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Short reflections on two signs I’ve seen recently

On the scene Comments Mar 28, 2013 12:05pm

Sign No. 1: “DON’T BE A PUSSY…”(Tacked onto streetlight. Eastern Avenue and Sienna Heights Drive,...

From the Black Neon Notepad: A series of occasional riffs by Kris Saknussemm

On the scene Comments Mar 20, 2013 4:25pm

The first in an occasional series of riff-style essays.I’M someone with a lot of theories...

BIY — Burn it yourself

On the scene Comments Mar 13, 2013 8:56pm

THERE ARE DRUMS, fire dancers, revelers. A tiny effigy sits at the center of it all....

Courthouse concert

On the scene Comments Feb 20, 2013 6:38pm

I HAVE ONLY BEEN in the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse jury assembly room twice. As you...

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Among the believers

On the scene Comments Updated: Feb 14, 2013 1:21pm

THE LIBERALS PACKED ’EM in for Tuesday’s State of the Union watch party at the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada offices downtown.ProgressNow Nevada, DREAM Big Vegas, Mi Familia Vota, members...

Miki Sudo eats the wings

On the scene Comments Updated: Feb 13, 2013 4:36pm

2 minutes, 28 seconds: Miki Sudo has eaten 30 wingsBleach blond and lean, Sudo’s the only woman in the Wing Bowl; the only contestant clocking in under 130 pounds; the only opponent who, between...

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Pitchers and catchers: On the scene at the Sin City Shootout

On the scene Comments Updated: Jan 24, 2013 3:01pm

“Squeeze the ball!”“Down it hard!”“Run, gurrrl!”I was waiting to hear gay softball players shout lines like those. At first, when I sat down to watch the competing teams of the sixth annual Sin City...