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We Test the ICP "Juggalo Locator" App, for the Sake of Journalism

While perusing Insane Clown Posse's Twitter timeline, like a person does, I came across something interesting: our favorite rap clowns announced a new update to their official smartphone app, which I didn't even know existed. For the advancement of pop journalism and human knowledge in general, I he ... More >>

City's Homicide Total for 2012 Matches Previous Year

The city of St. Louis saw 113 homicides in 2012 -- the exact same tally as the previous year. Some of these homicides got more press than others. Sarah Billingsley-Walker, age 18, was Vashon High School's homecoming queen and co-valedictorian. She was strangled to death. Aniya Cook, also 18, was a N ... More >>

Ten Dumbest Criminals of 2012

It doesn't take much to become a criminal. But these ten people take criminal behavior to a whole new level -- of stupidity. Really, it takes some effort to fail this miserably. And so we honor the ten stupidest criminals in the St. Louis area/Missouri of 2012. 10. Baron Calmese, Jr. Calmese, who, ... More >>

These Beats Supposedly Get You High: We Test Them

Acquiring drugs takes a lot of effort. You've got to source your connect, arrange an exchange, drive somewhere inconvenient or sketchy, and then have a vaguely uncomfortable interaction with a dealer before handing them your money. And the stuff you get might be bunk. It's a crapshoot out there. By ... More >>

Pork Steaks or Pork Chops? Don't Get Murdered; Get the Facts

John Cunningham of Jennings now stands accused of fatally blasting his uncle with a shotgun early Monday morning after a heated debate: Were the cuts of meat they were preparing to grill "pork steaks" or "pork chops"?Our city has a history of food-related murders, including one just last week involv ... More >>

The Convention That Could Have Been: What if STL Had Hosted the DNC?

If life in St. Louis is better than it was four years ago, it still ain't got nothin' on the summer of 1916--the last time we hosted the Democratic National Convention. You might remember that in 2010, St. Louis was a finalist to host the convention that brought 35,000 people to Charlotte, NC this ... More >>

Five More St. Louis Homicides Prompted By Food (Cheetos Murder Not Included)

It seems so senseless, it's almost unbelievable. According to the St. Louis police department, a man was stabbed to death Tuesday night in an argument over a bag of Cheetos. Unfortunately, though, this week's incident only adds to a list of food fights turned deadly in St. Louis. Culling our news ar ... More >>

David Scott Charged with Murdering Roger Wilkes, St. Louis Homicide No. 83, for Cheetos

David L. Scott, 49, has been identified as the man who stabbed Roger Wilkes, 42, Tuesday night in a dispute over a bag of Cheetos. Scott has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the case. The murder occurred in the 600 block of Broadway, near the Convention Center Metr ... More >>

Argument About Cheetos Leads to Fatal Stabbing in Downtown St. Louis

An unidentified man was killed last night in the 600 block of Washington Avenue (above). Witnesses told police the victim, described as a 42-year-old black man, and the suspect, a 49-year-old black man, were arguing over a bag of Cheetos when the suspect pulled out a folding knife and stabbed the vi ... More >>

"Hot Cheetos & Takis": The Kids-Rapping-About-Snacks Video You Must Watch Now

Move over, "Mercy": There's a new hip-hop earworm in town, and it's about Hot Cheetos and Takis and the wonderfulness of snack food in general and, oh yeah, it's by a group of outrageously talented pre-teens from the Twin Cities called Y.N.RichKids.

Cheetos Nachos Sold in Texas Convenience Store, Sign Gut Check Up

Last week Gut Check was so enamored with the news that Subway was test marketing Doritos nachos at select locations inside Wal-Mart stores nationwide that we recreated the dish for taste test purposes. The next day a tipster informed us that several Subway restaurants housed in St. Louis Wal-Mart st ... More >>

Belleville Runners Club Continues Chili Cook-Off Ring of Terror

​Last year we warned Gut Check readers about the Belleville Runners Club's insidious plan to fatten, nay, kill their racing competition with their potentially deadly Belleville Chili Cookoff concoctions. Just when we thought they couldn't top the health-endangering creations of chili-topped nach ... More >>

Weed Brownies Fail to Liven Up Band Camp

Many talented musicians enjoy marijuana.​This one time, at band camp...everyone ate brownies and got stoned to the bone.Earlier this month at O'Fallon Township High School in Illinois, three band nerds brought weed brownies to band camp and passed them out to the other band nerds without telling t ... More >>

Take Me to Your Feeder: Welcome to the world's largest candy convention. Be advised: Resistance is futile.

Peio Aramburu of Bistro 1130

This is part one of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of chef Peio Aramburu of Bistro 1130. Part two, a Q&A, will be posted tomorrow, and part three, a recipe from Aramburu, on Thursday. Emily Wasserman​Walking into Bistro 1130 (1130 Town & Country Drive, Town & Country; 636-394-1130), ... More >>

10 Crimes That Prove Junk Food Makes People Stupid

New York Post"Hand over the bearclaws or I'll make another crappy sequel!"​This week researchers at Bristol University released a study claiming that kids who consume junk food before age three are more likely to have lower IQs in the future. While nutritional research should always be taken w ... More >>

Fuck Michael Pollan #3: Breaking the Food Rules at Crest Bowl

Michael Pollan's 2007 best seller The Omnivore's Dilemma documented the industrialization of the world's food supply and whipped the foodie vanguard into a self-righteous froth. His encore, the "Manifesto" In Defense of Food, revealed the author as a proselytizing zealot/minimalist poet ("Eat food. ... More >>

Pepsi Wants You to Snackify

Time to snackify your soft drinks. The Wall Street Journal says that Pepsi believes customers wants to "snackify" their drinks. What the hell does that mean? It means they're looking for ways to market a new fruit puree that's thin enough to drink but thick enough to be a food. Apple, grape, and che ... More >>

The Belleville Chili Cook-Off: Charities, Marital Strife and Death by Runners

Robin WheelerPick your poison: You got your Chili Cheetos on the left and a Chili Slider Bowl on the right.​This past weekend Belleville, Illinois, held its 27th chili cook-off. Forty-five vendors from local businesses and nonprofit organizations lined six blocks of downtown and circled the Ve ... More >>

Baboon Makes Ass of St. Louis -- Now Updated

Not the actual Florissant baboon.​UPDATE: Kudos to Daily RFT's very smart reader "Shelley" -- this thing was, indeed, a hoax on the part of a schoolgirl. Apparently, kids will do anything for attention these days, to the point of downloading photos from nature websites and passing them off their o ... More >>

Rachael Ray Portrait Made of Cheetos

I mean, what else is there to say? It's a guy making a portrait of Rachael Ray entirely out of Cheetos. Via Eater.

Illegal

Read a penetrating chapter from former Phoenix New Times investigative reporter Terry Greene Sterling's book: ILLEGAL: Life and Death in Arizona's Immigration War Zone

What Price Green? A rattled Chesterfield neighborhood says the droning noise of Parkway Central's recycling plant far outweighs environmental benefits

Concert Review: Glenn Branca's Symphony Number 13 and the Premiere of Number 14

Writer Ryan Wasoba participated in the 100 Guitars performance at the Pageant last night, which also featured the world premiere of the first movement of Glenn Branca's Symphony Number 14. Here are Wasoba's thoughts on the night and an analysis of the performance. Read more about the concert here an ... More >>

Dark Side of the The Boss

The Jersey bad boy still embodies the ambivalence of working class America, even if he's a happily married zillionaire.

Lakeside Lemonade

The Boathouse
6101 Government Drive (in Forest Park)
314-367-2224.

Lunch & Learn

Cheetos Asteroids
100 Calorie Mini Bites

$1.99
Schnucks
4171 Lindell Boulevard

Shell Game

Over the Hedge wants you to feel bad about what it's selling, which is everything

La Fin du Monde

Saleem's, 6501 Delmar Boulevard, University City; 314-721-7947

We Aren't the World

A critical fatwa of Live 8

Fevered Pitch

Pitchfork is taking over music criticism by making people laugh -- or pissing them off

Take Wing(s)

They're buk, buk, buh-good

Trappistes Rochefort 10

Brennan's, 4659 Maryland Avenue, 314-361-9444

Letters to the Editor

Civilization and Its Discontents

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