Before it became a Strip behemoth, Cirque du Soleil was an oddball upstart. A reflection on Cirque’s 25 years of defying expectations — and transforming our city’s idea of spectacle.

“All I want is equality / For my sister, my brother, my people, and me”

— Nina Simone, “Mississippi Goddam”

An intense and empowering movie about sexual assault will be just one highlight of one of Southern Nevada’s best film festivals.

A case study in the difficulties of being declared dead when, in fact, you’re not.