• Dom Does Vegas: Comedian Dom Irrera has a few things to say about this town

• Just Give Me the Pixels Simulating the Damn Ball!: It was trash talk and hard (virtual) hitting when the champions of Madden NFL gathered in Vegas for their playoffs

• What Comes After: During the election, Republicans appealed to cultural issues; now the GOP-led Congress is reverting to an economic agenda that works against those values voters

• Toy Store Story: FAO Schwarz was a legendary fantasy land. Then it went bankrupt. Can the reopened store keep the childlike wonder alive?

• Homeless Away From Home: Activists: Health district targeting indigents District: Human waste compromising safety

• Dolly!: Cheap boas and a hint of redemption when Dolly Parton visited Celine's house

• GRAY MATTERS: News, observations, stray thoughts + medically supervised brain drainings about our city

• CULTURE CLUB: Now for a Completely Different Christmas Story: The holidays, Thomas Pynchon and me

• WINK: Post-Love Analysis: Looking back at a relationship—and re-evaluating a friend

• LETTERS: Mash Notes, Hate Mail, Urgent Communiqués, Secret Messages, Thesis Pieces

• COULD GO ALL THE WAY!: Matt Jacob's Fearless Football Picks

• MYSTIC MONA: Mano a Mona: Reader challenges columnist to a psyche-off

• HOROSCOPE: Astromat for December 16 - 22

• CLASSIFIED ADS: View Ads and Place Ads

• PERSONAL ADS: View Ads & Place Ads

• DIGITAL TONY: Teatro Makes Its Mark: Lounge is scene for Billboard party

• STRIP CLUBS: A guide to the erotic side of Las Vegas

• NIGHTCLUBS: Preview Vegas' afterhours spots, dance clubs and nightclubs

• BAR SCENE: Discover Vegas' cocktail nation

• VEGAS SCENE: The Weekly Scene

• Muy Awful : Spanglish is the worst movie of 2004

• SCREEN: LEMONY SNICKET'S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

• SCREEN: RED LIGHTS

• SCREEN: FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX

• A+E: All the Arts + Entertainment You Can Eat: Spirits of The Season

• SORE THUMBS: Snake Eater Bites: Legendary franchise starts to show its age with third installment

• IN PRINT: October Surprise: Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan talk about da Sox

• THEATER: Season's Gratings: Winter Wonderettes leaves you yearning for spring ... or summer ... or fall

• THE CONSUMER: Very Vegas Gifts: Bring 'em on home

• ART EVENTS: This week's art events from the calendar

• NOISE: Be Your Own American Idol: All karaoke night is missing are weird contract riders

• EVENTS CALENDAR: Your guide to concerts and entertainment

• TASTE: Welcome Back, Old Friend: Wild Sage Café returns under a new guise

• DINING GUIDE: Your guide to Vegas restaurants