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Work is hard. Everybody needs recess.

02.21.09 · 12:59 PM

When clothes speak volumes: Designers with a message come to Vegas

At Las Vegas’ fashion conference week, everyone comes with an agenda: To buy, to sell, to promote and to get noticed. But some designers and companies came with a greater mission — one they hope betters the world and sends a message. At a collective of women in West Africa, Kate Dwyer found her inspiration. The women, who were being taught how to dye and sell traditional batik cloths, would later move Dwyer to begin her company, FairTribe. “It was ... Read more...

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02.21.09 · 1:32 PM

Drink the Kool-Aid with Craig Ferguson

I don’t know what it is about Scottish expats, but they’re a funny bunch. Granted, my experience with Scotsmen is basically limited to the immigrant doctor who would often prescribe me “a wee bit ‘o penicillin” as a child, the alcoholic landlord I endured while living in Australia a few years ago and “Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson, who returned to Vegas for an eight-night stand at the MGM Grand last night. While each of them is funny, they ... Read more...

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02.21.09 · 1:52 PM

Sunday: Head to the hills for Winter Rx Games

This Sunday drag your ass out of bed and watch local athletes in really baggy pants do what they do best: rip it up on the slopes. Pharmacy Boardshop’s Winter Rx Games snowboard competition is heading back to Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort for its second year and inviting local snow fiends to come test their chops on rails, boxes and other obstacles erected at the bottom of the hill. Local boarders and representatives from snowboard companies will judge ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 15, 2013
by Sabrina Chapman

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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