Email Author Nicholas Phillips

Awards

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "Left for Dead"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published January 20, 2011

  "Left for Dead"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published June 9, 2010

  "Tears of a Town"

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2009 Stories by Nicholas Phillips

• A Year of Masturbating Clowns, Stalkers and Rat-tails: Best Missed Connections 2009

  published Dec 31, 2009

  And so a year has passed in that pageant of desperation, creepiness and accidental humor that we call craigslist Missed Connections. Much was gleaned in 2009! We learned that our fellow St. Louisans a... More >>

• News from the Far Right: Taitz Tells Patriots to Take Up Arms; Davis Might Run for Senate

  published Dec 29, 2009

  Voila a couple of quick political tidbits during this no-one-gives-a-sh$t week. 1) First, the always-responsible Dr. Orly Taitz -- a California attorney who believes President Obama is not really a U.... More >>

• The Almost-Canceled Tour of Missouri Reportedly Generated $38.1 Million This Year

  published Dec 28, 2009

  Looks like the 2009 Tour of Missouri -- the world-class cycling race that almost got shut down last summer -- ended up generating several million more dollars in spectator spending than previous editi... More >>

• Arson Suspected After East St. Louis "Skinhead Nazi Strip Club" Burnt Down Last Night

  published Dec 23, 2009

  The weird saga of the City Nights club in East Boogie just got a little weirder. And a lot hotter. Because it burned down last night. That's why we say, "hotter."  Only a few months after a black... More >>

• "Despite the Liberal Media and Far Left's Agenda," State Rep Wishes You Merry Xmas

  published Dec 22, 2009

  According to a recent piece in Slate, the Christmas front of the culture wars has seen a cease-fire this year. But in Missouri, a couple of distant shots have crackled in the wintry night. The latest ... More >>

• South Butt's Jimmy Winkelmann Calls North Face Lawsuit "Best Christmas Present Ever."

  published Dec 21, 2009

  Sure, Jimmy Winkelmann's hair might look real agitated (like that guy at the beginning of Ghostbusters who keeps getting shocked by Bill Murray). But in spirit, the 18-year-old Mizzou student, creator... More >>

• Red-Light Cameras: Terrifying Big-Brother Surveillance Machines...Or Kind of Effectiver

  published Dec 18, 2009

  Oh, red-light cameras. Kicked around like a stray mutt in this here blog so very often.  (For example, here, here, here and here; and this whole page). You are loved in Ellisville at least. Camer... More >>

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  Has Republican State Rep. Mike Cunningham Proposed a Bill to Save Christmasr

  published Dec 16, 2009

  rMissouri formally recognizes only four public holidays. Martin Luther King Day and Columbus Day, you're already familiar with. Jefferson Day (April 13) or Lincoln Day (February 12), perhaps not. And... More >>

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  "I was a witness to 20 murders. I dug ten holes. I had to dig one up." Goodfella Henry Hill Talks

  published Dec 15, 2009

  One day after his arrest for disorderly conduct in Fairview Heights, Illinois, former wiseguy Henry Hill, whose life story inspired the film Goodfellas, agreed to sit down and chat with the Daily RFT.... More >>

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  North Face Files Federal Suit Against St. Louis Teenager and His "South Butt" Company

  published Dec 14, 2009

  rRemember Jimmy Winkelmann, the cheeky 19-year-old Chaminade High School grad whose North-Face-knockoff line of apparel -- The South Butt -- drew threats of a legal action in August, followed by inte... More >>

• Big Slippery Thing in Man's Hands is a New State Record

  published Dec 10, 2009

  Look out the size of this effing fish recently caught at Lake Taneycomo by 49-year-old Scott Sandusky of Arnold: rYeah, it's a new Missouri record: a 28-pound, 12-oz brown trout. The world record was ... More >>

• Parents Catch Boy Scout Son and His 39-year-old Troop Leader Engaged in Behavior For Which No Merit Badge Yet Exists

  published Dec 08, 2009

  In a colossal failure to "Be Prepared," an area boy scout and his 39-year-old female troop leader reportedly decided to have sex Sunday afternoon at his parents' house - until those parents came home.... More >>

• Proposed City Bill Could Put Nuisance Property Owners, Habitual 911 Misusers in the Slammer

  published Dec 07, 2009

  Under current Ordinance 67600, St. Louis City can shut down your stash house, den of prostitution or other shady locale by declaring it a "nuisance property." You'll get a notification, and if you don... More >>

• No Matter How Shitty You Are To Your Grandparents, At Least You're Not This Guy

  published Dec 03, 2009

  We know you haven't called grandma since the last holiday season, and yes you ARE an awful person. But you're no Joe Davidson Music, the 35-year-old man from Brighton, Mo., who just got sentenced to a... More >>

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  Warning to Smurfers and Meth Cooks: State Reps Want to Block Your Supply Line

  published Dec 02, 2009

  As you and your seedier friends know, one cannot buy huge amounts of meth ingredients, such as pseudoephedrine, in the same place at the same time in Missouri. What you can do, however, is go "smurfin... More >>

• The Lumberyard, a Cherokee Street Literary Journal, Gets Kudos from The New York Times

  published Dec 01, 2009

  Last week, Dwight Garner of The New York Times' ArtsBeat blog called it "the most physically beautiful new journal I've seen this year" and "a magazine to watch."Speaketh he of The Lumberyard, the bra... More >>

• Charming Cops and Another Stalker: Last Week in craigslist Missed Connections

  published Nov 30, 2009

  Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. It appears that, this past week, area police officers were incredibly charming, because four differ... More >>

• Family of St. Louis Ghetto-Mart Owners Sold Stolen Property, Sent $ Back to Palestine

  published Nov 25, 2009

  Have you recently picked up cigarettes, infant formula, GPS devices or computers from any of the convenience stores on the map belowr Friend, you might have some hot merch on your hands (and your mone... More >>

• Cannonball Re-Run: A screwball crew of gearheads retool the outlaw cross-country car race

  published November 25, 2009

  Team Project Interceptor is tearing into Sacramento, California, at 110 mph. The long spidery fingers gripping the wheel belong to the team... More >>

• Excerpts from a Novel by Former Soldier-Turned-Transgendered-Weapons Felon

  published Nov 24, 2009

  Last week's feature story regaled you, dear reader, with the unusual journey of Rachel Amratiel, nee Thomas Hibdon IV -- a Persian Gulf War veteran, carpenter and cross-dresser who pleaded guilty to f... More >>

• Incredibly Creepy Secret-Admirer/Stalker Posts on craisglist Missed Connections

  published Nov 23, 2009

  Each week, we scour the local Missed Connections section of Craigslist, in search of the best posts. Here are some that caught our eye recently.rThe things that i could never tell you - w4m - (Marylan... More >>

• Babe 'n Arms: Tom was a hot-tempered cross-dresser with a garage full of guns — and then he became Rachel

  published November 18, 2009

  Scott Clark heard screams as evening fell on May 24, 2007. He had just returned from work and climbed out of his car. The air was cool up on... More >>

• Native Missourians Grab Global Headlines Thanks to Uber-Creepy Sex Crime Allegations

  published Nov 13, 2009

  Remember your pride, Missourians, when kidnapping child-molestor Michael Devlin made headlines around the glober And after serial torturer/killer Bob Berdella, you'd thought we had nothing else to con... More >>

• Choice Cuts: The St. Louis International Film Festival's eighteenth year brings together films shot around the world and in our back yard

  published November 12, 2009

  St. Louis came down with a wicked case of Clooneymania earlier this year when the superstar, along with director Jason Reitman, used our fair... More >>

• Deer Hunters = Liberal Do-Goodersr

  published Nov 06, 2009

  If we told you that Missouri deer hunters were engaged in liberal do-gooder activities to help the have-nots....would your mind imploder Watch the eff out. Show-Me State outdoorsmen donated about 270,... More >>