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No Canada: U.S. military deserters once again flock to Canada to avoid war. Looks like this time they picked the wrong country.
By Megan Feldman
Published: March 11, 2009
Click here for a native Missourian's story of war desertion. Just five feet tall, with a baby strapped to her chest and a soft, faltering voice, Kim Rivera is anything but...
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Shot in the City
By Nicole Beckert
Published: March 11, 2009
The Saint Louis Art Museum (314-721-0072 or www.slam.org) features a new exhibit in Gallery 321 this spring to accompany the rush of activity that follows winter. Photography...
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Dogtown's Big Day
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: March 11, 2009
As cultural stereotypes go, the Irish don't have it so bad. Unlike the austere German and the haughty Frenchman, the conception of the Guinness-quaffing Irishman is at least...
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Wrangler, for Men
By Paul Friswold
Published: March 11, 2009
In the post-Oscar, pre-summer movie lull, you have very few choices as a cinephile, especially if you've already renounced that bastardy Watchmen film in favor of staying...
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Look Forward
By Alison Sieloff
Published: March 11, 2009
As luck would have it, the Astrological Association of St. Louis celebrates World Astrology Day today. And how, exactly, does one commemorate such a holiday? Well, by having a...
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Afternoon on the Isle
By Ms. Day
Published: March 11, 2009
Ms. Day loves herself some St. Patrick's Day. She adores Irish music; she digs Irish food (corned beef and cabbage — mmmm!); she can't get enough Guinness. And while she...
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Run, Then Walk
By Alison Sieloff
Published: March 11, 2009
Here's the plan for this morning: Get up early; scramble eggs; add green food coloring for festive effect. Don workout clothes; lace up your tennis shoes; stretch. Head...
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A Musical . . . At Last
By Paul Friswold
Published: March 11, 2009
Soundstage Productions is a "reader's theatre" company, meaning it mounts staged readings of plays, accented with projected photos and the occasional prop or bit of costuming...
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Not A Sequel, Maybe An Original
By Mark Fischer
Published: March 11, 2009
Odds are when you studied William Shakespeare in school, The Reign of King Edward III was not among the works on your Elizabethan reading list. Published anonymously in 1596,...
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Victory with Honor
By Paul Friswold
Published: March 11, 2009
Professional wrestling's mainstream appeal received an ample bump thanks to Darren Aronofsky's highly acclaimed portrait of a fading grappler, The Wrestler. And while star...
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Razing While Raising
By Paul Friswold
Published: March 11, 2009
When you think of your hometown, what city do you see in your mind's eye? Is it the St. Louis of today? Or is it the St. Louis of some earlier era, like high school, or when...
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Dance Plus More Dance
By Alison Sieloff
Published: March 11, 2009
Every pursuit benefits from the addition of new ideas and new blood, so to speak. Businesses are refreshed by the exuberance of youth, just as the arts are similarly...
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Honey, Can I Keep Her?
By Paul Friswold
Published: March 11, 2009
Greg and Kate have reached a tenuous moment in their relationship. Back in the city after twenty-something years in the suburbs, their children now grown, their lives are their...
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The Song Remains Insane
By Paul Friswold
Published: March 11, 2009
The human voice is a marvelous instrument, capable of sounding sublime beauty or wreaking havoc on your nerves. Somehow, Florence Foster Jenkins managed to achieve both effects...
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Arts Alive
By Alison Sieloff
Published: March 11, 2009
This terrible economy might be slowing companies down, but it can't stop creativity. To wit: The Luminary Center for the Arts (4900 Reber Place; www.theluminaryarts.com) throws...
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From The Blogs
St. Louis: The Sixth Manliest City in the U.S.
By Ian Froeb
Published: March 11, 2009
Combos, the pretzel-and-processed-cheese food that comprised an unhealthy proportion of my adolescent snacking, has released a new study revealing the 50 "manliest" cities in...
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Feature
Harsh Memories Haunt a Missouri War Resister
By Nicholas Phillips
Published: March 11, 2009
Click here for this week's feature story "No Canada" about U.S. military deserters living abroad. Joshua Randall, a 21-year-old Branson native, calmly recounts most of his...
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From The Blogs
Fields of Plastic
By Kristen Hinman
Published: March 11, 2009
Combing our fine city streets, we've all been accosted by a fluttering plastic bag chucked out of a car by some littering schmuck and thought: "Yuck." Well get this: A pair of...
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Unreal
M/M Good? Unreal tries out some man-on-man romance novel action
Published: March 11, 2009
Unreal has been known to plunge into a romance novel from time to time, and so we were gratified the other day when Running Press sent to us for our delectation an advance copy...
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From The Blogs
A Man, a Camcorder and a Very Long River
By Chad Garrison
Published: March 11, 2009
In December St. Louisan Karl Palazzolo returned to town after a four-month sojourn on the upper Mississippi River. The 46-year-old Palazzolo initially set out to paddle solo...
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