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17 women, 2 brothers, 1 "Real Chance of Love": Friday, March 20, 2009; Looking for love? Meet Sandra Petko and Stuart Brazell, casting directors for the VH1 reality TV series Real Chance of Love Season 2.
Men of X do it nightly: Friday, March 20, 2009; I was supposed to be drooling, not laughing. The ultra-masculine cast of Men of X, the brand new male revue at Hooters Hotel & Casino, danced, dry-humped and sex-stared their way through every prosaic female fantasy.
Would-be MMA Ring Girls compete to hold a sign: Thursday, March 19, 2009; “She’s giving me a rude look.” Kat Cortez flashes her dark French Indian/Latin American eyes at a quintet of women in bikinis.
Vegas heads southeast for South by Southwest: Tuesday, March 17, 2009; You are feeling that music festival afterglow. You just spent a weekend lounging in grimy, dimly lit bars letting raw music wash over you until 3 a.m., and you want more. Head south, my friend. It's SXSW.
Welcome to Neverland, panda rides included: Monday, March 16, 2009; I just got back from heaven: acres of games, toys, candy, pizza and wine, a fantasyland that combined Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, Pinocchio’s Pleasure Island and Peter Pan’s Neverland.
Sex, sex and rock 'n' roll: Sunday, March 15, 2009; The crowd shouts “Show us your tits!” and several obscenities at The Mapes. It seems to be their way of showing support.
This one goes out to the Jettas: Sunday, March 15, 2009; Then David Ridgeway of the Sin City Originators sings “Jetta”: “Girls like you don’t ever even see me/Girls like you only care about the cash/Long long hair tied up in ponytail/You an SUV yuppie kind of trash/And girls like you were made for the Jetta/Pretty pretty long hair with brains made of lettuce…”
Wedding planners and bridezillas are B.F.F.L.: Friday, March 13, 2009; “We have a crisis!” A petite young woman in a sleek pantsuit is on the phone at the reception desk of The Wedding Chapel inside Mandalay Bay.
Drunken Pedalphile pirates on bikes, scurvy not required: Tuesday, March 10, 2009; A group of drunken pirates are gathered with their bicycles outside the Howard Johnson Hotel in Downtown at midnight on Saturday.
At Miss Latina Belleza, Mom gets a shot at the tiara, too: Tuesday, March 10, 2009; Backstage at the Latina Belleza beauty pageant, Ruby Webb applies lip liner to the tiny, pursed mouth of her 6-year-old daughter, Stephanie.
The Marriage Counselor comes to town: Friday, March 6, 2009; Watching Tyler Perry’s play The Marriage Counselor is much like attending a relationship seminar at church, except you laugh the entire time and actually enjoy the music.
Live rock and boobs! Lap dances on the menu at Vegas' newest music venue: Friday, March 6, 2009; What do bare boobs and local band Lydia Vance have in common? You’ll find both tonight at The Rock Room at Penthouse Club’s opening night.
UNLV presents theater for generation A.D.D.: Thursday, March 5, 2009; If you’ve ever wished theater would catch up with the short attention span of today’s Facebook and fast food generation, then you might like UNLV’s 10-minute plays.
Sizzling happy hour launches at Rojo Lounge: Wednesday, March 4, 2009; When a hotel lobby bar becomes a destination, someone has done something very right. With a new happy hour and entertainment Rojo Lounge at Palms Place is set on becoming just that.
How to be a player: Tuesday, March 3, 2009; "Player Emeritus" Pretty Tony shares his tips for picking up women. Don't hate the game, just learn the rules and play.
New album from Slow to Surface, listen now!: Tuesday, March 3, 2009; Local rockers Slow to Surface release their first full-length CD, This Is The Reason We Do This, tonight at Wasted Space, after four years of blood, sweat and tears. Listen here first and decide if it's any good.
Spittin' rhymes with swagger: Monday, Feb. 23, 2009; At an 8 Mile-style freestyle rap battle at hip-hop clothing store Grapes & Scittles, you only get one shot.
I'd rather be in Rio: Monday, Feb. 23, 2009; Someone get Oscar Goodman on the phone: other cities are out-partying Vegas this week.
Week of MAGIC ends tonight: Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009; MAGIC international fashion tradeshow is in town, bringing with it happening afterparties, famous designers, hot new styles, catwalking models, live music performances and swag.
If the shoe fits: Wishing for bare feet at the footwear convention: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009; Sam Edelman is talking about the ballerina and the gladiator, two shoe styles he is famous for, and then says something about how Steve Madden copied him. Then he tells a story.
Win tickets to LL Cool J with this pop quiz: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009; The man ladies love is playing on February 11 in Primm. Test your LL Cool J knowledge with this quiz and you could win a free pair of tickets to his show.
Of ceaseless change: Still Life screens in Vegas: Friday, Feb. 6, 2009; This weekend CineVegas and Springs Preserve team up to present Still Life, an award-winning film about personal and environmental change along the Yangtze River.
Ne-Yo brings an early Valentine's Day to the Pearl: Friday, Feb. 6, 2009; Dressed in a sharp silver suit, Vegas' own Ne-Yo crooned his way through a set unsurprisingly about love, relationships, more love at the Pearl on Thursday night.
From the stage to the seminary, comedian James Stephens III cleans up his act: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009; Comedian James Stephens III has gone from the church choir to law school to the comedy club stage. Now, the improv vet is enrolled in a seminary, a year and a half from becoming a pastor.
PETA stages Strip protest minus the fake blood or nude models: Monday, Jan. 26, 2009; The animal rights organization notorious for its attention-getting antics - some sexy, some scary - staged a Strip boycott on Monday directly addressing Giorgio Armani's broken promise to stop using fur.
Arianny Celeste named Las Vegas' Top Model: Monday, Jan. 26, 2009; Arianny Celeste, homegrown model and UFC octagon girl, beat out 19 local hotties for the Las Vegas Top Model title. What will she do with all that prize money?
Help pick Las Vegas' Top Model: Friday, Jan. 23, 2009; Perfect ten redheads, blondes and brunettes sport bikinis, lingerie, evening gowns and jeans in pictures provided for your viewing pleasure. I like Cicilia, with Joanna a close second. Vote online now for your favorite of the 20 local models competing in the Las Vegas Top Model 2009 competition.
All the baskets have been stolen!: Friday, Jan. 23, 2009; After getting my heart broken, I needed some chocolate. On my way home from work I stopped off at the Albertson's at Maryland Parkway and Silverado Ranch, but there was not a basket in sight.
The Crystal Method gives a good trip: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009; The electronic vibrations running through my body at Rain on Saturday night gave off a slightly sexually charge. And Rolling Stone agrees.
History in the making: A guide to Vegas' inaugural parties: Monday, Jan. 19, 2009; Where you are during Barack Obama’s inauguration will likely be remembered for your lifetime, so get off your couch and watch it somewhere interesting.
The Killers come home to new Joint: Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009; Fresh off their overseas tour, The Killers will touch down in the city that knew them before they were stars where they’ll christen the newly opened Joint at the Hard Rock.
Joe Francis gone wild! Amateur porn poster boy talks bailout and America's hottest girls: Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009; Ten months after walking out of a Nevada jail, the Girls Gone Wild founder is talking seriously about a $5 billion economic stimulus package and his plans to release a Vegas-based DVD.
Join Vince Neil's poker crüe: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009; Before Mötley Crüe plays the closing of the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, you can join front man Vince Neil for a different kind of play: a charity poker tournament.
Bored at the office? Consider sex work: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009; “Nervous? Why would we be nervous?” retorts male porn star D. Wise. “We’re just some happy-go-lucky people having sex.”
Ditch the dress and break a sweat: Monday, Jan. 5, 2009; Ditch the heels, the mini-dress that might actually be a shirt, those stifling collars and non-sneaker shoes. If you’ve ever wished you could hit a Strip hotspot in your sweats, January 6 is the night – the dress code at Pure is strictly sweatsuits.
NYE aftermath: the storm and then the calm: Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009; A catfight, "doobage" and kids in handcuffs - the grittier side of New Year's on the Strip.
A Red Bull Christmas with Tiesto at Jet: Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008; Listening to Tiesto’s spin at Jet on Christmas night was like chugging a Red Bull: His music provides a flood of stimuli that keeps you awake and alert for hours. Dance music fans maintain that Tiesto broke a world record in 2001 by drinking 31 cans of Red Bull in 24 hours.
Free cupcakes!!!: Monday, Dec. 15, 2008; Cupcakes are like crack, only less illegal. And today at the Cupcakery they're free!
Tao kissing contest goes to creative Canadians: Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008; You would think the schoolgirls would win. Plaid is like a double secret nuclear ingredient in hot girl contests.
The Cracked Egg cooks up breakfast in Henderson: Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008; On any given Saturday morning, The Cracked Egg’s tables are cluttered with kids scribbling with crayons on their menus and getting sticky from their banana chocolate chip pancakes. Starting this month, Henderson egg-eaters can get in on the syrup and wax orgy.
Deals aplenty on Strip shows for locals in the know: Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008; As our holiday gift to you, we’d like to let you in on a Vegas secret: Shows on the Strip from Phantom to Ka are slashing ticket prices and offering two-for-one deals for anyone with a local ID. Learn how to cash in here.
$3.7 million house goes "green" and "wired" at the same time: Friday, Dec. 5, 2008; Imagine a house in which walls disappear with the touch of a button. The barriers between inside and outside are flexible, not rigid, and sunlight enters not through windows, but through totally open walls.
Bettie Paige bangs take over Beauty Bar: Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008; Budding burlesque dancers, custom car enthusiasts, pin-up model wannabes and the rockabilly and ska lovers, thank your Bettie Paige tattoos. Every Tuesday, Beauty Bar is your new home for all things retro and rock 'n' roll.
Post holiday exercise for the lazy and bored: Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008; On the proverbial Morning After, you wake up feeling satiated and stung by varying degrees of guilt. 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. Try any or all of these inane, insane ideas, and you’ll never need a treadmill again.
Gourmet restaurants do Thanksgiving right: Monday, Nov. 24, 2008; A line-up of top-tier eateries are offering multi-course, pre-fixe meals this Thanksgiving. Remember to give thanks for Wolfgang Puck.
Racial comedy is recession-proof with Mike Epps: Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008; "Look at all these white people who came to see me! I didn't know y’all knew me!" Mike Epps says as I walk into the ballroom. From what I can make out, my date and I are actually two of the only white people here.
Deliciously crude words of wisdom from David Alan Grier: Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008; Bursting through the curtain with his shirt up and his gut out, David Alan Grier strutted around stage as the crowd screamed in approval. Like a southern preacher delivering an irreverent sermon on sex and dope, Grier preached and his congregation ate it up.
Breuer and Correale talk domestic hilarity at TCF: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008; If you’ve ever tried to build furniture, you know about the inevitability of arguing with one’s spouse. “Their motto should be ‘Ikea: We hope your marriage is stronger than our furniture.’”
One can = one cocktail at Mist: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008; The holiday season is all about parties. Or is it giving? Tonight, Mist is encouraging both with an offer of one complimentary cocktail for one donated non-perishable food item.
Christmas in leather chaps with Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008; What happens when you mix Christmas cheer with electric guitars and a heavy dose of pyrotechnics? You get the Trans-Siberian Orchestra carol rockers, playing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday, November 20.

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