As We See It

Lead Photo It’s the pits

Stacy J. Willis | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (6 p.m.)

A mine proposed less than three miles from Anthem is drawing fire from residents and politicians alike.

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The Help Desk

Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (4:07 p.m.)

Fired UNLV coach Mike Sanford blames bad record on lousy locker-room conditions.
He also blamed his shitty parking space.
Twelve hurt in escalator mishap at casino.
With the speed those things move at, it was just an accident waiting to happen.
Seven-year-old fires gun while waiting at bus stop.
No word on whether he’s been punished yet, but on the bright side, he did get his NRA card.

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Lead Photo Tiny little rant about ‘Rent’ and ‘The Laramie Project’

Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (3:55 p.m.)

These productions should never have been an issue.

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The Weekly Quote Quiz

Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (3:51 p.m.)

Who said it?

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Can you watch hardcore porn on your vehicle’s DVD system, even if other drivers can see it?

Ken Miller | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (3:47 p.m.)

Inquiring minds want to know.

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Lead Photo Recycling the stripper-mobile

Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (3:42 p.m.)

Even though it’s defunct, we shouldn’t let a brilliant idea go to waste.

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Lead Photo Random photo of the week

Zachary Bowie | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (3:23 p.m.)

Birds ride CAT buses? Go figure.

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Lead Photo Keeping up with porn stars

Katherine Fernelius | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (3:07 p.m.)

Porn Star Tweet lets you connect with the stars of the industry—figuratively, of course.

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It’s hot. It’s cold. It’s both.

Jenessa Kenway | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (3 p.m.)

The Extreme Sensibilities exhibit at Donna Beam is getting a reaction.

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Lead Photo Same Love, Same Rights for same-sex couples, at least in divorce

April Corbin | Tue, Nov 17, 2009 (1:13 p.m.)

Turns out, most same-sex couples want the same pomp and circumstance that opposite-sex couples want for one of the most important days of their lives. Go figure.

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Suggestion Box: Gibbons needs a cat

Las Vegas Weekly Staff | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 (midnight)

Like Jon talking to a nonexistent cat, when Gibbons insists he can win re-election, it’s like he’s muttering to himself in public.

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Lead Photo Random photo of the week

Zachary Bowie | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 (midnight)

Pretty fly for a silver guy.

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Lead Photo Bette Midler leaving after seemingly unhappy residency

Steve Friess | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 (7 p.m.)

The Divine Miss M takes her leave from that gargantuan stage on January 31, checking out precisely when her contract is fulfilled and not a day or performance longer.

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Lead Photo Preserving America—and a few secrets

Ken Miller | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 (5:52 p.m.)

A nonpartisan, in-the-background, slightly secretive organization wants to indoctrinate you in its cause: making America jibe with the Constitution.

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Lead Photo This is how poets roll

Jenessa Kenway | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 (5:25 p.m.)

Like the night bus out of the Harry Potter novels, the vintage red double-decker Poetry Bus collected poets and passengers as they cruised around the Vegas Valley Book Festival.

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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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