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Star-Powered Campaign
July 15th, 2010
President Barack Obama’s campaign for Sen. Harry Reid made a stop at Aria on July 8. The campaign outsourced part of the event’s entertainment and enlisted Canadian songstress Sarah McLachlan (who was in town for Lilith Fair at Mandalay Bay) to entertain the crowd. Meanwhile, local heroes The Killers—Dave Keuning, Brandon Flowers and Mark Stoermer—took a break from headlining tours to open for Obama’s speech and the Reid rally. Leave it to Las Vegas (and Flowers’ sequined tie) to give “Hail to the Chief” a glittery pop sheen. Read more »
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Tweets of the Week
July 15th, 2010
Compiled by @marseniuk @TFLN (917): I think I am going to devote my summer to making my cats Internet celebrities. @Lauren_MacD Just because you can talk on your phone on the bus doesn’t mean you should. Read more »
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All Hail King Larry
July 8th, 2010
Larry King’s life might be a shuffling, undead shambles, with CNN pushing him aside for (reportedly) Piers Morgan and his relationship to 83rd wife, Shawn King, crumbling amid rumors of divorce, infidelity and her desire to resume relationships with actual living, breathing human beings who aren’t kept walking the earth through some combination of network makeup artists, voodoo and an insatiable need to interview Justin Bieber. Read more »
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Hot—and She Plays Cards, Too!
July 8th, 2010
Shannon Elizabeth is not just the hot chick from American Pie: She took second place in the World Series of Poker’s annual charity tournament, Ante Up for Africa. We’re hoping her morphing into a respectable poker player doesn’t means she’ll start to look like Greg Raymer. That would be tragic. Read more »
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Happy Fist-Pumpin’ Birthday to You, and You
July 8th, 2010
Las Vegas suffered from Jersey Shore double vision over Independence Day weekend: Not one, but two fist-pumping reality show cast members were in town to celebrate their birthdays, and many of their co-stars came to Las Vegas to watch them blow out candles and take Atlantic City West by storm. Read more »
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Tweets of the Week
July 7th, 2010
@Maggie When you’re waiting on something, cell phones are the new cigarettes. @mindykaling Kids, don’t peak early. It is better to be overlooked in high school. Read more »
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Real [Bad] Magic
July 1st, 2010
When Regis Philbin wanted to make a grand entrance at the 37th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on June 27, David Copperfield came to the rescue. The illusionist made the revered host suddenly appear behind a collection of screens, prompting Reeg to demand, “How did you do it? I can’t believe it!” Read more »
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Vince Neil Gets Another DUI, But This Time No One Dies
July 1st, 2010
Vince Neil spent the night of June 27 in jail after Metro pulled him over on suspicion of DUI. His wife was reportedly out of town when it happened and had to fly back to Las Vegas to bail him out. The 49-year-old Mötley Crüe frontman was driving his 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo on Desert Inn Road near Las Vegas Boulevard when police pulled him over. Apparently he had too many post-Daytime Emmy wobbly pops at his new watering hole at the Hilton, Tres Rios Cantina, before hopping behind the wheel. Bail was set at $2,000. Read more »
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DiCaprio and Hilton Party On
July 1st, 2010
Leonardo DiCaprio was back in town for an encore at Encore on June 27, when he made it two weekends in a row of partying at Surrender. The first time, the 35-year-old was in the pleasant company of super-hot swimsuit model Bar Refaeli, but when he returned for round two, he joined a party-loving pair of heiresses. Paris and Nicky Hilton were also back in town, apparently determined to give Holly Madison a run for her money as Vegas’ No. 1 party favor. Read more »
