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Jack Dorsey: Twitter Co-Founder, St. Louis Native, Now Officially a Superhero (PHOTOS)

Jack Dorsey is definitely a source of pride for St. Louis -- and now, we have one more reason to be extra proud. He's a superhero. The Twitter cofounder and richest, coolest St. Louis celeb ever (sorry, Jon Hamm), is now the superhero star of a comic book, because...why not? A company called Blu ... More >>

Video: Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey, St. Louis Native, Talks Childhood On 60 Minutes

We can thank the St. Louis emergency dispatch center for Twitter. The national spotlight was on St. Louis last night with a 60 Minutes interview, full video on view below, of Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter who grew up here and who apparently got his inspiration for Twitter by listening to ... More >>

What should we make of Spielberg's radiant Lincoln and blubbering Private Ryan?

Hot Yoga War: Two yogis battle over the fate of a tradition (and a very large pile of money)

St. Louis Woman's Deportation From Israel Raises Diplomacy Questions

A St. Louis area woman is making waves internationally following her deportation from Israel two weeks ago.Sandra Tamari, a Glen Carbon mother of two, had just touched down May 21 in the Tel Aviv airport when she says she was detained by Israeli security. A Quaker Christian of Palestinian descent, T ... More >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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.

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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 >>

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

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 >>

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

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 >>

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 >>

Moolah for Mullahs

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

The Morning Brew: Monday, 11/19

Golden Showers

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

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.

Pray the Gay Away

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

Scoundrel Time

Alex Gibney expertly captures the lies and fall of Enron

The Resurrection of Carl Officer

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

Muck, Raked

A dirty journo gets busted in Shattered Glass

Habitat for Inhumanity

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

Payback Time

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

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.

Inside the Soap Box

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

Bill Gallo

THE INSIDER

Co-written and directed by Michael Mann

BIG-SCREEN EPIC

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

Strip Search

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

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.

Worry, Don't Be Happy

Lethal TV