Email Author Chrissy Wilmes

2012 Stories by Chrissy Wilmes

• Ballet Noir

  published May 17, 2012

  For some, going to the movies means eating popcorn and escaping from our trivial problems for two hours. In the warm glow of the big screen,... More >>

• Oh, Oh, It's Magic

  published May 17, 2012

  The problem with elaborate role-playing games like Magic: The Gathering, Settlers of Catan or Munchkin is that it's sometimes difficult to collect... More >>

• A Solemn Ride

  published May 10, 2012

  It seems everyone who's commuted by bicycle has a story of a close call or collision with a fast-moving car. Accidents are certainly scary,... More >>

• Peek Under the Fringe

  published May 10, 2012

  Something as nebulous as the Fringe Festival warrants more than a mere poster to declare its mission and contents. The series of international... More >>

• All Hands on the Bad One

  published May 10, 2012

  Every gal will fall victim to slut-shaming at some point in her life -- whether it's by other women, men or a conservative pundit. When it becomes... More >>

• Crazy Little Huey

  published April 26, 2012

  Before Alan "Moondog" Freed made Cleveland rock or G. Wiz dropped the needle on hip-hop in St. Louis, white DJ Dewey Phillips brought black music... More >>

• Get Cranked

  published May 10, 2012

  Artcrank is more than an art show. It's a community gathering for "bike people" who appreciate art and know a great deal when they... More >>

• Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening

  published May 10, 2012

  Who is Aziz Ansari? Well, when he's not drenched in swagger as Tom Haverford on NBC's... More >>

• Mind Your Fucking iPhones

  published May 15, 2012

  For as long as tattooed cool kids have piled onto stages and jammed their little hearts out, there have been jerks in the crowd spewing bad vibes and threatening to ruin everyone's night. Whether it's... More >>

• Dinner and a Show

  published May 3, 2012

  Some activities are unapproachable. Rock climbing, for example, requires purchasing expensive gear and overcoming man's natural fear of falling to... More >>

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  Memphis: The Musical has the talent and the energy to rock the Fox. So what's missing?

  published May 10, 2012

  As Memphis: The Musical begins and we see a Beale Street nightclub erupt into song and dance, it's impossible to tell who the... More >>

• Don't Stop Believin'

  published April 26, 2012

  The best fans in hockey* deserve a great view of the game, especially when the boys in blue are fighting their way toward the Stanley Cup.... More >>

• My Two Moms

  published May 3, 2012

  Zach Wahls became famous when a video of him standing up for his two moms (and same-sex couples everywhere) at the Iowa House Judiciary Committee... More >>

• St. Louis Stage Capsules: I Do! I Do!

  published May 10, 2012

  Tom Jones' and Harvey Schmidt's musical tribute to marriage is a bit outdated (from the virginal bride to the raising of two children on a... More >>

• St. Louis Watercolor Society's 13th Annual Juried Exhibit

  published March 29, 2012

  Creative Art Gallery hosts the St. Louis Watercolor Society's 13th Annual Juried Exhibit, with internationally known artist and author... More >>

• Storytelling in Stills

  published January 12, 2012

  Photography is often misunderstood as an exceedingly trustworthy medium. Whereas paintings and sculptures are seen as the artist's subjective... More >>

• Conversations with an Executioner

  published April 12, 2012

  As though being locked up in a cramped prison cell weren't torture enough, Kazimierz Moczarski finds himself holed up with a man he'd tried to... More >>

• The Winter's Tale

  published April 12, 2012

  In Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, one man's selfishness and paranoia rapidly lead to the death and exile of those he holds... More >>

• For the Record

  published April 5, 2012

  Giovanna Cassilly has been deeply immersed in painting since she was only fifteen-years-old, learning both in and out of the classroom, developing... More >>

• Film Di Italia

  published April 12, 2012

  Washington University presents the Italian Film Festival St. Louis, a rare opportunity to screen award-winning contemporary Italian films... More >>

• Tea Time

  published March 8, 2012

  Nothing makes us appreciate hot tea quite like being sick. So what better time than now, the peak of flu season, to pay homage to the beautiful... More >>

• Talk Pretty

  published April 19, 2012

  Audio books are usually a compromise -- something for literary junkies to listen to while on the treadmill or during the morning commute when... More >>

• Chance Operations

  published April 19, 2012

  This April marks not only National Poetry Month and Jazz Appreciation Month, but also the second anniversary of local poetry collective Chance... More >>

• Becky's New Car

  published April 12, 2012

  Becky Foster life is undergoing a self-imposed transitional stage brought on by years of stagnant marriage and dead-end work. Becky has herself a... More >>

• Ceramic Manipulation

  published March 29, 2012

  Heather Woodson's latest sculpture exhibition, Instinctual Manipulations, explores adaptation and how humans use manipulation as a... More >>