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The Intersection

Everyone into the pool!(1 comment)

Pool parties = liquidity. more

Amen Corner: PopMatters

Gasp! Full service massage parlors outrank book stores in Las Vegas? more

Readin’, writin’, reality(2 comments)

If you have a child in school in Nevada, you might not want to read this. more

Can you hear me … later? CityCenter’s spotty cell-phone reception(1 comment)

What’s the deal with CityCenter’s crappy cell service? more

Critical Divide: Are out-of-town reviewers blinded by the lights?(1 comment)

After Viva Elvis opened, local reviewers were highly critical and out-of-town critics could not have been more thrilled. more

The Help Desk

Lindsay Lohan cancels nightclub hosting gig without explanation. Explanation? It’s Lindsay Lohan. Make up your own, and you’ll probably be right! Guards at Wayne Newton’s ... more

Random photo of the week(1 comment)

Got taquitos? more

As We See It

Nightlife

What’s new, Pussycats? (Whoa-wo-whoa)

After five years at Pure, the Vegas Pussycat Dolls hung up their boas with a roar. more

“Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe …”(2 comments)

Don’t be late for the Mad Hatter’s Tea Party at Blue Martini! more

Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned(2 comments)

What does five years of nightlife reporting do to a woman? more

Five things we’re loving about Liquid (1 comment)

We’re positively salivating over the impending arrival of Liquid Pool Lounge at Aria. Here’s why: more

Kaskade takes on Sundays at Encore Beach Club (2 comments)

Encore Beach Club is arriving Memorial Day weekend, and it’s bringing Kaskade with it all summer long. more

Fantasy bull ride

Squeezing your thighs hard against a slick saddle while moving your hips with the bucking of a mechanical bull—that takes skill. more

Nightlife

Arts & Entertainment

Three Questions with Ernie Isley

Ernie of The Isley Brothers talks about his experiences with Jimi Hendrix. more

Overheard at … Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

“Shhhh!” more

Genre jumble(1 comment)

Farm show blends lots of diverse styles - and it works more

The Brett Wesley wow factor

Brett Wesley may not have been at his self-titled gallery when I visited recently, but his enthusiasm was front and center. more

We’d like to—hic!—thank the Academy

Awards ceremonies are lame unless you’re playing a drinking game. more

Stories in our naked city

Ordinary people - if you can call an Elvis impersonator ordinary - get naked for Stripped: Greg Fiedler’s Naked Las Vegas. more

Do you know Dick?

Testing your knowledge of the King of the Surf Guitar, Dick Dale more

Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It)

Priceless retails for $25.99, but it’s only worth 10 bucks. more

“Designers’ playground”: “RFP” wants you to slow down and look around

“2010 RFP” focuses on artistic endeavors and personal projects, rather than traditional career work. more

The truth about Vegas: “Teetering” grapples with the city’s gritty reality

The work in John Bissonette’s exhibition says more about the precarious state of current affairs than words ever could. more

A&E

Screen

Roman Polanski delivers a solid political thriller in “The Ghost Writer”

Polanski remains a master craftsman, and he brings a level of skill to this material that raises it above what could have been a trashy thriller. more

Alice in Wonderland

Burton’s film is more a quasi-sequel and he gives an expected darker tinge to the setting, years after Alice first encountered it as a little girl. more

Mixed results in crime drama “Brooklyn’s Finest”

Brooklyn’s Finest is a bit too ripe and wordy, with careful, calculated talk filling in all the empty spaces. more

A “Marriage” made in hell

With every new project he takes on, Jerry Seinfeld further demonstrates that he’s lost whatever creative touch made his eponymous sitcom so iconic. more

“Jersey Shore” Uncensored

The set—which appears to have been slapped together and shipped out while we still care—promises “uncensored” footage, but words are still bleeped. Still, I can’t ... more

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