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12.3.08 · 11 AM

Firefighters calendar heats up 2009 for a good cause

While pin-up calendars featuring half-naked models may be considered “sexist,” “degrading” or even “offensive” in our increasingly sensitive, neutral and politically correct workplaces, here’s one you can hang with pride. (If someone from HR tries to give you any trouble, simply wipe the drool from your chin and assure them it’s all for a good cause.) The 2009 “Great Balls of Fire” calendar features 12 of Southern Nevada’s hottest firefighters and, conveniently enough, supports the Make a Wish Foundation of ... Read more...

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12.2.08 · 3:20 PM

Girls of Double Down calendar has 2009 looking good

Looking for the perfect Vegas-themed holiday gift? Look no further than the Girls of the Double Down 2009 calendar. Cuter than 365 days of puppies and less abstinence inducing than Ann Geddes’ babies in flower pots, the calendar ($20) features 13 Las Vegas women shot by Double Down regular Scott Berry inside the colorful Vegas haunt. Berry started his love affair with the DD on blues night and became a regular before he started working the door. Berry says he ... Read more...

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12.1.08 · 4:37 PM

Real Deal! live poker show pegs pros versus Joes

Attempting to sneak into The Real Deal! live poker show at the Venetian a couple of minutes late, my boyfriend and I sheepishly take a seat behind the last row of patrons. Comedian and host Vinnie Favorito catches my eye and shouts into his microphone, “Can I get you guys anything… a watch?” So much for going unnoticed. New this fall, The Real Deal! is part crowd participation, part gambling with celebrities (well, poker celebs at least) and an experiment ... Read more...

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11.29.08 · 11:22 AM

Celebrity NFL Picks: Among hot backs, Turner is the burner

Lance Burton, Monte Carlo master magician (21-15) Jets -7 ½ vs. Broncos Chiefs +3 at Raiders Texans -3 vs. Jaguars **** Anthony Crivello, star of Phantom — Las Vegas Spectacular (22-14) Bills -7 vs. 49ers Redskins +3 1/2 vs. Giants Steelers +1 at Patriots **** Carrot Top, Luxor headliner (13-22-1) Jets -7 ½ vs. Broncos Dolphins -8 at Rams Colts -4 ½ at Browns **** Danny Gans, Encore headliner (20-16) Colts -4 ½ at Browns Jets -7 ½ vs. Broncos ... Read more...

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11.27.08 · 10:59 PM

Post holiday exercise for the lazy and bored

On the proverbial Morning After, you wake up feeling satiated and stung by varying degrees of guilt. But instead of reaching for a cigarette, you need Tums. It’s the day after Thanksgiving, and the only thing that can save you from a winter of flabby flesh shamefully hidden under sweats is exercise. What, you don’t like to exercise? That’s because you’ve never gotten creative. Try any or all of these inane, insane ideas, and you’ll never need a treadmill again. ... Read more...

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11.27.08 · 3:38 PM

Celebrating an only-in-Vegas Thanksgiving holiday

It’s Thanksgiving morning and I am at The Orleans, having just dropped a friend off at the airport and running a quick errand to collect money on a bet I won a couple weeks ago. I’ve had this slip in my wallet, sharing space with my new green-inked Greenspun Interactive business cards and a dry-cleaning receipt from Tiffany Cleaners. That I am in a casino on Thanksgiving doesn’t seem at all odd for this Las Vegan. The casino activity is ... Read more...

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11.25.08 · 12:54 PM

Adam Hunter gets real: behind the scenes of Last Comic Standing

For the last few weeks, comedians have been invading our fair city. Last weekend was the fourth annual Comedy Festival, and before that the Last Comic Standing Tour visited the House of Blues, where this year’s top five finalists performed live with Louis Ramey as emcee. The line up for the Last Comic tour included Jim Tavarre, a British comedian who totes his upright bass to gigs and always wears a tux, the weakest link of the show, neon shirt-wearing ... Read more...

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11.24.08 · 2:41 AM

A very Vegas Thanksgiving menu

It’s not the tryptophan in turkey that makes you sleepy after eating a Thanksgiving meal, it’s that the food has bored you to bed. Stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce are, of course, comfort food classics, but as far as excitement is concerned, ho hum. This year, we thought our Thanksgiving meal should reflect the city we live in. We’re not cooking each course using alcohol or serving it all buffet style; rather, we decided to take advantage of the ... Read more...

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11.24.08 · 1:36 PM

Gourmet restaurants do Thanksgiving right

Traditionally, Thanksgiving means that mom, dad, possibly grandma, an aunt, some cousins and any other family members old enough to handle a knife spend the entire day in the kitchen, peeling dozens of potatoes, pulling out turkey gizzards, chopping piles of vegetables and struggling with flour, sugar and the KitchenAid mixer to produce an extravagant meal without creating a disaster area. In my household, Thanksgiving also includes a big football game on the street, having to tell everyone at the ... Read more...

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11.24.08 · 5:30 PM

Oldest profession is newest off-Strip show

It’s almost 1 a.m. and a crowd is forming amid the racks of lingerie, massage oils and exotic fetish gear. A few doors down, something illicit is going on inside the Green Door, but this crowd is looking for a very different kind of erotic show. Cirque du Soleil cast member Wassa Coulibaly’s The Art of Prostitution debuted at the Onyx Theatre, a 96-seat venue tucked away in the back of a sex shop in Commercial Center off Sahara Ave., ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week Dec 4, 2008
by Xania Woodman

Smash Pumpkin

It's all about economy and recycling really. Wondering what to do with those leftover cans of pumpkin puree in the pantry, the bowl of decorative mini-pumpkins and all those seasonal ...
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