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Work is hard. Everybody needs recess.

09.30.10 · 3:06 PM

The return of Marcel …

I’d all but given up on Top Chef after the Las Vegas season. The chefs were so skilled, the personalities so contradictory, the host city so freaking fabulous, I shut off the TV after Michael Voltaggio’s big win thinking, That’s it. That was as good as it gets. So Washington, D.C., came and went without me taking much notice. I tuned in for the Just Desserts premiere and then promptly tuned out, and it seemed my love affair with the ... Read more...

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09.29.10 · 6:30 PM

Halloween haunts Downtown

Having grown up in the Halloween Capital of the World, I’m often disappointed with the happenings in some other towns and cities in regards to parades, parties, snackery and dressing up. This year might be a little different in Las Vegas, however, with the inaugural Las Vegas Halloween Parade planned for Oct. 31 Downtown. The parade, scheduled to march from Fourth Street and Hoover Avenue to Fremont East is all-inclusive. Anyone in costume can join in. Art cars are encouraged. ... Read more...

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09.17.10 · 4:50 PM

Is Las Vegas less sexed-up than Bakersfield?

Another week, another list making Las Vegas look bad. This time it’s Men’s Health magazine, which ranked Las Vegas at No. 70 on its list of the 100 most sexually active cities in America. Here at the Weekly, we thought about disputing the scientific validity of these findings (things like birth rates, STD prevalence and condom sales don’t really indicate that more sex is occurring). However, we don’t really need to. The list speaks for itself: Bakersfield No. 9, New ... Read more...

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09.4.10 · 10:56 AM

Who is Santana’s mystery girl?

When Carlos Santana celebrated the release of his new album Guitar Heaven … The Greatest Guitar Classics of All on August 25 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with a special performance of his Joint residency Supernatural Santana, he did so with a little help from some friends. India.Arie, Chris Daughtry and Gavin Rossdale, each of whom collaborated with Santana on the new album, took turns singing with the 63-year-old rock legend in front of a packed house. Arie ... Read more...

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Cocktail of the Week May 30, 2012
by Sabrina Chapman

Todd English’s bourbon tea brings back memories

Leave it to chef Todd English to master a cocktail that’s sugar, spice and everything nice with a touch of hotness ... just the way Vegas likes it. At Todd ...
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