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Very NSFW: Is This the Official KC Royals Mascot Getting a Lap Dance?

The guys over at Deadspin unearthed a little Twitter mystery over the weekend. A tipster tagged them on a photo that appears to show Sluggerrr -- the beloved mascot of the Kansas City Royals -- taking in the sights and sounds of a very adult house party. "Royals 2013 slogan: 'come to play,'" wrote ... More >>

Disappearing Ink: What will happen to all the books?

St. Louis Etsy Artist Will "Jazz Up Your Crap" for Twenty Dollars

Getting a crappy gift is a universal experience. Feeling too guilty to throw it out might be a particularly Midwestern affliction. That's why when Daily RFT read about an Etsy service called "Jazz Up Your Crap," we had this weird feeling that whoever was behind it had to be a St. Louisan. The artis ... More >>

Do You Want a Handwritten Letter in the Mail? Randy Osborne Will Write You One!

In the summer of 2011, a mysterious series of 100 letters began making their way from Atlanta to various parts of the United States, including to the office of Riverfront Times. Each letter contained a typed excerpt from a longer piece of writing, a ten-dollar bill and a handwritten note. The note e ... More >>

How Can You Possibly Live Without a Jon Hamm Coloring Book?

It may be traditional to have ham for the holidays (even, in some circles, for Hanukkah), but we're willing to bet that more people would prefer Hamm -- Jon Hamm, that is, the Mad Men star who St. Louisans love to claim as their own, even though he hasn't lived here for years. (But he went to John B ... More >>

Handmade Holiday Hoopla

Choose Your Adventure: Blank Space is clearing the roadblocks

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[VIDEO] Cardinals Lose, So Today is Free Doritos Locos Tacos Day

Though the sting of the Cardinals loss is still with us, it's high time we started looking on the bright side of life. Like, for instance, the fact that the Giants ultimately went on to win the World Series means -- it's Free Doritos Locos Tacos Day! That's right, for a short window of time today, ... More >>

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The Six Strangest KISS Knick-Knacks

KISS occupies a strange world. Part Halloween, part devil rock, part creepy mythos, KISS reigns as being among the top bands that freak your mom out. It should come as no surprise, then, that KISS merchandise also is sufficiently wicked. To celebrate KISS' appearance Aug. 27 at Verizon Wireless Amph ... More >>

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Josh Ritter is Coming to Plush

Josh Ritter is going on tour, and he'll make a St. Louis stop on Saturday, July 21 at Plush (3224 Locust Street, 314-535-2686). Tickets are $20 in advance or $23 day-of and on sale now. See also Josh Ritter at Off Broadway, July 22, 2011: Review, Photos, Setlist Interview: Josh Ritter talks to Roy ... More >>

Point and Clique: The 2012 RFT St. Louis Web Awards

Local Artist Wonders, What If Barbie Were Secretly a Hoarder?

If you've seen St. Louis artist Carrie M. Becker's recent collection "Barbie Trashes Her Dream House" -- and odds are that you have, since the photos have gone viral over the past few days, appearing in, among many other places, Jezebel, the Huffington Post and Time.com -- you may wonder if there's ... More >>

The St. Louis Food Lover's Gift Guide: Aprons

Image viaOne of Gingerly Garnished's handmade aprons.​With a little planning and a couple of cocktails the holidays can go down smoother than a pint of spiked egg nog. Gut Check's assembled a series of guides to help find the perfect present for the food lover in your life while maintaining sanity ... More >>

Damon Freed: Life Saver and the Cherokee Print League Sale Highlight this Weekend's Art Openings

Lifesaver, by Damon Freed. Opens Friday at Bruno David Gallery.​ Damon Freed: Life Saver: Freed's second solo exhibition with the gallery features paintings that delve deeper into the dichotomy of balance and symmetry. Opening reception from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, December 2. Wednesdays-Saturda ... More >>

Etsy-Besty Craft Show

Your Weekly St. Louis Bestseller List

Here's your weekly St. Louis bestseller list for the week ending October 2, as compiled by the St. Louis Independent Booksellers Alliance and based on sales at Left Bank Books, Main Street Books, Pudd'nhead Books, Subterranean Books and Sue's News. There are plenty of new titles on this week's adu ... More >>

Beyond the Arch: Surprisingly cool destinations within a 30-minute drive

The Poetry of Objects Highlights This Weekend's Art Openings

Jane Birdsall-Lander uses found objects in her art, creating wall sculptures inspired by pictographs and ideographs. Her newest installation, The Poetry of Objects, opens this Friday at Duane Reed Gallery. More details on this event -- and many more exhibits -- after the jump. Jane Birdsall-Lander ... More >>

Cranky Yellow, Cherokee Street Oddity Emporium, Tries to Fight City Hall

Amanda Beard​David Wolk moved to St. Louis immediately after graduating high school in 2005, and spent an entire year designing websites in order to save up enough money to open Cranky Yellow - a curio shop, underground music venue and art gallery of a sort on Cherokee Street. Since the store ... More >>

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State of Buying

Matthew Sweet Wants You to Buy Some Cat Sculptures

etsy.comYou can buy these felines right here.​(H/T to @erinsometimes for the heads up about this.) Matthew Sweet is a lot of things -- rocker, Susanna Hoffs collaborator, sometimes-actor. He's also starting to sell his ceramic creations online, judging by an Etsy account for Lolina Art Pottery ... More >>

Sometimes Handmade Isn't Best: Etsy's Questionable Food Crafts

Last week Regretsy, the website that culls online mega craft show Etsy for the worst handmade goods -- "Handmade? It looks like you made it with your feet." -- featured an art photo they dubbed "Shit Sandwich." The artist, unimpressed with a sandwich she'd ordered, reconstructed her leftovers, took ... More >>

Highlights from St. Louis Etsy-ers

The beauty of the craft website Etsy is that a simple fifteen-minute search can introduce you a plethora of objects you never knew existed but that you need right now. Here are some creations by local Etsy-ers. image via​Cocoa with Sherlock Photo Notecard by Mysterious Jottings. "The perfect ... More >>

Question: What Do Justin Bieber and Black Flag Have in Common?

Answer: According to this Etsy listing, "Both groups have caused riots, both embrace DIY." Someone named Josiah Hughes is selling the following home-screened T-shirt, which features the iconic Black Flag bars logo merged with the name of pop sensation Justin Bieber. (H/T to the almighty Chunklet for ... More >>

10 Things to Do for $10 This Weekend in St. Louis, April 16-18, 2010

This weekend's especially good for having fun on a budget: You can find proudly weird $5 art auctions, the free opening of Grant's Farm's season, local hip-hop shows and more. Here are our ten suggestions for weekend fun that will cost you less than $10. Looking for live music? Here's the weekend co ... More >>

Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings April 16 - 18, 2010

This weekend's art happenings include what you've always wanted to see: a documentary on clam digging. What? You've never wanted to see such a film? Well how about a Twin Peaks TV-show marathon? Or dancing at the Contemporary Museum? Or a photo display from the photography club at our sister city in ... More >>

Artgasm: April 2010 Art Openings

How's the saying go again? The only things certain are death and taxes? Well here is something (less depressing) you can count on: another month, another list of great art openings and events. Get at 'em. If you don't see your show listed, please leave the information in the comments (and drop a no ... More >>

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