Email Author Paul Friswold

2013 Stories by Paul Friswold

• A Fiery 50

  published February 28, 2013

  A fiftieth anniversary is a big deal, something to be celebrated with a big bang. The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society marks its fiftieth year... More >>

• Autobiographiquilt

  published January 10, 2013

  Artist Rachel Heim creates her work with the help of live models, which is not uncommon. Heim's making quilts, however, which makes her use of... More >>

• Cello-philes Delight

  published February 21, 2013

  If you haven't visited the Saint Louis University Museum of Art (3663 Lindell Boulevard; 314-977-3399 or More >>

• Rethinking Homelessness

  published February 21, 2013

  The chronic issue of homelessness in St. Louis is something that's easy to ignore. Many of the victims of homelessness are out of sight, hence out... More >>

• Miles and the Duke

  published February 21, 2013

  Black History Month is almost over, but there's still time to get out there and experience the contributions black Americans have made to our... More >>

• The Fortunate Ones

  published February 21, 2013

  Carl Orff made his career when he composed Carmina Burana. Using the songs of the Goliards (a sect of Catholic churchmen in... More >>

• Statistically Speaking

  published February 21, 2013

  Economist Charles Wheelan made quite a few people feel better about their own intelligence with his first book, Naked Economics.... More >>

• Missouri's Lost Musician

  published February 14, 2013

  John William Boone was born to his housekeeper mother and his father, a bugler in the Union Army, in Miami, Missouri, in 1864. A doctor... More >>

• It's A Shaw Thing

  published February 7, 2013

  George Bernard Shaw was an interesting dude, to say the least. He made his name as a man of letters, but scorned the formal educational system of... More >>

• By Cod! Real Ale!

  published February 14, 2013

  As far as we're concerned, fish and chips might just be the perfect food. It has a layer of fry (the crisper the better), a little (or a lot of)... More >>

• Let's Die Alone Together

  published February 14, 2013

  Singletons, lonely hearts and haters of made-up holidays, relax. This (ugh) Valentine's Day, you don't have to hide in your romance-proof... More >>

• As Fat As You Can

  published February 7, 2013

  It's do-or-die time now. This is the final day to go wild, to party in the streets and to shout your joy at the heavens -- unless you're not... More >>

• Deliver Unto Them A Royal Beating

  published February 7, 2013

  The hockey season got off to a late start this year, which only compounded the misery for St. Louis Blues fans. After a promising campaign... More >>

• Mrs. Sorken and the Duck Variations

  published January 24, 2013

  On the surface, Christopher Durang's one-act play "Mrs. Sorken" and David Mamet's one-act "The Duck Variations" appear to have little in common.... More >>

• Mortal Beloved

  published February 7, 2013

  The story of Romeo and Juliet is synonymous with love. How could it not be? Two young people from warring families meet, fall in immediate love... More >>

• Soulard's Big Day Out

  published February 7, 2013

  With the exception of the Cardinals home opener and any resulting World Series parades, the Saturday before Mardi Gras is the biggest party day in... More >>

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  My Fair Laddie: G.B.S. gets his comeuppance in Engaging Shaw

  published February 14, 2013

  How do vegetarian socialists fall in love? Can they even feel love? John Morogiello addresses those questions in his period rom-com,... More >>

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  Sand, Surf and Psychosis: Psycho Beach Party mines the pop-culture scrap heap for theater gold

  published February 14, 2013

  Here's a litmus test to determine whether you'll enjoy Charles Busch's Psycho Beach Party, currently being staged by Stray Dog... More >>

• This Can't End Well

  published January 24, 2013

  The End Times Are Here -- briefly. Super-8 film impressario Tom Stockman has rounded up a crushing collection of classic disaster films for this... More >>

• Cross-Generational

  published January 3, 2013

  Vera Joseph is a 91-year-old Greenwich Village resident who just had the worst happen: She's acquired a roommate. Well, it's not that bad. The... More >>

• Finnish What You Start

  published January 24, 2013

  Jean Sibelius was Finland's national composer not just because he wrote the de facto national anthem (Finlandia), but because in his music... More >>

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  One-Way Ticket: Priscilla Queen of the Desert is all spectacle and no substance

  published February 7, 2013

  As you might expect, a musical about two drag queens and a transsexual journeying into Australia's Outback by bus is rife with spectacle. The... More >>

• Alone Time

  published January 3, 2013

  January is a rather desolate month, and not just because of our grim, grey weather. After the hurly-burly and hobnobbery of the holidays, it feels... More >>

• Bach and Roll

  published January 24, 2013

  Any Beatles fan worth their three-quarter boots knows that the band was influenced by a host of music and musicians, among them many luminaries of... More >>

• An Unusually Literate Suspect

  published January 24, 2013

  Author Robert Crais honed his skill as a writer for some of the most influential cop shows of all time -- Hill Street Blues,... More >>