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1. Feature

   Flipper Fanatics

   A small community of pinball wizards keeps the game alive in St. Louis.

   By Kathleen McLaughlin

   Published: December 12, 2007

   Darkness makes it difficult to see the addresses of the few places of business off Highway 111 in South Roxana, Illinois. There's a bar and an American Legion post, and...

2. Night & Day

   Puppet-treat

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: December 12, 2007

   Bakeries have to be one of the busiest places this time of year (second only to the malls), what with all the demand for desserts for holiday parties and treats for Santa. And...

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   Dance the Day Away

   By Amy George

   Published: December 12, 2007

   In a season full of crowded parking lots, long lines and busy schedules, perhaps short and sweet really is best. The Center of Creative Arts' student ballet company, Ballet...

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   Concerted Efforts

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: December 12, 2007

   The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's members are probably going to need some help wrapping holiday gifts this year. But not because their present-packaging skills are weak...

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   Beers to Christmas

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: December 12, 2007

   Wait, there're specific beers for the holidays?! According to Whole Foods Market's Holiday Beer Class, such things do exist. What a wide, wonderful world this is. Instructors...

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   Bring Mercy Bach

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: December 12, 2007

   John Rutter's Magnificat, inspired of course by Bach's Magnificat, is a popular piece for orchestra and chorus, especially at Christmastime. But don't let the...

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   It's the New Wave

   By Mark Fischer

   Published: December 12, 2007

   Released in 1959, The 400 Blows was the debut feature from critic-turned-director François Truffaut. The film documents a few days in the life of Antoine Doinel, age...

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   One Meelyun Lights!

   By Christian Schaeffer

   Published: December 12, 2007

   Of the many charms to be found in Affton, Grant's Farm (10501 Gravois Road; 314-843-1700 or www.grantsfarm.com) is the mightiest and most stately. For the holidays the Busch...

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   Toys Night Out

   By Jeanette Kozlowski

   Published: December 12, 2007

   Elves, the pointy-ear fellers we often associate with Santa's bustling workshop and geeky fantasy fiction, first appeared in Norse mythology. Much like sainthood, the title of...

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    Off to Verona

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: December 12, 2007

    A pre-holiday getaway would be much appreciated right about now. If you're of a like mind, it behooves you to travel no farther than the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park...

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    Make Romance

    By Brooke Foster

    Published: December 12, 2007

    Remember the first time you made a romantic dinner for two, and you put candles absolutely everywhere? Candelabra on the table. Tea lights by the couch. Votives in the loo. You...

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    Buyers and Cellars

    By Ms. Day

    Published: December 12, 2007

    Ms. Day takes great pleasure in shopping, so she views the Christmas buying season as a time cluttered with shopping amateurs, much like New Year's Eve is with inexperienced...

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    Light Years Away from Ordinary

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: December 12, 2007

    You can't ignore it: The holidays and their accoutrements — the sparkly garland and the twinkly lights and the cheery music — are all around us. But just when you...

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    No Place Like Homecoming

    By James Weber

    Published: December 12, 2007

    A mere ten days after the Frankenstein version of fogey-punk band the Misfits staggered across the stage of the Roberts Orpheum Theater (416 North Ninth Street), that hall will...

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    Drink to Kidney Health

    By Brooke Foster

    Published: December 12, 2007

    No one wants to go to wine-and-cheese tastings at your house anymore. Yes, it's harsh. But consider these four words: Boone's Farm and Velveeta. You served them together...

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    Free Jules

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: December 12, 2007

    Had enough eggnog yet? Perhaps you'd prefer something a little more delicate? The opera program at Washington University has just what you need in the way of light...

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    A Little Knowledge

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: December 12, 2007

    In 2003 a team of scientists discovered a diminutive, fossilized skeleton in a cave on the Indonesian island of Flores. The female skeleton was nicknamed "the Hobbit" because...

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    Cups Runneth Over

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: December 12, 2007

    Sick of tying bows? Ready to tie one on? To get into the spirits of the season, head over to Miso on Meramec (16 North Meramec Avenue, Clayton; 314-863-7888) for the Young...

19. News Real

    Striker's Guilt

    Chesterfield's Paul Guyot feels isolated from his fellow picketers in Hollywood.

    By Aimee Levitt

    Published: December 12, 2007

    Since November 5, when the members of the Writers Guild of America raised their picket signs against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, television and...

20. Unreal

    That's Not Sporting!

    Isn't poor sportsmanship OK when you know you're right?

    Published: December 12, 2007

    It's hard to think of a more unsportsmanlike act than 23-year-old Tonya Harding hiring a thug to attack rival Nancy Kerrigan prior to the 1994 U.S. Figure Skating...