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21. Night & Day

    Fighting for Funds

    Everyone is a champion here

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: December 3, 2008

    In the morning hours of Friday, November 7, Kelty O'Brien was murdered a day before his 46th birthday while driving to work. As the investigation continues, friends and family...

22. Night & Day

    Some Like It Cool Film Series

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Film screenings held in conjunction with Birth of the Cool: California Art, Design and Culture at Midcentury exhibition at Wash. U.'s Kemper Art Museum; Rebel Without a Cause...

23. Night & Day

    Dr. Mark Vonnegut

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Son of writer Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. presents the program "Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.: His Life, Art & Politics," which features readings of his father's works and examples of his father's...

24. News Real

    Labor Pains: St. Louis landscapers worry they'll be short Mexican workers to mow lawns and bag leaves

    By Keegan Hamilton

    Published: December 3, 2008

    For the past nine years, Lee Mueller, owner of Reliable Landscaping and Tree Care in south St. Louis County, has hired half a dozen laborers through the government's guest...

25. Sidebar

    Put Up Your Dukes: The Contender, a new boxing reality show, features local fighter Ryan Coyne

    By Kristen Hinman

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Sixteen men, a two-bedroom flat and a boxing ring. The last two standing duke it out before a live audience for a $250,000 purse. The fourth season of The Contender, the...

26. Unreal

    Unreal goes gun shopping in Lemay and checks in with a south-city blogger

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Unreal arose on a recent Saturday morning and decided to go gun shopping. We'd been in the market for a shotgun for some time now, and well, with the economy hurtling down the...

27. Letters

    Fangs are bared among RFT readers over Laurell K. Hamilton's vampire novels

    Published: December 3, 2008

    FEATURE, NOVEMBER 20, 2008 Mistress of Parody Where have you gone, Anita Blake?: I have long since stopped hurling my money into the bottomless pit that has become Anita...

28. Amazing Facts & Beyond

    Leon shares tree trimming tips from the tomb of Harriet Carlson

    By Kevin Huizenga

    Published: December 3, 2008

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29. Ask a Mexican

    The Mole Truth: What's the etymological difference between mole and molé?

    By Gustavo Arellano

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Dear Mexican: Why is it that those of us who oppose illegal immigration are called racist by many Mexicans? Personally, I think Hispanic people are beautiful and a diverse...

30. This Week's Cover

    Cover of December 4 Print Edition

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Photo by Jennifer Silverberg Gloves courtesy Steven Fitzpatrick Smith Click here for a full-size version of the cover.

31. Music

    Royal Contrast: Hip-hop ex-pat Wafeek celebrates paradoxes with new album, The Aristocrats

    By Keegan Hamilton

    Published: December 3, 2008

    When St. Louis ex-pat rapper Wafeek cracks, "I could be two men 'cause I'm contradictin'" on his new record, The Aristocrats, it's said almost in passing — just another...

32. Critics' Picks

    Carrie Underwood

    7:30 p.m. Friday, December 5. Chaifetz Arena, One South Compton Avenue.

    By Roy Kasten

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Forget Nostradamus: Simon Cowell saw the future in Carrie Underwood and that future is now, courtesy of the country star machine that was desperate for someone to fill Shania's...

33. Critics' Picks

    David Bazan

    9 p.m. Friday, December 5. Billiken Club, in the Busch Student Center on the campus of Saint Louis University, 20 North Grand Boulevard.

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: December 3, 2008

    David Bazan is still revered for his work with Pedro the Lion, the beloved indie rock band he lead through four albums and a handful of EPs. Upon disbanding Pedro, Bazan...

34. Critics' Picks

    Mannheim Steamroller

    8 p.m. Friday, December 5 , 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, December 6. The Fabulous Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

    By Ryan Wasoba

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Mannheim Steamroller plays neo-classical Yuletide prog, which celebrates the joys of Christmas with an epic fruitcake of orchestral instruments, synths and overwhelming laser...

35. Critics' Picks

    The Rats and People Motion Picture Orchestra

    9 p.m. Friday, December 5. Off Broadway, 3509 Lemp Avenue.

    By Jaime Lees

    Published: December 3, 2008

    The recent breakup of local favorites Rats and People was a major blow to the soul of the St. Louis music scene. Known for its strong storytelling and spirited instrumentation,...

36. Critics' Picks

    Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

    8 p.m. Friday, December 5. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

    By Roy Kasten

    Published: December 3, 2008

    In soul music — neo, revived, old-school or otherwise — the wrecking crew is the Dap-Kings and the wrecking ball is Sheron Lafaye Jones. Together they've changed...

37. Critics' Picks

    Harry Connick, Jr.

    7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 7. The Fabulous Fox Theatre, 527 North Grand Boulevard.

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Michael Bublé should take a good, hard look at the career of Harry Connick, Jr. The pianist and crooner could have coasted on his good looks and easy charm behind the...

38. Critics' Picks

    Shawn Colvin

    8 p.m. Wednesday, December 10. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Don't count on geography to help pin down Shawn Colvin's musical style: The singer was raised in South Dakota, educated at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and cut her...

39. Critics' Picks

    In Flames

    7:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 9. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

    By Michael Alan Goldberg

    Published: December 3, 2008

    In Flames is the perfect soundtrack to pillaging medieval hordes setting fire to villages and sticking townsfolk's heads on the ends of pikes, or bubonic plague sufferers...

40. Critics' Picks

    Justin Townes Earle

    9 p.m. Wednesday, December 10. Deluxe Fine Food & Spirits, 2733 Sutton Boulevard, Maplewood.

    By Shae Moseley

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Even though he's only in his mid-twenties, Justin Townes Earle has already lived a lifetime. As a teenager, he worked as a touring guitarist for Nashville acts like the...