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Shinedown takes over the spotlight at HOB

I remember being a little confused when I heard that a band called Shinedown was opening for Godsmack at the Hard Rock’s Summer Stage in ...

3 days, 9 hours ago

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Josh Bell Hates Everything

Josh Bell

Weekly film critic Josh Bell is tough to please. Hear his take on the week's new releases in theaters and on DVD. Subscribe to the audio podcast via iTunes

Weekly reviews Baghead (9/4/08) The Little Red Truck (9/4/08) Baby Mama (4/24/08) Michael T. Toole, writer for the Turner Classic Movies website, award-winning short filmmaker and former Las Vegas Weekly contributor, joins Josh via phone to talk about theatrical releases Baghead and The Little Red Truck, plus the decline of Nicolas Cage, new DVDs Baby Mama and The Fall and … Jamie Kennedy ...

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Robin Leach: Luxe Life

Robin Leach

What's your story? If you are a celebrity in Vegas, Robin Leach wants to know.

Strip Scribbles and weekend events in Las Vegas

* Singer and music producer Akon was at the Hard Rock to introduce his new artist, Asher Roth, who gave an exclusive debut performance in the Body English nightclub party. Akon joined in for a few songs, which had the crazed crowd burst into cheers and applause. Afterward, Akon and Asher invited guests up into the Octagon area for photos with the duo ...

2 days, 9 hours ago

Stripped

Justice

Tales of the naked city, from a Las Vegas dancer.

Dirk Diggler not one to party with

I met a woman at the bar of a strip club while I was working. She was in civilian clothing but told me she was a stripper at another club. She was stunning. She had black hair and green eyes that were bright in the low light. She didn’t look like a stripper, though. She didn’t smell like one, either. Instead of cheap ...

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ObamaQuest '08

John Katsilometes, Todd Witcher

Spectacle

The day after the convention, Denver breathes a sigh of exaltation and relief. The highways are open again. Neighborhoods near INVESCO Field can get back to normal. The crowds have gone. Yesterday was a whole different story. Crowds all day long. Mile-long lines in the Mile High City, snaking around buildings, down long stretches of the street. And on the way out of ...

9 days, 12 hours ago

Debriefing

Las Vegas Weekly Staff

The Weekly continues its quest to eradicate ignorance, one blog entry at a time.

Breaking campaign news from Miss America Organization

ObamaQuest ‘08 has ended and I am currently up far too late than to be considered healthy, in a hotel room in Cheyenne, Wyoming, en route to some time off with my family in Idaho. Losing a battle with insomnia, I am checking my email from the complimentary WiFi in my room at LaQuinta (Note to DoubleTree execs: See how La Quinta has ...

8 days, 22 hours ago

Nocturnal Admissions

Las Vegas Weekly Staff

Cassidy brings his drink and 2 step to the final frontier

Two worlds collided at Moon last night and if either side could be declared the victor, though a separate room and sound proof walls meant there wasn’t much of a battle, it would have to be the hip-hop camp. Club Guide Moon Nightclub Beyond the Weekly Cassidy on MySpace Moon’s regular Tuesday night house music affair held court in the Satellite Bar with ...

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The Playground

Las Vegas Weekly Staff

Work is hard. Everybody needs recess.

Celebrity NFL picks: The return of Mr. Quatro Cinco

Sal’s Celebrity Selectors, Week 1 That’s Mr. Cuatro Cinco to you. Yep, I think that’s what I’m gonna do. Change my name to Sal Cuatro Cinco, in honor of my annual winning percentage against the spread in NFL games. When I drive by a speed limit sign with a big 45 on it, I’ll think it’s saluting me. Maybe I’ll even slow down ...

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Sage Vice

Richard Abowitz

Strong morals in strange places? Author Richard Abowitz seeks to justify the ways of Vegas to mankind.

Late-arriving Paris has quite a pair -- 300, in fact

The woman at Dillard’s told me how to get to Macy’s but suggested I check her store first. But, of course, her store was not going to have in stock what I was looking for: Paris Hilton. “In person, at Macy’s? When?” she whispered conspiratorially. When I let her know the moment was an hour away, she decided that is when she would ...

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