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SORE THUMBS: Portable Puppies
Videogame's cute pets still require pooper-scoopers
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What a Load of Bovine Waste
Are they 'just words'? Is it really no big ------- deal?
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LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
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A Thorny Tangle
The Constant Gardener puts important issues in a conventional package
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FINE ART: The Scholarly Life
Las Vegas Art Museum shows implements and artifacts of Chinese artist-scholar tradition
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A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
It Came In the Mail
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HOROSCOPE
Heavens Above
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THE INFORMATION: City Journal
Money Matters
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Can History Make A Restaurant Succeed?
Music execs make a go of it at the Rainbow
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: Birth of an Empire
Having a Ball at a brand new Room
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NOISE: Cougar's Roar
John Mellencamp's fire has not mellowed with age
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SOUNDCHECK
Kanye West; Our Lady Peace; Gabin
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Really? You Live in Vegas?
Lessons a transplant learned from the Neon City
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Is There an Educator In the House?
Nevada was the first state to allow homeschooling. Looks like it's here to stay.
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GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
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NOISE: Into The Fold
News from the other side of paradise
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NOISE
Three Questions with Spencer Smith of Panic! At the Disco
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SCREEN
THE EDUKATORS
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10 Great Late Summer Salads
Max Jacobson discovers Vegas is a great salad town
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PSYCHIC VIEW: In Love We Trust
But will trust blossom from love?
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LINE PASS: Gerber Is Back
Tao hires Bob, Aslyum closes
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WINK: Feeling Less Than Bon-Jovial
Wallowing in the post-breakup blues with a hell of a backup band
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SCREEN
ASYLUM
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THE CONSUMER: Strip It Up
In Vegas, skin is always in
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SORE THUMBS: Head-to-Head Video Games
Our fearless critic enters the national Madden Challenge
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POP CULTURE: A Tale of Two Rave Scenes
Utah ravers under fire, Vegas scene barely holds on
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SCREEN
JUNEBUG
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NOISE: An Audience with the Queen
Donna Summer isn't back; she never went away
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TASTE: It's a Grand Life
Green Valley Ranch finally gets a 24-hour restaurant
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NOISE: She Can't Let Go
Lucinda Williams is worth taking a chance on
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SORE THUMBS: I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby
Darkwatch mixes the Old West and undead for rip-roarin' fun
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The Vietnam Wedding Rush
They took their vows to avoid taking the oath
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SCREEN
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY
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PSYCHIC VIEW: Death Be So Proud
Finding lessons for the living Six Feet Under
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BAR EXAM: Flights of Fancy ... and Scotch
Getting a drink when leaving Las Vegas
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COMEDY
Three Questions with Bea Arthur
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THE CONSUMER: Have Suitcase, Will Travel
Tips for Labor Day and beyond
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LINE PASS: East Comes West
A look inside the Nightclub at Tao
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A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
The One-Minute Critic
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CULTURE CLUB: Shame On Us
Have we no sense of decency?
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GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
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HOROSCOPE
Heavens Above
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SCREEN
THE ARISTOCRATS
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Del Mar-red
Even in death, a demolished Downtown motel is a magnet for controversy
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STAGE: Taylor-Made Bologna
Spousal comedy brings rim-shot warmth to the Plaza
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TASTE: Bridge to Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bagel Deli is turkey nirvana
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SOUNDCHECK
311; Faith Hill; Paul McCartney
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POP CULTURE: Wal-Mart of Sound
Garth Brooks deals latest blow to music retail
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SCREEN
NOVEMBER
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Can He Say That?
Dirty, Dangerous and Direct—Penn Jillette Spews ... Optimism?
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TV: The Decline of the TV Roman Empire
Rome is yet another ancient retread
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SCREEN
MATANDO CABOS
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Iraq, as Seen By the R-J
Follow the bouncing logic
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WINK: She Had a Brand New Pair of Roller Skates
He had a brand new key
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THE INFORMATION: City Journal
A Bummer Crop
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: Hail to the Oba
Hiding out at the hideaway at Mandalay Bay
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Rich: In the Eye of the Beholder
Vegas offers up a variety of rich lives, this casino worker sees
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Grimm and Vigor
Terry Gilliam gives new life to old tales in The Brothers Grimm
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Is Billiards the Next Poker?
Probably not. But the die-hards of the felt table make their case
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LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
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NOISE
Destiny's Child vs. Backstreet Boys
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FINE ART: Of Girls and Guns
Artist puts fishing poles and firearms in the hands of fashion figures
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POP CULTURE: Fade Away
If the Stones protest Iraq and no one hears it ...
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: Monsoons 'n' Stuff
Into every margarita, a little rain must fall
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THE INFORMATION: City Journal
Outside In
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SORE THUMBS: Same Ole, Same Ole
Madden 2006 isn't much different than Madden 2005
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A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
3 Questions with Artist Jerry Misko
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HOROSCOPE
Heavens Above
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FEEDBACK
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (3.5 stars)—August 16, The Joint, Hard Rock
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GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
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NOISE: Odd Man Out
Rufus Wainwright wants to go black and white
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Guggenheim Hermitage's Future
Trouble for one of the Strip's galleries? Not if the Russians have a say
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Birth of a Vegas Notion
A replica Liberty Bell to highlight Downtown public art display
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TASTE: It's Wolfgang Puck's World
With the opening of his sixth restaurant, we just eat in it
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SCREEN
SUPERCROSS
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PSYCHIC VIEW: Tragic to Magic?
Reader wonders if painful past will wreck promising future
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LINE PASS: Intense Like is in the Air
Are Ice and UNLV a match made in heaven? By Martin Stein
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STAGE
Avenue H(ype)
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Of Virgins and Lotharios
Two new movies find lonely men in midlife crises
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SCREEN
RED EYE
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Everything You Need To Know About the Next Governor's Race
It won't be pretty. It might be cutthroat. It'll surely be fun.
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STAGE: Neighbor Hoods
Gals & gamblers of Guys & Dolls move in at the Ranch
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SOUNDCHECK
Nickel Creek; New Pornographers; Pennywise; Armin van Buuren
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NOISE
Three Questions with Nickelback's Chad Kroeger
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Take This Cane and Shove It
Refusing to go gentle into that AARP night
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LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
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Dual Dilemmas
Health officials say increased meth use behind the Valley's syphilis outbreak
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SCREEN
VALIANT
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The Science of Cinema
Free advertising, a secret passageway and hot girl-on-girl action. Josh Bell discovers what it takes to make a movie in 48 hours
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TV: Hollywood Insiders
IFC's new shows take on the film industry
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SCREEN
MYSTERIOUS SKIN
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WINK: The Way They Were
Misty water-colored memories of ...
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THE CONSUMER: Black is the New Black
A look ahead to fall
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SCREEN
THE SKELETON KEY
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TV: School Dazed
Tommy Lee goes to college, learns nothing
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It's a War Zone
The area bound by Desert Inn, Flamingo, Maryland Parkway and Paradise is one huge crime scene. A report from the front lines of the worst ...
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SCREEN
CRONICAS
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THE CONSUMER: Totally Tubular Tees
Fruition offers funky clothes from way back when
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WINK: A Youthful Lack of Plans
Age trumps inexperience every time
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NOISE
Three Questions with Shelby Lynne
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TASTE: Aloha, Korea
Maui Rose mixes Hawaiian and Asian cuisine
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BAR EXAM: Time to Cowboy Up
The Bunkhouse ropes together cowboys, punks and Czechs
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SCREEN
DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO
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Oh Brother
Singleton's Four Brothers is a wasted opportunity
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PSYCHIC VIEW: Don't Cop Out
Serving in blue is a dream come true for police officer wannabe
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You Better Believe It
Correspondence from the existential help desk
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SCREEN
LAST DAYS
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: Flights of Fancy
Red Square and Rumjungle make drinking fun again
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Photographer Turns On Las Vegas
'Then he decided it might be more interesting to shoot them naked.'
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SORE THUMBS: Green Acres It Ain't
Country living still dull in Harvest Moon but you can give birth
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THE INFORMATION: City Journal
Winners and Losers
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A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat
Out of Date
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CULTURE CLUB: Recovering From War
Taking our cues from mass media: Are we too fragile or afraid to feel?
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GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
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HOROSCOPE
Heavens Above
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SCREEN
THE GREAT RAID
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What's Luck Got to Do With It?
Six Headliners Confess Their Superstitions
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SCREEN
SARABAND
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SOUNDCHECK
Yes; Deep Dish; Staind
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POP CULTURE: Critical Crisis
Real or fake, does anyone care?
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Everybody in The Pool
Peter Jennings' passing clarifies the chaos of TV news in transition
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LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
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Classic Grunge?
Generation X just got a little bit older
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THE CONSUMER: Inside World Market
Info in case you're not a buyer for a major retail outlet
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NOISE
It's Not Unusual to be Lost
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Hackers Give Back
Charity at DefCon, a weekend of ideas, debate and debauchery
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SOUNDCHECK
The Ramones; Bob Mould; Tommy Lee
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Jennifer Tilly Turns the Tables
Her World Series win proves she's good; now she wants to be even better.
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FINE ART: It Figures
Local artist works in tradition of formal exercise
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Stage Slight
Why did Las Vegas Little Theatre's Centennial salute, Sin City Serenade, screech to a halt at mid-song?
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GRAY MATTERS
News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city
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HOROSCOPE
Heavens Above
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Mad About Sports
On local talk radio, three old friends keep the Valley's fans sane
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SORE THUMBS: A Classic Returns to Xbox
Sid Meier's Pirates! sure to bring back salty memories
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POP CULTURE: Music's Dirty Secret
When is being gay or lesbian going to stop being such a big deal?
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PSYCHIC VIEW: Massaging the Problem
Masseur-to-be seeks helpful message
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LINE PASS: Jet Is Circling for Landing
Mirage to be home for hip Hamptons club
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Goodbye Bungee Tower
A fiery last hurrah was well underway. But damn that wind.
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LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: It Takes A Light Touch
Bouncing around Bellagio on a Thursday Night
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SCREEN
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
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TASTE: Diamond Is Damned Good
Chinese hole in-the-wall is popular with dance-pole crowd
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SCREEN
RIZE
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Qadeer's Quest
Rapper hopes to put Vegas hip-hop on the map
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SCREEN
THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED
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TV: Almost Funny
New cable comedies struggle to deliver laughs