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60 Minutes

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Missouri Grand Jury Hands Up Major Indictment Following Robo-Signing Scandal

    ​The nation's foreclosure crisis has officially entered its newest chapter -- criminal allegations against the various players involved -- and Missouri is playing a leading role. Last Friday a Boone County grand jury handed up a 136-count indictment accusing an Georgia foreclosure-services c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Jimmy Buffett at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, 5/3/11: Review Photos

    Parrotheads in action. Photo by Kristie McClanahan​Even if you've never been, a Jimmy Buffett show is pretty much exactly what you think it will be: Otherwise normal people swishing around in raffia skirts -- friendly, if a little unsteady on their feet, but doing a decent job of not spilling ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2011

    Fontbonne Cancels Greg Mortenson's Commencement Speech

    image viaMortenson meets children in rural Pakistan.​It's been a pretty rough two weeks for best-selling author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson, ever since 60 Minutes ran an expose about how important parts of his two books Three Cups of Tea and Stones Into Schools had been fabricated and that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Will Pujols' Bat Come Alive Now That Sugary, Sweet 60 Minutes Profile is Over?

    In case you missed it, here's the segment on Albert Pujols that appeared last night on 60 Minutes. The TV newsmag painted a pretty flattering portrait of Pujols, talking mostly about his charitable work for kids with Down Syndrome and the poor in the Dominican Republic than his prowess on the field. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2011

    Sneak Peek: Albert Pujols on 60 Minutes

    So, "El Hombre" is going to appear on 60 Minutes this weekend after all. Here's a promo clip of Albert Pujol's interview with Bob Simon. Is Albert Pujols a nice guy? "I could care less about that," he says.

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Albert Pujols on 60 Minutes?

    Rumor has it that Pujols will hit baseballs off Andy Rooney's eyebrows.​Gossip columnist Jerry Berger reports that Albert Pujols could be featured in a segment of 60 Minutes this coming Sunday. As of this writing, the show's website mentions nothing about the Cardinals' first baseman appearing on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    Illinois "The Worst In the Country" at Paying Its Bills, Says State Comptroller

    Image viaSays Dan Hynes, Illinois State Comptroller, Illinois is a "deadbeat state."​That 60 Minutes piece last evening on the insolvency of state governments was an eye-opening experience. But perhaps most worrisome for St. Louisans was learning just how dire the situation is for Illinois, which ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2010

    Before Filling Up at BP/Amoco, Check This Out

    ​60 Minutes last night ran a two-part story on the disaster of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. In interviews with a survivor of the explosion and with engineering experts, the early evidence suggests that that blame lies squarely with BP for ignoring warnings about the well an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    St. Louis Food Blog Digest, 5.3 - 5.9

    ​Gut Check dishes on our favorite St. Louis food blogs. A Veggie Venture: Alanna made two versions of a Strawberry Rhubarb Smoothie. FamilyStyle Food: Karen made a Strawberry and Cream Trifle. The Cheesemonger's Wife: Annie is looking for a filmmaker or photographer to document life on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Farmers' Market Share: Freaky-Ass Cauliflower Soup

    Alissa Nelson​This week I bought a $6 head of cauliflower. It was purple -- which was novel -- and it was locally grown, which is obviously what this blog is all about. But, ultimately, it was a single head of cauliflower that cost $6.Can I get political for a moment?This past spring, Alice Water ... More >>

  • News

    June 10, 2009

    Hornswoggled!: Welcome to Gerald, Missourah — the town that did just fall off the turnip truck

    Alissa Nelson​This week I bought a $6 head of cauliflower. It was purple -- which was novel -- and it was locally grown, which is obviously what this blog is all about. But, ultimately, it was a single head of cauliflower that cost $6.Can I get political for a moment?This past spring, Alice Water ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    60 Minutes Makes a Believer out of Mizzou Scientist

    research.missouri.eduRob DuncanIf you squandered a perfectly good evening last night watching the Blues lose (again), chances are you missed an interesting report on 60 Minutes concerning so-called "cold fusion" technology.First unveiled in 1989, cold fusion suggests that nuclear energy can be prod ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 1, 2009

    Plant Power: Local Harvest Café embodies a welcome new concept in sustainable chowing-down

    research.missouri.eduRob DuncanIf you squandered a perfectly good evening last night watching the Blues lose (again), chances are you missed an interesting report on 60 Minutes concerning so-called "cold fusion" technology.First unveiled in 1989, cold fusion suggests that nuclear energy can be prod ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Chuck Berry: Too Pooped to Pop?

    Entertainment Web site, Cinemablend, recently released its list of the 100 celebrities most likely to die this year. Topping the macabre ranking is 60 Minutes windbag Andy Rooney. (Obviously, Cinemablend doesn't know that Rooney actually died a decade ago. It's true. Since the late ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Eat Like Obama!

    www.amazon.com The election of Barack Obama has apparently turned us into a nation of twelve-year-old girls, with Newsweek, the New York Times and 60 Minutes our Tiger Beat, YM and TRL (RIP). Here at Gut Check, we follow the reports on the new cabinet with interest -- OMG, is he really g ... More >>

  • Film

    December 26, 2007

    Moolah for Mullahs

    All aboard the '80s way-back machine for Mike Nichols' good time Charlie.

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    The Morning Brew: Monday, 11/19

    All aboard the '80s way-back machine for Mike Nichols' good time Charlie.

  • News

    August 29, 2007

    Golden Showers

    Unreal dreams of our ideal mate: He'll arrive on a horse and pee in the shower.

  • News

    August 15, 2007

    God. Country (and what a country!). BRANSON.

    Join us on a guided tour of emigré comedian Yakov Smirnoff's adopted home, a veritable geezer's Shangri-La.

  • News

    December 14, 2005

    Pray the Gay Away

    Pastor Jim Venice says he can turn homos into heteros. Credit cards welcome.

  • Film

    April 27, 2005

    Scoundrel Time

    Alex Gibney expertly captures the lies and fall of Enron

  • News

    March 23, 2005

    The Resurrection of Carl Officer

    East St. Louis’ prodigal son is back — but is he the man to save Sin City?

  • Film

    November 26, 2003

    Muck, Raked

    A dirty journo gets busted in Shattered Glass

  • Film

    August 20, 2003

    Habitat for Inhumanity

    The "asylums" depicted in The Magdalene Sisters undermine both the Catholic Church and the popular image of Ireland

  • Culture

    May 1, 2002

    Payback Time

    As the debate over reparations heats up, James Hirsch offers a preview of what's to come

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    Killer Campaign

    When the Benetton clothing company dared to humanize death-row inmates in a $20 million ad campaign, Attorney General Jay Nixon threw a fit. Then he played right into their hands and sued them.

  • Culture

    May 24, 2000

    Inside the Soap Box

    Michael Moore gets out of his La-Z-Boy to find The Awful Truth

  • Film

    December 29, 1999

    Bill Gallo

    Michael Moore gets out of his La-Z-Boy to find The Awful Truth

  • Film

    November 3, 1999

    THE INSIDER

    Co-written and directed by Michael Mann

  • Film

    October 27, 1999

    BIG-SCREEN EPIC

    Comprehensive coverage of the Eighth Annual St. Louis International Film Festival

  • News

    August 25, 1999

    Strip Search

    Looking for Ozark culture amid the neon, glitter and traffic of Highway 76 in Branson

  • News

    February 17, 1999

    Breaking Down the Wall

    A quiet revolution is taking place as religious groups begin ministering to the poor using government money -- and succeeding where government couldn't. But eternal vigilance may be the real price.

  • News

    December 2, 1998

    Worry, Don't Be Happy

    A quiet revolution is taking place as religious groups begin ministering to the poor using government money -- and succeeding where government couldn't. But eternal vigilance may be the real price.

  • News

    November 25, 1998

    Lethal TV

    A quiet revolution is taking place as religious groups begin ministering to the poor using government money -- and succeeding where government couldn't. But eternal vigilance may be the real price.

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