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Let’s Ride
August 16th, 2012
Under the big western sky, or rafters, as the case may be, the cowboy legend lives on. The South Point recently hosted the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association’s Scully Western U.S. Championship. As the contestants rode the dusty, uh, range taking out balloon targets with single-action .45s, spectators could imagine their way back to the days when the West was wild. Read more »
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Wheel of Misfortune
August 9th, 2012
Some spots call out for paint, and this defunct manganese-leaching pond southeast of Las Vegas got the royal treatment, complete with some piercing social commentary from the grafitti artist Aware. Read more »
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As the Crow Flies
July 26th, 2012
The midsummer skies always bring a certain epic romance to the Las Vegas Valley, and these zip-liners on Fremont Street recently found a vantage point worthy of the view. Read more »
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City Lights
July 19th, 2012
When the clouds rolled in on July 15, flash-flood warnings crawled across TV screens, electricity crackled in the air, and parents from one end of the Valley to the other rousted kids out of the pools. Then we stayed out on our patios, wide-eyed knuckleheads, and enjoyed the show. Read more »
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Shady Business
July 12th, 2012
Quick: It’s 108 degrees outside and you’ve got a few free minutes. What do you do? If you’re these dealers, you head on up to the Rio rooftop for some nice, cool cigs and coffee. Read more »
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Marching Band
July 5th, 2012
Let’s review the bidding here. We’ve got the self-proclaimed worldwide leader in sports. We’ve got musicians in various states of undress. We’ve got bright colors from the 1980s. Stanford-Cal, right? Noooo. It’s a poker tournament, you dummy. And the gang from Ká is on hand to make sure everyone has access to drinking water. True story. Read more »
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Fifth Street Freeze-Out
June 28th, 2012
Fishtank Ensemble brought its gypsy soul to downtown’s Historic Fifth Street School on June 23 and left one young fan—after some pretty fancy dancing—ready to head uptown (or at least upstage) and join the band. Read more »
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Prepare for Departure
June 21st, 2012
You’ll never see this sight again—the drop-off lane at McCarran’s Terminal 3, pristine and deserted and suffused with the lost futurist romance of flight. Go to Mexico! Through the clouds! Read more »
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Blue Valentine
June 14th, 2012
At the Electic Daisy Carnival June 8-10 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, these great glowing petals seemed to embody the spirit of the music, communing with fans, speaking in the pulsating language of light. Read more »
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Eat Your Heart Out, William Holden
May 31st, 2012
The guy in this photo, on the other hand, was merely celebrating at a Real McKenzies concert on May 26 at the Gold Spike during the Punk Rock Bowling and Music Festival. He’s alive, by the way—a testament to the power of Pabst. Read more »
