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1. Feature

   University of Missouri biology professor Frederick vom Saal has been sounding the alarm about bisphenol A for a decade. Has he got your attention?

   By Nadia Pflaum

   Published: April 30, 2008

   On a spring day one year ago, scientists in life vests and blue jeans invaded the bucolic slice of nature where Perche Creek empties into the Missouri River. The scientists,...

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   Quiet, or You Get the Lash!

   Music in the library

   By Christian Schaeffer

   Published: April 30, 2008

   Is it possible to feel stressed out when a vibraphone is being played nearby? Unlikely — the warm, reverberating tones emanating from those rectangular aluminum bars...

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   Fair Thee Well

   Books, books and more books

   By Mark Dischinger

   Published: April 30, 2008

   All your life you've thought that books were for reading — this isn't entirely true. While most people write these works because they believe (and hope) someone might at...

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   Out with the Cold

   In with the Fruehling

   By Mark Fischer

   Published: April 30, 2008

   Now that Old Man Winter has been put on ice for another year, it's time to spring out of that igloo you've been haunting and celebrate the return of the sun days! To help you,...

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   The Highest Heights

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: April 30, 2008

   Some joys of childhood never cease. Like licking a Bomb Pop — still tasty after all these years. And flying a kite — a definite good time. Although it's often...

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   State of the Union

   It'll keep your attention

   By Brooke Foster

   Published: April 30, 2008

   Michael Chabon is an astounding fiction writer, a true master of the form. Whether he's describing the politics of academia (Wonder Boys) or spinning yarns about comic-book...

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   Oh, Mother!

   Time to get gifty

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: April 30, 2008

   Mother's Day is coming up, and it would be a good thing if you started planning now. You really need to make up for that gift of cash last year — so tacky. The Craft...

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   Gimme Five

   Cinco de Mayo comes early

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: April 30, 2008

   What happens when Cinco de Mayo falls on the most tedious day of the week (that would be Monday for the unemployed among you)? The celebrations move to the Saturday before,...

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   Rising River

   By Amy George

   Published: April 30, 2008

   After our wet 'n' wild spring, most of us are tired of hearing about flood waters, high crests and all the mud and muck left to clean up. Wouldn't it be nice to concentrate...

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    Now Hear This

    They've got stories for days!

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: April 30, 2008

    Think back to your youth: How did you learn the difference between right and wrong? How did you find out about manners? And tolerance? Chances are, you were taught these...

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    Ride the Dragon

    Chinese acrobats are more than tumblers

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 30, 2008

    Some people look at a chair and see a chair. A Golden Dragon acrobat looks at a chair and sees the beginnings of a ladder. Balance half a dozen chairs atop one another, climb...

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    Master Debaters

    You're wrong! No, you're wrong!

    By Ms. Day

    Published: April 30, 2008

    If you are anything like Ms. Day, wine-lover extraordinaire, you need nary an excuse to pay a visit to the fine folks at the Maryland House at Brennan’s (4659-A Maryland...

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    Who's Hosmer?

    The first lady of sculpture, that's who

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 30, 2008

    You may not recognize the name “Harriet Hosmer,” but you’re probably familiar with her work. That heroic, Neoclassical statue of Thomas Hart Benton in Lafayette...

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    New Jack Opera?

    A new strain of classic rock

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 30, 2008

    Lamenting the fickleness of woman is a staple of rock & roll (see: Ronnie James Dio’s “Wicked Woman” or “Lady Evil” for proof). And yet long before...

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    They Call it Puppy Laughs

    Furry equals funny

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: April 30, 2008

    It’s a proven fact that animals can be a best friend to humans — their love is unconditional. As it turns out, those oh-so-adorable cuddle monsters can be the best...

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    Kiss thy 'Lypse

    Armageddapocalypse is here

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 30, 2008

    What inspires a theatrical company to create a new show? In the case of the Immediacy Theatre Project, the muses include but are not limited to: video games, alcohol, Daniel...

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    Arias on Paper

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 30, 2008

    The universal problem of collectors is storage. Where do you keep it all? John Lesser, collector of opera posters, has developed an excellent solution: Loan them out to various...

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    Something for the Brainy Set

    Uh, that should read, "brain-eating set"

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: April 30, 2008

    Things have been pretty quiet around here lately. Maybe too quiet, right? Can you even recall the last time we had a full-blown zombie invasion in this city? Yeah, we're about...

19. News Real

    Downtown St. Louis residents to the Dolce' nightclub: Shut the hell up!

    By Kristen Hinman

    Published: April 30, 2008

    Shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 20, residents of a North Broadway high-rise awoke to the kind of clatter one might associate with television cop dramas: A paddy wagon, a...

20. Unreal

    Unreal eyes a tasty bride and apologizes for a Jewmongous error

    Published: April 30, 2008

    Weddings are supposed to be a celebration of true love, and though Unreal finds this indescribably moving, our favorite part the whole thing is when they serve the cake. It...