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Feature
Death Watch: Final Exit's clandestine ways have put the assisted-suicide network on life support
By Aimee Levitt
Published: April 8, 2009
James Hoggard has helped four people kill themselves. Or, as he and fellow members of the Final Exit Network prefer to say, he has hastened their exits. The first time took...
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Duncans Go Nuts
By Paul Friswold
Published: April 8, 2009
The Duncan family has seen better days. Dad's messing around with someone other than Mom, Mom's messing around with the bottle, and Sister's got a pill problem to go along with...
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Look What We Have
By Paul Friswold
Published: April 8, 2009
The Saint Louis Art Museum has a rather extensive collection of art, one that remains a work in progress. Part of the museum's mandate is to acquire more art — as a...
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Night & Day
More Cheese, Please
By Ms. Day
Published: April 8, 2009
Oh, perfect cheese! Could you taste any more delicious? Without you, a sandwich is sad, a pizza is 80 percent incomplete (at least), a cracker is dry and flavorless. You, oh...
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Absinthe Minded?
By Brooke Foster
Published: April 8, 2009
Pssst. Want to try some absinthe? Good news: Thanks to loosened regulations, you can answer in the affirmative without having to book a transatlantic flight or befriend a...
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The View from Above
By Paul Friswold
Published: April 8, 2009
If you've ever been in an airplane, you know what the world looks like from above. But this view is the long-distance version of the planet, a scene taken in from 30,000 feet....
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Saturday Night Alive
By Paul Friswold
Published: April 8, 2009
You've done the dinner-and-a-movie thing for how many weeks now? Why not skip the flick and take her out to see a show. Tonight at 10 p.m., Los Flamencos performs tablao style...
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City in Bloom
By Christian Schaeffer
Published: April 8, 2009
As spring begins to bloom around town, we start to see the city in a different light: The blossoms on the trees and the gradual greening of lawns and branches reminds us of our...
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A-Huntin' We Will Go
By Alison Sieloff
Published: April 8, 2009
It's time we adults reclaim the holiday joys of our youth! We should be crafting wish lists and sitting on Santa's lap! We deserve to have a chance at getting the bigger part...
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The Man Behind the Man
By Paul Friswold
Published: April 8, 2009
Kagemusha, legendary director Akira Kurosawa's return to the samurai genre, began life as a series of paintings Kurosawa made in an attempt to win the necessary financial...
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Have Hope
By Alison Sieloff
Published: April 8, 2009
Don't let its name mislead you: Celtic Woman is made up of more than one woman; there are actually five fabulous ladies in this ensemble. Plus, the group performs more than...
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Film Fantastic
By Alison Sieloff
Published: April 8, 2009
In the midst of Clooney mania, it's difficult to tell if St. Louisans have developed an even greater fondness for film — or just an affection for Hollywood glamour and...
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Take it Under Advisement
By Paul Friswold
Published: April 8, 2009
With a name like Parental Advisory, you might expect quite the salacious art show. But that's not the case with the new exhibit at Gallery 210 on the University of Missouri-St....
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Dancing in the Dark
By Paul Friswold
Published: April 8, 2009
Look back on your childhood, and events seem orderly and cause and effect is obvious. But think back to how you saw those events occurring as a child: The world was a...
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Well-Versed
By Alison Sieloff
Published: April 8, 2009
As you know, dedicated reader, April is National Poetry Month, and we're certain by this point you are knee-deep in your celebrations. You're visiting Poets.org and reading a...
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News Real
Sowing Pains: Bowood Farms nursery's expansion plan spreads seeds of discontent in the Central West End
By Kristen Hinman
Published: April 8, 2009
Shortly before John McPheeters went before the St. Louis Preservation Board last month to ask permission to demolish a 100-year-old house, a member of the nonprofit Landmarks...
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Blowback
Readers speculate on the ongoing Christian Ferguson case, red-light cameras and a so-so show
Published: April 8, 2009
DAILY RFT, MARCH 31, 2009 GRANNY'S A SCOFFLAW Pay the darn fine: Good, go get Granny ["City Collections Firm Hounds Granny For 12-Year-Old Traffic Ticket," Chad Garrison]. She...
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Ask a Mexican
¡Ask A Mexican!: A Room of One's Own: Where are all the homeless Mexicans?
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: April 8, 2009
Dear Mexican: For as long as I can remember, Mexicans were known for doing three things: Drinking lots of cerveza, having lots of niños and saying "¡Ay, caramba!"...
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This Week's Cover
The Cover of the April 9 Print Edition
Published: April 8, 2009
Balloon photography: Jennifer Silverberg Skull graphic: Stockxpert
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Music
Out of the Fog: Will Oldham's warm and fuzzy return as Bonnie "Prince" Billy
By Randall Roberts
Published: April 8, 2009
In the Moroccan-tiled patio of downtown LA's Figueroa Hotel, Will Oldham and a half-dozen friends and acquaintances have been drinking for a few hours now. One person's already...
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