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2007 Stories by Paul Friswold

• Pilot to Captain

  published November 7, 2007

  With Star Trek, nothing is ever easy, and that’s part of the franchise’s charm. Take the pilot episode of the series -- either... More >>

• Friend vs. Friend

  published November 7, 2007

  If reality TV shows have taught us anything, it’s that people love to know the unvarnished truth about their fellow humans’ private... More >>

• Anchor’s the Way

  published November 7, 2007

  The top three tattoos of all time, in ascending order of bossness, are: any dragon, a black panther and the anchor. Your list is different? Too... More >>

• St. Louis Stage Capsules

  published November 7, 2007

  And Miss Reardon Drinks a Little Reviewed in this issue. The Clean House A description of the plot, which concerns two... More >>

• Into the Woods

  published October 31, 2007

  Artist Joshua Mosley’s digital-animation piece dread was well received at the Venice Biennale this past year. In the piece... More >>

• Drink It All In

  published October 31, 2007

  It is the staple of the chick-flick: Three sisters come together over a meal in the aftermath of their mother’s death. In Paul Zindel’s... More >>

• Big Bible Box Office

  published October 31, 2007

  Widely regarded as the greatest Biblical epic -- eleven Academy Awards will quickly cement that reputation -- William Wyler’s... More >>

• If You Can’t Beat ´Em, Paint ´Em

  published October 31, 2007

  Recent super-scientific research conducted on the Mona Lisa has confirmed what many conspiracy theorists suspected all along: That sumbitch... More >>

• Thirty-Eight Special

  published October 31, 2007

  When you read about what’s happening in the lives of students, you’re reading an adult’s account. All the information is filtered... More >>

• St. Louis Stage Capsules

  published October 31, 2007

  Bad Dates A one-woman show about a shallow, materialistic restaurateur in search of the perfect man, Theresa Rebeck's Bad Dates... More >>

• Bite Me

  published October 31, 2007

  So. Little Tiger the housecat (Don McClendon) has just opened a jar of pickles and is devouring one of the gherkins while his owner, Lili (Jane... More >>

• Stages of Terror

  published October 24, 2007

  The Evil Side of Broadway sounds as if it might be a show about how the machinery of staging a show destroys the very souls of all... More >>

• Beautiful Brain

  published October 24, 2007

  Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin has created his own cinematic language from the discarded aesthetics of the past. His beguiling The Saddest Music... More >>

• Quadrophenia

  published October 24, 2007

  You saw Murderball, the documentary on wheelchair rugby players; now see all the chair-rattling action in person, as the St. Louis Rugby... More >>

• The Illusion of Safety

  published October 24, 2007

  To call Keith Jozsef a magician is to understate his skill. Magicians perform tricks; Jozsef creates illusion, causing the audience members... More >>

• Sleeper Awake!

  published October 24, 2007

  A man -- let’s call him “Man in Chair” -- seeks comfort in his oldest, truest friend: the original cast album of the 1928 musical... More >>

• Don’t Question the Duke

  published October 24, 2007

  The Duke Bluebeard shows his new wife, Judith, his expansive castle. She thinks it’s too dark and wishes to let in a little light. Duke... More >>

• St. Louis Stage Capsules

  published October 24, 2007

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• The Dating Lame

  published October 24, 2007

  Theresa Rebeck's one-woman show, Bad Dates, requires some suspension of disbelief from the audience. One must be willing to accept... More >>

• Bald Eagle

  published October 24, 2007

  Too rockin' to be indie, too independent-minded to be punk, Columbia's Bald Eagle makes music that soars above the usual "we're loud, we're... More >>

• Cleanliness is Next to Something

  published October 17, 2007

  It’s a tale as old as time: Hardworking, husband-and-wife doctors Charles and Lane hire a Brazilian immigrant, Matilde, to clean their home.... More >>

• Zooloween

  published October 17, 2007

  If your little goblins are currently wearing their costumes and already hepped up on candy corn, you could burn off some of their Halloween fervor... More >>

• Here’s Your French Connection

  published October 17, 2007

  The French have a certain style; it’s an intuitive Frenchness, something so indescribable and yet recognizable that there’s even a term... More >>

• Half-Lion, Half-Man, All Entertainment

  published October 17, 2007

  In Hindu cosmology, the supreme deity, Vishnu, manifests in numerous different incarnations. These incarnations represent different facets of the... More >>

• Out of Balance

  published October 17, 2007

  Once, you could have gone to see a live performance in St. Louis’ famed Gaslight Square -- but those days are long gone, yes? No. The St.... More >>