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Cruising Down Memory Lane
TheSpoof.com
February 23rd, 2012
What do Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Gene Hackman and Chumlee have in common? They’re all skewered in this parody “scoop” about Cruise’s (fictional) diary being purchased by Las Vegas’ own Gold & Silver Pawn Shop. Read more »
Site to See
Meet The Twins
Xorph.com/fists
February 23rd, 2012
“We live in a cynical world,” Tom Cruise said in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. I couldn’t agree more, and as a gesture of understanding I’d like to introduce him to a pair of my dearest friends, Johnny Dundee and Seamus Heaney. Dundee is my left fist and Heaney my right, and they’re just dying to express their appreciation for Maguire through coordinated discourse. Now, I did not name my own fists; that would be presumptuous of me. Read more »
The Latest Thought
That’s the Spirit
A Las Vegas medical clinic shows that faith, science and tolerance aren’t such strange bedfellows after all
February 23rd, 2012
At this free clinic for the uninsured called Operation H.O.P.E., you can get health care with or without prayer. It’s optional. The clinic was founded by a Christian, Dr. Elliot Shin, who funds it partially out of his own pocket and partially with the help of donations—such as this small, rent-free strip-mall space provided by Trinity Life Center’s City Impact Center. Read more »
Media
This Thing of Ours
Outsiders take aim at the Mob Museum
February 23rd, 2012
The opening of the Mob Museum on Feb. 14 was a big day for Las Vegas, but it was also another opportunity for the world to say what they think of us. Here’s a sampling of national and international media takes on the House That Oscar Built: Read more »
Seven Questions
Shirlee Snyder
Nevada State College’s dean of nursing on the state of the profession, the importance of health promotion and the nurse-doctor relationship
February 23rd, 2012
As a staff nurse, clinical specialist, professor, academic administrator and co-author of two textbooks, Shirlee Snyder has dedicated more than 40 years of her life to nursing. So it’s logical to conclude that her passion for the profession dates back to childhood. Logical … but wrong. “When I was growing up, there weren’t many options open to young girls that there are today,” she says. “You were either a secretary, a nurse, a teacher or a housewife—that was about it.” Read more »
Seven Days
This week in your city.
February 23rd, 2012
Play alongside Angel Porrino (3), Robin Leach and other Vegas notables, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Nevada Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. (Red carpet at noon, bingo at 1 p.m., $30, NevadaSPCA.org.) Read more »
Dispatch
The Man With a Teflon Star
Mired in legal problems, Sheriff Joe Arpaio still portrays himself as a folk hero—and, so far, he refuses to ride off into the Arizona sunset
February 16th, 2012
They say the sheriff’s department routinely racially profiled, unlawfully stopped, detained and arrested Latinos—and then retaliated against those who complained about it. Investigators said officials discriminated against non-English-speaking inmates in the county jails by denying them services and punishing them for not obeying commands given in English. Read more »
Politics
Organizational Skills
After the caucus, local Republicans need to get their act together—fast
February 16th, 2012
Early February gave both state parties an opportunity to put their organizational skills to the test. The returns are in, and for one party they’re not pretty. Read more »
Character Study
The Seed Sower
February 16th, 2012
On any given Sunday morning, Don Fabbi trades his suburban northwest Valley home for a patch of desert in one of the most economically depressed areas of northeast Las Vegas. There, at the Doolittle Senior Center Community Garden, Fabbi can be found doing a little tilling, reflecting on a long life and enjoying the sounds of the neighborhood. Read more »
Seven Questions
Alain Ducasse
France’s culinary giant on the American dining scene, what every chef should be committed to and his favorite Vegas restaurants
February 16th, 2012
If Alain Ducasse isn’t France’s most famous chef—and he might be—nobody can argue about him being the most global, not to mention the most decorated. The 55-year-old has three-Michelin-star restaurants in London (at the Dorchester Hotel), Paris and in his hometown of Monaco, plus outposts in Russia, Italy, Hong Kong, Tokyo and, of course, Las Vegas. Read more »
