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41. Homespun

    Cassie Morgan

    Pine So Sweet EP
    (self-released)

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: December 3, 2008

    On her first release, Cassie Morgan possesses the kind of voice that's self-assured and confident even when singing about loss, regret and doubt. On this five-song EP, her...

42. Cafe

    Tapas by Any Other Name: Mia Rosa does the Spanish specialty Italian-style

    By Ian Froeb

    Published: December 3, 2008

    When it comes to food, I'm no hidebound traditionalist. I pair red wine with fish, I eat sushi rolls never seen nor imagined in Japan, and I don't throw the menu across the...

43. Drink of the Week

    Drink of the Week: Apple Bottom Martini

    Skybox Sports Bar & Grill
    800 N. Third Street
    314-241-5100

    By Kristie McClanahan

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Someone in the group orders a Pimp Juice and vodka. It's a one-line joke meant to evoke laughs, and it does. After comparisons to the Ghostbusters-inspired product Ecto Cooler...

44. Film

    Spinning Blues Into Lies: Cadillac Records can't handle the truth

    By Robert Wilonsky

    Published: December 3, 2008

    First, a key spoiler: Cadillac Records is not the story of Chess Records, the blues label started in Chicago in 1950 by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess that featured among its...

45. Stage

    Gorgeous George: Mark Setlock deftly re-creates It's a Wonderful Life at the Rep

    By Dennis Brown

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Think of it this way: A favorite relative arrives at a family reunion sporting a shiny new, recently shaved head. At heart Uncle George is the same lovable guy, only now he...

46. Stage

    It's a Wonderful Line: What was Jimmy Stewart's favorite cinematic moment?

    By Dennis Brown

    Published: December 3, 2008

    In the weeks since the election of Barack Obama, Abraham Lincoln has been center stage. We're being told that President-elect Obama is fashioning his cabinet in the manner of...

47. Art

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Jessica Baran encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

    By Jessica Baran

    Published: December 3, 2008

    Ongoing Action/Abstraction A re-examination of the defining mid-20th-century movement that distilled art-making to its raw elements. The show opens with work by Jackson...

48. Stage

    St. Louis Stage Capsules

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

    By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold

    Published: December 3, 2008

    The Dead Guy Reality TV shows take a hit in Eric Coble's black comedy about a loser (the amiable Rusty Gunther) who is chosen by a brassy television producer (Lavonne Byers) to...

49. Feature

    The Pope of Pork: In tiny towns across Missouri, old-school hog farming stages a comeback — and at tables across the nation, diners rejoice

    By Kristen Hinman

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Over the past few years, Missouri hog farmer Russ Kremer has kept some exclusive company, from high-toqued chefs to CEOs of publicly traded companies to the likes of...

50. Night & Day

    Get Lost, Kid

    Where'd everybody go?

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Rife with gorgeous imagery and weird characters, City of Lost Children is the sort of movie that rewards repeated viewings. French directors Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet...

51. Night & Day

    So Many Concerts

    So many more stories

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: November 26, 2008

    In 1968 Steve Schankman and Irv Zuckerman began their decades-long partnership in the concert industry. The first major rock show the pair ever booked and produced was the...

52. Night & Day

    Pet Paparazzi

    Strike a pose

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 26, 2008

    All right now, turn your head a little to the left and smile. Ears back, tongue out just a smidge more. Snout down. That's perfect! Snap! No, these aren't instructions to make...

53. Night & Day

    Everybody Wins

    It's a nice way to buy

    By Alex Weir

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Fair trade is a just and sane economic shopping choice for both artisan and purchaser. St. Louis has the distinction of hosting the largest Fair Trade Market in the nation,...

54. Night & Day

    Handmade Heaven

    Dying to buy

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 26, 2008

    By now you must know that the Rock 'n' Roll Craft Show is one of the hippest shopping experiences around. At the annual event, local bands rock out, as the name suggests, and...

55. Night & Day

    Fashion Forward

    Get the latest in the Report

    By Nicole Beckert

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Since its inception in 1956, the Ebony Fashion Fair has been devoted to the twin causes of charity and cutting-edge fashion. The traveling show is sponsored by various...

56. Night & Day

    Sweeten the Deal

    The holidays aren't complete without cookies

    By Ms. Day

    Published: November 26, 2008

    Ms. Day is not trying to rub it in, but her nana makes the best holiday sugar cookies — ever. Her friends even confirm it! These sweet treats are cut into cute shapes,...

57. Night & Day

    Make New Memories

    Cats for your kittens

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 26, 2008

    You'd think a musical about a group of cats deciding which one of them passes on to the afterlife would be depressing — because what animal lover doesn't enjoy the...

58. Night & Day

    Unique Boutique

    Artsy items for everyone on your list

    By Amy George

    Published: November 26, 2008

    The best thing about Thanksgiving is that it is immediately followed by the start of the holiday shopping season. And unless you are one of those dreadfully organized people...

59. Night & Day

    Robots in Disguise

    Is there a Transformer named "Microfiche?"

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: November 26, 2008

    The 2007 summer smash hit Transformers is the ultimate tween-boy fantasy film, populated with cool cars, hot chicks and giant robots. Unfortunately, despite the claims of the...

60. Night & Day

    Mmm...Cheesecake

    Pinups at the Pin-Up

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 26, 2008

    It has recently come to our attention that the Internet is one vast carnival of what, in a gentler time, we called "dirty pictures." Like, really dirty pictures. But that's not...