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Alice Cooper on Today's Bands: "They Usually Just Look Like Six Guys From the Mall"

Recently we spoke with Alice Cooper. That same day British newspaper The Guardian posted an archived article from 40 years ago highlighting efforts of high-ranking government officials to ban his shock-rock stage shows from entering the United Kingdom. Needless to say, it just helped build his legen ... More >>

Dana Loesch Banned from Piers Morgan's Show After Twitter Quip About London Terror Attack

A senseless murder in London had a far more mundane effect here across the pond yesterday: CNN's Piers Morgan banned Tea Party firebrand and hometown girl Dana Loesch from his show for using the occasion for a pro-NRA tweet. Two suspects hacked a British soldier to death with knives in broad dayli ... More >>

Ryan Fogle: Diplomat Accused of Being CIA Spy in Russia From St. Louis, Went to Ladue School

Ryan Fogle, 29, graduated from Mary Institute and Country Day School in Ladue in 2002. His family reportedly has roots in Clayton and Richmond Heights. And yesterday, he was apparently detained and expelled from Russia after he was accused of being a CIA spy. In an incredibly bizarre story, Fogle w ... More >>

TSA: Claire McCaskill Speaks About "Aggressive Pat-Down" At Lambert Airport (VIDEO)

It may not have been quite as dramatic as the attempted pat-down of a wheelchair-bound three-year-old last month, but Senator Claire McCaskill was not pleased with her airport security experience this week. As she often does, McCaskill took to Twitter on Monday to vent about her time at Lambert an ... More >>

Missouri Lottery: Winning Dearborn Couple Spends $50,000 on Sewage Treatment Plant

What would you do if you won the lottery? Mark and Cindy Hill, by all accounts an "utterly delightful" couple that lives in Dearborn, have decided to do something not quite as sexy as the $293.7 million they won last year. Help fund a sewage treatment plant. And the couple's kind hearts -- and ... More >>

Missouri Leads the Nation in Meth Labs (Again), Jefferson County Second Highest In Country

Toward the start of every new year, the Drug Enforcement Agency adds up the number of "meth incidents" from the previous year and divvies them up by state. More than once, Missouri has come out the state with the highest number of meth lab busts. The latest figures show that 2012 was another banner ... More >>

Brad Paisley Tells Country Audiences There's Nothing Wrong With White Folks Becoming the Minority

Every couple weeks, starting now, RFT Music takes a hard listen to the music in which millions of Americans soak. Brad Paisley, "Southern Comfort Zone" Current Billboard Country Singles Chart Position: 10 The Verdict: Holy shit, songs on the radio can still be important! So, here, in a shimmering ... More >>

So the Board of Aldermen Will Shrink in Ten Years. Now What?

On election day, city voters approved Prop R, which will shrink the Board of Aldermen from 28 to 14 members by 2022. But even among board members, uncertainty remains about how this will actually go down. "I opposed it," says Eleventh Ward Alderman Tom Villa. "My concept of an alderman is front line ... More >>

[PHOTOS] Euphoria and Overpriced Champagne at the Chase: MO Dems Watch Party

Who was the saddest man at the Chase Park Plaza last night? He was tough to find amid a jubilant crowd 500 strong celebrating big Democratic victories at all levels of government, but tucked in a corner behind shrieking college students and a woman sobbing into her cell phone, we found him. Mark "J ... More >>

Ask a Mexican: Special Best Of Best Of Edition

An Open Fan Letter to Mitt Romney and Todd Akin

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 >>

Lindsay Lohan and Aide to Illinois Congressman Tussle in NYC Hotel; Charges Dropped

A D.C.-based aid to Illinois representative John Shimkus has been released by police with dropped charges after actress/mess Lindsay Lohan accused him of assaulting her in a swank New York hotel over the weekend, according to about a thousand media reports. Lohan had been tripping the night fantasti ... More >>

Crazy Lake of the Ozarks Boat Crash Footage Goes Viral [VIDEO]

Some utterly insane footage from inside an out-of-control motor boat is going about as viral as it gets. Brett Tintera, the cameraman, spoke to us from home where he is laid up with a broken leg and wrist, about the typhoon of attention he's received since the footage went online. "It's pretty bi ... More >>

Gut Check's Ten Snacks to Pair With Republican Convention Coverage

The 2012 Republican National Convention, or RNC, wraps up its four-day festivities tonight at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida with a speech by GOP candidate Mitt Romney. Over the course of the convention, speeches have been made by former governors (and presidential hopefuls) Tim Pawlent ... More >>

Past Made Present: Creative history in the making

Rodney King and The Psychotic World We Live In

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 >>

Destructive Ignorance in St. Louis and South Florida and the Unfulfilled Potential of Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman

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 >>

Batman Vs. Superman: The Death Match For Humanity

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 >>

Sikeston-Based Designer of Star Wars Guitar "Does it For the Ladies"

Brian Fisk, a 22-year-old from Sikeston, appeared on CNN's website Monday thanks to this little video:

Dana Loesch Would "Drop Trou" and Pee On Dead Taliban

Mark AndresenClick here to see what else Loesch would do to dead Taliban​If you haven't heard by now, St. Louis Tea Party co-founder and CNN political analyst Dana Loesch landed in hot water recently when she spoke in defense of U.S. Marines videotaped urinating on the corpses of dead Taliban figh ... More >>

As Obama Attacks Congress, McCaskill Becomes Vulnerable

An interesting political article in today's New York Times pinpoints incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill as a potential casualty this November if President Obama continues to campaign on an anti-Congress platform. Experts say the oft-deadlocked Congress of last year is a fair target for President Obama ... More >>

Dana Loesch Departs St. Louis Tea Party

Dana Loesch riles up the crowd during one of the Tea Party's first rallies in February 2009 under the Gateway Arch.​The co-founder of the St. Louis Tea Party has officially left the organization.  In a tweet this morning Dana Loesch writes: "Yes, I am finished with the St. Louis Tea Party. N ... More >>

Perv and Protect: Dozens of teenage Explorers have been sexually molested by cops. Should the Scouting program share the blame?

St. Louis Borders Closing (Finally)

image viaIs there anything sadder than an empty bookstore?​The end is here, after months of being near. To anyone who has been spending time at area Borders stores over the past week or so and seen people carrying out the shelves and the tables and other fixtures, this news should come as no s ... More >>

Post Offices In St. Louis May Be on the National Chopping Block

​When's the last time you sent a letter...or mailed anything at all besides a rent check? It's probably been a while; you probably do most of your correspondence online.The United States Post Office is taking notice. Today, the USPS released a list of 3,653 post offices nationwide to be studied fo ... More >>

Amber Lyon, CNN Reporter and Native St. Louisan, Blasted by Village Voice Media

RFT's parent company is taking on native St. Louisan CNN reporter, Amber Lyon​Remember when CNN reporter Amber Lyon "ambushed" Craigslist founder Craig Newmark last year? Craigslist was under fire for the racy ads in its "Adult Services" section, which critics claimed weren't properly screened to ... More >>

Ten Biggest Musician Death Conspiracies

wikimedia commons​There's always been a sense of glamour in the blur of all that is sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, and it doesn't end when the music's done, or even when the rock stars die. Instead, an eerie feeling of mystery and unfinished business surfaces when the demise of a music icon is ... More >>

Cicada Ice Cream Tops the List of Buggy Treats

Wikimedia CommonsCicadas: the perfect crunchy counterpart to creamy ice cream.​ Cicada mania continues! Last week we discussed ways to cook cicadas. With all the talk, ice cream keeps coming up as the favorite. Or most intriguing. Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream in Columbia and their large colle ... More >>

Bans Help People Too Stupid to Feed Their Kids, Themselves

Wikimedia Commons​ It's not just Jamie Oliver trying to save American kids from their parents. The Law is getting involved. Again. Reuters reports today that the Federal Trade Commission, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agricultu ... More >>

Wall of Shame

CNN, USA Today and other media organizations got fooled

Readers take on CNN's Dana Loesch hire and all those drugs at Camp Zoe

Flurry of Microbrewery Openings in St. Louis Gets Nod from CNN

CNN just started running this short segment spotlighting our fair city's blossoming microbrewery scene, featuring a handful of the major players: Tom Schlafly (who's trying to sell his business, in case you haven't heard), Phil Wymore of Perennial Artisan Ales and Florian Kuplent and David Wolfe of ... More >>

Ten Best Tweets from Fake Dana Loesch

If you haven't heard by now, someone last week created a fake Twitter account for Dana Loesch, St. Louis' most hated and/or adored political pundit depending on your leanings.  ​The fake account (@fake_dloesch) closely resembles Loesch's real account (@dloesch), except for the comments -- int ... More >>

Three St. Louis Chefs and a Sommelier Are James Beard Award Semifinalists [Updated]

​The James Beard Foundation this morning announced the semifinalists for its annual awards (link PDF). Gerard Craft of Niche, Kevin Nashan of Sidney Street Café and Kevin Willmann of Farmhaus are among the semifinalists in the category "Best Chef: Midwest."In addition, Glenn Bardgett, the wi ... More >>

Comment of the Day: Jim Hoft Is Uninformed

Today's comment comes from reader Sally Smith, responding to Chad Garrison's report on the hullabaloo surrounding local blogger Jim Hoft's dumbass remarks about CNN's Lara Logan:I don't understand why Jim Hoft thinks Lara Logan is some kind of 'liberal mindset' in the first place. She was critical ... More >>

Food & Wine Nominates Three St. Louis Chefs as "The People's Best" [Updated]

Screenshot: www.foodandwine.com​Do you think St. Louis' best chefs deserve more national attention? Well, the power to bring them that acclaim is now in your hands.Anthony Devoti of Five Bistro, Josh Galliano of Monarch and Kevin Willmann of Farmhaus are among the 100 chefs nationwide vying to be ... More >>

How to Cancel a Reservation Like a Civilized Person

Surely we don't need to go over something as simple as having the good manners to cancel a reservation on one of the busiest restaurant nights of the year, right? Apparently, we do. .bbpBox37365228480114690 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/a/1297726420/images/themes/theme1/bg.png) #C0DEED;pa ... More >>

CNN Adds Dana Loesch In Effort to Become More Political, Save Ratings

Dana Loesch: Does she have the right (wing) stuff to save CNN?​The original cable news network (a.k.a. CNN) announced yesterday that it has hired St. Louis Tea Party co-founder Dana Loesch for its 2012 election coverage. The contract is the latest coup for Loesch, who -- in just a few years' time ... More >>

Scott Kleeschulte, Missing St. Charles Boy, Featured on Nancy Grace

Scott Kleeschulte, missing since 1988​CNN's Nancy Grace made her name as a talk show host by aggressively -- some would say obsessively -- chronicling the mysterious disappearances of photogenic, upper-middle-class blondes and pregnant moms. But though we'll admit to finding Grace more than a bit ... More >>

More Than 3,000 Pounds of Ground Beef Recalled

​The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued yet another ground-beef recall. This time it's American Food Service, headquartered in Pico Rivera, just outside of LA. According to a CNN report, the recall involves more than 3,000 pounds of ground beef produced on January 31 and sold to restaur ... More >>

Chefs Hate Foodies. Customers Hate Servers.

It's a harsh world. CNN asked why chefs hate foodies. Los Angeles chef Suzanne Goin said, "To me it's never negative, it's kind of done, that term - can you just calm down and eat your food and like it and not have to be a foodie? But that's me being the jaded food professional. It's better than ... More >>

The Future of News? Media Trends Suggest Social Media, Partisan Reporting and Brevity

Social Media, Version 1.0​Amy Mitchell, deputy director of the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism was in town yesterday to speak at a luncheon for PR professionals. Her topic, "The New News Consumer and the Future of News: Trends for 2011 and Beyond," also drew a fair numbe ... More >>

Dana Loesch Radio Show Now Syndicated

​First it was shoes. Then it was booze. And these days? What does St. Louis have to offer the rest of the world? Try conservative talk-show hosts. Today Emmis Communications announced that Dana Loesch and her "Dana Show" will begin broadcasting next week on WIBC, Indianapolis, marking the first ti ... More >>

Just Say No to...Nutmeg

​Hot on the heels of this week's recall of Whole Foods-labeled nutmeg over salmonella fears, a TV station in New Hampshire reports that some wise-acre kids in Oklahoma are Beavising it up by smoking nutmeg, posting videos of it on YouTube, vomiting and discussing how awesome it is. The newsf ... More >>

Genetically Modified Apples From Canada Poised to Invade U.S.?

Frankenapples from Canada! The Associated Press reports that a Canadian company has requested U.S. approval for an apple that doesn't turn brown. Okanagan Specialty Fruits of Summerland, British Columbia, got the technology from an Australian company who developed it to keep potatoes white by silenc ... More >>

Show Review: Loudon Wainwright III Brings Mirth Without Mercy at the Old Rock House, Monday, November 22

Roy Kasten​ A Loudon Wainwright III gig is a performance but not a show. He stands on the stage alone, with a big Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, a small table with scattered cheat sheets and a bottle of water. He barely even dresses the folksinger part. With rumpled Dockers slacks, a button-down ... More >>

Brad Clement: High-Altitude Cameraman from St. Louis Has Documentary Tonight on PBS

Brad Clement​Growing up in St. Louis (elevation 466 feet above sea level), Brad Clement never dreamed that he'd go on to become the cameraman for some of the most daring mountain climbs ever caught on film. But then, that was before the Webster Groves High grad (class of '89) spent a summer workin ... More >>

Hendrick's Martini

Lester's Sports Bar & Grill, 9906 Clayton Road, Ladue; 314-994-0055.

Sesame Fish Snacks

$1.95
Jay's International Foods
3172 S. Grand Boulevard

Godiva Chocolate Martini

The Cheesecake Factory, 1062 St. Louis Galleria, 314-721-0505