Email Author Tom Finkel

2008 Stories by Tom Finkel

• Buzz "3 Nights" Bissinger vs. Will "Deadspin" Leitch: No Contest

  published May 01, 2008

  Sparks flew when three sports mavens with St. Louis connections got together the other night. Bob Costas convened a panel of experts on his show Costas Now to discuss "Internet Media" -- or, more spec... More >>

• Buzz "3 Nights" Bissinger vs. Will "Deadspin" Leitch: No Contest

  published May 01, 2008

  Sparks flew when three sports mavens with St. Louis connections got together the other night. Bob Costas convened a panel of experts on his show Costas Now to discuss "Internet Media" -- or, more spec... More >>

• Poets Gone Wild: The Sequel

  published Apr 15, 2008

  [Update posted 10:45 a.m. April 17:] Here's Marjorie Stelmach reading the title poem from A Joyful Noise: [end update] [Update posted 2:00 p.m. April 16:] Here's Jon Dressel, reading "A Poem and... More >>

• Convention & Visitors Commission and Unions Release Details of Accord

  published Apr 11, 2008

  The St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission and the three audiovisual unions with which it has been warring for the past three weeks officially reached an agreement today and released the details, ... More >>

• The Riverfront Times Field Guide to Pickup Artists (Web Supplement)

  published Apr 10, 2008

  In case you didn't get enough of pickup artists in this week's feature (and who possibly couldr), here are some links to more PUA material. You know you want it, baby! Fast Seduction 101 A glossary... More >>

• Los Angeles Times Borrows a Page from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Retraction Playbook

  published Apr 10, 2008

  I got a link earlier this week from St. Louis Post-Dispatch managing editor Pam Maples, alerting me to the fact that the Los Angeles Times has apologized again for its Tupac murder story and -- litera... More >>

• Anti-Smelter Slate Wins in Crystal City

  published Apr 09, 2008

  Residents of Crystal City couldn't keep their elected officials from approving a plan last December to bring an iron-ore smelter to their Jefferson County township. Yesterday many of those same reside... More >>

• Poets Gone Wild: "I Held Sarah Jessica Parker Naked in My Arms"

  published Apr 09, 2008

  [Update published April 15, 3:00 p.m.: I've uploaded an mp3 file of Curtis Lyle reading from Answer Back; the link is below (search for "Lyle")] The tribute to Donald Finkel -- yes, that's my dad --... More >>

• Post-Dispatch Headline of the Day

  published Apr 08, 2008

  Unreal beats our head against the faux maple veneer of our desk on a daily basis trying to come up with the perfect headline. We have at our disposal dictionaries, thesauri, transcripts of old Simpson... More >>

• Go! 4/4-4/6

  published Apr 04, 2008

  Not totally satisfied with your weekend itineraryr Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature highlights everything from rock shows to art openings, from delicious dishes to hidden-gem hangouts. ... More >>

• What's the Verse That Can Happenr Donald Finkel Poetry Tribute Monday Night at Duff's

  published Apr 04, 2008

  Next Monday, April 7, beginning around 8 p.m., three dozen poets will read their favorite Donald Finkel poems in a tribute at that venerable House of Poems, Duff's. You know, like a tribute CD, only... More >>

• Post-Dispatch Easter Resurrection Retraction: Regret the Error Blogger's Take

  published Apr 04, 2008

  Craig Silverman, editor of the Web site Regret the Error and author of a book by the same name, got back to me this afternoon about the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's March 30 retraction, which I posted ab... More >>

• Post-Dispatch Easter Story Retracted -- and It Won't Be Resurrected

  published Apr 03, 2008

  A woman calling herself Virginia Gillis told what seems like the perfect Easter Sunday tale to St. Louis Post-Dispatch religion reporter Tim Townsend. But for Townsend, the published story quickly tur... More >>

• Cardinals Opening Day v2.0: The Brightest Spot

  published Apr 02, 2008

  Well, there wasn't much for Cards fans to cheer in last night's 2-1 loss to the NL champion Colorado Rockies. Later today our baseball blogger Aaron Schafer will glance back and look forward to tonig... More >>

• Cardinals Opening Day v2.0: The Brightest Spot

  published Apr 02, 2008

  Well, there wasn't much for Cards fans to cheer in last night's 2-1 loss to the NL champion Colorado Rockies. Later today our baseball blogger Aaron Schafer will glance back and look forward to tonig... More >>

• Cardinals Opening Day v2.0: The Brightest Spot

  published Apr 02, 2008

  Well, there wasn't much for Cards fans to cheer in last night's 2-1 loss to the NL champion Colorado Rockies. Later today our baseball blogger Aaron Schafer will glance back and look forward to tonig... More >>

• Live Blogging from the Old Ballyard

  published Mar 31, 2008

  If Jeff Gordon can do it, why can't Unrealr 3:54 p.m.: Having arrived fashionably late -- Unreal is nothing if not fashionable -- we found our spot in the nosebleed section of the press box just in t... More >>

• Go! 3/28-3/30

  published Mar 28, 2008

  Not totally satisfied with your weekend itineraryr Never fear, Go! is here! This regular feature highlights everything from rock shows to art openings, from delicious dishes to hidden-gem hangouts. ... More >>

• Top Pinball Players Head to Vegas; Local Action Heats up April 5

  published Mar 27, 2008

  I didn't make it to the Pink Galleon over the weekend to try my hand at the new Wheel of Fortune pinball game, but my guess is that John Miller, a.k.a. "JR," still holds the high score. As of Thursda... More >>

• Top Pinball Players Head to Vegas; Local Action Heats up April 5

  published Mar 27, 2008

  I didn't make it to the Pink Galleon over the weekend to try my hand at the new Wheel of Fortune pinball game, but my guess is that John Miller, a.k.a. "JR," still holds the high score. As of Thursda... More >>

• The Dugout Boys in Toronto Take New Blue Jay David Eckstein Under Their Wing

  published Mar 25, 2008

  Toronto fans are having a little fun with ex-Cardinal Eck. Makes Unreal kinda misty just thinking about the guy... And that's only the beginning. Full funniness available here. -Unreal... More >>

• More North St. Louis Smoke Signals from Paul McKee and McEagle Properties

  published Mar 25, 2008

  A spokesman for McEagle Properties says the company will soon announce that it will work with community organizations on the hundreds of parcels that its founder, Paul J. McKee Jr., has acquired in no... More >>

• St. Louis Gets a Grand Central Station (Sort Of)

  published Mar 25, 2008

  On Friday nights or Saturday mornings in the wee small hours, you can usually find me down at the Amshack on 16th Street waiting for the late train from Chicago. Or, rather, waiting for one particular... More >>

• Floyd Irons' Mortgage Fraud Saga: The End

  published Mar 25, 2008

  Former Vashon High School coach Floyd Irons, one of Missouri's most victorious high school basketball coaches, and his former confidant and booster Mike Noll, were sentenced to federal prison Monday, ... More >>

• Floyd Irons' Mortgage Fraud Saga: The End

  published Mar 25, 2008

  Former Vashon High School coach Floyd Irons, one of Missouri's most victorious high school basketball coaches, and his former confidant and booster Mike Noll, were sentenced to federal prison Monday, ... More >>