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Debriefing

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

12.28.08 · 2:11 PM

Frank Mir is Vegas’ own action hero

The last UFC of the year lived up to its name of “The Ultimate 2008” as the crowd of 14,103 witnessed two belts change hands and saw Quinton “Rampage” Jackson avenge his losses. Jackson had previously suffered two losses when he met with fellow light heavyweight Wanderlei Silva in the Pride organization. Jackson endured some personal problems since his recent loss to Forrest Griffin, but last night he was able to put his demons aside and conquer Silva in a ... Read more...

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12.28.08 · 12:36 PM

The best of everything: 2008 in lists

As 2008 draws to a close, lists of the year’s top things are popping up around the Web. Keeping with the trend, here’s our list of a dozen interesting “top” lists that highlight the high and low points of the year that was 2008. Best Mug Shots of the Year Staffers at the Smoking Gun sorted through thousands of headshots to give us their mug shots photo album, a 20-page photo collection of the funniest and notable po-po pics from ... Read more...

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12.22.08 · 6:22 PM

Steve Wynn’s multi-billion dollar baby, Encore, is revealed

In the theater rotunda that forms the borderlands between Wynn and Encore, red butterflies decorated in 14 colors of hand-applied Swarovski crystals float on the ceiling overhead. They are an amuse-bouche that teases the casino and hotel beyond – the first taste of the recurring themes of butterflies and crimson that populate much of the property that follows. Steve Wynn’s Encore, his $2.3 billion dollar baby, opens to the public tonight at 8 p.m. after two years of construction. In ... Read more...

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12.12.08 · 1:35 PM

Ultimate Fighter stages finale fight at the Pearl

This season of The Ultimate Fighter proved to be one of the most entertaining, thanks in large part to the antics outside of the octagon and a few liberal applications of bodily fluids. Viewers of the intense fighting show are used to seeing blood and sweat fly in every direction, but this year the fighters threw urine and other male excretions into the mix when they used them in disgusting pranks in The Ultimate Fighter house. Season eight had 32 ... Read more...

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12.9.08 · 12:36 AM

Mirage volcano has fiery rebirth

After months of the Mirage’s volcano lying dormant, the hotel and casino reignited the fiery icon in a public ceremony, showcasing a new look and a new sound. Mirage president Scott Sibella and Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman were there to unveil the resort’s $25 million outdoor project. “We [Las Vegas] don’t implode ourselves anymore, we just recreate ourselves,” Goodman said. The new volcano show fires up for 4 minutes and 30 seconds, its eruptions choreographed to the music of ... Read more...

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12.3.08 · 12:54 PM

Libby Lumpkin leaves Las Vegas Art Museum

Libby Lumpkin’s unexpected resignation as director of the Las Vegas Art Museum has dealt a shocking blow to the arts community. In three short years, Lumpkin turned a relatively conservative, if not provincial, institution into a vital contemporary art museum. Her leadership, enthusiasm and intellectual exuberance has been an inspiration to the community; her faith that a world-class city needs a world-class art museum has raised the bar for what we want from an arts institution and what we want ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 15, 2013
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The Golden Pillar: An architectural cocktail built for XS

This Sunday, XS nightclub celebrates the grand reopening of its after-dark pool party, Night Swim. Along with the bash comes a new offering of signature cocktails served by the pitcher, ...
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