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41. Keep It Down

    Cruel and unusual punishment: Malcolm sentences himself to Prison Loaf

    By Malcolm Gay

    Published: March 19, 2008

    So there you have it: More than 2.3 million Americans behind bars. That's one in every 100 Americans — five times the population of Iceland, more than 41 times the...

42. Film

    Gus van Sant returns to disaffected youth and shoestring budgets in Paranoid Park

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: March 19, 2008

    The pleasing circularity of Gus Van Sant's masterful Paranoid Park is not only a function of the film's narrative structure, but also reflects the arc of its maker's career....

43. Stage

    Hare & Now: Let the Rep Studio lead you down the Rabbit Hole

    By Dennis Brown

    Published: March 19, 2008

    David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole, the final offering in this season's Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Studio series, arrives burdened by a lot of baggage. Last year, after the...

44. Stage

    Vow Factor: You'll chuckle, you'll wince at The Wedding Singer

    By Dennis Brown

    Published: March 19, 2008

    It's hard not to like a musical in which one of the key duets is sung while the shamefaced leading man is hiding in a Dumpster. "Come Out of the Dumpster" might not go down in...

45. Stage

    St. Louis Stage Capsules

    Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the local theater scene

    By Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Assassins Stephen Sondheim's most audacious musical (written in collaboration with John Weidham) is also one of his least-seen. The show takes direct aim at our national...

46. Art

    St. Louis Art Capsules

    Malcom Gay encapsulates the St. Louis arts scene

    By Malcolm Gay

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Opening Exchange: Prints from Nagoya Japan A group exhibit featuring prints by Terou Isomi and Seiichiro Miida. Showcasing traditional printmaking methods as well as...

47. Game On

    Fuzzy Fights: The combat's cuddly in Super Smash Bros. Brawl

    By Chris Ward

    Published: March 19, 2008

    Sometimes it's the terrible ideas — say, a TV show about nothing, or stirring corn into your mashed potatoes — that turn out to be genius. Super Smash Bros. landed...