At the CES gizmo expo at the Sands Convention Center, it’s all about finding the Next Big Thing. But down the hall at the AVN Adult Expo, it’s always been about the Next, Even Bigger, Preferably Biggest New Thing.
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Vegas Film Critics Society names “Frost/Nixon” and “Wall-E” best movies of 2008
First the news: there is a Las Vegas Film Critics Society. It currently has a membership of 13 writers, including Las Vegas Weekly's Josh Bell and Matthew Scott Hunter. According ...
Insurgo’s “Henry V” goes dark — for now
A sad theater note: Insurgo Theatre Company's well-reviewed and well-attended staging of Shakespeare's "Henry V" at the Onyx Theatre has closed before its final scheduled weekend of performances, due to ...
Attack of the Marie Osmond dolls
This just in: Marie Osmond will do a marathon doll-signing event from 2-5 p.m. this Friday. Don't bother bringing along your Bratz or Barbies, though. And forget about that Barry ...
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Vegas hometown boy Ne-Yo gets 4 Grammy nominations
Ne-Yo's latest album is titled "Year of the Gentleman," and 2008 is proving to be the Year of Ne-Yo, too: The on-the-rise R&B star, who grew up in Vegas, was ...
Year-end list of year-end lists
It's that time of year when every pro and amateur critic and columnist compiles his or her "best of 2008" lists and sends them out into the world. My Sun ...
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Faux sure: Impersonator-palooza in Vegas for New Year’s Eve
Back in August, in a story about Las Vegas' primo Neil Diamond impersonator, I got to thinking out loud on the page: "Wouldn't it be hilarious if someone put together ...
The people have spoken — in Vegas
When I reviewed their new charming show at the Flamingo, I nominated Donny & Marie for president -- or at least for an honorary office here in Vegas. "Think about ...
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Welcome back, Cher (no questions asked)
Cher is coming back to Vegas after all. The 62-year-old pop diva, who canceled several September performances due to illness, then erased the rest of her 2008 calendar due to ...
“W.”: the soundtrack
This Friday, "W.," director Oliver Stone's much-talked-about bio-pic about George W. Bush, opens everywhere (even Las Vegas!), with Josh Brolin starring as the 43rd president. And while I haven't seen ...
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