Las Vegas Weekly

Partying like a rock star sounds fun enough, but partying like a porn star is something else entirely. It smells better, is far sexier, definitely sports less body hair and makes up for it in certain, uh, other departments. Narrow the space between fantasy and reality at these porn star-hosted bashes. Read more...

Off the Record

01.05.09

6:16 p.m.

Not coming up short this time

By Allison Duck

Local ska/reggae band One Pin Short is getting the chance of a lifetime this January as they join Streetlight Manifesto and Reel Big Fish on the Southwest leg of their winter tour. Read more...

Nocturnal Admissions

01.05.09

5:51 p.m.

Ditch the dress and break a sweat

By Jennifer Grafiada

Ditch the heels, the mini-dress that might actually be a shirt, those stifling collars and non-sneaker shoes. If you’ve ever wished you could hit a Strip hotspot in your sweats, January 6 is the night – the dress code at Pure is strictly sweatsuits. Read more...

01.05.09

3:57 p.m.

Beer! Money! Scandal?

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This past weekend the World Series of Beer Pong brought 800 players to throw balls at cups for $50,000. That meant serious competition, serious crowds and one ambiguous attempt at cheating the system to take home the all too serious cash. Read more...

01.05.09

12:39 p.m.

So long, Mamma

After the final curtain closed on Mamma Mia! at Mandalay Bay on Sunday night, the cast celebrated and mourned the show’s departure and looked to a future without Mamma. Read more...

Robin Leach: Luxe Life

01.05.09

9:49 a.m.

Exclusive Interview: Samantha Harris celebrates her birthday and a new job and dishes about Dancing

By Robin Leach

After four years with E! Entertainment news, sparkly Dancing With the Stars co-host Samantha Harris begins her new job as senior correspondent at The Insider today. She’ll also serve as the standby anchor, and her first assignment is this weekend’s Golden Globe Awards. She celebrated her new contract over the weekend in tandem with a belated birthday party here in Las Vegas.

The partying ran three days from start to finish and included a family dinner for 20 people at the new Encore restaurant Society and a party for 40 family and friends at Blush in the Wynn. Her husband, ... Read more...

01.04.09

11:47 a.m.

$50,000 on the line today in beer pong playoffs

By Cydney Cappello

The smell of Pabst Blue Ribbon filled the air the past two days at the Flamingo as mostly college-age competitors whittled their challengers down in the opening rounds of the fourth-annual World Series of Beer Pong. Read more...

01.03.09

11:26 a.m.

World Series of Beer Pong: The contenders

They come wearing matching sweat suits, team t-shirts, sweatbands and sneakers. Coaches scream advice from the sidelines - looks of joy and horror alternately splayed across their faces. After months of rigorous training - 414 teams have descended on the Flamingo for the pinnacle of competition in their sport: The World Series of Beer Pong. Read more...

01.03.09

10:13 a.m.

Celebrity NFL Picks: Wild-card weekend invites favored visitors

By Sal DeFilippo

In an NFL rarity, visiting teams are favored in some intriguing match-ups on wild-card weekend. Read more...

01.03.09

2:04 a.m.

Dr. David Spade can cure what ails ya

They say laughter is the best medicine, so what better to cure a nasty hangover than a 75-minute session with doctor of comedy David Spade? Read more...

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Nocturnal Admissions

01.03.09

1:04 a.m.

An unexpected love affair on NYE

By Denise Spidle

Even minus one midnight kiss, a two-day stint at the Palms for New Year’s yields an unexpected romance. Read more...

01.02.09

12:09 p.m.

A night in photos: NYE ‘08 at the Palms

Oh, what a night. The Palms is often referred to as the place to party by both young Hollywood types and party-loving common folk, New Year’s Eve is – and was – no exception. Read more...

01.02.09

8:43 a.m.

Brunch is a sight for sore … everything

I arrived, unshowered, in sweatpants and with hair a-frizz outside Simon just after noon on New Year’s Day. Despite not having slept for nearly 28 hours, I was that eager for brunch. Read more...

01.01.09

10:35 p.m.

Motorcycle stuntman takes home injury after New Year’s jump

Robbie Maddison may have cheated death on New Year’s Eve but he didn’t walk away from his motorcycle jump and freefall stunt unharmed. Read more...