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2005 Stories by Mark Dischinger

• Hot to Brat

  published October 19, 2005

  In the interest of full disclosure, Mr. Night has a little German in him. (The li'l fella became lodged during a particularly raucous chorus of... More >>

• Out Riding Vinces

  published September 28, 2005

  SUN 10/2 Mmm, Vince Vaughn in chaps, anyone? While technically not getting all gaucho on us after his mug-apalooza in this summer's... More >>

• Fun Times

  published August 3, 2005

  There's fun, there's international fun, and then -- if you're ready for this -- there's dancing fun. What are these three types of fun, you... More >>

• Flair Beyond Compare

  published July 27, 2005

  MON 8/1 In case you haven't been keeping up with the news lately, it's a crazy world we live in. Bad stuff happens, worse stuff... More >>

• Caravan of Class

  published July 6, 2005

  SUN 7/10 No actor could chew the scenery like St. Louis' own Vincent Price. The master of horror is renowned for his exuberant... More >>

• The United Colors of America

  published June 15, 2005

  The crawl on the homepage of William Pope.L's touring performance-art truck reads, "The Black Factory contends that blackness is limited not by... More >>

• Horsin' Around

  published June 8, 2005

  The circus has changed: Waning are the days of the multi-ring craziness, of hangar-size tents packed with screaming children climbing for a chance... More >>

• Say Cheese!

  published May 25, 2005

  Although photobooths are relics of a bygone, pre-camera-phone era, they remain part of the public consciousness. Maybe it's because they wrap up... More >>

• Seize the Days

  published May 25, 2005

  St. Louis boasts a staggering number of summertime events and a rich living history in red brick, stained-glass windows and, yes, wilting humidity... More >>

• Wind in Your Hair

  published May 25, 2005

  Adding to the telltale signs of a resurgent St. Louis is the proliferation of bicyclists. Granted the city hasn't got the reputation of... More >>

• MacD'Oh!

  published May 11, 2005

  The Simpsons has succeeded for years as a highbrow show operating on a lowbrow frequency -- just base enough to scare away the people who... More >>

• Classy!

  published April 20, 2005

  The trailer is a punch line, a joke used to signal "low class." Tell people you spent many a happy summer traveling the country in the family's... More >>

• Welcome to the Cabaret

  published April 13, 2005

  TUES 4/19 It is difficult to mark when the change occurred. Perhaps it was when a healthy breakfast cereal was purchased, rather than... More >>

• Working Girls

  published April 6, 2005

  WED 4/6 The pictured photograph, Lena on the Bally Box, Essex Junction, VT, is the work of Susan Meiselas. From 1972 to 1975,... More >>

• Whither the Believers?

  published March 23, 2005

  The River City Rage -- formerly the River City Renegades and then (in a brilliant stroke of red-state marketing) the Show Me Believers -- plays... More >>

• Superfantastic Four

  published March 16, 2005

  The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (3750 Washington Boulevard; 314-545-4660 or More >>

• Blatant Localism

  published March 2, 2005

  FRI 3/4 St. Louis might seem a skateboarder's heaven. So much abandoned real estate, so few bodies to get in the way. But the closing... More >>

• I Am un Cheval Andalusia!

  published February 23, 2005

  People know more about cars than horses these days -- if you need proof, just ask someone to tell you everything he or she knows about "mustangs."... More >>

• The Icing on the Cake

  published February 23, 2005

  As many of you are well aware, Saturday, February 26, is Tony Randall's birthday. Unfortunately, Tony passed away last year (RIP, our beloved... More >>

• Dunk 'n Go Nuts

  published February 9, 2005

  What's wrong with the National Basketball Association (besides the malcontent adolescent superstars and occasional fan beatings)? Well, for... More >>

• Super-wha'?

  published February 2, 2005

  SUN 2/6 Super Bowl Sunday. You may have heard of it (there was a brief, almost inaudible "buzz" about the game on television airwaves,... More >>

• Rarely Heard Music

  published February 2, 2005

  THUR 2/3 As you emerge from the aged, dark bowels of London's Underground and walk beneath the cloudy, spitting sky, your eyes turn... More >>

• Sin Is In

  published January 26, 2005

  SAT 1/29 Ah, the Garden of Eden. Full of lush greenery, plenty of food, some strategically placed fig leaves, jail cells...jail cells?... More >>

• There Is No Rex Kwon Do

  published January 26, 2005

  SAT 1/29 For most of us, seeing martial arts practiced in real time is an embarrassing "no, wait, dude -- it only works if you grab my... More >>