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CELEBRATING THE 20th anniversary of their debut album Hot Fuss, The Killers recently wrapped a 10-show residency at Caesars Palace. Which is, like, peak hometown. To say that The Killers have been enshrined in the story of modern Las Vegas is to state the glaringly obvious – but it's
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LOTS OF BODIES in motion this week, whether it's burlesque mavens making sweet moves, zombie wrestlers flipping out, or your own belly laughs triggered by perfect comic timing. (Or you're floundering in a corn maze.) It's cooling down – time to get a move on.
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THERE'S A CRISP bite in the air, the kids are back in school, and the Halloween section at Marshalls is a feral Karen Thunderdome. Fall is here. Here's a month's worth of September must-dos! 1. Get inspired and connected at this "Latino Poetry:
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NOW THIS IS where I like it – in the pocket, the interzone, the liminal gap between extremes. Goldilocks me, bro! It's no longer 1,217° out, but it's also not yet getting stupid dark at 3 p.m. (Over. It.) This week's picks are
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Winter is coming – or at least fall is – and with it a cornucopia of arts and events for everyone. Drama to kill for August 29-September 21: First-degree felon or not, you’re likely to love Adam Dunson as Monty Navarro, that pesky relative who won't let anything or
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There are countless trivia nights dropping knowledge nightly in the Las Vegas Valley, but the factually fun events on our curated list each have a twist, theme, or fresh angle. Check them out. Easy does it * Mondays at The Composers Room: Trivia Lite with Phil Kotler boasts easier questions that
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OH YEAH, I CAN feel the seasons changing – not so much, like, you know, in the air or via deep climactic rhythms or anything, but rather in the shifting proportions of rosé (less) and beer (more) in my diet. Whatever your preferred beverage, we're serving up a generous
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VEGAS CULTURE PEOPLE are always like, grrr, we want an art museum already – and sure, who doesn't? – but I kinda want a legit chess club first. Same broad civic impetus as an art museum – a site of cultural edification and education that reflects a more aspirant, dignified public
Welp, another Vegas summer is coming to a close. The heat isn't going anywhere for another month or so, of course. But once I start seeing the twelve-foot skeletons on display at Home Depot, I'm getting ready to call time. Daily temperatures broke records and AC