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1. Unreal

   The Veep Fair: Greetings from the Candidates!

   Published: October 1, 2008

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2. Night & Day

   Rail-Splitter, Country-Uniter

   Abraham Lincoln's legacy

   By Mark Fischer

   Published: October 1, 2008

   With all eyes on the upcoming presidential election, there's no better time to revisit the life of one of our greatest leaders. From his humble beginnings splitting fence...

3. Night & Day

   Archon 32 Is Go

   Culture lovers, assemble

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: October 1, 2008

   Go ahead, make your jokes about the geeks and basement-dwellers and our fondness for superhero Underoos (they're collectors items, honest!); we'll be laughing too hard...

4. Night & Day

   Feel the Fall

   Seasonal love

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: October 1, 2008

   Here autumn has begun, and you haven't even celebrated its arrival in any way. For shame! You haven't baked the season any pumpkin cupcakes, and you certainly haven't decked...

5. Night & Day

   It's Show Time!

   The Sheldon brings the art

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: October 1, 2008

   When most people think of the Sheldon, they probably reflect on the building's "perfect acoustics." And while this venue is, in fact, a wonderful place to catch a concert, it...

6. Night & Day

   Journey Undersea via Balloon

   By Mark Fischer

   Published: October 1, 2008

   Over the last few months, dozens of new marine species have been discovered off the coasts of Indonesia and Australia, but artist Jason Hackenwerth has been inflating the...

7. Night & Day

   Worlds Within Worlds

   The spirit of radio

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: October 1, 2008

   There's a whole lotta sci-fi going on this weekend in the St. Louis area, what with Archon 32 over in Collinsville and the arrival of the L.A. Theatre Works at Washington...

8. Night & Day

   Excelsior, Star Clipper

   Party on and on and on

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: October 1, 2008

   Any business that survives 20 years is doing something right, but this is doubly true if the business in question is a comic-book shop. The comic industry has seen a more than...

9. Night & Day

   Beuys Will Be Beuys

   Have a drink and a think

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: October 1, 2008

   People picture their parents' generation as dull and conformist, and yet there was brilliant, Technicolor strangeness exploding out of all corners of the last half of the...

10. Night & Day

    Listen Up

    The Chesterfield Writers Guild offers readings

    By James Weber

    Published: October 1, 2008

    From the young Get Born poetry folks to the crafty vets at the River Styx readings, this town teems with spoken- and written-word art. Now, there's a new monthly series that...

11. Night & Day

    St. Louis Style

    Feeling fashionable?

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: October 1, 2008

    If your idea of fashion is putting on whatever you find on the floor, you may think that the events associated with Saint Louis Fashion Week aren't for you. But we're betting...

12. Night & Day

    It's Stein to Party

    Go Deutsch!

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: October 1, 2008

    If we were to assemble an international party consortium, the Germans would probably be the first group we would call. Sure the Brits can knock a few back and the Japanese can...

13. Night & Day

    Road to Everywhere

    It's time to get your kicks

    By Christian Schaeffer

    Published: October 1, 2008

    Few roadways are as beloved as US Highway 66. The stretch of asphalt begins in Chicago and ends in Los Angeles, cutting through the heart of St. Louis along the way. Route 66...

14. Night & Day

    The Brasil Thrill

    Sambas, Bach and other delights

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: October 1, 2008

    If you're a music fan and you haven't attended one of the concerts presented by the Saint Louis Classical Guitar Society, you're cheating yourself. The opportunity to...

15. Night & Day

    That's Incredible!

    Dogs just wanna have fun

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: October 1, 2008

    Dogs really have people fooled. They walk around wagging their tails and panting and looking all cute, and they have you picking up after them, sharing your bed and giving them...

16. Night & Day

    Wake and Lake

    Discover what lingers beneath the surface

    By Amy George

    Published: October 1, 2008

    After inches of rain were dumped on us by the remnants of Hurricane Ike, many of us are just plain sick of water. If you've redecorated your basement to include a Shop-Vac and...

17. Night & Day

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Snapshots are crap shots

    By Nicole Beckert

    Published: October 1, 2008

    Everybody believes they're a great photographer, but vacation photos and candid cell phone shots do not a photographer make. It takes an artistic eye to compose a great shot,...

18. Night & Day

    Phantoms of the Theatre

    The dead come alive!

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: October 1, 2008

    When turning on the news is as terrifying as it's been, the haunted-house fans among us welcome the Halloween season. See, in these kinds of attractions, the scariness is all...

19. Feature

    The Unsolved Murder of Ernie Brasier: A Clayton attorney's death nearly two years ago continues to mystify police and colleagues

    By Kathleen McLaughlin

    Published: October 1, 2008

    Just after 10 p.m. on December 19, 2006, the pot-bellied corpse of Ernest F. Brasier arrived at the St. Louis County morgue. Brasier had been working late at his office in...

20. Unreal

    The Veep Fair: Amazing Debate Facts!

    By Dan Zettwoch

    Published: October 1, 2008

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