Email Author Paul Friswold

2005 Stories by Paul Friswold

• Stormy Sundays

  published April 27, 2005

  No one who has read William Shakespeare's written work, by turns earthy and divine, can argue his lasting impact on modern storytelling.... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published April 27, 2005

  Wednesday, April 27 When something goes wrong, people always tell us something dumb, like "When life hands you lemons, make... More >>

• Life in Your Hands

  published April 20, 2005

  Puppets are the normal-person equivalent of the superhero mask; give your average, everyday office worker a hand puppet and watch the silliness... 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 >>

• Warring for the Weekend

  published April 20, 2005

  For the life of us, we simply cannot figure out why on earth war re-enactors exist. War is hell, right? Why relive it then? Well, the U.S. Second... More >>

• Here Comes the Ocean

  published April 20, 2005

  As winter releases its grip on the Midwest and the gray days give way to abundant sun, flowers spring from the ground and leaves burst forth from... More >>

• You Little Rats!

  published April 13, 2005

  WED 4/13 To truly understand the co-mingled horror and respect that Rattus norvegicus inspires in the human psyche, try... More >>

• The Game Cancelled

  published April 13, 2005

  SUN 4/17 We are quite curious about The Game of Their Lives, a film partially shot here in the summer of 2003 amid much media... 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 >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published April 13, 2005

  Wednesday, April 13 It is absolutely no one's fault that Go Dog, Go has been lately unavailable in the St. Louis County Library... More >>

• Love and Theft

  published April 6, 2005

  MON 4/11 Looking for an antidote to today's anything-but-love, he's-just-not-that-into- you attitude? Go see Seven Brides for... More >>

• The Art of the Change-Up

  published April 6, 2005

  Every once in a while, something new happens in St. Louis. Despite that persistent feeling that for months and years at a time, nothing seems to... 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 >>

• Safe at Home

  published April 6, 2005

  Is there a baseball fan in this town who isn't ready to puke right about now? The disappointing Mark McGwire testimony and, to a much larger... More >>

• Second City in the River City

  published March 30, 2005

  It's hard to believe that the Second City comedy troupe — that world-renowned, Chicago-based hotbed of topnotch comedic talent — has been arou... More >>

• On the Road Again

  published March 30, 2005

  SUN 4/3 La-dies and gentlemen, step right up! Hurry, hurry, hurry! For one night only, the Yard Dogs Road Show ( More >>

• The Wearing of the Plaid

  published March 30, 2005

  In April of 2001, Governor Holden proclaimed April 6 to be forever Tartan Day in Missouri, a day to celebrate your Scottish heritage.... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published March 30, 2005

  Wednesday, March 30 Michael Rips' book, The Face of a Naked Lady: An Omaha Family Mystery, is a warning to all people who lead... More >>

• Cinema Sound

  published March 30, 2005

  The Alloy Orchestra performs its original score for Blackmail at 5 and 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at Webster University's Moore... More >>

• Get MAD

  published March 23, 2005

  Not the biggest fan of FOX's MADtv? Join the club -- you know that sketch television is weathering a downturn when you'd rather watch... More >>

• Manaconda

  published March 23, 2005

  SAT 3/26 A few weeks back, the Night & Day Global Industries research team tipped you off to the Jillian Grace (that's Playboy... More >>

• Gong, But Not Forgotten

  published March 23, 2005

  FRI 3/25 Before the pestilence of American Idol stalked the land, long before William Hung was a twinkle in Satan's eye, America... More >>

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  published March 23, 2005

  Wednesday, March 23 Oh, Whole Foods Market, you continue to make us so happy! Mr. Night, a lapsed vegan, delights in your yummy foods,... More >>

• Okey-Doki Doki

  published March 23, 2005

  We're going to go out on a limb here and predict that this "fashion" phenomenon is not going away anytime soon. It beggars understanding, but... More >>

• Hella and Yowie

  published March 16, 2005

  All the music theory and intellectualization in the world can't save you if your music doesn't move. You can avoid 4/4, you can ditch the bass,... More >>