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Hornswoggled!: Welcome to Gerald, Missourah — the town that did just fall off the turnip truck
By Kristen Hinman
Published: June 10, 2009
At their monthly meeting on May 8, 2008, the elected officials of Gerald, Missouri, agreed to demolish the old cattle barn, discussed problems with a resident's ditch and...
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The Queen Is Dead
By Paul Friswold
Published: June 10, 2009
Marie Antoinette, she of the cake and the eating aphorism, is dead, and more than a little preoccupied. Even though she and her entire royal court, including her husband, King...
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Grizzlies, Man
By Brooke Foster
Published: June 10, 2009
Drive just a few minutes past the gleaming lights and red-brick heft of Busch Stadium, and you'll find a ballpark that pays homage to a different time in American sports...
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Tree Time
By Paul Friswold
Published: June 10, 2009
One hundred and fifty years seems like such a long time to people, but it's just a quarter-inch of trunk diameter to some trees. Average age for a pin oak is just about 100...
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It's A Chorine Gas
By Paul Friswold
Published: June 10, 2009
42nd Street is more than a musical based on a film based on a book, or even a musical about the making of a musical. It's about the elation of fantasy becoming reality, the...
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Get Some Screen Time
By Alison Sieloff
Published: June 10, 2009
Even though the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival only runs for five days — from Sunday through Thursday, June 14 through 18 — it sure packs a lot of movies into the...
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Yosemite Grand
By Nicole Beckert
Published: June 10, 2009
The grand beauty of the Sierra Nevada mountains fascinated Ansel Adams from the time of he first visited in 1916, when he was just fourteen. He returned to the area year after...
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Small Course, Big Goals
By Ms. Day
Published: June 10, 2009
Ms. Day comes from a long line of super-competitive folks. Some of her family members cry over poor bowling outings; others throw tantrums about Wiffle ball. Day, however,...
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Strange Visitors
By Paul Friswold
Published: June 10, 2009
Edward Albee's plays have been a recurring event in 2009, with Clayton Community Theatre doing "Finding the Sun" and Stray Dog Theatre currently presenting Everything in the...
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Walk Like the Animals
By Paul Friswold
Published: June 10, 2009
If you're an animal lover, Frank Noelker's photographs are harrowing. There's nothing grisly depicted in them, no slaughterhouse exposé or safari aftermath; no, the...
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See the (Art) Scene
By Alison Sieloff
Published: June 10, 2009
With three new shows opening from 7 to 11 p.m. on Friday, June 12, at ArtDimensions, gallerygoers are bound to get a decent read on what's happening in the art scene in St....
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Instant Films
By Paul Friswold
Published: June 10, 2009
On Friday, June 5, more than 70 teams of filmmakers gathered at Webster University's Moore Auditorium. None of them had any idea what their next film was going to be about....
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Bat-Signal Over Soulard
By Paul Friswold
Published: June 10, 2009
Christopher Nolan's contribution to the Batman mythos, The Dark Knight, captured most of the nation's fancy last summer, racking up dollars and roping in fans in enormous...
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That's Entertainment
By Alison Sieloff
Published: June 10, 2009
In the summertime many theater companies have completed their seasons and are taking a break, just like the kids are. But, of course, during the summer months is when you...
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His History (and Ours)
By Alison Sieloff
Published: June 10, 2009
If you're anything like us, you find St. Louis history incredibly fascinating. You've whiled away hours walking around your neighborhood among the old buildings, wondering...
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Unreal
Unreal applies for a little job and advocates decapitation
Published: June 10, 2009
Unreal has not been immune to the recession. Sure, we still contribute a column every now and again, but times is tough, and we're in the market for a second job to keep food...
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From The Blogs
We try to calculate the Rams' worth, catch up with Kenny Hulshof and remember the good old days of air travel
By Chad Garrison and Ellis E. Conklin
Published: June 10, 2009
C'mon, Rams Worth Nearly a Billion!? If somehow you haven't heard yet, the St. Louis Rams are up for sale to the highest bidder, leaving open the possibility that the franchise...
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Amazing Facts & Beyond
Amazing Facts & Beyond: Negative Tuxedo Phenomena
By Kevin Huizenga
Published: June 10, 2009
Go the Amazing Facts and Beyond blog to further follow the exploits of our trivial hero.
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Blowback
Readers are mad for (and about) St. Louis' most famous Hungarian
Published: June 10, 2009
DAILY RFT, JUNE 2, 2009 TWITTERING MAKES YOU STUPID And dumber than a brick: Twittering dumbs people down faster than reality TV ["What Did St. Louis Twitter About Last Night?"...
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Ask a Mexican
¡Ask A Mexican!: Ssssh — Whitey's finding out we call 'em gabachos!
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: June 10, 2009
Dear Mexican: I was riding the local light rail when two female Mexicans sat down and start talking rapid-fire Spanish nonstop for 45 minutes! It seemed as if neither one...
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