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COMICS: D Disappoints
Public Enemy's new comic book isn't prime Chuck
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A Man Without a Lounge
Lon Bronson and the decline of a great Vegas tradition
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VIDEO GAMES: Could Go All the Way!
Don't pass on this football game
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A+E
All the ARTS+ ENTERTAINMENT You Can Eat
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STAGE: The Phantom Minister
Chatting with Larry Wayne Morbitt, the cleric-turned-Tenor of the Opera
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NOISE
Three Questions with Exene Cervenka of X
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IN PRINT: Dude, Where's My Card?
A creepy case of identity theft drives Talk Talk, another fine Boyle
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Fighting For Kicks
Camping out for a pair of shoes. Not just any shoes.
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POP CULTURE: The Egg and Al
Getting your message across, one unexpected appearance at a time
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TV: Super Silly Who Wants to Be a Superhero?
Not anyone with a firm grasp on reality
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The Politics of a Prostitution Sting
What's the point? Are the laws protecting and empowering women?
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SCREEN
Who Killed the Electric Car?
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Mash-Up
Red Room is Red Hot
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IN PRINT: We Is Back
Modern Library reissues a science fiction classic. Is that a good thing?
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FINE ART: The Real Thing
An illustrator by trade, Jack Endewelt was so much more
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SCREEN: Mann and Manliness
Real men thrive in the films of Michael Mann
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SCREEN: Miami Heat
Trading flash for grit in the Miami Vice film
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Sounds Like A Flush
When you just can't get enough, listen to poker on the radio
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TASTE: Get In this Deli!
The ghosts of Samuel's scrubbed away, Weiss Deli is a bright new gem
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COMEDY
Lewis Black vs. Kevin James
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THE CONSUMER: A Store for Gamblers
And for people like you, too.
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A+E People: What's Portland Got that Vegas Doesn't?
Well, departing music-promo whiz Dan Akins, pillar of LV's electronic scene, for one
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: America's Got (Some) Talent
Because 15 minutes of fame aren't nearly enough
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Free Eggrolls for Democracy!
Great food, old folks, bad jokes and a smidge of politics at Bob Stupak's campaign bash. Just don't touch his elbow.
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SCREEN: Leonard Cohen
I'm Your Man
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Xania's Hot Spots
July 27August 2
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HOROSCOPE
Peggy Plots Your Planets
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COMEDY
Chatting! A talk with Jon Lovitz
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In Praise of the Shortcut
From gambling to Viagra to the studio wizardry that makes Ashlee Simpson listenable, what's wrong with taking the easy way? It's what makes America great!
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SCREEN
The Ant Bully
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SOUNDCHECK
Tom Petty, Jurassic 5, The Knife, The Crystal
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BAR EXAM: Drinking Internation-ally
At the Freakin' Frog, booze has a language of its own
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NOISE: CD Underbelly
A dozen strangers trade mix-disks, and copyright concerns be damned!
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SCREEN: The Unreal World
Considering the films of Philip K. Dick's work
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Biblical Justice at the Chapel
Prayer meetings prove costly for Charlotte Richards
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On the Scene: Gasping for Air (Conditioning)
Jurassic 5 bring it on a hot, hot night
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POP CULTURE: Why Snakes on a Plane is Better Than Superman, even though I Haven't Seen Either
Take that, hipster scum!
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ON THE SCENE: One Year and Counting
At the Rawkers anniversary bash
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SCREEN
MONSTER HOUSE
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: Playing Parlor Games
Get even closer to 100 of your closest friends
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SOUNDCHECK
Muse; Bardo Pond; Butch Walker
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NOISE
D'oh Re Mi
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A+E
All the ARTS+ ENTERTAINMENT You Can Eat
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Xania's Hot Spots
July 20July 26
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VIDEO GAMES: Space Indian
Native American alien abuductee makes for a terrific Xbox game
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Prizes For Poetry!?
Who really wins at the Poets Convention at the Riviera this week?
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SCREEN: Branded
In these days of franchise-mania, Smith and Shyamalan have a rare name value
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Art Provides Independence
Artist Karen Wheeler unveils work at Caesars for MDA
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Mash-Up
The Next Whiskey Bars
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THE CONSUMER: Swap Thing
Cheap thrills and occasional deals await you at the indoor swap meet
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NOISE
LOUD!
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TASTE: Cork and Fork
The wine is fine, but don't forget to eat at Nora's Wine Bar
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SCREEN: Stay Out of this Water
M. Night Shyamalan's latest is a feature-length ego stroke
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Small Town Politics
Boulder City struggles to maintain its clean and green image
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SCREEN: Jersey Boy
Kevin Smith repeats himself with Clerks II
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COMICS: Illustrated Man
Marked by his own hubris, the hero of Can't Get No wanders post-9/11 America
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CULTURE CLUB: TV Still Makes the Stars
From Red to Oprah, television mints the celebrity status
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Program Problems
Youth advocates blame rising juvenile crime on lack of initiatives, money
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HOROSCOPE
Peggy Plots Your Planets
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: Got Caught Snacking
Lounge life is better by the pitcher
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Mash-Up
A Rouge By Any Other Name
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Grande Escape Problem?
Twenty-four inmates have walked away since the Casa Grande Transitional Center opened in December. Should we be worried?
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LETTERS
Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces
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Five Stars Who Should Be in the Hall of Fame
Wayne is great, but so are these talents
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VIDEO GAMES: Oh, Lord
Battle for Middle-earth II pleases on an epic scale
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A+E
All the ARTS+ ENTERTAINMENT You Can Eat
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SCREEN
Wordplay
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COMICS: A Hit with Myth?
Can comics rooted in Indian mythology capture the American imagination?
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TV: Not Just Another Dot on the Map
Eureka is a small town with big secrets ...
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SCREEN
You, Me and Dupree
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IN PRINT: The Terror Within
In Ken Kalfus' savage satire, the 9/11 attacks amplify the viciousness in a failing marriage
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POP CULTURE: Blond Chutzpah
Is Ann Coulter over the line?
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TASTE: 'Flying Fish Eggs that Pop in Your Mouth Like Bubble Wrap'
Tasty choices at Sapporo
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IN PRINT: McGuane Country
Characters in Gallatin Canyon find that the West of their dreams doesn't exist
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NOISE
FOUR QUESTIONS with CHRIS CARRABBA of DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL
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FEEDBACK
PEARL JAM WITH SONIC YOUTH—July 6, MGM Grand (3.5 stars)
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SOUNDCHECK
TV On The Radio; Rhymefest; Soul Asylum; Roger Sanchez
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SCREEN
Strangers With Candy
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Could the State Shut Down the Casinos?
It happened in Jersey, could it ever happen here?
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HOROSCOPE
Peggy Plots Your Planets
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BEYOND THE ROPE
Brandy Beavers
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FINE ART: Chinese Puzzle
Identity issues are at the core of Across the Divide
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Xania's Hot Spots
July 13July 19
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Not Quite Leaving Las Vegas
For veteran local bands, passion and dedication don't always equal success
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IDEAS: War! Games!
Innocent Iraqi civilian zombie monster women and children and mad bastard insurgent mutants must die! Or, can you really be a pacifist if you love ...
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Mad World
A Scanner Darkly manages to be dizzyingly good while preserving Philip K. Dick's paranoid, druggy vision
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Over the Air vs. Over the Web
Who's got the upper hand in the battle for your ears?
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CULTURE CLUB: Gore's Green Solution
An Inconvenient Truth is more than environmentalism—on many levels
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Beyond the Rope
Matt Nichols
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Mash-Up
Get Your Drink On
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BAR EXAM: Faux Pas, Neat
Is there a drink that will wash the taste of foot from my mouth?
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Second Time Around
Progressive Anna Nevenic tries again to run on her terms
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ON THE SCENE: Hang on, Mr. DJ
Following along with marathon spinner Robert Oleysyck
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They're AllTalk
But serious radio action—from Jesus talk to explicit sex chat—is going on at this Vegas-based Internet station. Is the Web the future of radio?
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ON THE SCENE: Lady on the Wall
Art and life meet
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Xania's Hot Spots
July 6July 12
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NOISE
LOUD!
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VIDEO GAMES: What Would Vince Lombardi Do?
He probably wouldn't play this video game about coaching
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A+E
All the ARTS+ ENTERTAINMENT You Can Eat
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POP CULTURE: At Least There Will Be Rum!
Notes on the pirate takeover
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HOROSCOPE
Peggy Plots Your Planets
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ON THE SCENE: The Doctor Is In
Dr. Cocktail, that is. Let's tag along as he explores the Valley's dive bars
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FEEDBACK
Pink (3.5 stars)—June 30, Mandalay Bay Beach
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Yo Ho Ho-hum
His performance leached of its subversive thrill, Johnny Depp doesn't grab us in Dead Man's Chest
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TV: Psyched for Psych
We predict big things for USA's new detective show
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SOUNDCHECK
Thom Yorke; Julie Roberts; Colette Marino & Heather Robinson
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SCREEN
WAH-WAH
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STAGE: LOVE Isn't Quite All You Need
Mixing Cirque and The Beatles proves to be a long and winding road
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NOISE
CHATTING WITH KIM GORDON OF SONIC YOUTH
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SCREEN
THE KING
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NIGHTLIFE
Four Questions with Paul Oakenfold
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Ongoing Worker Disputes
Union, developers at odds over business practices: Are small public protests effective?
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Justice For a Justice?
A judge's life is unraveled for soliciting prostitution
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Like Father?
Jack Carter is counting on lineage (his dad was president) and loot (a $1 million-plus war chest) to topple the seemingly invincible Sen. John Ensign
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NIGHTS ON THE CIRCUIT: Countdown To Launch
The Palms Pool and Bungalows take it all off
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TASTE: The Best Food Intersection in Town
For good and eclectic eating, you can't beat Flamingo and Decatur
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The Candidate
Stan Vaughan is a model of the perennial political underdog
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Porn to Run
Melody Damayo stands up for strippers and students in her campaign for governor
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THE CONSUMER: Fueling Change
E85, a potential alternative to gasoline