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The 2021 Sensi Lit List

It’s hot outside. But we see that as an opportunity to sit back and enjoy everything that’s creating some serious heat on the Sensi wire.

Welcome to the Lit List.

We have carefully curated the stuff that sparked our interest and expanded our horizons—and we want to share. So, dig in and enjoy.

DEPARTMENTS

11 EDITOR’S NOTE 16 THE LIFE Contributing to your health and happiness 12 THE BUZZ DIGITAL DOZING A new News, tips, and tidbits to keep you in the loop RUN THE JEWELRY This line expresses the freedom of movement.

SCULPT SPA Cool technology aids wellness.

PRODUCT SOPTLIGHT

wave of apps will take you on a trip, with or without drugs.

HOROSCOPE What the stars hold for you.

34 THE SCENE Hot happenings and hip

hangouts around town TerraVita offers a wide range of plant medicine. SWEET DELIGHTS Four Roses bourbon gives THE PERFECT BONG Daniel these cocktails a kick.

Libeskind meets Dazed and Confused.

HIGH SOCIETY Questex’s annual shindig celebratROCK AND ROLL BUZZ ed the restaurant, bar, Floyd’s 99 Cuts and and nightlife industries.

Color does it right.

ON THE COVER

Tepozán Tequila definitely put some spark in our annual Lit List.

PHOTO COURTESY OF TEPOZÁN TEQUILA

42 THE END Hollywood history rises from the ruins in Pioche, Nevada.

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That is a quote from Brené Brown, author of five number-one New York Times bestsellers, podcaster, and speaker. Even before the pandemic, self-care was a significant trend in health and wellness. There are as many definitions of “self-care” as there are people on the planet, but it can be roughly defined as individual practices that create good health and wellness, focusing on factors in your personal control. Selfcare activities have deliberate purpose and are self-initiated, all to maintain a healthy state of being.

These days, self-care for many includes the use of medicinal cannabis. Acceptance is growing, but with US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson barred from competing at the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for THC, we have a long way to go. As reported

by NBC News, Mary Pryor, co-founder of Cannaclusive (promoting inclusive representations of cannabis consumers), Richardson’s removal from Team USA represents the enduring social prejudice against cannabis and against Black people. The American Civil Liberties Union states that, despite similar usage, Black people are 3.6 times more likely than white people to be arrested for cannabis-related offenses.

At the time of publication, the landscape for COVID-19 remains uncertain and sometimes volatile. The debate about vaccinations rages. The Nevada Health Association reports that the newest cases are among people who are not vaccinated. Resorts in Nevada are mandating employees show proof of vaccination or pay to be tested for COVID-19 weekly.

The business model for hospitality has been altered. Job openings are numerous but companies are unable to fill positions due to low wages and lack of benefits. On the other hand, living costs are skyrocketing in the state and economists say that a person needs to earn at least $25 an hour full time to afford a “standard” two-bedroom apartment. The minimum wage in Nevada is $8.75 per hour if the employee is offered qualifying health benefits and $9.75 per hour if the employee is not provided qualifying health benefits. These facts add up to stress and fear for the future.

Our goal is to share information, opinions, and different viewpoints while furthering important conversations. Together we will persevere through difficult times and continue to grow self-care and awareness around health and well-being. Thank you for reading Sensi magazine.

Together, we will persevere through difficult times and continue to grow selfcare and awareness around health and well-being.

Yours in the new normal,

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Flying with Nature

Jewelry designer, philanthropist, and mother Orianne Collins launched her OC Wonders Collection, part of her OC Jewellery line (oriannecollins.com) exclusively at Berger & Son Fine Jewelers at the Fashion Show in Las Vegas. The collection conjures up images of shimmering butterflies, frolicking fairies, magical flowers, and lush foliage in a blend of precious minerals.

The line also represents her healing from what could have been a devastating diagnosis.

Collins had a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle until 2014 when she woke up paralyzed after a routine shoulder operation (which nicked her spinal cord) and was told she would never walk again. “I was so scared for myself and my children, and I was so upset. But while lying in bed one morning, my youngest came to me, and I decided I needed to fight for them,” she explains.

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ing walking and taking care of herself physically. She compares her journey to being a computer that needed to be reprogrammed and is grateful for her recovery.

Collins created a foundation to help others with spinal cord injuries while building her successful OC Jewellery collection. Since then she has expanded into spa products with a new full-body beauty serum, OC Magic Oil, and she is currently developing a product line for the face using precious stones, focusing on different age groups.

Collins, the ex-wife of Phil Collins, still embraces the rock lifestyle. She married musician and designer Thomas Bates at the Graceland Wedding Chapel on the Strip.

“We came with our best friends and wanted an Elvis Presley wedding. It was fantastic. We all had a great time,” she gushes. “I love Las Vegas.”

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This jewelry line expresses the joy of movement.

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CONFIDENCE SPARKLES

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Cool technology aids wellness.

Appearance can be a good indication of how one feels about oneself. Instead of chasing the impossible benchmark of perfection, however, healthy respect for the body may be a better barometer for wellness. This is what sisters Sonya Moussabeck, RN, and Nourjan Bonney, CPA, believe. They co-founded Sculpt Spa, uniquely focus on a holistic approach, with a team overseen by board-certified clinical director, Daniel Inglish, DO. Sculpt Spa combines the proven results of CoolSculpting and CoolTone technology with the powerful health benefits of an infrared sauna to aid wellness. As previous patients themselves, the sisters are dedicated to providing a stress- and judgment-free environment.

“Many med spas offer so many different services that they aren’t able to dedicate themselves to one practice. We are solely focused on body sculpting and are experts in the technology. We create individually tailored treatment plans to ensure our clients look and feel their absolute best,” says Moussabeck.

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THE BUZZ

Fully Legal

Lawmakers bring the US a step closer to federal legalization.

“I am the first majority leader to say it's time to end the federal prohibition on marijuana.

As majority leader, I'm going to push this issue forward and make it a priority for the Senate,” Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority LOCAL COMPANY leader, told Congress on July 12.

If Schumer’s draft bill, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, is acpolicies would begin to unwind the This salon celebrates rock ‘n’ roll with high energy. cepted, decades-old war on drugs and offer more Although many may have maintained their appearance for online meetings opportunity to businesses and individuals last year, there was probably a period when everyone slacked off. Now in states that have legalized cannabis to everyone is ready to look their best, especially when it comes to hair. Floyd’s sell and consume without the risk of federal 99 Cuts and Color locations in Nevada, franchised by local businessmen Justin punishment. and Joe Micatrotto, can make everyone feel great again.

The bill would also try to make up for With its old-school vibe with a new-style mentality, Floyd’s offers a full years of of restrictive federal drug policies range of services, including haircuts, color, deep conditioning treatments, that disproportionally affect communities of styling, beard trims, and waxing, and styling, along with its own retail line color and the poor. It calls for immediately of grooming products and products by Paul Mitchell. Floyd’s also provides a expunging nonviolent marijuana-related complimentary shoulder massage after each service. arrests and convictions from federal records As a local businessman, Micatrotto believes in Las Vegas. Floyd’s will be giving and would earmark new tax revenue for back to the community by partnering with various nonprofits in the near future. restorative justice programs intended to Each Floyd’s is unique with custom wallpaper that showcases iconic lift up communities affected by “the failed musicians throughout the decades, like Micatrotto’s favorite Phish and federal prohibition of cannabis.”

Vegas’ favorite Rat Pack member Frank Sinatra. The 1,600-square-foot shop “The suggestion that the Senate’s top has 12 chair stations, black subway tile, stainless countertops, and plasma leader would sponsor major decriminalizatelevisions. The stylists express their diverse styles and personalities in their tion legislation would have been fantastical welcoming, all-inclusive environment. Floyd’s 99 operates over 125 locations in the not-too-distant past,” concluded The in 14 states. While walk-ins are always welcome, customers are encouraged to New York Times. make a reservation online at any time.

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“The challenge is not to be perfect—it is to be whole.”

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Welcome to the (Dream) Machine A new wave of apps will take you on a trip—with or without drugs.

TEXT ROBYN GRIGGS LAWRENCE

could mimic an LSD trip without the LSD. Their DREAMACHINE consisted of a slotted metal cylinder surrounding a suspended lightbulb that sat on a record turntable and rotated at seventy-eight revolutions per

minute, projecting light at the frequency of alpha brain waves during wakeful relaxation.

Gysin was enthralled by his invention, absolutely certain it would become more popular than television, which was still a black-andwhite medium that aired

shows for squares like Gunsmoke and The Beverly Hillbillies. Gysin’s friend, Beat writer William Burroughs, predicted the DREAMACHINE would cause people to

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In the early 1960s, just as the avant garde were starting to play with psychedelics, Beat surrealist artist Brion Gysin and Cambridge scientist Ian Sommerville created a machine that

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“storm the citadels of enlightenment.”

Obviously, that never happened. We made friends with Ross and Phoebe and turned Netflix into a verb. The only citadels stormed were hardly enlightened ones, and Gysin is best remembered as the guy who slipped a hash fudge recipe into Alice

B. Toklas’s cookbook, launching it into infamy.

The DREAMACHINE became an artifact, referenced occasionally in academia and art exhibits.

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happened (and keeps happening), Lumenate and BrainTap Pro use guided meditation and audio tracks synchronized with stroboscopic flashes from our phones’ flashlights to create a psychedelic experience, altering states of consciousness to provide relief for everything from anxiety to insomnia.

Psychedelic therapy is the hottest new thing in mental health treatments, predicted to grow into a $6.9 billion industry by 2027, according

to Data Bridge Market Research. But right now psychedelic therapy is only legally available in a handful of places, such as Jamaica and Oregon, and it’s prohibitively expensive for most people.

Apps like Lumenate and BrainTap aim to bring psychedelics’ healing power to the masses.

A Kaleidoscope for the Subconscious Based on two years of research into the effects of stroboscopic light, months of EEG brain scans, and on-theground interviews at Burning Man, UK-based

Lumenate is on a mission to “make impactful subconscious exploration more accessible than ever before.” Lumenate’s creative director, actress Rosamund Pike, gushes on Instagram that since she started using the Lumenate app, she has experienced “deep inner awareness through the totally incredible kaleidoscope of colours created by my subconscious.”

To use Lumenate, you choose a “mood” (from “achieving your goals” to “sleep reflection”), sit in a dark room, put on headphones, hold your phone at arm’s length and eye level with the camera light toward you, close your eyes, and breathe as the app guides you through your meditation, from intention setting to integration, accompanied by strobo-

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illegal. Think how much safer you would feel going on a trip if you knew you could switch it off should you get an emergency work call or your mother-in-law stops by.

Turns out, we have such a machine—and like so many other IRL machines rendered irrelevant by cell phones, it can now be downloaded as an app. Launched last spring, when everyone was taking a good, hard look at their mental health after what just

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PHOTOS COURTESY OF BRAINTAP

Get Appy The pandemic prompted a huge increase in downloads of mindfulness apps such as Calm and Headspace, prompting predictions they will become a $4 billion industry by the end of this century. In addition to replicating and enhancing psychedelic experiences, apps that provide trip sitting and integration support are starting to come online.

WavePaths offers adaptive music to accompany psychedelic therapy. It’s in beta, but you can sign up to be part of the testing. Wavepaths.com Trip from Field Trip Psychedelics lets you access tools that support self-exploration and consciousness expansion, including preparation, exploration, reflection, and integration. The app is based on protocols at Field Trip Health Centers, designed to help people process and integrate what they experience in their consciousness-expansion efforts. Fieldtriphealth.com PsycheDev is developing an app that will provide guided trips and tools to help users better understand them. It’s not ready yet, but the company will email you as soon as it is. PsycheDev.com/guidedtrips

scopic light sequences and intentional music.

Thrust into a pluridimensional kaleidoscope of saturated color, you lose track of your physical body. Your brain’s default mode network slows down, flattening your ego and heightening your sense of being here now. As your brain’s neurons adjust their natural rhythm in response to sound and light input, you can learn to guide your brain toward whatever state you desire. If the psychedelia gets to be too much, you can move the phone farther away

from your eyes or turn it away altogether.

Stepping into the Quantum Gap BrainTap Pro, which is based on ancient traditions like shamanistic drum circles and ritual use of psychedelic plant medicines, uses your cell phone in a similar manner for more than 1,000 guided meditations and creative visualizations led by Patrick Porter, PhD, who created the app as well as headsets that can be used to maximize the experience.

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serotonin, and other beta-endorphins that make you feel calm, focused, and alert while down-regulating the stress hormone cortisol.

There are ten-minute “digital coffee” sessions and longer sessions to induce deep sleep. BrainTap is developing gamma sessions that mimic psilocybin experiences for PTSD patients, Porter says, and the Brazilian government is paying for studies to test them.

Porter’s father overcame chronic alcohol abuse through the Silva Method, a meditation technique designed to push brainwave frequencies to states of enhanced awareness, and he taught Porter the

method when has was 12 years old. Eager to share it with the world, Porter began recording his own meditation sessions on cassette tapes and then, in the late 1980s, he wrote the programs BrainTap is based on as a means of stealthily walking second-time DUI offenders in Arizona through the Alcoholics Anonymous 12 steps.

According to Porter, BrainTap replicates the experience of ingesting psychedelic plant medi-

cines, which slow down and strip away the reality that was predefined for us by parents, preachers, teachers, and the rest of society. “We take these ancient traditions and transform them into technology,” Porter says. “As a culture, we used to do this all the time. We’d be out hunting and gathering all day, all stressed out, then we would go back to the tribal village and get out of ourselves. We have a natural propensity for this.”

Plant medicines expand the scope of the human brain, which processes only about 5 percent of the reality that exists in the world around us, Porter says.

He considers this “stepping into the quantum gap between the tick and tock of the clock.”

Going on an LSD or DMT trip offers glimpses into the whole of reality—the other 95 percent, Porter says. “And they’re just as real,” he adds. “They are real because it’s all based on our sensory-based experience. But the problem is, how do we reconcile that with what we learned from our mothers, brothers, teachers, and preachers? We have to unlearn all this bad learning.”

In addition to mimicking the effect of psychedelics, BrainTap can also amplify and extend them by stimulating mirror neurons. Studies have found that people who eat magic mushrooms while doing a BrainTap session can get psilocybin-like effects without psilocybin during their next four or five sessions. “We’re finding out that when technology and ancient traditions work together, it’s very powerful,” Porter says, “but it doesn’t have to be one or the other.”

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HOROSCOPE

AUGUST HOROSCOPE What do the stars hold for you?

TEXT MONA VAN JOSEPH

JULY 23-AUG. 22

LEO

ier for you to call yourself an artist. It’s your creative endeavor or the magic you present at work. Relax into your true identity.

You were born with many gifts in this lifetime, but you are only concentrating on one. It’s time to revive the joys and activities you experi- OCT. 23-NOV. 21 enced when you were young- SCORPIO er (and more optimistic).

There’s finally a reason to celebrate. It may be because AUG. 23-SEPT. 22 you have achieved a certain VIRGO goal, or that a job you wantYou are in a much better ed finally sent you an offer place than you were just a letter. Either way, enjoy the few months ago. Your intu- new level you’ve earned. ition is guiding you to recognize the people that are on NOV. 22-DEC. 21 your team, who truly care SAGITTARIUS about you.

Do not allow your emotions to make your decisions this SEPT. 23-OCT. 22 month. Treat all personal LIBRA and professional issues as You have become so talent- though you are negotiating a ed at your craft that it’s eas- business deal. Surrender and

heal, within yourself, what you cannot control.

DEC. 22-JAN. 19

CAPRICORN

There are only a few people in this world with whom you choose to spend your private time. You are happiest when your brain is engaged in learning something new, which is even more satisfying when that includes other people.

JAN. 20-FEB. 18

AQUARIUS

Slow and steady wins the race. There’s nothing more to prove; you’ve done the work, and the rewards present themselves. Now is the time to break the habit of being driven. Enjoy the success you’ve earned.

FEB. 19-MAR. 20

PISCES

LEO, IT’S TIME TO REVIVE THE JOYS AND ACTIVITIES YOU EXPERIENCED WHEN YOU WERE YOUNGER (AND MORE OPTIMISTIC).

own contentment and sense of harmony. There are some people that you can just ignore when they call.

Your angels are guiding you toward the contentment that you want. Your task is to decide what it is that you MAY 21-JUNE 20 want. Stay aware, live in the GEMINI moment, and then acknowl- The political environment edge your source of light. is working to your benefit, paving the way for your perMAR. 21-APR. 19 sonal new beginning. Align ARIES yourself with people who Concentrate and take invento- will help you be focused, ry of all the things you do well motivated, and successful. this month. There’s a project worth bringing back into fo- JUNE 21-JULY 22 cus. Something from the past CANCER has renewed purpose.

We rarely get opportunities (or the courage) to folAPR. 20-MAY 20 low our hearts. This is your TAURUS month to do exactly that It has been the hard way re- without fanfare. It’s time for cently. This month, realize you to move on and particiwhat contributes to your pate in the life you want.

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Damn, it’s hot outside.

But we see that as an opportunity to sit back and enjoy everything that’s creating some serious heat on the Sensi wire. Welcome to the Lit List.

We have carefully curated the stuff that sparked our interest and expanded our horizons—and we want to share. So, dig in and enjoy.

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Now available in the US for the first time, Tepozán is one of the few estate-grown tequilas that is fully cultivated, processed, and hand-bottled at the source.

Superette Bong Bucket Hat. $39

Vibes organic hemp papers are crafted for longer sessions. $2.50

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Summerland organic hemp wick is far better than inhaling the stuff that comes out when you flick your Bic. $3.33

PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) COURTESY OF SCARLET FIRE, TEPOZAN, SUMMERLAND, SUPERETTE, VIBES

Dispensary design as an art form has arrived.

Scarlet Fire, a Grateful Dead-inspired shop in Toronto, is meant to “embody the psychedelic experience of attending a Dead show, elevating the consumer to an altered plane of consciousness.”

PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT) COURTESY OF HIGHER STANDARDS, TASCHEN, SPARC; BY ELSA OLOFSSON/UNSPLASH, COURTESY OF MARLEY ONE, HER HIGHNESS, MELLO

Aerospaced by Higher Standards gold grinder. $22

Legendary tattoo artist and historian Henk Schiffmacher takes us on a personal journey through the history of tattooing from the 1730s to the 1970s in Tattoo, an oversized 13 lb tome from Taschen. $175

Mello sea-salted caramels are a delicious way to get your daily dose of moodboosting, anxietyreducing CBD.

Her Highness “Highly Orgasmic” THC Pleasure Oil is only available in California, but the CBD version is a powerful sex topical that can come to you wherever you are. $60

The new Marley One functional mushroom brand—a collab between Silo Wellness and the family of the legendary Bob Marley—intends to launch a psychedelic mushroom product line later this year. Experience it on one of Silo Wellness’s psychedelic retreats in Jamaica, or try one of the functional mushroom tinctures now. One Flow is a peppermint-flavored blend of cordyceps and ginseng designed to enhance physical endurance and mental function. $20

Cannabis industry pioneer Maggie Connors’s Besito brand—known for its stylish pre-rolls and hexagonal vaporizers—was just scooped up by Sparc, one of San Francisco’s oldest and largest vertically integrated cannabis companies.

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Blazy Susan's spinning rolling tray features a custom-ordered design. Blank trays start at $79.99.

“Rhythm is an expression of culture,” says Beatriz Milhazes. “The compositions I create lead you to places in history, music you have listened to, memories from your own experiences in life.”

Learn more about the vibrant Brazilian artist in this new monograph from Taschen. $80

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PHOTOS (FROM TOP) COURTESY OF BLAZY SUSAN, TASTEBUDZ, TASCHEN

Handcrafted from scratch in small batches, the strain-specific TasteBudz gummies pack all the terpenes and cannabinoids from the cannabis plant into yummy colorful nuggets of fun.

PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) COURTESY OF TASCHEN, GESTALTEN, DENALI, PLANET 13 (X2)

Trace the hidden history of the tarot in the first volume from Taschen’s Library of Esoterica, a series documenting the creative ways we strive to connect to the divine. $40

When Planet 13 Orange County opened its first California outpost in July, the Los Angeles Times described it as a “pot-superstoremeets-theme-park” and it wasn't wrong. The large, immersive, and Instagram-worthy shop is outfitted with beachy elements like a digital waterfall and beach, a VW party bus that fills with fake smoke with the press of a button, and a 16-foot-tall sculptural installation of a bright red octopus in the center of the retail sales floor.

The New Beauty, takes a modern look at beauty, culture, and fashion. Edited by gestalten & Kari Molvar. $60

Bella Box, is a premium, cannabisinspired box curated by Denali of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 fame. $60

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Moodz are a whole mood and the period panties and swimwear stylishly change the rules.

Taschen’s Rock Covers: 750+ album covers that made rock history.

You’re welcome. $70

Out now, Netflix’s Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings of Miami docuseries follows a pair of high school dropout friends who allegedly have become two of South Florida’s biggest cocaine kingpins in this true story of a crime saga that spanned decades.

Warning: it’s addictive.

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Candy Relics' Honey Bear Bubbler. $160

PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP) COURTESY OF MOODZ, HARING GLASS, TASHCEN, HONEY RELICS, NEFLIX

K.Haring Dog Bat Catchall. $60

PHOTOS (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP): COURTESY OF MOUNTAIN SMOKES, LEVO, JUSHI HOLDINGS INC./ANDREAS NEUMANN, MYSTER

If you’re thinking that these ladies are gonna have to wash their hair again when they’re done feeding their nicotine addictions lest they absolutely reek of cigarettes, don’t let the filter tip fool you. These are Mountain Smokes Hemp CBD Smokes, and they’re designed to help cigarette smokers kick the habit while keeping the smoking ritual intact. Made with organic hemp, sage, and mullein (and without tobacco, nicotine, or THC), these smokes feature high-flow filters and come in a foiltopped pack so they look like cigarettes and drag like cigarettes but they help addicted smokers move beyond the butts.

Do cannabis-infused coconut oil or cinnamoninfused maple syrup sound yummy? Lēvo II elevates herbal infusion for oils, butters, honeys and more by fully automating the process of drying, activating, and infusing all the goodness with just the touch of a button or two. Bonus: all the component are washing machine friendly, making it as easy as eating pie when you’re stoned to keep whipping up magical concoction after custom-edible-ingredient concoction. $330 (and worth every penny)

If Tom Hanks is America’s dad, then his son Colin is basically our brother, right? Did you know our brother has a handkerchief line called Hanks Kerchiefs? Do you think our dad helped him come up with the name? It’s kinda got a dad-joke vibe but in a really good, giggleinducing way—especially now that Colin’s got an exclusive collab with cannabis company Jushi Holdings that brings the namesake line to Beyond / Hello dispensaries and online at shop.jushico.com.

New from Myster, the HAMR is a handheld cold start rig for consuming concentrated cannabis.

The all-in-one setup streamlines a formerly complicated process by combining everything you need to take a dab—glass pipe, finger banger, torch lighter, dabber, bubble cap—into one portable package that comes with a carrying case. $179

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Bouquet Bevs Small batch bourbon makes these homemade cocktails sweet and showy.

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Between monsoons and scorching temps, people still enjoy pool parties, cookouts, and getting together with friends and family at home. As the pandemic has transformed homes into the focal points of social lives, more people are learning the art of mixed drinks. According to Nielsen CGA, 40 percent of US consumers are interested in creating cocktails at home. Whether or not there is a rose garden, enjoy Four Roses bourbon in these stand-out selections.

An American bourbon, Four Roses (fourrosesbourbon.com), distilled in Kentucky since 1888, has introduced Four Roses Small Batch and Small Batch Select (non-chill 104-proof) bourbon by Master Distiller Brent Elliot. He selected and mingled six of Four Roses’ 10 bourbon recipes, each aged a minimum of six years. Check out this recipe by

AZTEC JULEP Serves: 1

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2½ ounces Four Roses Small Batch ¾ ounces roasted pineapple chipotle syrup ½ ounce fresh lemon juice 1 sprig mint leaves Large ice cubes

Crushed ice Bittermen’s Xocolatl Mole Bitters Mint leaves, basil leaves, and a fresh slice of pineapple, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

In a mixing glass, gently muddle mint leaves with pineapple chipotle syrup and lemon juice. Add Four Roses Small Batch and shake briefly with 1 or 2 large ice cubes. Double strain into a julep cup or Tiki mug filled with fresh crushed ice. Top with more crushed ice. Spritz with Bittermen’s Xocolatl Mole Bitters.

Garnish with mint and basil leaves and a fresh slice of pineapple.

HOMEMADE ROASTED PINEAPPLE CHIPOTLE SYRUP

Peel and core one pineapple. Cut into chunks and roast in the oven until the edges are slightly blackened. Remove from oven and place roasted pineapple chunks in a large saucepan. Add 1½ cups sugar, 1 cup water, and 1½ cups chipotle powder to taste.

Simmer, stirring frequently for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and strain. Let cool and refrigerate for up to one week.

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Desired Outcomes

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mixologists Patrick Abalos and Justin Ware, creating a symphony of sweet chocolate and orange flavors.

Four Roses Small Batch showcases the art of mingling bourbon. Master distiller Elliot has combined four original bourbon recipes at the peak of maturation to create a mellow and perfectly balanced bourbon. In addition, mixologist Isaac Fox has created a unique spin on the classic mint julep to enjoy during the last month of summer.

1½ ounces Four Roses Small Batch Select ¾ ounces Cardamaro ¾ ounces cacao-infused Cocchi Torino Vermouth 3 dashes Regan’s Orange

Bitters Crushed ice 1 large ice cube or several smaller ice cubes Cacao pod and orange peel, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

In a mixing beaker or glass, combine all ingredients except ice cubes and garnish. Fill with crushed ice and stir with a bar spoon 20 to 25 times. Strain in a rocks glass (10 to 12 ounces) filled with a large ice cube or ice cubes. Garnish.

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The business of nightlife expands and thrives Questex’s 35th annual Nightclub & Bar Show (barandrestaurantexpo.com) celebrated the restaurant, bar, and nightlife industries. The Expo Floor officially opened with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony by actress and model Jenny McCarthy. Celebrities, guests, and chefs included Sammy Hagar; Rick Springfield; Morgan Heritage members Peter “Peetah” Morgan, Roy “Gramps” Morgan, and Memmalatel “Mr. Mojo” Morgan. Grammy-Award winning rapper 50 Cent made an appearance at his booth for Branson Cognac, and NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights’ Drumbots welcomed attendees to the Food Festival Welcome Party. Nightclub & Bar Show will reemerge as Bar & Restaurant Expo, returning March 21–23, 2022.

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NIGHTCLUB AND BAR SHOW WHERE: LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER WHEN: JUNE 28-30, 2021 PHOTOS: COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES AND WICKED CREATIVE

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P R O M OT I O N A L F E AT U R E AV E N U E

The Direct Route to the Unexpected Avenue premium flower is cultivated for quality.

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hen you’re a cannabis connoisseur, you want to expand your mind and refine your taste. You want to expand the limits of enjoyment. That’s why you should reach for Avenue, a brand that’s cultivated for quality. Locally grown in a controlled environment, these rare, exotic, and proprietary strains are hand-planted, hand-manicured, hand-harvested, and hand-cured. Grown without synthetic pesticides and nothing artificial added, these premium quality, large shimmering buds express rich flavor and

aromas. Offering small batch, exotic strains that include some proprietary genetics, the buds tend to be lower-volume harvests with high effects.

Avenue is available in eighth-ounce flower, bringing you the biggest, shiniest buds hand-harvested and specially selected for the brand’s eighth jars.

Avenue fills them with the best of its offerings and they are even available in quarter-ounce smalls. Popcorn-sized buds from any of Avenue’s exotic, rare, and proprietary strains can make their way into their smalls product, which are carefully selected to have the same rich flavor as bigger buds.

Avenue also offers convenient onegram prerolls, each hand packed with potent, ground flower from its unique strains. All flower is locally grown in Nevada. It’s available in indica, sativa, and hybrid strains such as First Class Funk, Marshmallow OG, Horchata, Orange Octane, Flavor Crystals, and Sunshine Daydream.

Avenue’s small-batch, handcrafted flower is cultivated to deliver a powerful and unexpected experience. Like your favorite city street, Avenue can always show you something new.

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Gem Theater 648 Main St., Pioche gempioche.com

Rising from the Ruins Hollywood history will be honored in Pioche, Nevada.

The neon marque on the historic Gem Theater building will glow again on Main Street in rural Pioche, Nevada. This small, picturesque town clinging to the side of a mountain in Nevada’s high desert was once one of the toughest towns in the Old West. The theater (constructed in 1937) was built expressly for movies from Hollywood. Even this rough-and-tumble mining and farming town needed entertainment.

The Gem Theater, originally located inside the building that is now Thompson’s Opera House, entertained audiences with thousands of movies beginning in the 1920s. When the block structure was built by Frank Thompson next door, use of the Opera House declined. It eventually closed in the 1940s, with the exception of a single-screen movie theater that continued to operate until spring 2002 when a windstorm blew the theater roof off and the 42

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building suffered significant damage. Despite a repair, it was shuttered.

Through dedicated efforts, the theater will be restored using a preservation treatment plan for the building funded in part by a grant from the Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The marquee will be repaired (including electric work) through donor contributions and an award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business Development Program.

Now known as Nevada’s liveliest ghost town, Pioche is located 180 miles northeast of Las Vegas.

Along with historic buildings (some standing since the 1870s), the town boasts a nine-hole golf course, hunting, fishing, annual events such as the Pioche Mardi Gras, and access to several scenic state parks.

PHOTO COURTESY OF FRIENDS OF GEM THEATER

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