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1. Feature

   The Show Must GO

   It's the best of times and the worst of times for St. Louis theater companies

   By Malcolm Gay

   Published: November 7, 2007

   Transitioning from Jason Robert Brown's bluesy "The River Won't Flow," New Line Theatre's cast recedes into the shadows of the Ivory Theatre's spanking-new stage. As the...

2. Ask a Mexican

   Immigration Isn't About God

   By Gustavo Arellano

   Published: November 7, 2007

   Dear Mexican: I like to think that I'm an open-minded sorta guy for a teenager. I fervently oppose racial stereotypes, though I do think that they're good for a laugh or two...

3. Film

   Show Time in St. Louis

   SLIFF celebrates its sweet sixteenth with a two-week party.

   Published: November 7, 2007

   The St. Louis International Film Festival (November 8 through 18) could easily overwhelm you with the quantity and quality of its selections this year; the RFT staff discovered...

4. Night & Day

   Go South for Animal Index

   Published: November 7, 2007

   Poetry Scores presents this art-opening, silent auction and CD release party which features a poem about the atomic bomb by Stefene Russel, set to music by Three Fried Men...

5. Night & Day

   When Jazz Rocks

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: November 7, 2007

   You just can’t keep up with those crazy kids and their loud “raps” and “rock-hop” songs anymore! “When will these whippersnappers wise up and learn about real music?” you...

6. Night & Day

   Your Afternoon Cup of Joe

   By James Weber

   Published: November 7, 2007

   Fans of the ear-candy-servin’ Sunday-morning KDHX (88.1 FM) staple “Lotsa A Cappella” are already hip to the indomitable pop-'n'-jazz vocal group Java Jived. But this afternoon...

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   Dancing to the Letter

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: November 7, 2007

   Your typical book-signings feature quiet murmurs of approval and an occasional golf clap; they are lovely events but are usually a bit nap-tastic. Fortunately, Tom Obermeier...

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   Party with Cause

   By Jeanette Kozlowski

   Published: November 7, 2007

   In recent years, cancer has become the darling of fundraiser galas, and tonight, two events continue that tradition of fighting the disease by raising money to find a cure....

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   Breathe Easier

   By Anna Teekell Hays

   Published: November 7, 2007

   What goes together better than dogs and fire hydrants? The folks at Four Muddy Paws, Stray Rescue of St. Louis and the St. Louis Animal Rights Team (START) couldn’t think...

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    Anchor’s the Way

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 7, 2007

    The top three tattoos of all time, in ascending order of bossness, are: any dragon, a black panther and the anchor. Your list is different? Too bad. You like the matching...

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    Friend vs. Friend

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 7, 2007

    If reality TV shows have taught us anything, it’s that people love to know the unvarnished truth about their fellow humans’ private moments. That voyeuristic impulse is sure to...

12. Night & Day

    Throw Your Hat in the Ring

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 7, 2007

    People have been going to circuses for centuries because this form of entertainment continually evolves with the times. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey folks know how to...

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    Dance Is a Battlefield

    By Amy George

    Published: November 7, 2007

    While it may be true that dancing is one of the oldest art forms, it doesn’t mean that all dancing is artistic. Sometimes it’s endearing (isn’t that tutu precious?),...

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    Fashion Forges Ahead

    By Ms. Day

    Published: November 7, 2007

    Ms. Day considers herself among the fashionable. She obeys all of the dos and don’ts and tries to keep up with the times, but it seems she missed an important story about the...

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    ´Tis the Season (Already?)

    By Amy George

    Published: November 7, 2007

    Alas, the stage can be a curse this time of year, when many of us yearn to enjoy the experience of the theater but not the act of watching (yet again) giant rats chase Clara...

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    Post 'n' Found

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: November 7, 2007

    Peeping Toms, eavesdroppers and cyber-snoopers can now rejoice: The practice of poking into the private lives of strangers has been transformed from a crime into art. At least...

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    Pilot to Captain

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 7, 2007

    With Star Trek, nothing is ever easy, and that’s part of the franchise’s charm. Take the pilot episode of the series -- either pilot episode. The first pilot, The Cage, was...

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    Lady Elaine

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: November 7, 2007

    Mystery author Elaine Viets is one tough cookie. Not only has this dyed-in-the-wool St. Louisan survived living in Florida, away from her beloved hometown, and working as a...

19. Night & Day

    Tabla for Two, Please

    By Alex Weir

    Published: November 7, 2007

    A Beatle-freak kid asks for a copy of George Harrison’s The Concert for Bangladesh for his sixteenth birthday. He discovers he loves side one the most out of the whole...

20. Night & Day

    Bernadette, Etc., Etc.

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: November 7, 2007

    You loved her in The Jerk. Or maybe you loved her in Sunday in the Park with George. Or maybe you loved her on Will & Grace. At some point, you fell in love with Bernadette...