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Blowback
Readers dish on Dressel's, Screamer's and taking the Busch out of Busch Stadium
Published: May 6, 2009
DAILY RFT, MAY 1, 2009 BURN THE BAN Keep smokers inside: Local Chicago lawmakers are glad that the state took the ball and ran with it. ["Enforcement Could Burn City Smoking...
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Night & Day
Derrty Entertainment vs. Loosecannon Celebrity Basketball Game
Published: May 6, 2009
It's Derrty Entertainment vs. Loosecannon on the court; celebrities scheduled to appear include Larry Hughes and Darius Miles as head coaches, and NFL players Laurence Maroney...
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Jennifer Flores: Relative Toxicity
Published: May 6, 2009
One-woman show features paintings that explore the effects of industrial pollution on the environment and the community. Opening reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, May 8. ...
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Tony Horwitz
Published: May 6, 2009
You consider yourself a history buff: Quick, give me an idea of what was happening in America between 1492 and 1620. It's a puzzler, isn't it? We know Columbus "discovered"...
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A Show About the Show
By Paul Friswold
Published: May 6, 2009
A Chorus Line, on tour in a new production, is being billed as “The Best Musical. Ever.” Of course, determining the “best” anything is a subjective matter,...
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First Party, Party First
By Alison Sieloff
Published: May 6, 2009
Some native St. Louisans can really handle the summer heat. Maybe they were born with special ventilation systems or something. For those of us with the standard-issue sweat...
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Behind the Wheel
By Alison Sieloff
Published: May 6, 2009
Ah, road trips! Making new mixtapes with all your favorite songs, chosen specifically for the mood of your destination; packing the most portable, filling and tasty snacks; and...
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Oh, He Was A Dandy
By Paul Friswold
Published: May 6, 2009
Oscar Wilde’s fame endures partly because of his reputation as a slinger of bon mots and partly because his written works are as entertaining as his scathing putdowns....
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Fear of Ghosts
By Paul Friswold
Published: May 6, 2009
Mankind loves to demarcate eras, but it’s always done after the fact. Take now, for instance. Are we living in the tail end of the Industrial Age, the fat days of the...
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Raise A Cup
By Alison Sieloff
Published: May 6, 2009
Lots of moms plan their own Mother’s Day celebrations. To put it simply, this is completely unacceptable. You need to take matters into your own hands and fast, so your...
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Engine Excitement
By Alison Sieloff
Published: May 6, 2009
St. Louis used to be big into trains (you know, Union Station wasn’t always a shopping mall). Some of that old glory still exists — or, at least, excitement about it...
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Opera Without Homework
By Paul Friswold
Published: May 6, 2009
One of the major misconceptions about opera is that the combination of plot and foreign language results in an incomprehensible story for neophytes. Honestly, skimming any...
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Big-League Heart
By Paul Friswold
Published: May 6, 2009
Darryl Strawberry was a great baseball player. A lanky slugger with a phenomenal left-handed swing, he could mash, drive in runs and field with aplomb. But those days are in...
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Sound and Vision
By Paul Friswold
Published: May 6, 2009
Continuing its tradition of opening two shows on the same night, the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (3750 Washington Boulevard; 314-535-4660 or www.contemporarystl.org)...
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Talk Through the Art
By Paul Friswold
Published: May 6, 2009
In the mid-1990s, artists such as Philippe Parreno, Maurizio Cattelan, Elizabeth Peyton and Carsten Höller were lumped together under the rubric “relational...
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Do It For Mom
By Nicole Beckert
Published: May 6, 2009
Mother’s Day provides daughters and sons with many an opportunity to please and entertain mothers, but something more interesting than impersonal greeting cards requires...
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Dance on A Dime (Almost)
By Alison Sieloff
Published: May 6, 2009
“Value” is an important word these days. People are trying to squeeze every last bit of fun out of each entertainment dollar they spend — trust us, we’re...
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Bee Is for "Back to School"
By Mark Fischer
Published: May 6, 2009
Hear that? The whole town is abuzz about the honey of a time to be had at the Back to School with Joe Buck Celebrity Bee. Tonight, local luminaries such as NFL Hall of Famer...
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Free to All
By Brooke Foster
Published: May 6, 2009
In an economy such as this, even the most ardent supporters of the arts find it difficult to keep up their financial commitments. Symphony tickets or the water bill? A night at...
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Ask a Mexican
Ask a Mexican: Special Pandemic Edition
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: May 6, 2009
Dear Mexican: Is it true that most Mexicans are carriers of the swine flu due to the fact they eat a lot of chicharrones, or is it the fact that your women are so piglike? I...
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