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Diamonds are a Ghoul's Best Friendnew
Why be buried when you can have your ashes turned into a diamond?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Loncraine |
09-04-2009 |
Shopping
To Serve and Protect: Dance Championship Celebrates Hip-Hopnew
Street dancers from around the globe said hip-hop hooray! at the the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, as the 8th Annual World Hip Hop Dance Championship drew fierce but friendly competition.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Sarah Feldberg |
08-06-2009 |
Performance
Snap Into a Slim Jim: The Man Girdlenew
The man girdle, or mirdle, finally offers fashion-conscious men a constrictive yet surprisingly comfortable garment designed to streamline those problem areas. But what does it say about today's male?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
08-06-2009 |
Fashion
The Economy of Las Vegas' Dining Scene Remains Strongnew
Only the stodgiest observer will hesitate to call Vegas a great restaurant city. It is a food destination, one constructed in unique haste without the strongest foundation. Could it all come crumbling down in this economic free fall? Nope.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Brock Radke |
07-17-2009 |
Food+Drink
Mainstream as Porn Might Be, It Still Has Dirty Little Secretsnew
It's not all hip Hollywood premieres and political temperature-taking for the nation's carnal professionals. On July 1, a federal judge is scheduled to sentence porn producers Robert Zicari and Janet Romano for conspiracy to distribute obscene material through the mail and over the internet.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
06-19-2009 |
Culture
Las Vegas' Outdoor Aerosol-Art Gallery Redefines What 'Art' Isnew
The talents behind Las Vegas' outdoor aerosol-art gallery see it as a way to save kids from the streets.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Becky Bossheart |
05-28-2009 |
Art
Comparing Jay Bybee's Torture Memos & 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'new
For Bybee as much as for Thompson, reality must be mitigated, banished or defeated. Thompson uses drugs, and Bybee plays with the law until it goes blind.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
05-14-2009 |
Commentary
The Transformation of Jay Littmannew
How one man battled through everything from drug addiction to massive weight gain to forge a multimillion-dollar food empire.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Kate Silver |
04-02-2009 |
Food+Drink
Applauding Christian Bale For Living Up to His Actorly Responsibilitiesnew
If you’ve listened to the audio clip of Christian Bale's eruption on the set of Terminator: Salvation, then you know that Bale understands that a movie star’s job isn’t just about acting, but also about living the life to which everyone else aspires.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
02-12-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Christian Bale, celebrities
450-pound Cher Impersonator/Magician Is Passing His Experience On to the Next Generationnew
Tiny Bubbles isn’t your average 450-pound Cher impersonator; he’s also a magician, a comedian and most of all, a mentor.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Rick Lax |
02-12-2009 |
Performance
An Odyssey Into the Multiple Confusions of Smog-Checking Your Carnew
The harrowing story of the Nevada smog-check conundrum: a lot of good intentions and different agendas that come down to making a thin slice of sense.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Stacy J. Willis |
01-29-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Nevada, automotive safety
Las Vegas' Other Museum May Be All Dressed Up With Nothing to Shownew
Construction on Nevada's most ambitious museum should finish on schedule this spring. But there’s just one little problem: There’s no money left to actually put in the exhibits and pay the personnel to run it.
Las Vegas Weekly |
T.R. Witcher |
01-29-2009 |
Art
The Web Made it Easy to ID Las Vegans Supporting Proposition 8new
One thing the Nevada blacklist containing the names of people and companies who gave money to support Proposition 8 in California makes clear is that anyone can now learn about whatever public causes you choose to support in your private life.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Richard Abowitz |
01-08-2009 |
Tech
Strip Clubs and Massage Parlors Aimed at Latinos are Thrivingnew
News of the Latino-targeted Chicas' opening comes as the Valley has also seen 15 massage parlors staffed mostly by Latinas open in the last six months, like so many lupine flowers popping through desert sand after rain. What is going on here?
Las Vegas Weekly |
Timothy Pratt |
11-10-2008 |
Performance
Mad in America: You Wouldn't Like Us When We're Angrynew
Even though we have so many reasons to be happy, fulfilled, ejaculating with gratitude from every pore that we're fortunate enough to live in this country, at this time in history, we're angry. That's why Sarah's Smash Shack is poised to become the McDonald's of the 21st century.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Greg Beato |
10-24-2008 |
Culture
