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Here Are All 80 Horrible Similes on Lil Wayne's I Am Not a Human Being II

Lil Wayne has just released his tenth studio album, I Am Not a Human Being II. It's been eighteen years since his first album: True Story as one half of The B.G.'z. In that time, he's been a lesser-known member of an embattled Southern hip-hop group, a scrawny kid, a mixtape hero, the greatest rappe ... More >>

Tarantino, Alone: Hollywood insider, Quentin Tarantino tells of his struggle to make Django Unchained

Also Read: Django Unchained upends the Western -- and America's original sin

Em Piro: Fringe Mastermind Already Plotting for 2013

Em Piro has learned her lesson. St. Lou Fringe 2013 has been scheduled for June 20-24. That is not the weekend of Pride. It is the weekend before. 2012 firmly established that if there's going to be a conflict between Pride and Fringe, Pride, older and bigger and more deeply embedded in St. Louis ... More >>

Tupac Shakur is Still Alive

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Adult Entertainment Virtual Convention: Inside the World of Wank-Craft

​ Most conventions are pants-mandatory kinds of affairs -- even those of the adult nature. For the world's first virtual porn convention, however, I'm not wearing any (relax...I'm in my PJs). This past weekend, XBiz and Red Light Center hosted the Adult Entertainment Virtual Convention, porn's fi ... More >>

Madonna is Coming to the Scottrade Center: Pre-Sale and Ticket Information [Update]

Madonna, fresh off a Super Bowl appearance and more aware of how to capitalize than possibly anyone in pop music, has just announced a massive 2012 tour. And just days before Madonna 2012 World Tour goes out in (presumably) a blaze of infinite production value in Miami, she'll make a stop here in St ... More >>

Colleen Clawson of Big Sky Cafe

This is part one of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of chef Colleen Clawson of Big Sky Cafe. Part two, a Q&A, will be posted tomorrow, and part three, a recipe from Clawson, on Thursday. Emily Wasserman​Trying to find the Big Sky Cafe (47 South Old Orchard, Webster Groves; 314-962-575 ... More >>

Photos Setlist: Guster at the Pageant, Saturday, October 9

On Saturday, October 9, Guster performed at the Pageant. (This was a little over a year after the Boston band played a free show as part of Live on the Levee.) Todd Owyoung was at the Pageant and took photos of Guster and its opening band, Everest. Todd OwyoungIt's Guster! View a slideshow of Guster ... More >>

World Cuppage: Spain 2 - Honduras 1; Sangria and Sangre Español at Guido's Pizzeria & Tapas

photos by Keegan HamiltonThis Spain fanatico says, "¡La sangre de España es bueno!"​Spain is a country of simple pleasures. There are three, in particular, that define the nation: eating, drinking and fútbol -- and not necessarily in that order, either. For the closest thing to the authentic Sp ... More >>

Dr. Freeze Blows His Vuvuzela for Murray's Shaved Ice

Dr. FreezeMurray's Shaved Ice on Watson Road in Lindenwood Park​World Cup aficionados might be interested to learn that, as a youth, I was quite the footballer. My introduction to the game was not the schoolyard pitch, mind you -- and it certainly was not the "rec league" of today's overprivileged ... More >>

Feds Bust Major St. Louis Marijuana Network; 24 People (with Intriguing Aliases) Indicted

The group allegedly grew hundreds of pot plants inside St. Louis homes.​Things aren't looking good these days for Salvador Rocha Linan (aka "Chava"), David Henderson (aka "Soup"), Steven Phillips (aka "Stevie Gunna"), Bryant Hancock (aka "Beano") and some twenty other people indicted last week on ... More >>

For Country and Glory

St. Louis Infographics Firm Xplane Acquired by Texas-Based Dachis Group

David Gray, Xplane Founder​Xplane, the infographics company founded by St. Lousian and social-media man about town David Gray, has been acquired by Austin-based Dachis Group. Xplane, which calls itself a "visual thinking company," has been quietly making an impact around the world for quite s ... More >>

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Dennis Brown and Paul Friswold suss out the St. Louis theater scene

Ten Things to Do Under $10 This Weekend, June 26-28, 2009

Excuse me while I change shirts. Since starting this blog entry 30 seconds ago, I've sweated through one. There, all better. OK, we've pulled together a list of ten events, cheap or free, going on this weekend. It's been a weird week (celebrity deaths), and since many of you have a four-day work wee ... More >>

St. Louis Art Capsules

Jessica Baran encapsulates the St Louis arts scene

In Bruges, Martin McDonagh's sightseeing hit-men flick, isn't much of a trip

You Say You Want A Resolution

RFT asks an eclectic mix of St. Louisans to imagine how we can get our act together in 2008.

2007: The Year in Movies and Music

A year-end wrap-up of what we adored, what was ignored and what the new year will bring.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Nashville singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier embodies the word "intense." And that's a good thing.

Peter Bjorn and John at the Pageant, Tuesday, August 7

Sweetness and Light

The Swedish indie-pop trio Peter Björn and John write tales of sweetness and heartbreak on its breakthrough album.

What If . . .

A cadre of Missourians stand at the vanguard of the 9/11 "truth movement." Just don't call them conspiracy theorists.

Touch of Grey

B-Sides gets groovy with Ratdog's Bob Weir, gets the scoop on Counting Crows' new CD and hits a grand slam with our next scene trading card.

Dyslexic Art

The Long Winters, dusted off and deliciously nonsensical

Unfinished Symphony

The arrival of a brilliant conductor was drowned out by labor discord. Now the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra begins a new season -- with some strings attached.

Deuce Is Wild

Hilarious Rob Schneider flick? Who'd have seen it coming.

"It Was Just Like Beverly Hills"

Memories stir to life each year when residents of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing project reunite

Travelers' Tales

A soda called Pipi Bubble, Austria's last wandering shepherd, a boat made of 164,321 wine corks: It's all here

Excess Hollywood

In the season of sequels and Happy Meal toys, 05 may be a pleasant surprise.

Super Cities: London (1994)

The Great Gray Grinch gets its own infomercial

Papal Bull

We introduce the highly scientific Marsalis Apostasy Index, teach you how to make your own Irish songs and discover the soundtrack to a vasectomy

One Size Fits All

Roni Size is dedicated to moving forward, boundaries be damned

Born to Die

Knowing how Nick Drake expired helps bring his music to life

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.

Monitor Wizard

Video artist Van McElwee injects warmth and life into an ostensibly "cold" art form

'99 THESES

Ruminations on the dilemma faced by arts critics

FRANK COMMENTARY

Biographer Melissa Müller discusses Anne Frank at the St. Louis Jewish Book Festival

FLYING DUTCHMAN

Renowned singer/songwriter Michael Smith hasn't limited his craft to the coffeehouse folk scene

The Conviction of Tim Dreste

Tim Dreste's journey from Christian missionary to anti-abortion racketeer cost him a $6 million federal fine for his role in threatening to "kill, assault or do bodily harm" to abortion providers. But he isn't about to stop his crusade.

French Connection

German artist Max Beckmann's fervent wish to have his works exhibited alongside those of his Paris School rivals is finally fulfilled in a show at the St. Louis Art Museum

Mad Dash