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Puppy 2.0: A Trip to the Canine Semen Banknew
Lidos Tequila Sunrise, a Vegas champion poodle, is one of roughly 400 dogs who have semen stored at the International Canine Semen Bank of Nevada, and is the only one of its kind in the state. The entire operation fits into a back room at the vet’s clinic, where samples are stored in one of six waist-high metal tanks.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Abigail Goldman |
04-08-2010 |
Animal Issues
Tags: Lidos Tequila Sunrise
'Hot Tub Time Machine,' Reviewednew
The title of Hot Tub Time Machine tells you pretty much all you need to know about what you’re getting into. As Samuel L. Jackson famously said of Snakes on a Plane: “You either want to see it, or you don’t.”
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
03-26-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Hot Tub Time Machine, Steve Pink
Eat Your Way Around the World Without Leaving Vegasnew
Julian Serrano, the Madrid-born chef of Picasso at the Bellagio, pays homage to his native cuisine at this CityCenter destination. The restaurant is stocked with tastes of Spain, like jamón Ibérico pata negra (cured ham that’s sliced straight off the leg in most Spanish home kitchens).
Las Vegas Weekly |
Las Vegas Weekly Staff |
03-26-2010 |
Food+Drink
Behold, the North American Body Painting Championshipsnew
While it might seem challenging to transform an art largely financed by carnival face-painting gigs into a respected medium, that’s less a concern in cultures outside the U.S. — particularly Austria, the Netherlands, Korea and, yes, even conservative Canada.
Las Vegas Weekly |
E.C. Gladstone |
02-18-2010 |
Art
What a Whirlwind Web-Tour of Vegas Taught Menew
Recently, I visited some 55 Vegas resorts in about four days, taking an inventory of their assets and boning up on their history. It was a mad dash because, as usual, I procrastinated until I was up against my deadline. Oh, and did I mention I did it all without even leaving the house?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Steve Friess |
02-18-2010 |
Tech
Thirty-Six Reasons to Give 2010 a Chancenew
Forget the epic suckage of 2009. Here are 36 reasons you should give the coming year a chance.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Las Vegas Weekly Staff |
12-31-2009 |
Commentary
'Manual of Trickery and Deception' Not Nearly So Intriguingnew
The title is misleading because John Mulholland’s essay (on how the CIA could exploit conjurers’ tricks for covert purposes) isn’t a “manual of deception." Most of the essay is about one thing: how to secretly drop poison into a bad guy’s drink.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Rick Lax |
12-17-2009 |
Nonfiction
A Handy Guide to Surviving a Celebrity Scandalnew
You were getting your typical Saturday night drink and dance on at the club when suddenly you were swept into the VIP section and into the toned, tanned arms of a celebrity. One thing led to another and pretty soon you were the booty call on his speed dial. What to do?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Jack Colton and Xania Woodman |
12-17-2009 |
Comedy
Our critics’ picks: The films, albums and books that defined a decadenew
Josh Bell adds another feather to "Eternal Sunshines' cap while Mike D'Angelo hands the crown to Memento. Spencer Paterson says Radiohead ruled another decade, and John Freeman on The True History of the Kelly Gang.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Las Vegas Weekly Staff |
12-10-2009 |
Commentary
The Farm is No Place for Coversnew
When a last-minute cancellation opened up a time slot at The Farm on Nov. 24, local band Where the Hell is Stacie Jones jumped at the opportunity — not knowing that the management would stop the fledgling group before they ever got the chance to play.
Las Vegas Weekly |
April Corbin |
12-10-2009 |
Music
You'll Probably Feel Like You've Seen Brothers Before, Even if You Haven'tnew
Ask me about Brothers 2009 four years from now and you'll probably have to press this very review into my hands as proof that it passed before my eyes.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Mike D'Angelo |
12-04-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Jim Sheridan, Brothers
One Man's Stroke at 33 Was Only the Beginning of a Nightmarish Slog Through the Health-Care Systemnew
For years building his career was Sabin Orr's first priority. He didn't think much about his health. Other than recreational drinking and a fondness for steaks and burgers, he was a healthy, normal 33-year-old. Until the day he wasn't.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
12-04-2009 |
Science
The Latest in the 'Twilight' Saga is Gooey Tedium for Fans Onlynew
New Moon is a terrible movie, worse in some ways than Twilight, better in others, and no doubt baffling to the many who don't spend their time fantasizing about being swept off their feet by Robert Pattinson's controlling vampire Edward Cullen or Taylor Lautner's petulant werewolf Jacob Black.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
11-20-2009 |
Reviews
John Freeman Explores Email's Dark Side ... in an Email Interviewnew
Freeman has been busy lately, both as the new editor of the lit mag Granta and with the writing of The Tyranny of E-Mail, the subject of, LOL, this email interview.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Scott Dickensheets |
11-20-2009 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Stephen Elliott's Lacerating, All-Over-the-Place Memoir Pulls No Punchesnew
Whenever I read or hear "meta" or "postmodern" or "fiercely honest," I usually head for a lowbrow potboiler. But I'm not sure how else to describe The Adderall Diaries, a fiercely honest, postmodern work that's also more compulsively readable than the most pulpish thrillers.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Steve Friedman |
11-13-2009 |
Nonfiction
