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Rallying around the Rebels
- This year’s team is looking good. Hop on board, Vegas, and forget your troubles. read article
A guide to the art, entertainment and nightlife features that separate Cosmo from the pack
- Everything you want to know about the new resort’s dining, nightlife, art and more. read article
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The Intersection
My other truck is a bumper sticker
- We’re a country defined by golden arches, the Nike swoosh and the Apple’s apple. more
For Elaine Wynn, $5 million is just a start
- Warren Buffett gets in Elaine Wynn’s ear every so often about this little project he and Bill Gates want her to consider. more
Advocate: ‘Saved on the Strip’ is wrong to assume all hookers need saving
- Former prostitute Annie Lobert’s TV show comes packaged with the staged drama, overacting and ridiculous sensationalism of reality television. more
Notes from the opening of the world’s largest H&M store
- The Swedes have hit the Strip, and they’ve brought with them racks and racks of impossibly inexpensive clothing. more
The Strippermobile returns, this time bearing gifts
- It was one of those “only in Vegas” scenes—a Plexiglas vehicle called the Strippermobile delivering $19,000 worth of bikes to a toy drive last week. more
Hey! Chill out, Rebel fans
- The UNLV men’s basketball team is off to an impressive start, but apparently the good news has not reached some fans. more
Weekly staffers reveal what’s on their holiday wish lists
- An inflatable turkey and a hand grenade oil lamp. We have diverse tastes. more
Thinking about the Bellagio bandit and fancy art
- Thinking about the Bellagio bandit and fancy art more
What do you want for the holidays this year?
- Whatta YOU think? The Weekly wants to know. more
Random photo of the week
- Submitted by Beth Andries more
- Dream Zone: ‘being punched in the face over and over again’
- “The man died off.” more
Nightlife
Meet @MarqueeLV: Get to know these faces at the new Cosmopolitan nightclub
- From the artistic director, a resident DJ, VIP host and more, here’s the faces to become familiar with. more
Hot Spots: Let’s keep the ho-ho-holiday-themed parties going
- Socialites, Juicy Bells, brush battles and bass music… more
Nightlife news & notes: Toy drives, Krave robs the cradle, DJ Hollywood Day and Sundanze
- XS and Tryst break records, Hollywood gets his own day and more. more
Three questions with DJ/producer AK1200
- The drum and bass heavyweight chats about the U.K. versus U.S. scene, dubstep and “Sanctuary.” more
Clubbing confidential: When LAX goes 1920s, it’s Patron meets pearl strings
- No, you cannot wear my hat, even though it’s better than yours. Yes, you can kiss me, even though my pants are manlier than yours. more
A deep burn: Turn to bourbon for vintage cocktails that will warm you from the inside out
- Mmmm. It hurts (and tastes) so good… more
Arts & Entertainment
Holiday nostalgia at the Arts Factory’s Bar + Bistro
- As part of its Camp 107 series, the Arts Factory’s Bar + Bistro presents a night of nostalgia - and drink specials. more
Neon Museum hosts open house at its Neon Boneyard
- The Neon Boneyard opens its doors to Las Vegas signage history for one night only. more
Give the gift of local art
- A few locally made suggestions for your holiday list more
Cosmo’s Art-O-Mat machines offer up $5 works of art
- Art-O-Mat machines already move nearly 25,000 works of art annually, vending in coffee shops, galleries and museums, including New York’s Whitney Museum of American Art. more
Party at the Silverton! Hideous holiday sweaters encouraged.
- After the successful Mustachio Bashio last month, the Silverton serves up another awesome themed event with its Hideous Holiday Sweater Party. more
- Local Music: One bluesy Rose
- Local singer/songwriter Walker Rose gave the Beauty Bar a taste of the blues last Saturday night. more
New ‘Sinatra’ show looks like another Wynn winner
- Twyla Tharp’s new show is what So You Think You Can Dance competitors strive for in their young careers. more
What to do and what to watch this week
- This week we’ve got Christmas couture and floral displays more
Leonard Cohen’s return to Vegas proves he’s got miles left if he wants ’em
- Forget retirement. The man’s got a second career as a stand-up comic waiting if he wants it. more
Brett Wesley Gallery’s latest exhibit delights in its outsider perspective
- Las Vegas nurses a perpetual Southern California hangover, aesthetically as well as literally. more
Three topics addressed by comedian Aziz Ansari Saturday night at the Pearl
- Kanye West? Yeah, he went there. more
Michael Cera plays House of Blues — really
- It’s not every night you see a drummer snapping photos of his bassist mid-concert. more
Screen
‘Black Swan’ is ridiculous and captivating
- We can’t help but be swept along in the psychosexual drama about a driven ballet dancer. more
‘The Fighter’ is a mostly bland biopic
- Director David O. Russell seems determined to prove that he can work in the mainstream. more
‘Tron: Legacy’: Lovely but dumb
- To say that belated sequel Tron: Legacy looks amazing is both to praise and to condemn it. more
Confession of a ‘Tron’ nerd
- I’ve always been a nerd. I had a TRS-80 computer when I was in the third or fourth grade. more
‘How Do You Know’ is rough but lively
- For all its rough patches, the film boasts the one element sorely missing from most Hollywood rom-coms: a pulse. more
Taste
- Cosmo’s Estiatorio Milos will reflect its creator’s back-to-basics vision
“I got into this business to change how people think about Greek food.”
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Review: R. Kelly's 'Love Letter'
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Cocktail of the Week
Dec 15, 2010
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Deanna Rilling
A deep burn: Turn to bourbon for vintage cocktails that will warm you from the inside out
“’Tis the season of brown spirit cocktails,” says Kent Bearden, master mixologist at the MGM Grand. As you may have noticed, popular culture has embraced the Prohibition era of late, ...
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