Email Author Paul Friswold

2010 Stories by Paul Friswold

• The Maine Event

  published September 29, 2010

  During the course of one starry night, every person in the rustic hamlet of Almost, Maine, has a close encounter with love. In a string of loosely... More >>

• Don't Let It Bug You

  published September 29, 2010

  William S. Burroughs' cut-up novels defy linear plot, thought and understanding; they are the ultimate expression of editor as author, which links... More >>

• Red or Blue?

  published September 29, 2010

  The Wachowski Brothers' Matrix series is the text book example of beating a great idea to death with sequels and spin-offs. The... More >>

• Life Cycle

  published September 22, 2010

  The invention of the inflatable bicycle tire and the switch from "high-wheel" (the bike with the enormous front wheel) to the modern "safety... More >>

• Master and Students

  published September 22, 2010

  Photographer Michael Eastman has documented the beautiful anachronisms of Cuba, the run-down storefronts of the American Midwest, the pulpy... More >>

• In A Lather for Leather

  published September 22, 2010

  When a man competes for a Mr. Leather title, looking good in a pair of leather pants so tight you can't even slip a whisper down the back is not... More >>

• Strange Folk, Here We Come

  published September 22, 2010

  The proliferation of DIY craft and culture can be daunting to folks not already involved in the scene, so here's the only tip you'll ever need:... More >>

• From Plant to Page

  published September 22, 2010

  Computer-generated art has supplanted quite a bit of the work formerly done by illustrators and graphic artists, but when it comes to depicting... More >>

• Show Your Work

  published September 22, 2010

  Catherine inherited quite a bit from her recently deceased father, Robert. She has a house full of his research notebooks, the memories of... More >>

• It's Coming From Inside the Gallery

  published September 15, 2010

  Shepard Fairey first made a name for himself with Andre the Giant Has a Posse/OBEY, a poster and sticker movement that featured the... More >>

• Diva Is An Understatement

  published September 15, 2010

  If you're a female pop vocalist with a song in the Top 40, you're immediately branded a diva. In order to receive that sobriquet, Maria Callas had... More >>

• Three Thoughts

  published September 15, 2010

  Tom Brady debuts a new movement-based performance art piece, Emozioni Ricordati, this weekend. Emozioni Ricordati is actually... More >>

• The Revenge of Project Comic Con

  published September 15, 2010

  The San Diego Comic-Con is the biggest and best-known comic-book convention (meaning people who don't read comics know it exists), but it's by no... More >>

• Gibson Guy

  published September 15, 2010

  Despite a late-career PR push from Al Gore, it's writer William Gibson who is most often tabbed as "inventing" the idea of cyberspace;... More >>

• St. Louis Stage Capsules

  published September 15, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Equus Why did Alan Strang take a spike and blind six horses? Peter Shaffer's mystery-drama about a boy's... More >>

• That What Is Not

  published September 8, 2010

  For its new exhibition, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis features a photographer who leaves out the context while overwhelming with detail,... More >>

• Monocerous!

  published September 8, 2010

  Mary Sprague's recent work is based on a mistake, which she then willfully compounds. Artists — you can't teach 'em nothin'. Inspired... More >>

• Arkady on Fire

  published September 8, 2010

  Arkady Renko is the literary creation of Martin Cruz Smith; he is also, in no small way, a reflection of his beloved homeland, Russia. Over... More >>

• St. Louis Stage Capsules

  published September 8, 2010

  Crumbs from the Table of Joy Set in the early 1950s, a time in America when the rantings of Sen. Joseph McCarthy could be drowned out in a... More >>

• Stick it in his Ear

  published September 1, 2010

  The Cardinals and the Reds aren't the only two divisional teams fighting for a shot at the playoffs. Right now the River City Rascals sit... More >>

• Pulchritudinous Punch

  published September 1, 2010

  Crime is rampant, villainy abounds, the social order is crumbling — this city needs heroes. Yes, police and teachers are "heroes," but the... More >>

• Banzai! and Bonsai!

  published September 1, 2010

  The Japanese Festival doesn't just take place in the Missouri Botanical Garden (4344 Shaw Boulevard; 314-577-5100 or More >>

• Greasy, Dirty Grapplers

  published September 1, 2010

  The St. Louis Artists' Guild (2 Oak Knoll Park, Clayton; 314-727-6266 or More >>

• Bike Benton

  published September 1, 2010

  The THF Realty Gateway Cup expands into new territory this year for its fourth and final race — the exotic Benton Park neighborhood hosts... More >>

• Livin' at the Movies

  published August 25, 2010

  Moving to a new state is difficult enough when you're a teenager, but for Ernestine Crump and her smart-mouthed younger sister Ermina, their... More >>