Scott Dickensheets

Story Archive

The voices of education: Thoughts about life in the classroom: Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010; Surprises, frustrations, policies ... The Weekly finds out what real teachers think about the state of their industry.
Editor's Note: My ride's here: Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010; Scott Dickensheets says goodbye to the Weekly for a third -- and final -- time.
26 words about Milton Clark Avery’s 'The Artist’s Daughter in a Blue Gown': Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010; Part of Figuratively Speaking: A Survey of the Human Form at the Bellagio Galley of Fine Art
Is this what passes for Vegas hate these days?: Wednesday, July 21, 2010; Catherine Price gets off only one inspired zinger in her new book, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die
Sweet 'shrooms, dude: Saturday, June 26, 2010; Questionably famous. Absolutely delicious.
Sweet 'shrooms, dude: Wednesday, June 23, 2010; Questionably famous. Absolutely delicious.
It’s in the game: Wednesday, June 23, 2010; Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
The Rolling Stones: Exile on Main St. (Deluxe Edition); Wednesday, June 9, 2010; Scott Dickensheets never gave Exile on Main St. another thought. Until now.
Adios, Jim Gibbons: Wednesday, June 9, 2010; Goodbye, worst governor in state history.
Ballot to the head: Wednesday, June 2, 2010; Voters! Who put those people in charge?
Some important facts about Flight of the Conchords: Wednesday, May 26, 2010; Giant land snails, Terry Gross and other vital stats on New Zealand's funniest export.
Read this now: Wednesday, May 26, 2010; “Cecil’s notions about sex were based on the bragging of equally inexperienced friends, a crumbling copy of a porn magazine, observation of pets and misguided imaginings in general.”
We've heard that one before, Andy Rooney: Wednesday, May 19, 2010; Dickensheets dissects: "Who’s better for America a machinist in Detroit or a blackjack dealer in Las Vegas?"
Cutting class: Thursday, May 13, 2010; With Nevada at 51st in the nation in “students’ chance of success,” it's well past time to act.
Arizona, mon amour: Wednesday, May 5, 2010; Finally, something Nevada conservatives can get behind!
Maile Chapman proved she could write a (pretty good) novel after all: Monday, April 12, 2010; "Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto" pays off for the reader who prefers to sink into a very specific literary sensibility.
Maile Chapman proved she could write a (pretty good) novel after all: Wednesday, April 7, 2010; Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto pays off for the reader who prefers to sink into a very specific literary sensibility.
This could have been us!: Wednesday, March 24, 2010; Imagine Vegas now if Brigham Young had gotten his way.
WEIRD-EVENT-O-METER!: Wednesday, March 17, 2010; In this installment: Dinosaurs vs. a talking car
Amen Corner: PopMatters: Wednesday, March 3, 2010; Gasp! Full service massage parlors outrank book stores in Las Vegas?
Encounter: A shaved brunette: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010; Ya never know who's going to chat with you at a show... or what they'll chat about.
The future chronology of politicians on the Strip: What if Bill Clinton at the Colosseum is just the beginning?; Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2010; What if Bill Clinton at the Colosseum is just the beginning?
My Double Down audio adventure: A photo diary: In which I listen to one song from (almost*) every band playing the saloon this weekend; Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010; In which Weekly's Scott Dickensheets listens to (almost*) every band playing the saloon this weekend.
Talking with Yucca author John D’Agata: Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010; John D’Agata discusses his latest book, About a Mountain. Yucca Mountain, that is.
Mountain man: Talking with Yucca author John D’Agata: Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2010; The Weekly talks to John D’Agata about his book, About a Mountain.
Irish-ish: Tomfoolery won’t remind you of Dublin, but that’s not always a bad thing; Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010; Under a thin pretense of Irishness, Tomfoolery is just the place for a not-too-boisterous Saturday night.
The Flapping: Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010; This week’s release of Legion and The Tooth Fairy—two movies linked only by the presence of winged creatures—got us thinking about other wingy films …
Don’t tell Gore Vidal about Tera Patrick's new book!: The scary possibilities of a nascent publishing trend; Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009; Picture Glenn Beck with stars obscuring his nipples. Scary, right?
Reptilian fascination: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009; Something about reptiles goes right to that spot between the shoulder blades where shivers—of fascination, of dread—are set loose.
Notes on a juggernaut: A Weekly editor takes an eye-opening tour of CityCenter; Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009; A Weekly editor takes an eye-opening tour of CityCenter.
Zombie love: Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009; ZA-AHM-bie, ZA-AHM-bie, ZA-AHM-bie!
E(vil)-Mail: John Freeman explores e-mail’s dark side; Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009; Feel free to e-mail this story to your friends. It would be ironic.
Loving Leonard: The Cohen songs we’ll never get enough of: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009; Weekly editors weigh in on the Leonard Cohen selections we'd gladly keep on repeat.
Some super-exciting, utterly random factoids about Kelly Clarkson!: It's all you ever wanted; Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009; Our lives would suck without this American Idol winner.
Roll out the ’bones: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009; At UNLV, 76 plus four equals 100.
Trucks don't need no stinkin' badges!: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009; Why does the Highway Patrol’s “badge on board” program—in which troopers ride shotgun in selected 18-wheelers and cite drivers who stay in blind spots, don’t allow for wide turns, etc.—focus on the cars?
Works you may not read before you die, and what you’ll miss: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009; You'll never guess who dies in Death of a Salesman!
Poetic license... and velociraptors?: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009; Poetry an acquired language.
James Ellroy, thinking machine: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; "I see myself as emblematic of extreme drive and ambition and focus."
Seeing more of Marge: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; Two thoughts on the occasion of Marge Simpson flashing some nip in Playboy.
The airport connector ain't the tunnel of love: Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009; Look, it didn’t take a nickel’s worth of foresight to see that the tunnel would be this heavily used. Because it’s not a shortcut, with that word’s connotations of unearned convenience; it’s an incredibly useful service.
Handel lends a hand: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009; George Frideric Handel can help you. Here's how.
Why you're fat: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009; Scott Dickensheets and turducken have a little in common.
Hendertucky Tough: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009; Downtown residents are upset by the lack of respect their neighborhood gets. Try living in Hooterville, NV.
One night, two stories: Slices of life from September 23: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009; An uncomfortable speech at the Fifth Street School Wednesday night or writer Stephen Elliott, barefoot and wearing a gray T-shirt, at a backyard literary event. You pick who had the better night.
Spitting sisters: Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009; One Downtownie insists his neighborhood "is as close as we are going to get to San Fran." Proof: Sister Spit.
Checking in on checking out: Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009; Unless the food really sucks, inevitably the worst part of a dining experience is waiting for the bill.
Charles Schulz meets abstract art: This is what happens when high- and lowbrow collide; Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009; Look at this piece, “EP V,” from the exhibit Ellsworth Peanuts, by local art collective Ripper Jordan. It’s abstract, (just like real art!), but what if, as you look at it, we say these two words: “Peppermint Patty.”
Open letter to my favorite radio station: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009; Dear 107.9-FM: You’re airing promos asking listeners what changes they’d like to hear, and I do have a suggestion: How about a tad more musical adventurousness?
Why you should see writer Stephen Elliott read from his new book at Laurenn McCubbin’s house: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009; Because Elliot’s new book, The Adderall Diaries, sounds like a great book.