Email Author Malcolm Gay

Awards

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 19, 2007

  "The Case of the Shanghai Shamus"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  "Keep It Down"

• 2007 - Association of Food Journalists Awards

  Keep It Down

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 24, 2005

  "Unfinished Symphony"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 9, 2005

  "Pulitzer's Gain"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 2, 2005

  "Pulitzer's Pain"

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2008 Stories by Malcolm Gay

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published May 21, 2008

  Ongoing John Armleder and Olivier Mosset Making good on its new curatorial team's promise to present more... More >>

• Malcolm blows his stimulus check on fast food

  published May 21, 2008

  What a country! We're spending roughly $500,000 a minute spreading democracy like a thick coat of margarine across the toasty Iraqi... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published May 14, 2008

  Opening FastX2 Take your time here, bro: If a baboon and a crocodile were to meet in a death match on the beach,... More >>

• Snoots and Fried Tripe Sandwich

  published May 14, 2008

  When Carl Roper offers you a plate of what he claims are "the best shrimp in the known universe," you take him up on it. It was a cloudy... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published May 7, 2008

  Opening John Armleder and Olivier Mosset Making good on its new curatorial team's promise to present more... More >>

• See Malcolm get his Pork Pattie Loaf on!

  published May 7, 2008

  Make no mistake about it, prying open a can of Army Brand Chopped Pork Pattie Loaf is not for the faint of heart. Sure, the... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published April 30, 2008

  Ongoing Alex Couwenberg: Working Space Painter Alex Couwenberg brings his Southern Californian aesthetic to St. Louis in... More >>

• Malcolm is saving sardines from extinction — one spicy tin at a time

  published April 30, 2008

  Normally, the logic of healthy fisheries management goes something like this: Keep the big ones; toss back the small fry. Logical, right?... More >>

• Malcolm eats a tin of armadillo. Hmmm, it tastes like salmon mousse.

  published April 23, 2008

  Question: How do you know that spring has truly arrived? Answer: Roadkill. Sure, you'll see a few felled mule deer in the... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published April 16, 2008

  Opening Currents 102: Sarah Oppenheimer The Saint Louis Art Museum has given over to installation artist Sarah... More >>

• Taco Bell Bowlz bring on a serious case of existential angst

  published April 16, 2008

  OK, I get it. This new slew of unrefrigerated ready-to-eat semi-perishables isn't new. We've been canning for nearly two centuries, and... More >>

• Things that Matter: Art by Children with Autism

  published April 16, 2008

  The premise: Artistic creation can help children with autism to better express themselves. The disorder, which affects a person's ability to... More >>

• St. Louis Art Caps

  published April 9, 2008

  The Annual Juried Photography Exhibit Each year Webster University presents a juried show featuring the work of its photography students... More >>

• Can they package a Whopper into a potato chip? Yes, they can! But something's missing...

  published April 9, 2008

  Oh come on! Flame-broiled potato chips? Oh, excuse me, Burger King Flame Broiled Flavored Potato Snacks. That's right,... More >>

• Jellied whitefish sets Malcolm to thinking about a nuclear winter white-out

  published April 2, 2008

  "To maximize the enjoyment of this product, chill for 30 minutes." That's it. That's the only advice my 8.8-ounce can of International... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published March 26, 2008

  Openings Discerning Palette: Jerry O. Wilkerson Retrospective Like many of his contemporaries in the pop art... More >>

• Malcolm develops battle fatigue while mushroom hunting in his Heater Meals entree

  published March 26, 2008

  Earlier this month officials from the Department of Defense Combat Feeding Program previewed what the Army of One will be eating in the next few... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published March 19, 2008

  Opening Exchange: Prints from Nagoya Japan A group exhibit featuring prints by Terou Isomi and... More >>

• Cruel and unusual punishment: Malcolm sentences himself to Prison Loaf

  published March 19, 2008

  So there you have it: More than 2.3 million Americans behind bars. That's one in every 100 Americans — five times the population of Iceland,... More >>

• Malcolm mixes up a fraudulent batch of black-eyed peas and pork neck bones in honor of literary liar Peggy Seltzer. Read all about it!

  published March 12, 2008

  I'm all out of whack. I usually reserve Tuesdays for opening some canned bit of nastiness, ingesting it and then writing about it for the world... More >>

• Grounded for Life

  published March 12, 2008

  The Ellen Curlee Gallery (1308-A Washington Avenue; www.ellencurleegallery.com or 314-504-3852)... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published March 12, 2008

  Opening Every Man For Himself/God Against All An ambitious show featuring works by Marco Boggio Sella, Tim Hyde,... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published March 5, 2008

  Opening Didi Dunphy: Playscape A sculpture exhibition that brings the playground into the gallery. An instructor... More >>

• Malcolm struggles to land canned squid

  published March 5, 2008

  While fishing for herring off the coast of Newfoundland one day in October 1873, Theophilus Piccott and his son, Tom, noticed what they imagined... More >>

• Factory Ghoul: Cindy Tower's large-scale oil paintings illuminate local relics of the industrial age

  published February 27, 2008

  Like its East St. Louis location, the Armour meatpacking plant here has seen better days. Once a steam-powered marvel at the vanguard... More >>