Bill Cosby

Rapper's Sheet: Gang life inspired Yo Banga's music. Now it threatens to derail his career.

Prince Ea On The Minor Explosion Of His "Backwards Rappers" Video

Image via​In the little over a week since its August 8 release, the video for Prince Ea's "Backwards Rappers" has gone moderately viral. By that, we mean that is has garnered attention in the right places -- CBS News, the Huffington Post, Reddit -- and from the right people -- Sage Francis, Br ... More >>

If Harry Potter Characters Had Bands: Twelve We'd Like To See

​If Draco Malfoy actor Tom Felton's promise (which turned out to be a joke/hoax) to become a white rapper was just one more sad reminder of a series you used to love, we don't blame you -- but we would like to discourage you. Harry Potter, as I'm sure you will remember, is after all a little m ... More >>

Are STL Blacks Keeping Each Other Down? New Documentary, "City of Haterz," Says Yes

Graphic by Virgil Boyd Jr.Do area blacks suffer from the "slave mentality"?​In his recent documentary, City of Haterz, local filmmaker Horace Williams explores a combustible hypothesis, best summed up by DJ Cub of Derrty DJs in the first few minutes of the film: "[St. Louis is] a 'crabs in the bar ... More >>

Ten Best Food Events this Weekend: June 24-26

Steve TruesdellArch Rival Roller Girls at a previous PrideFest parade​This weekend, there are plenty of sights to see around town, surrounded by drinks aplenty and even more opportunities to eat. From the Arch Rival Roller Girl Jello Wrastlin' Fundraiser at FUBAR to PrideFest 2011 in Tower Gro ... More >>

Comedian Brian Regan on the Nuts 'n' Bolts of Stand-Up (and SpongeBob SquarePants)

Photo by Evans WardPOP TARTS!​In the fine tradition of American comics (such as Bill Cosby) whose stuff isn't raunchy, but somehow gets people heaving with mirth, we give you Brian Regan. He's been selling out theaters for years -- notably, without the help of Saturday Night Live, his own TV show ... More >>

Rams 2011 Draft Need, Part 2: Outside Linebacker

commons.wikimedia.orgJames Laurinaitis has solidified the middle; now the Rams need to find him some help on the outside.​Yesterday we looked at the Rams' situation at wide receiver, and it was determined said situation is, at least in the near term, somewhat less than ideal. A combination of inju ... More >>

Jell-O Pudding Pops: Better Than Ever -- Or Are They?

The legendary Bill Cosby appears at the Fox Theatre on Sunday afternoon, October 24. (Tickets are still available for the 3 p.m. show.) The 73-year-old is known for many things: comedy, acting and, of course, being the patron saint of pudding. Specifically, Jell-O Pudding and its associated products ... More >>

Bill Cosby: All By Himself

The legendary Bill Cosby appears at the Fox Theatre on Sunday afternoon, October 24. (Tickets are still available for the 3 p.m. show.) The 73-year-old is known for many things: comedy, acting and, of course, being the patron saint of pudding. Specifically, Jell-O Pudding and its associated products ... More >>

Show Announcements: Week of September 9

The Flaming Lips show has been sold out for weeks, but those without tickets can catch openers and noveau-weirdos Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti at Vintage Vinyl on September 17. ​ 2720 Cherokee *HD4000, September 11 *Protomen, September 10 560 Music Center *Wadada Leo Smith's The Golden Qua ... More >>

Tonight in Awesome Art: Like a Beer in Deadlights at Concrete Ocean Gallery

That's local artists Justin Tolentino and Jason Spencer (aka Killer Napkins) painting on the flood wall along the Mississippi River south of downtown earlier this summer. The pair call themselves Like A Beer in Deadlights and their stag-themed gallery exhibition opens tonight at Concrete Ocean.

Last Collector Standing: Nicole Peterson on Bowie, Beatles and Bands Who Love Vinyl

Jon ScorfinaNicole Peterson, this week's Last Collector Standing​Nicole Peterson has worked in many facets of the music industry, including retail at Slackers CD's and Games and (currently) at Suite 100 at the Pageant handling merchandise and ticket sales. After looking through her modest reco ... More >>

Remember "Cum Gum"? Five TV Commercials for Extinct Foods

"Here it comes," she's about the enjoy the "gum that goes squirt," so says the old-school commercial for Freshen-Up gum.​Food products come and go, often with good reason. What seems like a good idea might leave diners gagging in retrospect a decade down the road. Some products die because t ... More >>

Anyone Else Unable to Get Local Channels Through Digital Broadcasts?

flickr.com/photos/89978611@N00Your TV got snow? I'd like to know. Comment below.I realize I'm in the minority here being among the 10 percent of the U.S. population who do not subscribe to satellite or cable television.But I've got to kvetch to the small fragment of folks out there like me. Can you ... More >>

The Cosby Show Cast Today: Bill's Got a Rap Album in the Works

flickr.com/photos/89978611@N00Your TV got snow? I'd like to know. Comment below.I realize I'm in the minority here being among the 10 percent of the U.S. population who do not subscribe to satellite or cable television.But I've got to kvetch to the small fragment of folks out there like me. Can you ... More >>

Our top DVD picks for the week of August 24

flickr.com/photos/89978611@N00Your TV got snow? I'd like to know. Comment below.I realize I'm in the minority here being among the 10 percent of the U.S. population who do not subscribe to satellite or cable television.But I've got to kvetch to the small fragment of folks out there like me. Can you ... More >>

Behold the Forty

A paean to the big bad bottle

Great Clips

Tennessee schoolkids teach the world a lesson in an inspirational documentary

Get MAD

With Aries Spears

And Then There Was One

A great hip-hop station switches format and leaves St. Louis a little poorer

Film Openings

Week of December 22, 2004

Next Best Thing

If you weren't at this landmark blues concert, Lightning in a Bottle will do

Who's the Cos?

Bill Cosby: man, comedian, legend

Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby

The New Mixes, Vol. 1 (Concord Records)

Ultimate Rock Fantasy

Forget the office-football draft, dude. Here's a far cooler way to waste your time and your employer's money.

What No Man Has Eaten Before

Martha Stewart meets Indiana Jones

See Dick, and Tom, Run

In comedy -- and comebacks -- it's all about the timing

He Ain't Quiet

He's Charlie Daniels

The Ballad of Willie Akins

A jazzman who went looking for his dream in New York and found it in St. Louis

A Puff of Smoke

Paul Wesolowski knows the secret word: Groucho