTURE CLUB: Return to Tomorrowland
What became of the world's fair, or what's so funny about 'Peace Through Understanding'?
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GRAY MATTERS
A gathering of news, observations, stray thoughts and medically supervised brain drainings about our city.
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THEATER: Pucker Up, Sweetie
Kiss Me, Kate is a full-blown make-out session
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SCREEN
THE STORY OF THE WEEPING CAMEL
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STOP MAKING SENSE: Yucca's Fine Print
A Congressional move could change Nevada's fate again
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LETTERS
Will Battle Evil Transnational Capitalism for Food
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Santarchy!
Wearing velvet Claus suits (or much less), caroling on the Strip, in July
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Is God Voting For George Bush?
Or has the left failed to provide a compelling alternative to the religious right? A testament from a born-again skeptic.
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Was She or Wasn't She?
Transsexual beauty pageant marks the return of Vegas' most notorious showgirl
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Fun Factor
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SORE THUMBS: Driving Me Crazy
You'd better enjoy crashes with Driver 3
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MYSTIC MONA: Take Back the Power
Reader needs to realize her own worth
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TASTE: How Hungary Are You?
Goulash replaces Goulash, and we can't wait for cooler weather
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Get Your Freak On
Nevada Theatre benefit moves to prime time
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FEEDBACK
Sarah McLachlan (3 stars) — July 17, Mandalay Bay Events Center
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GRAY MATTERS
A gathering of news, observations, stray thoughts and medically supervised brain drainings about our city.
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Bourne Again
Matt Damon returns to spy another day in The Bourne Supremacy
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That's Poli-Socio-Religio-tainment!
Movies move to the center of America's political, social and religious debates
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Four Things You Should Know About NOW
A recent conference! Wal-Mart protest! Local chapter!
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for July 22 - 28
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DIGITAL TONY: Twistin' by the Pool
Check out these parties—and their dress codes
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Putting Paint to Pleasure
New Gugg-Herm exhibit may put gallery on Las Vegas' map
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NOISE: String Cheese Keeps Rolling
Lollapalooza cancellation hurts but won't stop jam band
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Middle-Aged and Young
Sonic Youth is still adventurous, two decades later by
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NOISE: Swing, Song Bird, Swing
Andrew Bird mixes swing, jazz, Gypsy and rock into his unique sound
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SCREEN
CATWOMAN
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SCREEN
SEDUCING DOCTOR LEWIS
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Handing Out Stars
The Weekly reviews Vegas miscellany by turning a critical eye on people, places and things that don't usually receive a critical eye
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Is That a Hair in My Soup?
How much does your food handler know about food safety? A special Weekly investigative film-watching!
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SCREEN
DE-LOVELY
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MOVIE BOX
What else you can watch
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IN PRINT: Resurrected
Killed stories finally find their medium
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That's Poli-Socio-Religio-Tainment!
Movies move to the center of America's political, social and religious debates
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Downtown Gets Another Gallery
Godt-Cleary to dress up arts district
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The Sting of Infamy
W.A.S.P.'s Blackie Lawless just wants to make meaningful music
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THE CONSUMER: Pool Report
The latest water toys to help ensure summer survival
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Steady and Static
With nu-metal in decline, Static-X stay the course and hope for the best
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SCREEN
A Cinderella Story
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DIGITAL TONY: Girls, Whacha Thinkin'?!
Fashion hints and party tips
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The Lost Weeklies
Issues you never saw
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SOUNDCHECK: Porter Back On Top
Movie soundtrack a great introduction; Fastball's latest release not to be missed
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BAR EXAM: The Wrong Season for Politics
Never mind Bush and Kerry and pass B.J.'s sampler
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GRAY MATTERS
A gathering of news, observations, stray thoughts and medically supervised brain drainings about our city.
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Respect My (Housing) Authority!
Nothing perks up a dull meeting like screaming, hollering and accusations of racism!
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Five Reasons Westcare Needs To Be Saved
Take facility off the chopping block!
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Vegas on the Page
Las Vegas' ascending star shines its light on all facets of culture
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MYSTIC MONA: Stability to the Left of Him, Restlessness to the Right
But he need not be stuck in the middle for long
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School Bonds
Financial powerhouses think Vegas' growth is good for education
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Guy Stuff
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LETTERS
Martin Stein Does NOT Listen to Michael Bolton!
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SORE THUMBS: What Could Be Better Than Zelda?
How about Zelda times four?
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CULTURE CLUB: Whole Lotta Freakin' Goin' On
And other nearly ironic contradictions in cultural and public policy
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TASTE: 'Cue Competition Queuing Up
Famous Dave's is latest to join Las Vegas barbecue revolution
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Judging Books by Their Covers
We take the time not to read so you don't have to
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SCREEN
Napoleon Dynamite
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Sheriff
What kind of man does it take to be the top cop in a town like this, at a time like this? Stacy J. Willis ...
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SCREEN
Before Sunset
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for July 15 - 21
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SCREEN
Oasis
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Robocrap
I, Robot is shiny, hollow entertainment
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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, Horror and Sex on the Web, But I Like It
Local man returns from the dead to publish a ghoulish online rock zine
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SCREEN
Hard Goodbyes: My Father
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NOISE: Heavy Mettle
After more than a decade, Hemlock are still headbanging
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Fear of Frying
Will a McDonald's pedometer help America lighten up, and other weighty issues
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NOISE: Pauly Shore vs. Vanilla Ice
Which performer truly rules?
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SOCK
New fiction by Penn Jillette
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SOUNDCHECK: Blasts From The Past
Simon rereleases; Beastie Boys create anew
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DIGITAL TONY: Peeling Tangerine
TI, Moorea and OBA leading the fresh-club charge
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SCREEN
SLEEPOVER
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FEEDBACK
Simon and Garfunkel (3 stars)—July 3, MGM Grand Garden Arena
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The Color of Culture
Minority theater takes a run at Vegas ... again
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That '70s Movie
Will Ferrell makes TV news funny in Anchorman
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SCREEN
BAADASSSSS!
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MYSTIC MONA: Twinkle, Twinkle, Vegas Stars
Giving hardworking Strip celebs their due
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GRAY MATTERS
A gathering of news, observations, stray thoughts and medically supervised brain drainings about our city.
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FEEDBACK
LeAnn Rimes (3.5 stars)—July 3, Lake Las Vegas
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FINE ART: Uncertainties Unite
Duo exhib at Dust displays drawings, photos
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The Bored and the Stone
Devoid of magic, King Arthur is a historical snooze fest
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THEATER: The Passion of the Vice
Test Market tests the believability of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love
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SCREEN
THE CLEARING
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THE CONSUMER: Wagons, Ho!
The icon of your childhood is moving to China; get one while they're still red, white and blue
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Sex Abuse in Our Schools
Wouldn't it be weird if we screened educators for predatory predilections? Just a thought.
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for July 8 - July 14
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Your Money Is No Good Here
Spurned by prostate-cancer charities, a co-owner of Sapphire starts his own
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SORE THUMBS: Playing Mind Games
Psi-Ops most original game in years
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SCREEN
CONTROL ROOM
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Homes for the Homeless
The new wave in getting people off the streets
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LETTERS
Fun with the Pledge of Allegiance; Fahrenheit 9/11: Disney propaganda film; much love for David McKee; reader attacks Sonja attackers
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Among the Einsteins
Our resident self-proclaimed smart guy hits the Mensa conference
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STOP MAKING SENSE: Who'll Watch the Watchers?
Whose interests do gaming regulators look out for?
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A Vote For Me Is...
One of few. A chat with the losers in the Ward 2 City Council Race
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TASTE: Bombay Sapphire
Tabla is an Indian gem hidden in Hawaiian marketplace
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Grand Theft Glitter Gulch
Video game's fifth installment features Vegas—but can we ram our SUV into the Stratosphere?
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IN PRINT: People Are Strange
Palahniuk's nonfiction is hit and miss
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SOUNDCHECK: Wilco Goes Deep
Morissette's Chaos same old, same old; Slipknot going strong
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So, You Wanna Party?
These people can help
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TASTE: Satisfy Your Cravings
MGM Mirage's new buffet spares no expense on bells and whistles
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IN PRINT: Dammed with Faint Praise
Fictional account of Boulder Dam's birth is weak on characters
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GRAY MATTERS
A gathering of news, observations, stray thoughts and medically supervised brain drainings about our city.
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Power Mad
It's the time of year when temps and power bills both hit triple digitsexcept in the case of a city or county.
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CULTURE CLUB: Spray-on Art?
Pondering graffiti as valuable or vandalism
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IN PRINT: Desperately Seeking Clay Feet
Kill Your Idols misses true scared cows of rock
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for July 1 - July 7
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TV: Summertime Blues
Fox trades boring reruns for boring retreads
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Simply Amazing
Spider-Man 2 weaves a near-perfect web of summer-movie entertainment
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LETTERS
Not surprisingly, last week's cover story elicited a huge response.
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Full Meeting Jacket: An Adventure in Extreme Citizenship
Stacy J. Willis journeyed through a dozen official meetings to glean a picture of our community at work—or not
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Belly Jelly
Scenes from the grand opening of a medical salon
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FEEDBACK
Counting Crows (2 stars)—June 25, Mandalay Bay Beach
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All That Is Solid Melts into Dumb Rhetoric
One writer is mad as hell about the economy and he's not going to take it anymore. Well, actually, he will, but he'll also write ...
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THE CONSUMER: Hydration Nation
Thoughts on a primal element and trendy beverage: water
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BAR EXAM: Looking For the There There
The Saloon would be a great Downtown bar ... somewhere else
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DIGITAL TONY: Calling Mr. Bill
Sunday was all about women and ex-presidents
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SCREEN
THE MOTHER
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SORE THUMBS: Take a Step into the Way-Back Machine
Old-school games brought back to life for GameBoy Advance
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The King Is Back
The new DVD of his 1968 comeback captures Elvis Presley's finest moment
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MYSTIC MONA: Gloom in Bloom
A reader reaches out from the bottom of a heavy heart
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Hey, Hip Young Demographic, C'mon Down!
Can Downtown compete with the Palms and Hard Rock for the cool people?
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NOISE: Warped Speed Ahead
Vans Warped Tour mixes old-time acts with fast-moving newbies
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NOISE: It's a D12 World
Swift and gang are stepping out from Eminem's shadow
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Home, Home on the Industrial Range
Controversial county plan puts affordable housing near industrial facilities. Is that safe?
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Cutting The Velvet Rope
Being treated like a VIP is only a phone call away