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July 22-July 28
Brad Garrett is taking the ultimate Las Vegas gamble
- The funnyman is pouring his own money into a comedy club at the Tropicana read article
Grub infants! Purring cactus! Stinky popcorn! The eccentric art of Jesse Smigel
- The funny, thinky work of eccentric creator Jesse Smigel merges art and novelty… but is it art? read article
Just another day at the office for the Skeptics convention
- Complete with a fake moon landing, delusions of God and a haunting by Michael Jackson read article
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The Intersection
Gun survey triggers strange response from Nevadans
- Let’s face it: We like to shoot, cradle a Smith & Wesson from time to time, feel safe in our homes. more
Why Mel Gibson might wish he lived in Nevada
- While California sorts out whether those Mel Gibson tapes were legal, Nevada’s got a piece of advice: Don’t go there. more
Downtown’s Emergency Arts has much planned for its second floor
- Open less than three months, it seems the multi-use creative space designed to diversify the Entertainment District is actually taking off. more
Risque business: In line at a Hustler job fair
- Hundreds head to Déjà Vu Showgirl for one of 200 job positions. more
Michael Gaughan’s solution to the recession: Expand the South Point
- “Well, cutting back hasn’t worked. I decided to try something new. I got tired of hearing about everybody cutting back.” more
Thinking about The Killers, liquor at the airport and more
- Bye bye, Hollywood Video. Hello, Lara St. John! more
Random photo of the week
- Submitted by Veronica Timas more
What have you done In Las Vegas that should stay here?
- Whatta you think? The Weekly wants to know. more
- Dream Zone: ‘I’m riding a Harley…’
- I realize that I actually don’t know how to ride a motorcycle. more
Is this what passes for Vegas hate these days?
- Catherine Price gets off only one inspired zinger in her new book, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die more
Nightlife
Nite Bite: Fusion for a Cause
- Art, models and fundraising merged at Nu Sanctuary with eye-popping results. more
An inspiring visit to Krave for Moulin Rouge 2
- Who knew a straight couple could have as good a night—if not better—at an “alternative” club? more
Tiki time at Frankie’s
- I ask my Frankie’s Tiki Room date, “What’ll you have?” and she replies, “Just a Diet Coke.” Just a Diet Coke? At Frankie’s? That’s blasphemy. more
Arts & Entertainment
Vegas’ Prodigy Dance Crew gears up for Hip Hop International run
- “Clean it up. Clean. Clean. Clean!” more
Four notes from Sunday’s Bunkhouse acoustic night
- Who says an acoustic night needs to have only acoustic performances? more
An arts update: Vegas Valley Book Festival, Nevada Ballet Theatre and LV Philharmonic
- The Weekly‘s Kristen Peterson gives you a few notes. more
What to see, hear and do this week in Las Vegas
- Inception, The English Beat and more! more
The checklist: What are you consuming this week?
- Spencer Patterson, Jesse Smigel and Brock Radke more
Marilyn Minter exhibit is reason enough to check out CENTERpiece
- The crossroads of fashion photography and high art are well traveled, but no one does it quite like Minter. more
Insurgo’s stab at Shakespeare still needs work
- There are moments of hilarity and lightness, despite a host of questionable choices. more
Silversun Pickups raged at The Joint
- Man, those Pickups played hard. more
Instant moviemaking with the 48-hour Film Project
- You have until Friday afternoon to sign up to participate in the event and results typically range from unexpected genius to obvious desperation. more
Three questions with comedian Jarrod Harris
- Turdball family members, midgetism and Stephen Colbert. more
Heavy metal band Early Man sings for Meat(wad)
- Already earning respect from Metallica fans, Early Man’s “More to Me than Meat and Eyes” was featured on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force film soundtrack. ... more
Screen
Real, believably flawed people populate “The Kids Are All Right”
- Every character in this Sundance hit, regardless of sexual orientation, proves to be believably, entertainingly flawed more
“Salt” is silly fun, then just silly
- Angelina Jolie keeps Salt grounded even as her actions become increasingly unbelievable. more
Miniseries “The Pillars of the Earth” is a dry history lesson
- The nearly thousand-page book is adapted into a plodding, dreary, interminable saga. more
Dull biopic “Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky” turns icons into bores
- While their chemistry may be inexplicable, that’s no excuse for the lack of insight into Chanel and Stravinsky as people, and minimal dialogue offers little ... more
Taste
- The great dim sum search of 2010
The Weekly’s Brock Radke tries Orchid Garden, Ping Pang Pong, Cathay House, Harbor Palace Seafood and Chang’s Hong Kong Cuisine.
- Popcornopolis rethinks a classic snack
New Excalibur shop is delicious - really, really delicious.
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CD review: Danger Mouse & Sparklehorse
- In the year between the album’s leak and its release, Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous and vocalist Vic Chesnutt both committed suicide.
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M.I.A.
- Despite the controversy surrounding her politics and personal life, you can’t accuse M.I.A. of pandering to the mainstream with her music.
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Big Boi
- But Big’s first solo album is a deliriously fun statement of purpose that should stop fans from begging for new OutKast.
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Cocktail of the Week
Jul 7, 2010
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Deanna Rilling
Figure-friendly cocktails
Heidi Hinkle, you had me at “pickled okra.” As Aria’s Director of Beverage/resident mixologist, Hinkle was charged with the task of creating healthy, lower-calorie options for ladies (and gents) craving ...
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