Wet Republic
Cocktail Culture
Sticking It to Summer
Your backyard barbecue beverage is well in hand with these adult popsicles
September 1st, 2011
Have your drink and eat it, too! Spiked popsicles can be spotted at Vegas day-clubs up and down the Strip (Wet Republic Ultrapool offers house-made push-up popsicles with a full shot of alcohol in each; $15 for three), but what really goes into creating a treat that gives new meaning to “brain freeze”? Read more »
Gossip
Snooki, Ronnie the latest of the great Jersey diaspora to wash up on our shores
August 25th, 2011
We can’t believe we’re really doing this again, but it was another weekend, another influx of Jersey Shore stars. Last week it was Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Paul “Pauly D” DelVecchio. This week, it was Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Ronnie “Shaved Ape” Ortiz-Magro. Read more »
Gossip
Heidi Montag consoles Crystal Harris through whatever passes for heartbreak and regret
June 23rd, 2011
The Great Playboy Runaway Bride of 2011 of course bailed out of the probably-not-all-that-blessed union to Hef less than a week before the scheduled nuptials. Which would have been June 18. Which just happened to be the day Harris decided to go hang out at Wet Republic with Heidi Montag. Read more »
Cocktail Culture
One Night Stand
As served at Wet Republic Ultra Pool at the MGM Grand, $16
June 9th, 2011
Last year’s Tales of the Cocktail spirits and cocktails convention saw the effective “burial” of the traditional Sex on the Beach cocktail. Now Wet Republic is proud to offer a replacement. Bartender Daniel “Double D” de Anda Fast says the ultra pool’s One Night Stand—a blend of exotic fruits lifted by a hint of fresh lemon and a bit of effervescence—updates that vaguely tropical cliché. Read more »
Nightlife
Making Party Memories
Your guide to the parties that make Memorial Day Weekend in Vegas the legend that it is
May 26th, 2011
Not that every other weekend in Vegas isn’t already a boozy Hangover trilogy in the making. But the first holiday weekend of the summer just seems to have that certain extra special something, doesn’t it? Read more »
Cocktail Culture
We Want a Pitcher!
May 19th, 2011
Why sip from the glass when you can just get the whole pitcher? Las Vegas pools are getting it right, stirring, shaking and blending up delicious cocktails by the pitcher-full. So pour it on! Read more »
Gossip
On again, off again, on again, intoxicated again
May 19th, 2011
Trying to keep track of whether Audrina Patridge and BMX rider Corey Bohan are together or broken up is like trying to keep track of the number of people in a nightclub at any given time—you’re going to need a bouncer and a handheld clicker to keep count. Also, the fire marshal may get involved, for some reason. Read more »
Gossip
McCord has your back at Wet Republic
April 28th, 2011
AnnaLynne McCord was at Wet Republic on April 23 for potential eventual maybe-sorta sister-in-law Sarah Oriolo’s bachelorette party. Oriolo is getting hitched to Brandon Lutz, who’s the brother of McCord’s on/off boyfriend Kellan Lutz. Read more »
Gossip
Kardashians double up for the weekend
April 21st, 2011
ou can’t spell “opening” without “Kardashian.” We think. We’re probably going to have to check a dictionary on that or something, actually. Regardless, it was a double dose of Kardashian on April 15 and 16 when a newcomer and an established presence both threw open their doors for 2011. Read more »
DJ Profile
Just Eff It
Wet Republic welcomes Ibiza’s infamous export fête
March 17th, 2011
Don’t act like the title of DJ/producer David Guetta and wife Cathy’s party, “Fuck Me I’m Famous,” doesn’t intrigue you just a little. The 10-year-old Ibiza-based event has long since earned its reputation as the Promised Land for electronic music devotees. Made mobile, it has touched down everywhere from Miami to Cannes and this summer adds Las Vegas to its glamorous itinerary, albeit slightly censored. Read more »
