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Music
We made you a mixtape! 2008: The year in music.
By Keegan Hamilton, Jaime Lees, Jason Toon, Mike Appelstein, Kristy Wendt, Calvin Cox, Shae Moseley, Ryan Wasoba, Annie Zaleski, Dean C. Minderman, Roy Kasten and Christian Schaeffer
Published: December 17, 2008
2008 was a weird year for music. Gloom and doom predictions about sinking album sales overshadowed the industry, and labels seemed to throw trends at the wall just to see what...
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In the News
Art up front
By Mark Fischer
Published: December 17, 2008
With a featured artist named M. Ho and an art opening scheduled just prior to Christmas, gallery-goers might assume that there's a holiday theme to the new exhibit in the Front...
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Pole Position
Santa's interests are varied
By Alison Sieloff
Published: December 17, 2008
You're plenty familiar with the cookies-and-milk obsession and the penchant for flying vehicles, but there are still some things you don't know about Santa Claus. Were you...
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Take a Bough
It's time to branch out
By Alison Sieloff
Published: December 17, 2008
Childhood is all about firsts, and your little one's introduction to theater should be a special, memorable event. The Imaginary Theatre Company can provide that perfect...
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Echoes of the Old World
In the here and now
By Alison Sieloff
Published: December 17, 2008
Right about now, the ubiquity of holiday music almost ruins the specialness of it. Seriously, how many times can a person hear "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" in a single...
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Hooray, Buffet!
Time to eat and eat again
By Alison Sieloff
Published: December 17, 2008
Brunch is quite possibly the most special meal. Many people think of it as a replacement for both breakfast and lunch, but we really consider it to be a supplement to the two...
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The Complimentary Clause
Keep the jingle in your wallet
By Alison Sieloff
Published: December 17, 2008
As much as you love that old Wehrenberg Theatres theme song, so do the Wehrenberg Theatres love you. Don't believe us? Well, why else would you be able to watch a different...
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The Magic Mansion?
Now, bigger and better than ever!
By Nicole Beckert
Published: December 17, 2008
A fantastical fixture in St. Louis for nearly 30 years, the Magic House (516 South Kirkwood Road, Kirkwood) has provided youngsters (and their adult companions) with hours of...
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Presentable Presents
Get some!
By Alison Sieloff
Published: December 17, 2008
A book filled with coupons redeemable for completed chores. A plastic spider ring and a piece of stale Halloween candy. Your own bottle of perfume. You have never put any of...
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See Vermont via Rail
Have a rail good time
By Jason Toon
Published: December 17, 2008
Ever wondered what Christmas in Vermont would look like if the state were overrun with gargantuan mutant flowers? Then stroll colossus-like through the Gardenland Express at...
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Fashion First
Then save the world
By Paul Friswold
Published: December 17, 2008
Look, times are tough. And when times are tough, it's easy to shrug off charitable requests as "nonessential." But Mathews-Dickey's annual Sheer Elegance fundraiser is an...
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Christmas Reimagined
By Paul Friswold
Published: December 17, 2008
Most Christmas specials follow a few well-established tropes. There's either not going to be a Christmas unless "X" happens (X always happens, folks); there's someone who...
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Knotts to You
By Paul Friswold
Published: December 17, 2008
Depending on when you were born, you perhaps recognize Don Knotts as either the one-bullet deputy Barney Fife or the desperately lonely landlord Ralph Furley. But between the...
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Sing It, It's Christmas
Classics and classical music
By Paul Friswold
Published: December 17, 2008
As if you needed another reason to sing some carols this weekend, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra presents its annual holiday concert at 2 p.m. Friday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday...
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Holi-Daze
Christmas through a cracked lens
By James Weber
Published: December 17, 2008
If the classic film A Christmas Story has taught the world anything, it is that the holiday season is filled with sights and pickle-ish predicaments at once strange,...
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A Shot in the Dark
The somber joys of the nocturne
By Paul Friswold
Published: December 17, 2008
With the official onset of winter just days away, the nights are at their longest. So it's fitting that the Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park (314-721-0072 or www.slam.org)...
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Look by Light
It's a candlelight Christmas
By Amy George
Published: December 17, 2008
If you're looking to mix a bit of local history into your holiday spirit, turn off the telly (Rudolph and the Grinch will be on again in a few hours), put on your scarf and...
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Goodbye, Blue Eyes
By Paul Friswold
Published: December 17, 2008
Actor, philanthropist and seemingly all-around good guy Paul Newman left behind a distinguished body of work. Fans may argue which Newman performance was the best, or which of...
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This Jam Isn't Edible
But it's still good!
By Alison Sieloff
Published: December 17, 2008
Famous funnyman (and St. Louisan) Bill Chott hosts the annual Christmas Improv Jam. Bring a canned good for Feeding America, and your admission to this hilarious show is free!...
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News Real
With a new trolley tax in effect, Loop business owners hope to not lose steam
By Matt Kasper
Published: December 17, 2008
The little sticker in the front window of the Noodles & Company in the Delmar Loop says it all: "1 percent sales tax paid supports the Loop Trolley Transportation Development...
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