Email Author Paul Friswold

2005 Stories by Paul Friswold

• Non-Crash Course

  published July 20, 2005

  SUN 7/24 We've all heard the stories of the affluent county kid who receives the brand-spankin'-new luxury car on his sixteenth... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published July 20, 2005

  Wednesday, July 20 All right, here's the thing. You've been dying to get yourself aboard that RailCruise America train at St. Louis... More >>

• Paternity Test

  published July 13, 2005

  Treat may be an orphan, but he's not complaining. He's too busy taking care of his younger brother, Philip, whom he keeps under house arrest to... More >>

• Apostle of Friendship

  published July 13, 2005

  Deborah Weinstein has spent the last six years photographing the congregation of the Bible Fellowship Apostolic Church in East St. Louis. Through... More >>

• Projecting Our Civic Pride

  published July 13, 2005

  St. Louis may not be known as the city of 8 million stories, or as the indie-film capital of the nation -- yet. But the lineup of more than 60... More >>

• Skate or Die

  published July 13, 2005

  C'mere. Your old uncle wants to tell you a story. Sure, you can bring your skateboard in the trailer. In fact, this story is about skateboards.... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published July 13, 2005

  Wednesday, July 13 The "Off the Wall" free movie series continues this week with The Bad News Bears. The near-classic tale... More >>

• Tough Lover

  published July 6, 2005

  Prioritize your marriage vows! Check out other women while on a date! Make peace with your girlfriend's ex-husband! If you need advice on any of... 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 >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published July 6, 2005

  Wednesday, July 6 We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Evel Knievel for president. The last of the gladiators is pure... More >>

• Let Them Eat BBQ

  published July 6, 2005

  Bastille Day. Why, the very idea of this French holiday is so genius, it must be American in origin. A celebration of the death of monarchy (both... More >>

• Festive Firearms

  published June 29, 2005

  Don't feel like dealing with the hustle and bustle of the Fair at Laclede's Landing this year? Pine for the genteel comforts of those lazy... More >>

• Kicking Dharma Bums

  published June 29, 2005

  THUR 6/30 If your idea of a Buddhist monk is a serene, inscrutable bore -- the kind of holy automaton who seems so perfect that her... More >>

• Summer Season

  published June 29, 2005

  No element has gotten more play in contemporary logo design than the "swoosh." Popularized by Nike, the swoosh, its variations and its cousins... More >>

• Divine Rites

  published June 29, 2005

  Tarot, the fortune-telling cards so supreme in the collective memory of pop culture that they've been mocked by both Steven Wright ("I stayed up... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published June 29, 2005

  Wednesday, June 29 The Jewish Film Festival of St. Louis continues today, and if you haven't been to a screening yet, hurry: Tomorrow... More >>

• Sugarbaker's Surprise

  published June 22, 2005

  If ever there was a television program crying out to be remade as a tour de force drag-queen show, that show was Designing Women. Linda... More >>

• Queer? Aye!

  published June 22, 2005

  PrideFest takes place on Saturday and Sunday (June 25 and 26) at Tower Grove Park (4256 Magnolia Avenue). Admission is free; for more information... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published June 22, 2005

  Wednesday, June 22 Being second, third or fourth is no fun; you want to be first for a change! You want to look back at all those... More >>

• Sedaris in Concert

  published June 15, 2005

  TUES 6/21 You know you've made it as an author when bookstores have to develop contingency plans to accommodate large crowds for your... More >>

• Daddy Dearest

  published June 15, 2005

  SUN 6/19 The broad gulf separating the role of father from mother is clearly seen in the choice of activities for each parent's special... More >>

• A Wild Hair

  published June 15, 2005

  "Sesquicentennial." Say it. C'mon, let it roll off your tongue. It's a beautiful word, innit? It sounds like it has something to do with those... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published June 15, 2005

  Wednesday, June 15 Sad fact: All kids are brats. OK, fine, not all of them, just all the kids in non-fast-food restaurants, malls,... More >>

• Find Your Way Back

  published June 8, 2005

  THUR 6/9 OK, that headline's a little unfair. Craig Chaquico, the one-time guitarist for Jefferson Starship (the glory years, from '74... More >>

• Think Pink

  published June 8, 2005

  The facts about breast cancer are dark: According to the American Cancer Society's "Cancer Facts & Figures 2005," one in seven women will develop... More >>