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💔 How to escape dating hell
SO ALL I GOT out of the much-hyped meteor shower was a stiff neck and confirmation that my light-polluted downtown backyard isn't that deeply connected to the cosmos. Oh well, on to other celestial pursuits, like when the moon hits your eye, etc.: This week, we've
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🍌 Four ways to celebrate Elvis Month
AUGUST IS CONSIDERED Elvis Month for a bunch of various, mostly contrived reasons. But in Las Vegas, August does in fact have some plausible Elvic mojo: It was here in August 1969 (okay, fine, technically July 31, 1969) that Elvis launched his return to performing live after an eight-year absence
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Aug. 12-Aug. 30: Dinos, theater, and Hot Wheels
Beat the heat with indoor adventures in museums, theaters and libraries all over the Las Vegas Valley. Hunting for Dinosaurs Now-September 2: Bloodthirsty animatronic dinosaurs are prowling about the Origen Museum at the Spring Preserve. And you were worried about AI. The visiting exhibit is only here through September 2.
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✦Weekender✦ Shockingly funny ⚡
⚡ Friday * The atmosphere should be, uh, electric at Shock Collar Comedy at Notoriety where, in grimdank dystopilicious fashion, you can zap the comics if they're not funny enough. * As long as we're mining a dark vibe: You can play a locally produced nuclear strategy wargame at
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🕵️♀️ This music scene is literally underground
MY NEW SLEEP schedule these days involves a deep disco siesta every afternoon because I've been up since like 3 a.m. due to a recently acquired Olympic badminton addiction. Thanks, Paris! The upside is that when 10 p.m. hits I'm wide-eyed and ready to
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Why I am obsessed with Vegas wrestling
YOU EVER HAVE one of those out-of-body moments when you're standing outside yourself, watching yourself with clinical curiosity and slight dismay, noticing something novel and strange and maybe a bit alarming about yourself from, like, a third-person perspective? Yeah, happened to me on July 29, 2023. I noticed
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August 7-16: Eric's Trip 🎸 Latin Legends, Turbo Distortion, and Some Soul
When I was young I promised myself I would never talk about the weather. But so often now I find myself starting conversations with, "Well 106 isn't so bad in the shade." We're in the Dog Days of summer. It's kind of
✦Weekender✦ The high seas 🥴
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The kings of demon drag are here 👑
SO TECHNICALLY FALL isn't until September 42nd or something but I'm taking any remotely perceivable dip in temperature toward "reasonably survivable" as equinoctial sanction to independently declare a change in seasons. Basically, it's fall enough for me! Which, as far as I&
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July 29-Aug 11: Eric's Trip 🎸 Darkwave, Disco, and Dad Rock
Pardon any motion sickness, passengers. We've landed at our destination. Welcome to the new List! Eric's Trip is where you'll find a round up of fun music-oriented events around the valley, ranging from underground concerts to dance parties and meetups for collectors. Let'
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July 28-Aug. 15: Mad poetry lineup, alternative queer history, death chat
"Some things are too hot to touch," Bob Dylan reminds us, "the human mind can only stand so much." In other words, welcome to August, suckas! Lest your brain heat-warp in the sous vide swelter of monsoon season, here are a few art and idea events