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So, You Wanna Party?
These people can help
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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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FEEDBACK
Counting Crows (2 stars)—June 25, Mandalay Bay Beach
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IN PRINT: Desperately Seeking Clay Feet
Kill Your Idols misses true scared cows of rock
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SOUNDCHECK: Wilco Goes Deep
Morissette's Chaos same old, same old; Slipknot going strong
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SCREEN
THE MOTHER
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CULTURE CLUB: Spray-on Art?
Pondering graffiti as valuable or vandalism
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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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THE CONSUMER: Hydration Nation
Thoughts on a primal element and trendy beverage: water
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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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Belly Jelly
Scenes from the grand opening of a medical salon
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LETTERS
Not surprisingly, last week's cover story elicited a huge response.
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TV: Summertime Blues
Fox trades boring reruns for boring retreads
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for July 1 - July 7
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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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GRAY MATTERS
A gathering of news, observations, stray thoughts and medically supervised brain drainings about our city.
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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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DIGITAL TONY: Calling Mr. Bill
Sunday was all about women and ex-presidents
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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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MYSTIC MONA: Gloom in Bloom
A reader reaches out from the bottom of a heavy heart
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Cutting The Velvet Rope
Being treated like a VIP is only a phone call away
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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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SORE THUMBS: Take a Step into the Way-Back Machine
Old-school games brought back to life for GameBoy Advance
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TASTE: Satisfy Your Cravings
MGM Mirage's new buffet spares no expense on bells and whistles
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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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BAR EXAM: Looking For the There There
The Saloon would be a great Downtown bar ... somewhere else
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Simply Amazing
Spider-Man 2 weaves a near-perfect web of summer-movie entertainment
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CINEVEGAS: Yes, more reviews!
More reviews than you can handle!
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CINEVEGAS: Complete Reviews!
Missed CineVegas? Fret not - here are all the reviews you'll ever need!
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IN PRINT: Laurie's World
I Love Everybody takes author's quirkiness to new heights in third book
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SCREEN
VALENTIN
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TASTE: If You Knew Salo Like I Know Salo
Filipino restaurant's dishes are all worth trying at least once
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COMEDY: Itemized Bill
Comic takes on the world, piece by piece
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FINE ART: Fools For The City
Three photography shows examine the human presence in the cityscape
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NOISE: Father of The Beat
Legendary Bo Diddley sounds off on the Clash, crooked lawyersand his latest song
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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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Of Birds and Baseball
Spring, and the vagaries of life
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SCREEN
CARANDIRU
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SOUNDCHECK: Shedding Light on Jazz
Tyner, Porter come out swinging; ZZ Top releases double-disc set
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DIGITAL TONY: Ready, Aim, Spin
DJ battle gets cracking at Ice
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SCREEN
WHITE CHICKS
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Godzilla Weds Megalon!
You have questions about the merger between MGM Mirage and Mandalay Resorts. We have (some) answers.
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Sonja's Story
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CINEVEGAS: Reviews and more reviews!
Missed CineVegas? Fret not - here are all the reviews you need!
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SCREEN
THE SADDEST MUSIC IN THE WORLD
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Before I Knew What Was Happening, He Was on Top of Me
A rape and its aftermath
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for June 24 - June 30
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SCREEN
THE NOTEBOOK
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SCREEN
TWO BROTHERS
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Schwartz and All
15 questions with Gil Schwartz—better known as Fortune columnist Stanley Bing—on his recent Vegas-zinging column and other Sin City matters
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DVDs: Bad Santa Gets Even Badder
Blazing Saddles re-released; other spoofs target sci-fi
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Party Off, Dude
How one lone writer put his health and sanity on the line to cover nine straight nightof CineVegas galas and parties and came out tired ...
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MYSTIC MONA: Hex Messaging
Do six baby chicks in a coffin equal a lifetime curse?
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CINEVEGAS: More reviews!
All the reviews you can stand - and more!
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SORE THUMBS: Robots In Disguise
Transformers, Metal Slug are best bets; Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain surprisingly flat
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LETTERS
The Weekly: Classless Reagan-Bashers or Just Misunderstood?
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The Body Is Gone but the Fluids, Stink and Skin Flakes Remain
Crossing death's doorstep with a postmortem cleanup crew
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Beating Around the Bushes
Michael Moore effectively takes on the president in Fahrenheit 9/11
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The Life of Bobby
Bobby Badfingers is snapping high
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STOP MAKING SENSE: The Whole Story?
A documentary on the Fallon leukemia case is fueled by emotion rather than truth-seeking
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THE CONSUMER: Hair Razing
Dude, you gotta clear-cut that dorsal forest, and other body-hair commandments
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NOISE: Adam Duritz, Where Fore Art Thou?
Not interviewing Counting Crow's singer is sweet, sweet sorrow
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SOUNDCHECK: What's All the Fuss About?
Killers' debut a mixed bag; Brian Wilson returns
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DVDs: Canadian Import Worth Watching
SCTV's American episodes collected; classic 'toons; surprisingly big performance
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Good Mourning, Las Vegas
Darkness and silence mark local tributes to Reagan
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About Simpson
June 12 was the 10th anniversary of the O.J. Simpson murders. Our scribe has a story.
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SCREEN
COFFEE AND CIGARETTES
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THE CONSUMER: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
For Father's Day, get Dad a cool man-purse
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Speed
Lessons in fast and slow
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SCREEN
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
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BRAIN TACOS ...
And nine other foods you have to have guts to eat
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Candied Lead
Health Department testing to see just how toxic Mexican treats are
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Life Under the Big Top
Being a father takes more than just clowning around
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NOISE: She's Just A Girl
Cristina Scabbia takes fronting metal Lacuna Coil in high-heeled stride
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Thinking of Ron
Our memories of the Reagan Era
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CINEVEGAS: Digital Cowboys
UNLV grads go the indie route to make their first feature
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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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LETTERS
The Subject is Topless Dancing, and a Young Man's Fancy Turns to Thoughts of ... Real Estate?
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THEATER: Burn, Baby Boomer, Burn
Saturday Night Fever nearly burns that retro-mutha down
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SCREEN
THE AGRONOMIST
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BAR EXAM: Sonny's Boys
Regrets, Phil's had a few, but then again ...
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'America is Closed'
Foreigner Tom Hanks redefines getting stuck at the airport in The Terminal
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FEEDBACK
Beastie Boys (4 stars)—June 9, Huntridge Theater
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CINEVEGAS: Las Vegas Confidential
For a writer, James Ellroy makes a pretty good actor
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SCREEN
DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY
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DIGITAL TONY: The Stars Came Out
Hard Rock eclipses Palms
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FEEDBACK
Velvet Revolver (3 stars)—June 11, The Joint
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No Justice Center, No Peace
Delayed and overbudget, the fate of downtown's Regional Justice Center—billed as a one-stop shop for all things judicial, it's become a multimillion-dollar, litigious boondoggle—awaits its ...
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Party Til It Hurts
Part 1 of an exhausting voyage into the deepest, darkest heart of CineVegas
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for June 17 - June 23
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CINEVEGAS: Greetings from Cine City, Rog!
An open letter to Roger Ebert: Come on in, the festival's fine
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MYSTIC MONA: Man Trouble
Two women try to get a fix on Mr. Right
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SORE THUMBS: Ending on a High Note
Samurai saga comes to a stellar close
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CULTURE CLUB: As Seen on TV
The Reagan legacy may be emotional appeal of the medium he mastered early
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Dean Stockwell at the Fifth Stage
From Green Hair to Quantum Leap, cigar-smoking actor has carved out a distinctive career
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TV: Dear Diary
How to save the TV industry in one week
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SCREEN
STRAYED
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Kimmel and Bits
Vegas' Jimmy Kimmel comes home with a feature film and a normal-sized head
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SORE THUMBS: Snake Is Back
Sequels to huge hits in the pipe for PlayStation2
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Seven and A Half Questions with Trevor Groth
CineVegas programming director explains the anatomy of a film festival
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DVDs: For the Love of God
Stunning City of God released; Tarzan swings in
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Strings Attached
At-risk school loses valuable violin program
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FINE ART: Content is King
But sometimes form has to shine, too.
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LETTERS
Do You Mean George W. or George H.W.?
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CineVegas
New films! Big stars! Great parties! It's time for the sixth annual CineVegas film Festival, the city's premiere movie event. Here's all you need to ...
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SCREEN
SAVED!
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A Saturday in Summerlin
While America screamed for Smarty, two local brothers heeded a bird's call
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for June 10 - June 16
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Bet Your Ass a River Runs Through It
One man's solution to both Yucca Mountain and the drought
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What Is John Clare Doing in Las Vegas?
He is young, a genius of sorts, a bon vivant and he's all about ... classical music? So it's a natural question. Phil Hagen looks ...
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NOISE: Where Are They Now?
Local H are doing just fine and have no intention of showing up on VH1
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SOUNDCHECK: Avril Digs Deep
Bad Religion's faith lacks passion
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DIGITAL TONY: Saving You Some Salad
Going out doesn't have to be as expensive as gassing up
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SCREEN
THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK
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THE CONSUMER: Terror Alert? Let's Shop!
Serious equipment for scary times
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Boy, Genius
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NOISE: Crack, Kracker and Chesney
Kid Rock's buddy searches for the Mother of All Songs
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Early Reviews Are In
New perspectives on classic films
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STOP MAKING SENSE: Wounded Pride?
The Times was so wrong. Except when it was right.
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She, Robot
There's no point in remaking '70s Stepford Wives
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MYSTIC MONA: Where's the Sugar, Honey?
Hubby plus wifey equals no nookie
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Hurray for Holly- er, Vegas!
What's a film festival without a few parties? OK, how about one every night?
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PRINT: Terror in Sin City
James Swain's latest Valentine adventure inspired by 9/11
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SCREEN
GARFIELD: THE MOVIE
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TASTE: Good Deal, Lucille
District's smokehouse joint has tasty meat, slow service
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A&E: Who Needs a Thousand Points of Light?
World's biggest LED screen comes to Fremont Street
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The Wiz
Alfonso Cuarón brings new style to the Harry Potter franchise
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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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The Old Gray Cliché
The New York Times doesn't uncover Vegas
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THE CONSUMER: Charms and Spirits
Luck you can buy!
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HOROSCOPE
Astromat for June 3 - June 9
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FEEDBACK
Prince (3 stars)—May 29, Mandalay Bay Events Center
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NOISE: Full Circle
Alt-rock superstars back regular guy Billy Howerdel in A Perfect Circle
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Hot-Dog Cramming, the Mayor and Competitive Eaters
Shoving tubes of meat down their throat, because they can
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TASTE: Vegas Gets a Second Oasis
Paymon brings Middle-Eastern dining to the west side
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EDITOR'S NOTE
Little Richard, happy at last
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What a Long, Strange Strip It's Been
Spending 24 hours in a topless club sounds like a dream assignment ...
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FEATURE: Hoover Dam Bypass Surgery
Engineers connect American history to the demands of the future
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Little-Known Center, Big Results
UNLV's best-kept secret
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MYSTIC MONA: Phone Drone
Insecure suitor needs to dial it back
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CULTURE CLUB: Come Back, Dr. Strangelove!
Where is military satire now that we really need it?
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A&E: Our Better-Than-The-Other-Guys' First Friday Listings
with special guest Saab Lofton
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LETTERS
Sonja: Still Not Writing
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If You Build It, and There Are Breasts on It, They Will Complain
While the arts district is making positive changes, it's getting some negative response
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NOISE: Still Hiking Up The Hill
Happy Campers keep working toward dreams of rock 'n' roll success
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SOUNDCHECK: The Italian Crooner Returns
Dino collection a gem; Donavon catches a wave; Pedro has no bite
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DIGITAL TONY: A Long Weekend Means a Long Column
There's simply too much partying going on
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SCREEN
SOUL PLANE
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SORE THUMBS: Microsoft's Halo 2 Is Just the Beginning
More previews you won't ever find anywhere else in Vegas
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NOISE: Talib Kweli's Beautiful Struggle
Is Dave Chappelle behind rapper's outrage?
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FEATURE: Confessions of a Watch Junkie
Mega-jewelry convention JCK and watch collector Steve Bornfeld are in the same city this week. Be very afraid.
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SCREEN
WILBUR WANTS TO KILL HIMSELF
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SCREEN
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER ... AND SPRING
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DVDs: Theron's Weighty Role
Monster released, along with docs on the real Eileen Wuornos
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THEATER: Roman Around
Cockroach Theatre crawls under the skin of depraved, debauched, demented (just for starters) Caligula