PHOTO: Whoopi's Head Served On a Platter in Vegas

Las Vegas is set to kick off the state's first Trans Pride Week today and it will take place through Sunday. Keep Reading →

From top left: Fremont East; Nobu Hotel lobby; Commonwealth; Marquee Nightclub; New Year's Eve at Freemont Street; Kinky Boots cocktail at Commonwealth Keep Reading →

The city's most unexpected new persona actually makes sense. All the hipster signifiers -- dive bars, tattoo parlors, those shrunken Thom Browne suits -- were fundamental to the original Rat Packer's Vegas. It just needed to reclaim and upcycle its own cultural history, and it's finally doing that -- with a vengeance. Keep Reading →

Many people in Vegas, and beyond, are getting quite excited for the first-ever Life is Beautiful event, which happens Saturday and Sunday in downtown. The ambitious endeavor will have two huge outdoor stages, several smaller ones, beer gardens, art installations, and enough food to choke an army of horses -- all set against the backdrop of hip and seedy downtown Vegas. Here are the three things this event promises to deliver on: Keep Reading →

Krave Massive, the self-described biggest gay nightclub in the world, may have imploded, but the Krave name lives on in Vegas. Keep Reading →

The Strip's first serious attempt at finding its post-gaming footing focused on food -- and lots of it. The coven of master chefs lending their names to the city's initial wave of serious restaurants was impressive, but it was followed by a tedious Gordon Ramsayfication, and now something worse: a forthcoming grease-slicked diner from culinary carnival barker Guy Fieri. Keep Reading →

Recognizing that letchy seniors pawing cocktail waitresses won't keep the Strip hydrated forever, the city has recast itself as an ambisexual club-kid scene where everyone can live out their inner skeeviness. And the democratic orgy starts early -- real early. Keep Reading →

Vegas was once a very straight town. But while the giant neon cowboys, silicone showgirls, and quickie weddings can still be found, Vegas is much more inviting to the LGBT traveler. The casinos roll out the red carpet for gay visitors, not just with advertising and marketing materials, but with LGBT pool parties, musicals, and design flourishes that only a gay can love (kidding, kind of). The city is an oasis of high-minded cuisine, with a growing cultural scene that offers art and theater. Lesbian parties and gay clubs dot the city, including the largest gay nightclub in the world, Krave Massive. Speaking of downtown, there's lots of fun bubbling in the oldest part of this new city, with a youthful arts scene and hipster bars. The entire city probably has more spas than Istanbul (we didn't count) and more ways to pamper yourself than Beverly Hills can offer. Oh yeah, Vegas has gambling, too. Almost forgot about that. Keep Reading →

Britney Spears made the announcement on Tuesday that everyone was expecting: she's headlining a show at Vegas's Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino as part of a two-year residency. Keep Reading →

Pop queen Britney Spears is close to finalizing a Las Vegas residency that will earn her massive moolah. Keep Reading →

The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas is known as one of Vegas's most welcoming casino/resorts for LGBT visitors. The hip property stays true to its rep with a new gay night at its signature dance palace, Marquee Nightclub. Marquee's FREEDOM Sundays debuted this weekend, thanks to LGBT promoter Eduardo Cordova. The first FREEDOM, which is named for queer equality, brought out cast members from Rock of Ages, Frank Marino's Divas Las Vegas, Joshua Strickland from Peepshow, Chippendales dancers Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis and Reichen Lehmkuhl and Chip Arndt, from The Amazing Race. "Held in Marquee's Boom Box Room, the packed crowd danced to the sound of DJ Nick Ayler under spectacular laser shows, and singer Rokelle wowed guests with a special performance of club anthem 'Bullet' as they partied late into the night," according to a release from the club. Keep Reading →