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21. Night & Day

    Second to None

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: May 14, 2008

    While some actors are concerned with memorizing lines, others pride themselves on the ability to forget them. In fact, members of the legendary improv ensemble the Second City...

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    Square Deal

    By Nicole Beckert

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Now in its seventh year, Art on the Square has grown to encompass more than 100 artists who work in paint, wood, glass and ceramics, all set up in booths on Belleville's public...

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    Boss of the Toss

    It's time to really compete -- and have fun

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Attention all you "recreational" washers players: We've got quite an event for you. Now, stop looking around like you don't know who we're talking to. You always have your...

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    Around Grand Center in 240 Minutes

    It can be done

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Greetings, fellow traveler. Much like Phileas Fogg, this evening, we attempt to complete a journey the so-called experts predict can never be accomplished. With passport in...

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    Iguana Be Left Alone

    Solitude, sex and cerveza

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Broken by his desires, the once-Reverend Shannon has taken to leading budget bus tours through Mexico and drinking himself to quietude. He's recently deflowered another...

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    Doggone Good Time

    Come park, then bark

    By Amy George

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Will Rogers once said, "I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons." If primary-season fatigue has taken over your life, it's time to let the robo-callers go to...

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    Thursday, Blood Thursday

    By James Weber

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Hot on the combat-booted heels of January's kill-'em-all Rambo, select area theaters host a one-night-only, deluxe screening of the original Sylvester Stallone rumble in the...

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    Paris Was Burning

    May '68 Seems Familiar

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    In 1968 there was an unpopular war being fought on foreign soil and political and social upheaval at home. Home in this case was Paris, France — although you could have...

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    Malaise

    It's back in a big way

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Marjorie has a nice, full life. Her husband, the doctor, keeps her in a nice condo in a nice part of Manhattan, she's well-read and an active supporter of the arts, and her...

30. Night & Day

    Inky Seamen and other Delights

    It’s a Sailor’s Grave for me, me bucko

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Tattooing and the sailor are inextricably linked. In the old days, it was pretty much only the rough ’n’ tumble shellback who got inked, not the high school graduate...

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    Are You Going to Prom

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    The '80s are currently idealized as an era when Depeche Mode songs were on every radio (they weren't), all people spoke like Valley girls (they didn't), and everybody dressed...

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    Enjoy the Vileness

    How 'bout a summer of discontent?

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Richard the Third is as much a history play as it is a tragedy. But do you need to understand the political maneuvering and historical...

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    Get Your Grill On

    Pig out on pig meat

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Barbecue comes from the Latin word "bobaquum," which can be loosely translated as "Bob, make that shit tasty." All right, our etymology may be suspect, but our love of the...

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    They Bring the Art

    You bring the eyes

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: May 14, 2008

    When you think "visual art," paintings and sculptures and the like are most often what spring to mind, leaving dance to hang out with theater in the performing-arts category....

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    Cue Stevie Nicks!

    It's time for the Gypsy Caravan

    By Amy George

    Published: May 14, 2008

    If you're off work today but can't stand the thought of another bite of baked beans or potato salad, head over to the Gypsy Caravan for a serious change of pace. This is the...

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    A Flavor All Its Own

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: May 14, 2008

    The city of Maplewood cannot be described in just one word. Quaint, revitalized and accessible all work when used together, but choose just one of these adjectives, and you...

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    Wonder as You Wander

    Laumeier's woods hold surprises

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: May 14, 2008

    The wooded area of Laumeier Sculpture Park (12580 Rott Road, Sunset Hills; 314-567-5384 or www.newmusiccircle.org) is a mysterious and rewarding place to walk, studded as it is...

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    Making an Empire

    Lynch on film, twice over

    By James Weber

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Director David Lynch once constructed a human head from turkey and cheese then photographed its consumption by ants. Want to peer into the decidedly non-cheese head that...

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    Let’s Talk About Sex

    Some drinks should help

    By Jeanette Kozlowski

    Published: May 14, 2008

    When you catch a glimpse of an ex’s wedding ring, you know that person is never going to be back for good — just like the HBO series Sex and the City. Its return to...

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    Neighborhood Watch

    It’s a reel good time

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Like slasher films, the “teen-sex-comedy” genre reigned at the box office in the ’80s, only to fizzle out by the end of the decade. The 2007 release Superbad...