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1. Feature

   Abracadabra: St. Louis has become a flourishing place for magicians

   By Matt Kasper

   Published: October 8, 2008

   It is a Friday afternoon in August and Keith Jozsef is shuffling cards at Tucker's Place in Soulard. Happy hour has just begun and the regulars are settling in amid wreathes of...

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   The Caucasian Persuasion

   White people, how and why

   By Christian Schaeffer

   Published: October 8, 2008

   Christian Lander began his website Stuff White People Like (www.stuffwhitepeoplelike.com) as an inside joke that poked fun at the homogeneity of his middle-class,...

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   Mmmm, October

   Eating good in Maeystown

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: October 8, 2008

   You've noticed that your appetite has increased lately — you just can't seem to eat enough! — and you're not sure why. Maybe it's because the change in weather has...

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   Pet Fete

   People will dig it, too!

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: October 8, 2008

   At some pet events, the animals are the ones having all the fun. But not at the free Howl & Yowl Fall Festival — this party is for people, too! From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on...

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   Fall Into Liquid Style

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: October 8, 2008

   My fellow Americans: Am I qualified to write anything about Saint Louis Fashion Week's Liquid Style show? Well...I've been wearing the same black jeans for two straight months....

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   Fill in the Blanks

   Let's do this by the numbers

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: October 8, 2008

   If you've always suspected you'd make a great painter if you just had the proper inspiration, the Saint Louis City Open Studios & Gallery's Paint by Numbers benefit is either...

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   Look Back in Awe

   Retrospection is a bitch

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: October 8, 2008

   Republicans and Democrats alike can surely agree that the last seven years have been exceptional, if not surreal. List just the incidents that seem memorable enough to be...

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   Jaw-Dropping and Awe-Inspiring

   Wow. Just wow.

   By Alison Sieloff

   Published: October 8, 2008

   Trying out for the Stars of the Peking Acrobats would be so difficult. First off, the judges are bound to ask hopefuls to do a backbend on the spot, and most folks would be cut...

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   There Will Be Blood

   And singing

   By Paul Friswold

   Published: October 8, 2008

   Pietro Mascagni and Ruggiero Leoncavallo both made huge splashes with one-act operas; Mascagni with Cavalleria Rusticana (a scene from which is pictured) and Leoncavallo with...

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    Orange You Glad You Know Julius?

    Mr. Hunter, on the record

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: October 8, 2008

    Newbie St. Louisans have a tough time. They can't answer the high school question, and they might not even know who Julius Hunter is. Of course, lifers are more than familiar...

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    Raising a Racket

    Tennis is back!

    By Anna Teekell Hays

    Published: October 8, 2008

    Because the Cardinals' season didn't work out so well and the Rams' doesn't look much more promising, you might think the local sports scene is readying for a long winter's...

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    Project: Concert

    Chamber music gets a makeover

    By Amy George

    Published: October 8, 2008

    Whether you're an expert on classical music or are trying out Stravinsky for the first time, Chamber Project Saint Louis promises you a unique listening experience. For those...

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    Waters Under the Bridge?

    No, he's at Laumeier and the Sheldon!

    By Nicole Beckert

    Published: October 8, 2008

    Everyone has skeletons in his or her closet except John Waters, who really just puts it all out there. After disrupting and frightening the typical American audience for...

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    Artica Resurrected

    Welcome to the New World

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: October 8, 2008

    What is Artica? Well, it's reborn, first and foremost. Dormant these past few years, the outdoor gathering of artists, musicians, performers and dreamers returns for Artica...

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    Get Your Read On

    The written word goes huge

    By Alex Weir

    Published: October 8, 2008

    Reading seems to be on the verge of extinction, yet it's somehow flourishing like never before. Americans in 2008 read all the time — albeit somewhat distractedly on...

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    Something Old, Something New

    By Paul Friswold

    Published: October 8, 2008

    The desire to tell a good story is a basic human need – we’re programmed to share our experiences. But despite humanity’s adaptability and versatility,...

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    BYO Goggles

    Truth is stranger than science fiction

    By Mark Fischer

    Published: October 8, 2008

    With eclectic programming like “Fantastic Voyage ’08," “Rock Guitar in 11 Dimensions” and “The Science of Baseball,” SciFest 08 proves that...

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    Feelin' Hot, Hot, Hot

    And a little chili

    By Alison Sieloff

    Published: October 8, 2008

    Here at Night & Day Global Industries, we’re definitely enjoying the fall weather, but we’re still not quite ready to let go of summer. Of course, we’ll have to,...

19. News Real

    Two of a Kind: Clayton High grad Sean Quinn and poker buddy/baseball stat head Nate Silver crunch the Electoral College numbers on FiveThirtyEight.com

    By Ian Froeb

    Published: October 8, 2008

    Sean Quinn has made a living playing poker, so when the 37-year-old Clayton High School graduate says Barack Obama currently has a very strong hand, he isn't indulging in idle...

20. Unreal

    Unreal shops for a wedding dress for Bristol Palin, contemplates Man Junk

    Published: October 8, 2008

    When the media circus rolled into town last week, most St. Louisans (Unreal included) were hoping for a glimpse of either Delaware Senator Joe Biden or Alaska Governor Sarah...