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Lead Photo ‘Like a bomb going off’

Sarah Feldberg | Thu, Oct 30, 2008 (midnight)

“It’s almost like there’s a bomb going off underneath you every time they open the gate. …" To Donaldson, sitting on top of a quivering mass of angry beef isn’t crazy—it’s the most extreme sport in the world.

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Lead Photo Colors that run early

Aaron Thompson | Thu, Oct 2, 2008 (midnight)

For those of you who have only a vague idea what UNR is about, note one thing—it hates UNLV.

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Do you feel a draft?

Damon Hodge | Thu, May 8, 2008 (12:53 p.m.)

Let’s face it: UNLV will probably never reach Trojan (USC) heights in football, win as many NCAA hoops titles as UCLA (11), or fashion a college baseball dynasty like Louisiana State University. The best we can hope for is another national hoops crown in the near future. No pressure, Lon Kruger, no pressure.

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A&E

Stargazing
Judging from the throng queuing up for autographs and handshakes outside Zia Record Exchange, it’s a safe guess a well-known visiting headliner has just stepped offstage. Not bad for a local band playing its first-ever show.
Homie don’t play that anymore
“For the last 12 years, I’ve been this guy, ‘Homie’ … and then you wake up one morning, and that whole part of your life is not there anymore.”
Literary Las Vegas
The Vegas Valley Book Festival, which wrapped up last week, can be understood as the community’s attempt to find a place for itself on the high-culture map.

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Cocktail of the Week

Cocktail of the Week Nov 13, 2008
by Xania Woodman

Harvest Spice

Yep, back at SushiSamba again for the last in a series of kick-ass cocktails, this one incorporating the world's first super-premium ginger liqueur, Domaine de Canton, which is currently tearing ...
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