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November 2005 Neither recalls exactly how young she was at the time, but Sarah Kate Buckles learned to roller-skate from her mother. While Laurie Buckles did laundry or when...
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And so it begins, that hot and prickly descent into summer and all the sweet misery it promises. Summer in St. Louis — even for humidity-tested veterans — can be a...
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When the Eagles of Death Metal came to town with the the Strokes in April, mistaking them for a headlining act was all too easy. A raucous Pageant audience raised devil horns...
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Midwestern moms fascinate me. They possess unparalleled apron collections and the best cookware this side of the Betty Crocker test kitchen: deep-dish Pyrex pie pans;...
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When kids of all ages discuss comic books and superheroes, there is inevitably one question that comes up time and again: If that one guy and that other guy had a fight, who...
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What better way to let Monday dissolve into the humdrum of the workweek than breathing deep outdoors and stretching sky-high in the fading sun? Yoga in the Park happens every...
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Of all the things one can stick in one's mouth, the barbecued rib is perhaps the most enigmatic. Its meat-yield-to-eating-effort is prohibitive, it's a messy procedure at the...
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When searching for "Hannibal" on the 'Net, you'll find many mentions of the liver-adoring psychopath Hannibal Lecter and the Roman-fighting general Hannibal of Carthage, but,...
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While all of you are sitting at home on Thursday nights watching ER's latest horrific helicopter tragedy/terrifying epidemic/psychopath randomly killing people/dinosaur...
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All that hoopla last year about the old Busch Stadium taking the pipe somewhat overshadowed the fact that Busch's neighbor, the Gateway Arch, hit the big 4-0 in 2005. But you...
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With seamy characters and monkey-puzzle plots, there are no juicier books than the well-written crime novel. A good thriller has the impact of a shovel to the face. Do you...
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The Barber of Seville is the most performed comic opera of all time — in the great, wide opera world of Europe and the smaller world of Opera Theatre of St. Louis. OTSL...
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Boston Legal: Season One (Fox)
David E. Kelley's latest legal drama is nothing more than a TV show about TV shows; hence the casting of Captain Kirk and Murphy Brown, with...
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Neal Connors is bullish on Belleville. The 42-year-old suburban-Chicago native arrived in this city of 41,000 ten years ago and quickly fell in love with its rural and...
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We're fast approaching the full solar strength of the middle months, that hot, happy and humid time in our corner of the hemisphere. Now that our red-brick metropolis is flush...
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The unassuming building that houses Heil Sound in Fairview Heights, Illinois, is easy to miss. Next door to a Krispy Kreme and on the same traffic-clogged street as big-box...
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Vince Bommarito Jr. wisely takes a detour around the main dining room of Tony's as he escorts Drink of the Week to the restaurant's kitchen. Although we clean up real good, on...
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CSA: The Confederate States of America. (Not Rated) What if the South had won the Civil War? If the Emancipation Proclamation had been merely a rhetorical gesture from a...
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In Buried Child, Sam Shepard excavates the boulder known as the American Family, exposing its dingy underside. While seven characters make their way through this twisted...
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Yet another Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) has come and gone, and this one was the biggest yet. Exhibitors know all too well that a strong showing at E3 -- an event...
