Email Author Nick Lucchesi

2010 Stories by Nick Lucchesi

• Inglourious Backes: Blues' David Backes Aiming for Canadians During Olympics

  published Feb 17, 2010

  Blues player and USA Olympic team member David Backes has promised to pummel Canadians in Vancouver. As such, these shirts -- spawned by the folks over at hockey blog Puck Daddy -- are now more approp... More >>

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  20 Unholy Recipes: Dishes So Awful We Had to Make Them

  published Feb 16, 2010

  After about a year of perusing old-school cookbooks looking for weird recipes and spotting bizarre trends (hot dogs + eggs, inside a Jell-O mold) from the '50s, food blogger Robin Wheeler compiled he... More >>

• Photos: Switchfoot and Paper Tongues Last Night at the Pageant, February 15, 2010

  published Feb 16, 2010

  Fresh off a Japanese tour, members of Switchfoot flew into St. Louis last night from their hometown of San Diego for the first show on this recent string of tour dates. Opening the show was Charl... More >>

• Over the Weekend: Mardi Gras in Soulard, "Bloody Valentine Eve" at the Crack Fox, The Hood Internet at the Gramophone, Langhorne Slim at Off Broadway

  published Feb 15, 2010

  Welcome back to the work week. That is, if you're one of the unlucky ones (like us) who doesn't have President's Day off. Oh, well. Pretend like you have a three-day weekend by checking out our covera... More >>

• Photos: Langhorne Slim Last Night at Off Broadway, February 12, 2010

  published Feb 13, 2010

  Last night at Off Broadway, Langhorne Slim (born Sean Scolnick in Langhorne, Pennsylvania) played his style of folk music with openers April Smith & the Great Picture Show of Brooklyn, New York, a... More >>

• Photos: The Hood Internet Last Night at the Gramophone, February 12, 2010

  published Feb 13, 2010

  Many players were involved in last night's Hood Internet show at the Gramophone, so it may not come as a surprise that the Manchester venue was packed for Steve Reidell -- who makes up one half of the... More >>

• Wash. U. Student Nick Yozamp Doesn't Know Biblical Kings, but Still Wins $100,000 on Jeopardy!

  published Feb 12, 2010

  It will be quite awhile before Nick Yozamp is ever in jeopardy of missing a rent payment.The 20-year-old biology major at Washington University has just won the 2010 Jeopardy! College Championship and... More >>

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  Pizza Hut Valentine's Day Promotion: Pick Up Girls on Twitter

  published Feb 12, 2010

  Picking up women (or men) on the Internet is a time-honored tradition. From the creeps on MySpace to the people who stalk you on Twitter, let's just say that holla'ing at a lady from behind the keybo... More >>

• Get Yer St. Louis Mardi Gras Bingo Cards Right Here!

  published Feb 11, 2010

  Saturday's the big Mardi Gras drinking-fest in Soulard. You'll find the streets packed with people who want to find a house party, and house parties full of people who'd rather be in the streets. Ther... More >>

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  Rams Get Saved by Illinois Businessman Shahid Khan

  published Feb 11, 2010

  Bernie Miklasz of the Post-Dispatch scooped everyone late last night with the big news that Shahid Khan, an Urbana, Illinois-based businessman, is the new owner of the St. Louis Rams.rKhan is presiden... More >>

• Is a Heart-Shaped Pizza a Good Idea for Valentine's Dayr How's Your Relationship Doingr

  published Feb 10, 2010

  As a dining option, pizza is always a good idea. But as a Valentine's Day gift, a heart-shaped pizza can be interpreted two ways and two ways only: 1) as a mozzarella-covered caloric bomb that ultimat... More >>

• Did You See the RFT during the Super Bowlr

  published Feb 09, 2010

  Spotted during the Super Bowl during the clever and slightly creepy John Beal commercial right after half time. r Here's the commercial in question:... More >>

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  Photos: The Knitted, Fuzzy Superhero Costumes of Mark Newport

  published Feb 09, 2010

  Mark Newport: Self-Made Man opened to the public on Friday night at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis County. Newport knitted superhero costumes for this exhibition, and even donned one -- appearin... More >>

• Photos: So Many Dynamos, Sleepy Kitty and Capybara at the Old Rock House, February 5, 2010

  published Feb 08, 2010

  On Friday night, local favorites So Many Dynamos, newcomers Sleepy Kitty and Kansas City's Capybara played to loyal fans -- we say loyal because the weather Friday was less-than-great -- at the Old Ro... More >>

• Photos: 25 Fancy Canines and 1 Terrified Cat in Soulard

  published Feb 08, 2010

  While the annual dog-walking bonanza in Soulard every February is officially called the "Beggin' Pet Parade," it's evident dogs just own it. Photographers Crystal Rolfe and Steve Truesdell hit th... More >>

• Video: Thousands of Saints Fans Party in the Streets, Minutes After Winning the Super Bowl

  published Feb 08, 2010

  Rams fans, remember what winning a Super Bowl felt liker The below video was shot front of the Harrah's Casino in New Orleans about ten minutes after the Saints beat the Colts in Miami. A few pho... More >>

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  Photos: "Taste of Soulard" Shows Off Restaurants' Cajun Inspiration

  published Feb 08, 2010

  It's been a good weekend for people who love New Orleans. In Soulard, participating restaurants brought out special menu items with varying levels of Creole and Cajun influences for the pre-Mardi Gras... More >>

• Over the Weekend: Taste of Soulard, Naughti Gras, Fresh Fest, So Many Dynamos and More

  published Feb 08, 2010

  You know what's just awesomer Greeting a new work week with snow. Please excuse the grouchy attitude, but by this time each winter (early February), aren't most of us just ready to end it all (winter,... More >>

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  Survey: What's the Loudest Restaurant in St. Louisr

  published Feb 04, 2010

  The Wall Street Journal recently ran a story that restaurants -- new ones, specifically -- are getting louder. Not the kitchens, but the dining rooms. Everything from iPods pumping out music to open k... More >>

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  Review Recaps: The 10 Movies Nominated for Best Picture, and Our Take on Them

  published Feb 04, 2010

  Didn't get around to seeing all ten films nominated this year for Best Picturer No worries. Fake-it-til-you-make-it with these review snippets of the nominees, by our very own Basterds: the film criti... More >>

• Signing Day: Four St. Louis Area Athletes Among 23 Expected to Sign with Mizzou

  published Feb 03, 2010

  It's a semi-holiday for college football fans today. As the first Wednesday in February, it's National Signing Day, or the day when an athlete can officially autograph a binding letter of intent to pl... More >>

• Study By Domino's Says Domino's is Better Pizza than Competitors of Domino's

  published Feb 03, 2010

  rAll jokes aside, Domino's Pizza issued the news this week -- just a few days before the Super Bowl, mind you -- that its pizza is the best when compared to fellow mega-chains Papa John's and Pizza H... More >>

• Video: Jon Hamm Asks "Where'd You Go to High Schoolr" on Saturday Night Live

  published Feb 02, 2010

  Mad Men actor and a good-looking former St. Louisan, Jon Hamm, hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and slipped in that most-telling of St. Louis question: "Where'd you go to high schoolr" during a ... More >>

• Not Quite "Air Pujols," Extremely Limited Nikes Still Anticipated by Sneakerheads

  published Feb 02, 2010

  rAlbert Pujols has hometown appeal, but when it comes to the sneaker game, he's no Kanye West or Michael Jordan.When Pujols' Nike signature sneaker hits shelves on February 10, boutique sneake... More >>

• Photos: Anvil, Conquest, Gold Tooth Last Night at the Pageant

  published Jan 30, 2010

  If you read this week's interview with Anvil singer Steve "Lips" Kudlow, you know that the metal madman later became a driver for a catering service after Anvil's initial try at heavy metal stardom ta... More >>