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Lead Photo All hail John Waters, king of filth

Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 (3:38 p.m.)

The filmmaker behind "Pink Flamingos" is bringing his one-man show to Vegas. Watch out.

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Lead Photo Girls in Rubber!!!

April Corbin | Thu, Oct 29, 2009 (12:25 p.m.)

You've never seen showgirls quite like these latexed ladies (and gentlemen?).

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Lead Photo Naked’ truth: Why ‘High Fidelity’ fans will hate Hornby’s latest

Smith Galtney | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 (3:51 p.m.)

Chick lit sucks. Rob would be ashamed.

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Lead Photo Fashion Rocks: Stylish clothing meets hard rock at Hard Rock

Richard Abowitz | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 (2:22 p.m.)

John Varvatos believed there had to be a way to mix music, fashion and commerce together and keep it interesting.

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Lead Photo Costumes go couture for haute Halloween

Sarah Feldberg | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 (1 p.m.)

Students at the International Academy of Design and Technology looked to favorite designers for haute Halloween inspiration.

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Lead Photo This Is It” brings Michael Jackson back to big screen life

Melissa Arseniuk | Wed, Oct 28, 2009 (12:42 p.m.)

“Michael was a great entertainer..." Joe Jackson said. "He just happened to be my son.”

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Lead Photo Rocky V. coming to a Vegas living room near you

Deanna Rilling | Tue, Oct 27, 2009 (3:13 p.m.)

Singer/songwriter Rocky Votolato is on tour, but he’s not playing in rock clubs or hipster cafés. Votolato is playing in people’s homes.

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Lead Photo U2 concert a full-scale spectacle, on and off the Sam Boyd Stadium stage

John Katsilometes | Sat, Oct 24, 2009 (6 p.m.)

Highlights: an all-too-brief meeting with former President Clinton, record attendance, a faulty BlackBerry and UNLV jerseys not worn.

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Lead Photo The teaches of Peaches

Sarah Feldberg | Fri, Oct 23, 2009 (1:04 p.m.)

Before Peaches wore beards and sang about sex, she taught day care. Who knew?

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Lead Photo Wearable art on the runway

Deanna Rilling | Fri, Oct 23, 2009 (12:59 p.m.)

Vegas’ own version of Project Runway will take to the catwalk this weekend in honor of the CAC’s 20th anniversary with wearable art at Hot Hot Haute.

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Lead Photo New media hits the Strip for Podcast-a-Palooza

Richard Abowitz | Wed, Oct 21, 2009 (4 p.m.)

The second annual Podcast-a-Palooza brought three of Vegas’ most popular podcasts together to question Gordon Absher, a vice president at MGM Mirage, who complained about the inaccuracies of new media.

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Lead Photo A comic’s guide to parenting through guilt and manipulation

Julie Seabaugh | Wed, Oct 21, 2009 (3:25 p.m.)

"I get nostalgic for the autumns of my youth, growing up in New York City. Riding my bike past the brownstones on the way to school. And then I remember that I grew up in Las Vegas. The only things falling onto the sidewalk are exhausted hookers. And they’re a lot harder to ride your bike over.”

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Lead Photo Checking in on the fall’s new shows

Josh Bell | Wed, Oct 21, 2009 (12:15 p.m.)

For the most part, shows have garnered more buzz than ratings, and pilots that seemed encouraging have developed into series not nearly as entertaining.

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Lead Photo Handel lends a hand

Scott Dickensheets | Tue, Oct 20, 2009 (2:59 p.m.)

George Frideric Handel can help you. Here's how.

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Lead Photo Hello Kitty tattoo day!

Deanna Rilling | Mon, Oct 19, 2009 (7:51 p.m.)

Hello Kitty is turning 35 on October 21, and in honor of the occasion, Last Chance Tattoo is celebrating with special deals on ink.

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A&E

MMA fighters set to party after UFC 106
Kenny G and UFC all in the same weekend?
Lunch, served with style
Forget cafeteria food, these lunch trays up for bid carry more important things.
49 things to be thankful for
Colonic Elvis, invisible troops, CCSD teachers, the lag time between stopping mortgage payments and being evicted… the list goes on and on.

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Cocktail of the Week Nov 19, 2009
by Xania Woodman

The Jaded Kiss

The bar is open! Or rather, back open. Adjacent to Dos Caminos at Palazzo, itty bitty Fusion Mixology Bar has gotten itself some fresh new beats and mixology talent as ...
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