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1. Feature

   The strange and violent world of St. Louis' bail bondsmen

   By Keegan Hamilton

   Published: April 16, 2008

   On the evening of December 31, 2004, Jerry Cox was relaxing with his wife on his backyard patio in St. Charles, enjoying the outdoor fireplace he received as a Christmas gift a...

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   Read All About It

   Small books, big exhibition

   By Anna Teekell Hays

   Published: April 16, 2008

   Everything is cuter in miniature: kittens, puppies, hamburgers (sliders, anyone?). A new exhibit at Washington University's Olin Library (Forsyth and Skinker boulevards;...

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   Eat and Drink Well

   And do some good

   By Brooke Foster

   Published: April 16, 2008

   In an age when the word "affair" is typically preceded by phrases like "that whole sordid," it's refreshing to encounter something that's truly A Tasteful Affair. Now in its...

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   Welcome to Planet Earth

   Please pick up after yourselves

   By Ms. Day

   Published: April 16, 2008

   Ms. Day is sure that most of Night & Day's gentle readers are the kinds of wonderful citizens who pick up trash while walking around the nabe, recycle everything possible and...

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   Feel the Magic

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: April 16, 2008

   While several charming neighborhoods host wonderful house tours, only one such event includes a landmark with a name like the Magic Chef mansion (pictured). Even if you don't...

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   Fancy a Go?

   Vicars and tarts party hard

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: April 16, 2008

   Some British fads catch on in America (see: the Beatles); some don't (see: marmite). Will English-style Vicars and Tarts parties generate a Beatle-esque response that leads to...

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   Hanging out with the Smiths

   You can, too!

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: April 16, 2008

   St. Louisans love a few things unequivocally: Chuck Berry, complaining about the humidity, and Ozzie and Nikko Smith. The back flips and stellar fielding of Papa Smith?...

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   Killer Performance

   Somebody's gonna die onstage

   By Jeanette Kozlowski

   Published: April 16, 2008

   Something is amiss at the Theatre Guild of Webster Groves' latest production. Rumors of a conspiracy swirl the corridors. Even the play's title, At This Evening's Performance...

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   Star aTrek

   By Jeanette Kozlowski

   Published: April 16, 2008

   If you define "choreography" very loosely, the somewhat-nocuous combination of dance and drink that occurs every weekend in nightclubs across the land could perhaps count as...

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    Pumping Iron

    Chowing down

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: April 16, 2008

    To quote the ubiquitous Rally's commercials, "You gotta eat." You just can't get around this simple fact. So why not graze in style? Why not dine at the Ritz-Carlton St. Louis...

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    Nixon Was a Bowler

    He probably cheated

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 16, 2008

    Let's suppose you're the leader of the free world. Your après-lunch meeting with your spymaster has been postponed, and you've got nothing scheduled until your 4 p.m....

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    He Is Iron Man

    And iron author, too

    By Jason Toon

    Published: April 16, 2008

    None of Cal Ripken, Jr.’s prodigious baseball accomplishments — 431 home runs, 19 All-Star selections, playing every Orioles game for 16 straight seasons, a plaque at...

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    Put on your Birthday Doublet

    It's Williams' special day

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 16, 2008

    William Shakespeare would have been 444 years old today, if he had survived his unfortunate death. Ah, the vagaries of life. People argue about who he really was, or who wrote...

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    Now the Daughters Lead the Slaughter

    Girls Rock! is the truth

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 16, 2008

    Amelia is eight years old and immersed in a world of her own creation. Her dog is at the center of this world, so Amelia’s writing a fourteen-song cycle about the wonder...

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    20 Years of Awesome

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 16, 2008

    Last year’s Munny Show at Star Clipper Comics (6392 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-725-9110) was a crowd-spilling-into-the-streets, DJ-shaking-the-walls affair...

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    Prehistoric Pathway

    Animatronics dions rule the zoo

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: April 16, 2008

    After being hunted into extinction by the caveman 65,000,000 year ago (just go with it), dinosaurs have existed only through their fossilized remains and our imaginations. But...

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    They Know They Can Dance

    COCA brings the cool

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: April 16, 2008

    You caught one of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater performances last weekend, right? That choreography was amazing, yes? Wish you could see more? Just get over to the...

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    Life Unscripted

    Project Improv-St. Louis goes long

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: April 16, 2008

    Quick, someone shout out a place (“Intercourse, Pennsylvania!”). Now, a type of car (“Chevy Nova!”). Finally, a condiment (“French’s Yellow...

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    Things that Matter: Art by Children with Autism

    By Malcolm Gay

    Published: April 16, 2008

    The premise: Artistic creation can help children with autism to better express themselves. The disorder, which affects a person's ability to communicate, often includes intense...

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    Jersey Boys

    Published: April 16, 2008

    The musical story of the group of blue-collar boys who wrote their own songs, created their own sound and sold millions of records -- Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. ...